The MKS-80 is basically a refined Jupiter 8 in a module. It is called the Super Jupiter and it is very fat and very analog! Its great sound is due in part to the classic analog Roland technology in its filters, modulation capabilities and a thick cluster of 16 analog oscillators at 2 per voice. It comes in a 2 space rack-module - no keyboard here. Tons of editing capabilities, although editing is tedious. It's got all the classic sounds of the Jupiter synths and so much more. An excellent choice for ambient drones, pads, blips, buzzes and leads.! It is used by Hardfloor, Astral Projection, Vince Clarke, Vangelis, Pet Shop Boys, and Snap. Use the MPG-80 for easier and more traditional slider control when editing the MKS-80.

John "Virgo" Garrett III

May 10, 2011 @ 6:25 am

I have one of the first series purchased 1985 (Curtis Filter) and unfortunately there seems to be a short on the upper voice board. I hope my techie can fix it.
One of the bests synths of all time.

Doug

January 29, 2011 @ 7:14 am

and i believe produced the lead sound in 2Unlimiteds 'classic' 1991 track No Limits :-)

In the early 90's this was the only bit of kit that could effectively produce the fat detuned rave and dance sounds of that era.
It was harsh, and needed a fair bit of eq to calm it down.

It was interesting how different Roland synths had quite a contrast in sound, eg the Juno 106 had a hugely fat warm sound, whereas the Alpha Junos sounded quite thin and cold.

Scott

November 23, 2010 @ 10:30 pm

I loved the Super Jupiter. No it's not a Jupiter 8 0r 6 or any other keyboard in a rack but a truly "Fat" analog synth. I used it on 4 multi-platinum Bee Gees albums as the main component for bass sounds usually combine with our TX modules.

Pat T

November 6, 2010 @ 12:16 am

The "more demos here" link above points to a Prophet 5 page. The correct link (which I apparently guessed at correctly) is: http://www.babic.com/SYN/mks80.htm

holgrafique

July 28, 2010 @ 12:19 am

a few things to be corrected here:

1. this is not a rackmount version of the Jupiter-6
2. this is not a rackmount version of the Jupiter-8
3. it does not have a multimode filter which the Jupiter-6 does have but not the Jupiter-8
4. it does offer the dual layer mode like the Jupiter-8, but not the Jupiter-6
5. it does not have the arpeggiator of the Jupiter-6

Basically it is it's own synth using similar VCO/VCF/VCA components of the Jupiter series analog synths, but missing some features while introducing others.

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