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This Jackson USA Select Soloist SL1 is F@*%ing AMAZING!
Today we're checking out my new Jackson USA Select Soloist SL1. Jackson if you want to send me an American series guitar for a video email me at arcadeaudio1979@gmail.com - Thanks!
Jackson American Series Soloist SL3 - amzn.to/3xBHBn5
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The NEW Line 6 Pod Express is BETTER than a TUBE AMP?
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Today we're talking about the new Line 6 Pod Express amp modeling and effects pedal, comparing it to my amp rig and pedal board, and listening to some sound Line 6 Pod Express on Amazon - amzn.to/447Jl3i If you purchase a Line 6 Pod Express from Amazon consider using my affiliate link. It costs nothing extra and I earn a small commission on every purchase. Thanks! #Line6 #PodExpress #GuitarPedals
ACTIVE vs PASSIVE Guitar Pickups... Gibson Les Paul Standard vs Schecter EMG High Gain Comparison!
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#SpectreSoundStudios #ActivePickups #PassivePickups Do pickups have an effect on guitar tone? Well, according to Glenn @SpectreSoundStudios no they don't have much of an effect at all. I wanted to do my own tests and prove to myself, one way or another, if pickups do (or don't) affect your guitar tone. 0:00 Intro 0:23 Glenn Spectre Sound 0:35 Reddit Question 1:10 Needs More Info 2:59 Should You...
Ripley - Synthwave Music Inspired by Aliens (1986)
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#Scifi #Aliens #synthwave This music and video was created with inspiration from the 1986 sci-fi motion picture Aliens starting Sigourney Weaver, directed by James Cameron. The music was written primarily with the Roland Juno-X synthesizer and includes guitar parts using a Gibson Les Paul and amp sim software from Softube and drum samples from the LinnDrum analog drum machine. Thank you and ple...
Jackson MJ Soloist SL2 Quality Control Problem
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In this video we take a brief look at the $2600 Jackson MJ Soloist SL2, and a quality control issue with the locking nut.
Behringer RD-6 Analog Drum Machine, the Modern and Affordable TR-606
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The Behringer RD-6 Analog Drum Machine, a modern Roland TR-606 clone with an affordable price that will fit almost any budget. That's what we're looking at today, and one lucky viewer will be winning this RD-6 drum machine as a part of a 1000 subscriber giveaway in the near future! *Giveaway valid until August 1st 2021. If the channel subscriber count does not reach the 1000 subscriber goal wit...
Top 10 Roland Jupiter-X and Xm Sounds, Tones, and Patches
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Today's video is a list of the "Top 10 Round Jupiter-X and Xm Sounds, Tones, and Patches", compiled with the help of my friend Robert Saint John. Tones and sounds were selected from the Roland Jupiter X and Xm core and expansion models such as the Jupiter-8, Juno 106, JX8P, SH101 and JD800. Robert also selected tones from all of the sound expansion packs available on Roland Cloud - many of whic...
Roland Jupiter-X Vs Zenology Pro - is the Jupiter X Worth It?
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Today we're going to explore the question, is the Roland Jupiter-X worth the price? Especially as it compares to the Roland Cloud Zenology Pro plug-in, a much more affordable version of the Zen Core synthesis engine.
Does the Roland Jupiter-X Really Suck?
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Does the Roland Jupiter-X Really Suck? That's the question we are going to try to answer today. Credits - “Interstellar Patrol - by Robert Saint John, JUPITER-Xpert.com” Robert Saint John links: UA-cam - ua-cam.com/users/RobertSaintJohn JUPITER-Xpert Blog - jupiterxpert.com/ Articles for Roland - articles.roland.com/author/author-robert-saint-john/

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  • @wireguy123
    @wireguy123 День тому

    I pay for roland $10 a month....Do I get more patches like the ones on the Fantom 06 when i pay the $20 buck subscription?

