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.

monty

March 4, 2013 @ 8:56 am

I agree with Specky. Nostalgia and middle aged synth collectors are the reason Jupiter 6's and 8's are so over-inflated. Luckily I went through my obsession with analogs in the early 90's when you could still pick up a JP-6 for £400. Bought one, got bored of it pretty quickly and sold it on. It's a nice sounding synth but if you're a musician rather than a collector it's really not a great buy at £2000 trust me!

specky

March 3, 2013 @ 10:32 am

@synth6 > Yeah Right. Selling one currently are you? So transparent.

Jupiter 6 is worth £1500 tops. Anyone paying more needs their head testing. Fact.

synth6

March 1, 2013 @ 11:28 pm

A jupiter 6 is well worth 2,300.00. I have had mine for over a year and would not take 2,300.00 for it. It is warm and fat....love it. I also have a jupiter 8.

The Dude

February 19, 2013 @ 2:15 pm

Hey Specky, if you want to sell me a Jup-6 for £500 I'd be more than happy to oblige. :) It seems a "cheap" one goes for about $2300 USD. I purchased a Juno-106 last year and I love it, but it lacks certain functionality that my JP-8000 has. Looks like the Jup-6 is the best of both worlds. But for that price, I'm more inclined to just build a modular.

specky

February 19, 2013 @ 12:58 pm

This synth is OK - but the prices are getting out of hand! Don't let seller's do this to you guys!! Because of the name (not the sound) Jupiter 6 has been jumping up faster in price than almost any other synth (since the 8) and yet it really doesn't warrant it! There are cheaper, warmer analogs out there that sound so much better. I think anyone should have a serious word with themselves paying over £1000 for one of these, they were being sold at £500 just 2 years ago and most people who buy them end up selling them within weeks cos of the bad sound! I've been watching the market.

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