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.

Sam

July 29, 2012 @ 3:31 pm

I've read comments about the supposed thin, non-"fat" sound of the Jp-6.
my 2¢:

The board can do some low stuff that will blow your sub.
I think what many people hear as thin-sounding is actually that it can go so piercing and buzzy relative to many of the low frequencies that one tends to think it's weak in the lows, "fatness" whatever. The JP-6 can go higher and sizzle more than other synths, but certainly not bass-weak!

A decent programmer can easily attain any type of sound desired
and with the super-fast ENV stomping bass is right there.
Then turn on unison - yikes!

jello

July 29, 2012 @ 3:04 pm

i tryed to contact they at every mail adress
mail delivery or not reply for 20 days
u call it ? or u order with email?

Sam

July 29, 2012 @ 2:58 pm

Synthcom is NOT out of business - jello is mistaken

I ordered Europa upgrade July 26, 2012 spoke with Jeffrey about the upgrade install procedure. Shipped fast, upgrade arrived 2 days later.
Website is up: synthcom.com and they have responded to emails...

The upgrade included latest software which does LAYERS (2+4, 4+2 voices),
288 preset memories, and patch edit UNDO.

All the improvements will make you love your JP-6 more than you thought possible.

try resonance vca2 mod: http://fa.utfs.org/diy/rolandjp6/
at bottom, it's a very easy mod and works

jello

July 29, 2012 @ 6:56 am

synthcom website and corp are out of business
europa mod are unavaiable

ptech

July 21, 2012 @ 10:27 pm

It's worth remembering that the JP6 shares the same filter as the JP8. Actually, there's two chips per voice on the JP6 to allow for HP and BP. The main difference between the two(circuitry wise), is that the JP6 has CEM based VCO's instead of Roland's own as on the JP8 and JP4. The JP6 sounds different to It's two older sisters, but I've yet to hear any CEM based instrument on the planet that sounds "weedy", "thin" or even "a pile of junk". The JP8 sounds as good as the person who programs it, same as the JP6 or any synth. A JP8 I'd love(one day), but the JP6 will never leave me.

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