The Jupiter-6 is an incredible analog synth. All of the Jupiters have a sound that was unlike any other synthesizer and the Jup 6 is no exception. This sound is due in part to classic analog Roland technology in its filters, modulation capabilities and a thick cluster of 12 analog oscillators at 2 per voice. Easy and intuitive programming via front panel sliders, knobs and buttons for all your tweaking needs.

The Jup 6 is a scaled down version of the Jup 8 in terms of programming and polyphony. However the Jup 6 has some major improvements of its own such as newly added MIDI control and better tuning stability! While the Jup 6 does have MIDI, the implementation is very rudimentary and hard to control. The Jup 6 was one of the very first (along with the Sequential Prophet 600) synths to use the then new MIDI protocol, and the implementation on the Jup 6 is far from complete.

Synthcom Systems, Inc. offers the Europa firmware upgrade for the Jupiter-6 which gives it an up-to-date and comprehensive MIDI implementation. All parameters are controllable via Continuous Controller or SysEx. Europa also features an extensive arpeggiator which will sync to MIDI clock with programmable clock divisors and rhythms, and has about 50 more playback variations than the JP-6's original Up, Down, Up/Down, and Down/Up. A Europacized Jupiter-6 is a thoroughly modern synth with a classic sound.

The Jupiter-6 is an excellent for ambient drones, pads, blips, buzzes and leads. The Jupiter-6 is known for being a very reliable, programmable, polyphonic, analog monster of a synthesizer! It is used by Orbital, Moby, Überzone, Devo, BT, The Prodigy, Vangelis, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, ZZ Top, Duran Duran, Moog Cookbook, and Blur.

Phil

June 24, 2012 @ 10:43 am

For the record, I'm a different Phil, not the one who's been winding people up. But I do agree with trolling Phil - the Jupiter 6 doesn't justify the price they fetch nowadays (in my opinion.)

The JP8000 is equally capable, the Junos are at least as warm sounding and the JX-3P is a much MUCH cheaper way of getting a dual osc MIDI analogue Roland synth from the same era.

In fact I've sold my Jupiter 6 and got a JX-3P. Even my synth tech, a well respected figure with decades of experience fixing every type of synth, warned me about the Jupiter 6. I should have listened to good advice.

mima85

June 22, 2012 @ 6:46 am

@phil: your words tell enough about you, moron! And not because you don't like the Jupiter 6 (tastes are tastes), but because you called me "idiot" without absolutely knowing me.

The Jupiter 6 is junk? It's clear that you don't have any clue on how to use it. So stick to your Casio CT405 and your 15w bass amp, and let people who actually KNOW about synths to talk without having your [beep] around!

DX-7 an analog synth? LOL!!!

You miserable troll.

RJP2

June 18, 2012 @ 5:21 pm

Hey philup, why dont you go spend sometime with your ..KID.. instead of wasting ours.

Phil

June 12, 2012 @ 12:07 pm

@Mima85...you must be one of the biggest idiots on this board. The Jupiter 6 is nothing but junk. I wouldn't pay 100.00 for one of these. Get yourself a Yamaha DX7, a real analog synth.

mima85

June 4, 2012 @ 6:20 am

@phil: prior to reading your last post I was thinking you were talking seriuos LOL :-D

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