  • @donleino
    @donleino 2 дні тому

    Used fantom 6 going for a tad bit more than the jupiter X making the jupiter x feel like its lost in the sauce. I will admit having the hands on controlls,onboard speakers, and editor is very cool. But the screen is not to fun to work on ( i have an Xm and while i love it editing on the screen is a bit of a pain in the but still love it :)

  • @JonDeth
    @JonDeth 2 дні тому

    *What I will say as someone with a scientific, college education in electronics/electrical engineering while also being a shred and sweep guy with 30 years of technical trades experience, is what doesn't matter is if you paid $150 for your hunbucker rather than $8.* These are scalar, A.C. generators and ultra simple and cheap to build regardless of what every brand claims. The same is true of guitar speakers which are literally using 100 year old outdated construction techniques where they build a Celestion Greenback for maybe $15 and it sells for $180. *It's not my opinion, it's a scientific fact and I can both design and build these two machines by hand and they will be of sublime quality.* So, it's not irrelevant but it's ultimately a product people are scammed on and pay insane amounts of money for. *I design and build Class-A active circuits for each guitar I own and if the pickups are noise free, I can take literally anything and get any sound out of it as well as texture.* Making a humbucker sound like a single coil is a really simple RC filter scheme and onward this pattern goes as you want particular things such as making a rosewood fingerboard sound exactly like a maple one. *I'm in a highly unique position though and so the general public has to go with their instincts, word of mouth and products they can test in the store.* In the grand scheme of things, a pickup is one of the component that matters most of all and the same is true of speakers!!! lol *I don't mean to blow off the reality of their importance but the cost to manufacture is sickeningly low.* Oxygen free copper with an enamel coating, ferrite or alnico magnets, plastic bobbins, stainless nickel-steel pole pieces? *I'm 46 and I cant ell you FOR FACT, until I was the person posting on countless forums and videos that the component is called a BOBBIN, absolutely no one anywhere used this regard and 20 years later, I've managed to get just about everyone to use it!* This is unfortunately what I am dealing with as an engineer and inventor when I interact with other guitar addicts. *It's a very difficult subject to reach people on when they have a 412 cabinet they paid $1200 for and the one I built for literally $200 sounds better than theirs when all 4 of my speakers cost literally $100 for the entire set!* The same goes with amps and what I know scientifically. Getting tubes to sound like solid-state and solid-state to sound 100% like valve distoriton is a really easy process. *They don't do it because they ultimately make far more money by providing 3 active technologies with 3 distinct natures of sound and in that, it's why most serious guitarists own quite a few machines from all 3 branches of the tree.* I'm working on my own company and have a transistor based distortion and it sounds identical to a couple of 12AX7's being overdriven. Glitter and fizz instead of rasp and snarl. *When all is said and done, most of us as lead players like a combination of the 2 sounds and use a lot of solid-state gain whether analog or digital fed into our tube amps to have the best of both worlds. *I have well over a dozen amps and off the top of my head, I think I have 8 heads and 7 or 8 halfstack cabinets, and then easily a half dozen combos all of elite performance even to a gear snob; people I loath.* i DO NOT want to hear equipment mythology considering the education I worked so hard for in quite literally the most advanced field of science on earth and worked equally as hard to be at a globally elite level for shredding and sweeping as well as a dozen other styles of music. In the end, anyone saying speakers and pickups don't matter when we eliminate price from the conversation is foolish if not outright arrogant. *They're literally 2 of the most important factors but relative to this, so are MATERIALS.* That's another argument claimed by armchair rocket scientist saying it doesn't matter when in fact, it's obvious a maple fingerboard sounds nothing like a rosewood fingerboard and to get either one to sound like the other, you need active filtering designed specifically for this purpose. *In this regard, I have filters I designed that make a humbucker sound 100% identical to a single coil and vice versa.* I am just in a hugely advantageous position to design and outright invent gear I build for myself. I've literally invented a new type of passive pickup and an emitter-motor-amplifier device that will literally change the world when I release it. *Of course, I don't want arguments from big spenders or skid row desperate quality gear owners.*

  • @TorvickZeBerzerk
    @TorvickZeBerzerk 6 днів тому

    i have to say i spotted the active one with the attack and smalls details so i win this one :) but yeah in this particular setup the sound is similar

  • @GregDavidson-si8kt
    @GregDavidson-si8kt 11 днів тому

    Never was a fan of the line 6 products.

  • @user-dh5bnafe4b
    @user-dh5bnafe4b 15 днів тому

    Is there anything better? Of course there is: the same guitar in Eerie Dess Swirl finish!

  • @fernandoatorre
    @fernandoatorre Місяць тому

    Yesterday line 6 released an editor for pc/mac.

