Jupiter 6 / Jupiter 8 / Prophet 5 comparisons?

[mfretton]

How does the Jupiter 6 compare to the Jupiter 8 - am I right in
thinking that the JP6 is simply a six-voice version of the JP8 with
the addition of rudimentary MIDI?

And how do the Jupiters compare to the Prophet 5?

I have a P5 (rev.3) and love it although it's a temperamental little
monkey and I suspect, rather more limited in scope than the Jupiters.

Lastly, what price would one expect to pay for these at the moment
(I'm in the UK) - the JP8 seems to be very expensive on the rare
occasions that they're available (& looks gigantic), but I'm assuming
the JP6 & P5 are of comparable value.

Thanks,
MattF

[Amos-3]

Hi Matt,

Have you tried searching the archives?  This has been discussed a time
or two (or ten, or a hundred).  Short answer is No, the JP6 is not
remotely a six-voice JP8.  There are many differences.

searchable archives are here: http://www.retrosynth.com/ah/

In my opinion, a JP6 with the Europa upgrade (http://www.synthcom.com)
is one of the finest analog poly's to be had anywhere.  But it's still
not a six-voice JP8.

Perhaps someone else on the list can help you with the current-pricing
question...

Cheers,

Amos

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Matt<matt.fretton@...> wrote:

> How does the Jupiter 6 compare to the Jupiter 8 - am I right in
> thinking that the JP6 is simply a six-voice version of the JP8 with
> the addition of rudimentary MIDI?
>
> And how do the Jupiters compare to the Prophet 5?
>
> I have a P5 (rev.3) and love it although it's a temperamental little
> monkey and I suspect, rather more limited in scope than the Jupiters.
>
> Lastly, what price would one expect to pay for these at the moment
> (I'm in the UK) - the JP8 seems to be very expensive on the rare
> occasions that they're available (& looks gigantic), but I'm assuming
> the JP6 & P5 are of comparable value.
>
> Thanks,
> MattF
>

[mfretton]

Thanks Amos,

From the archive I found the following link explaining the differences
between the Jupiters.

http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Roland/Jupiter/info/roland.JP6.JP8.MKS80.txt

In future I'll be more thorough in looking at the archives before posting.

Regards,
Matt

On 03/07/2009, Amos <controlvoltage@...> wrote:

> Hi Matt,
>
>  Have you tried searching the archives?  This has been discussed a time
>  or two (or ten, or a hundred).  Short answer is No, the JP6 is not
>  remotely a six-voice JP8.  There are many differences.
>
>  searchable archives are here: http://www.retrosynth.com/ah/
>
>  In my opinion, a JP6 with the Europa upgrade (http://www.synthcom.com)
>  is one of the finest analog poly's to be had anywhere.  But it's still
>  not a six-voice JP8.
>
>  Perhaps someone else on the list can help you with the current-pricing
>  question...
>
>  Cheers,
>
>
>  Amos
>
>
>  On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Matt<matt.fretton@...> wrote:
>  > How does the Jupiter 6 compare to the Jupiter 8 - am I right in
>  > thinking that the JP6 is simply a six-voice version of the JP8 with
>  > the addition of rudimentary MIDI?
>  >
>  > And how do the Jupiters compare to the Prophet 5?
>  >
>  > I have a P5 (rev.3) and love it although it's a temperamental little
>  > monkey and I suspect, rather more limited in scope than the Jupiters.
>  >
>  > Lastly, what price would one expect to pay for these at the moment
>  > (I'm in the UK) - the JP8 seems to be very expensive on the rare
>  > occasions that they're available (& looks gigantic), but I'm assuming
>  > the JP6 & P5 are of comparable value.
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  > MattF
>  >
>

[mfretton]

I really don't know what to make of this message & should probably
take offence at the following, but really can't be bothered:

"the people who are in love with the JP-8 will obviously give you a
biased opinion. and mostly their full of shit, and always make shit
music after they have come home from their mind-draining day-job/work.
but i suspect you're one of these too"

Matt

On 04/07/2009, Marcus <chrisdescor@...> wrote:

the people who are in love with the JP-8 will obviously give you a
biased opinion. and mostly their full of shit, and always make shit
music after they have come home from their mind-draining day-job/work.
but i suspect you're one of these too the JP-6 is wicked, and fun.
mine stays on all the time because i cant be arsed/bottomed  to save
or sample all the sounds I make. and its a fucking work-horse as well.

i wouldn't mind hearing a more realistic comparison and appreciation
of the JP-6, and not just the usual, boring as tits, wank over the
JP-8.

also, whats with the cunts who say to look in the archives? when you
do, all you find is other people saying look in the archives. there
ends up being no discussion to be read.

i was wondering if anyone knew how to add an audio in without removing
anything else, so that i could cross-modulate vco-1 or vco-2 to an
external sound. or better yet, 2 audio ins, to cross-mod together two
different external sounds. anyone have any suggestions?

JP-6 arse fucks the JP-8
hint; add a tiny smidgen of chorus
hopefully Roland will take their hand out of their pants, and make a
JP-9 with their smelly hand.

> 2009/7/3 Matt <matt.fretton@...>
>
>
> > Thanks Amos,
> >
> > From the archive I found the following link explaining the differences
> > between the Jupiters.
> >
> >
> http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Roland/Jupiter/info/roland.JP6.JP8.MKS80.txt
> >
> > In future I'll be more thorough in looking at the archives before posting.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 03/07/2009, Amos <controlvoltage@...> wrote:
> > > Hi Matt,
> > >
> > >  Have you tried searching the archives?  This has been discussed a time
> > >  or two (or ten, or a hundred).  Short answer is No, the JP6 is not
> > >  remotely a six-voice JP8.  There are many differences.
> > >
> > >  searchable archives are here: http://www.retrosynth.com/ah/
> > >
> > >  In my opinion, a JP6 with the Europa upgrade (http://www.synthcom.com)
> > >  is one of the finest analog poly's to be had anywhere.  But it's still
> > >  not a six-voice JP8.
> > >
> > >  Perhaps someone else on the list can help you with the current-pricing
> > >  question...
> > >
> > >  Cheers,
> > >
> > >
> > >  Amos
> > >
> > >
> > >  On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Matt<matt.fretton@...> wrote:
> > >  > How does the Jupiter 6 compare to the Jupiter 8 - am I right in
> > >  > thinking that the JP6 is simply a six-voice version of the JP8 with
> > >  > the addition of rudimentary MIDI?
> > >  >
> > >  > And how do the Jupiters compare to the Prophet 5?
> > >  >
> > >  > I have a P5 (rev.3) and love it although it's a temperamental little
> > >  > monkey and I suspect, rather more limited in scope than the Jupiters.
> > >  >
> > >  > Lastly, what price would one expect to pay for these at the moment
> > >  > (I'm in the UK) - the JP8 seems to be very expensive on the rare
> > >  > occasions that they're available (& looks gigantic), but I'm assuming
> > >  > the JP6 & P5 are of comparable value.
> > >  >
> > >  > Thanks,
> > >  > MattF
> > >  >
> > >
> >
>
>