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.

SpamforU

July 3, 2012 @ 11:16 am

Spam can be a very useful tool. Embrace it and cherish it. Jupiter 6 "Synthbrass 6"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8YOfKLF8Q8 "Synthbrass 6"

makeitstop

July 1, 2012 @ 5:12 pm

KeyboardXpert: If that spammer from youtube is your idea of talent then I pity your ears. And you're wrong, everyone wants to hear my negativity, just as much as they want to watch cheesy videos.
There are some useful vids of these old instruments on youtube, but mostly it's folk with an abundance of money and zero talent or genuine creativity who simply want to show off, much like the first kid that got the Millenium Falcon for xmas back at school, which was me of course... :P

brento

June 30, 2012 @ 10:51 pm

Hi Phil (the nasty one). The DX7 is not an analog synth (as you said in your post, June 12): it is a digital controlled implementation of FM synthesis, developed largely from the research of John Chowning. Also, there really is no need for your adversarial attitude towards others on this forum. Be nice, please...
As for the JP6, in my experience it's great - I actually prefer it to a JP8. Having said all that, I've heard plenty of negative opinion about the sound being thin. Perhaps there were some Friday jobs out of the Roland factory back then that are now deteriorating...? I dunno.

Phil

June 26, 2012 @ 6:10 am

Using ebay UK as a guide the price for 106's seems to have peaked. I got one last year in mint condition with a flightcase for £350, a few months later they were selling for anything up to £700 and now there's a load of them between £350 - £450. Anything higher isn't selling. Juno 60's are still being listed for £400 minimum and Juno 6's about the same. The few JP-8's that appear start at £3000 minimum and JP-6's about £2000. I can't comment on anything other than Roland gear as that's all I'm interested in.

mima85

June 25, 2012 @ 7:04 am

@phil (the intelligent one): I think that most of the instruments which nowadays are called "vintage" are way overpriced, not only the Jupiter 6. For example, $7000 for a Jupiter 8 it's simply crazy.

Even Junos and JXs are going up in price, everything that can be called "analog" it's becoming expensive due to this stupid vintage mania.

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