  • @Station2Station-du2gh
    @Station2Station-du2gh Місяць тому

    Great synth for dad-music cover bands playing suburban bars on weekends - something for when reliability is paramount. If synths were cars, The Jupiter-X is a Toyota Camry; point A to point B with no fuss. Perfect. A REAL Jupiter 8 is a 1982 Nissan Skyline HR30. Pretty close to unobtanium below $28k. Reliable for it's age and glorious to experience when the imperfect discrete VCO's are bouncing off one another. But an amazing piece of history and ecstasy. (the car, and the synth)

  • @djdksf1
    @djdksf1 Місяць тому

    Roland is good at marketing and software engineering, but for me, an obsessive analog fan for 40+ years who bought my first synth at age 16 (Korg MonoPoly), there just isn't a 1-1 comparison of a VST in a box - however nostalgic it looks and even sounds - and the magic of discrete analog components and a purely analog signal path. Especially true if your signal path ends in loudspeakers and not headphones. Years ago, I had both a Juno 106 and SH101, so I'm no Roland hater. The difference is stark to me, but I'm a picky MFer. It's all about personal preference. For digital synths, I'm most excited about modeling these days, since there are truly things you can do with that tech that just aren't possible with classic analog architecture. I have an Osmose, which scratches the modeling/FM itch, sound-wise, while also opening up new avenues of expression as a player. For the raw power though, I'll stick with my Dave Smith and Bob Moog masterpieces. They just hit different in the room through big loud speakers.

  • @JoshuaLTRyan
    @JoshuaLTRyan Місяць тому

    Yours were hard to tell apart. I had my buddy plug my LP with lace Firespitters straight into my Marshall, then had him plug my km-7 with SD Nazgul/Sentient in. Night and day easier to tell who was who. Maybe the complexity of your signal chain sort of smoothed out the differences? I don't know, just an idea.

  • @Arnosti
    @Arnosti 2 місяці тому

    I have a 1995 SL-1 with Pile of skull graphic and I will never sell that guitar. The logo is also in Mother of pearl and the guitar is flawless.

    • @pontustraas95
      @pontustraas95 День тому

      That’s Awesome , the pre fender ones are the best :)

  • @M3dicineYT
    @M3dicineYT 2 місяці тому

    I did a shootout of high output active (EMG 81) and passive (Duncan JB) with a number of different boosts into an old Marshall. I came to a similar conclusion. I could tell a little difference a slight volume and EQ difference particularly with direct into the amp or a single boost. Otherwise, it was pretty close. Different boosts (and stacked) had a noticeable difference though. Different pickups might matter more if you're going direct in to the amp...depending on the amp. Something like a VH-4 is way compressed and has no cares. On occasion, there are some amps that care a bit more what you feed it (even "high gain" amps), but I haven't found many...really only one. And it's a fairly unobtainable amp, so it probably won't matter to most.

  • @gumtree7177
    @gumtree7177 2 місяці тому

    Did they fix the software bugs with firmware updates?

  • @akibe7608
    @akibe7608 2 місяці тому

    What is this obsession with analog sounds? Analog sounds always sound so dull and dated. I know synth snobs swear that analog is the one and only way, but I beg to differ. It just comes off like some snobbish bs someone came up with and it caught on like wildfire. There can't be that many people hell-bent determined to remain sonically stuck in the 70s and 80s.

  • @KickzNBeatz
    @KickzNBeatz 2 місяці тому

    Can't suck if Mike Dean owns one

  • @2livedrew337
    @2livedrew337 2 місяці тому

    I own the Virtuoso and a DKR MIJ. Both you mentioned. The Virtuoso is very hard to put down. The neck is fantastic and I’ve found that particular guitar really resonates/sustains better than any other guitar I own. I have a JB/59 combo in a couple similar Jackson’s, but they don’t sound like this. The streaked ebony fretboard looks killer and it also makes each one unique. I love that they put binding only on the headstock. Ive also never had an issue with the FR 1500. It stays in tune just fine. I absolutely love mine. I found mine on Reverb and got an incredible deal so it was hard to pass up. I’d recommend this to anyone wanting an American made guitar for metal/rock, but don’t want to go full custom shop etc.

  • @keybert6932
    @keybert6932 2 місяці тому

    You got an inviting VOICE .. Good JOB

  • @user-pv4oz5vg9e
    @user-pv4oz5vg9e 3 місяці тому

    Jupiter x cut off filter LFO and OSC do not react the same on zebology Jupiter X really acts and behaves and sounds like an analog synth

  • @AyBi_Studio
    @AyBi_Studio 3 місяці тому

    Hi, are the same person from the watch review channel? :)

  • @kevgh3869
    @kevgh3869 3 місяці тому

    is it mono out?

  • @chrisb3976
    @chrisb3976 3 місяці тому

    No vibrato and acoustic simulator on the pod express. Add those two pedals to the Pod 6 and you're pretty much set.

    • @neilkorsgaard
      @neilkorsgaard 2 місяці тому

      There is tremolo, which is very similar sounding to vibrato.

  • @sweezyjackson4935
    @sweezyjackson4935 3 місяці тому

    Can I have it? 😊

  • @John-il7uz
    @John-il7uz 3 місяці тому

    you forgot to mention the best part - stainless steel extra jumbo frets!

    • @arcadeaudio1979
      @arcadeaudio1979 3 місяці тому

      You know, I’m not sure I’ve seen that the frets are stainless steel listed anywhere, including the spec sheet on Jackson’s website when I lookup the serial number. I assume, perhaps incorrectly, that they are nickel?

    • @joelm5509
      @joelm5509 2 місяці тому

      ​​​@@arcadeaudio1979 yeah the old American select series have nickel, the new American series Soloist have SS frets. Btw the old American select series guitars have been built in the custom shop since 2022, thats why the price is 4k these days instead of the old 3k. Also yea they stopped using MOP on the logo for some reason, dont know exactly why though. Could've been supply issues.

  • @chickenbeek
    @chickenbeek 3 місяці тому

    I've had at least a Dozen USA Jacksons. Most were decent, top tier. some were not. I saw my first USA Jackson RR in 1986, when they were all custom shop. Of course i was drooling over it. The dude who owned it had no problem stating the horrors of getting it built back then. I mean it 3was the 80's and it was all new, but i seen the same horror stories for 40 years. Too many to count. But Yes, if you get a good one, it's royalty. My best ones were actually probably not exactly "perfect" though. They always felt a bit home brew, and yeah i had ones with flaws that were net positives imo. If you want absolute 90% out of 100 perfection ESP Japan. Best in the world. Fit finish, never seen a more "perfect" guitar in every detail. But yeah, homebrew, feels like human hands were in it, does hold charm. I lovingly reference a 90's Poplar RR1 i had, where the binding was hard rolled, where most are supposed to be hard angles, this one had the binding at a steep angle towards the fretboard, that is was one of the most comfortable guitars i ever put hands on. And pretty much the one i wish i never let go of in the entire GAS cloud of the last 40 years. Also that looks like a good specimen. Nice solid dark tight grain fb, great selection of shells for the sharkies. 👍

    • @arcadeaudio1979
      @arcadeaudio1979 3 місяці тому

      Wow that’s cool you’re able to have tried so many. This is my first, and probably my last. But, it was worth it.

  • @bluemawks
    @bluemawks 3 місяці тому

    I picked up a pro plus soloist sla3 for $950 new. My only issue is the volume knob is to far back in the body for easy swell work. Otherwise amazing. Quality on par with my mij if not better. The soft case is worthless other than a dust cover.

    • @CharlesEbarb
      @CharlesEbarb 3 місяці тому

      I think putting the knob right on top of the bridge pup is about as stupid as one could possibly get. I don’t play strats for this reason.

    • @arcadeaudio1979
      @arcadeaudio1979 3 місяці тому

      Those pro plus models look great!

  • @ThunderFalcon333
    @ThunderFalcon333 3 місяці тому

    Jackson Rules

  • @beeps123
    @beeps123 3 місяці тому

    Perfect guitar. Congrats. This is the best guitar for of course Rock.. can also be used for other stuff too.

    • @arcadeaudio1979
      @arcadeaudio1979 3 місяці тому

      I think if I was going to only have 1 guitar a HSS Jackson Soloist would be the one. It's super versatile.

  • @bobfromatlanta8991
    @bobfromatlanta8991 3 місяці тому

    Soooooo crunchy. Really like this guitar.....and it's miles away from my typical taste.

    • @arcadeaudio1979
      @arcadeaudio1979 3 місяці тому

      It’s pretty excellent, you should get one.

  • @matmcgowan2486
    @matmcgowan2486 3 місяці тому

    That crunch!

  • @thiagoborges892
    @thiagoborges892 4 місяці тому

    I wonder what your take on Gibson guitars is... 😂

  • @dirkkeersmaekers4343
    @dirkkeersmaekers4343 4 місяці тому

    It's time for a new update with the shimmer reverb

  • @Curious_Skeptic
    @Curious_Skeptic 4 місяці тому

    Always comes back to tactile interface of hardware, vs the boring, lackluster experience of VST on a flat computer screen! I think a happy medium would be a System 8 & Zenolgy Pro. You could use the System 8 with Vst. It is mindblower that in 2024, no one has made a generic 'analog synth' BEAST midi controller. Taking something like A Jupiter 8 control layout, knobs/sliders/ generic labeling, and turned that into a midi control, with no built in sound engine. A midi controller that would be in the 500-800 range with poly aftertocuh. Obviously, you can find the cheapest synth with as many sliders and knobs, and program that to the Zenology as your midi controller. Still, someone is missing the boat on the need for a better midi controller with a properly laid out control setup.

  • @Himokawagawa
    @Himokawagawa 5 місяців тому

    私の感覚ではアクティブピックアップの音はほとんどの場合、頭がつぶれているように聞こえる。

  • @treyarthurtv
    @treyarthurtv 5 місяців тому

    *sigh, But-I just can’t find videos where anyone is using this board in an actual band setting. Like if you want to spend 2500 to hear yourself play spaceship that needs-an-oil-change sounds all day in your garage, yes buy it.

  • @ge0rgeharris218
    @ge0rgeharris218 5 місяців тому

    Rick Wakman and Keith Emerson have pointedly stated that it's all about the sound! These arguments have been going on forever! And it doesn't matter if it's analog or digital or a hybrid if it sounds good I'll use it! Because Wakeman and Emerson were right! Why cheat yourself over those nonsensical arguments? Of course if you want to cheat yourself then I'm afraid you're just not to bright! And that's all folks!

  • @gretareinarsson7461
    @gretareinarsson7461 5 місяців тому

    Its a monster good synth❤

  • @Ron-GIT
    @Ron-GIT 5 місяців тому

    Thnx for this upload! If you put this unit straight into a 12 inch cabinet do i have sound then? Regards

    • @arcadeaudio1979
      @arcadeaudio1979 5 місяців тому

      No, the Pod doesn't generate any power so you would still need a power amplifier of some sort to drive the speaker.

    • @Ron-GIT
      @Ron-GIT 5 місяців тому

      @@arcadeaudio1979 Ok thnx

  • @StopPanakinAnakin
    @StopPanakinAnakin 5 місяців тому

    Gahdang I'd be livid.

  • @GeorgeSampson-b1r
    @GeorgeSampson-b1r 5 місяців тому

    Nam modelling + Genome plugin beats anything I've ever used for recording. Line 6 is garbage at this point.

  • @officialpoa3171
    @officialpoa3171 5 місяців тому

    *TRASH!*

  • @albinoviper2876
    @albinoviper2876 5 місяців тому

    GET REASDY TO REPLACE IT WITH MORE CHINA PLASTIC. you ppl are getting paid somehow to say this is good product even though it is made of cheap plastic. Ola and you are selling out

  • @bluesbondsman
    @bluesbondsman 5 місяців тому

    B.S.!

  • @onlinescammer8291
    @onlinescammer8291 5 місяців тому

    It can replace an entire rig, with three caveats: 1) the $3000 rig somehow manages to have zero specificity, 2) you overlook the fact basically any modern modeler can replace that rig and sound convincing, many of which have a massively better value proposition at every price point, and 3) the $3000 rig being replaced has less than 10 knobs to adjust tone.

  • @metalmover
    @metalmover 5 місяців тому

    Nope....modelers suck...suck tone. Ive owned them all so Im not singling out Line 6. Take a great amp tone, then take any of these modelers in line and watch your tone suck away. I don't care how good you are with line level, bypass settings, or buffers....these units all do the same thing and I have owned them all. Helix, Hx stomp XL, Fractal, Kemper, and the Quad Cortex. The worst by far is the quad cortex....it colors the entire signal chain and destroys "feel". Anyone saying otherwise is a liar....or honestly, you've never played through a tube amp..."like that"....and that's the truth. I buy these pieces of crap to try them out. I always buy used and get rid of them the second I find out they screw your tone. Buy Analog...and just play the instrument instead of a computer.

    • @picksalot1
      @picksalot1 5 місяців тому

      Matteo Mancuso uses a Helix Floor and HX Stomp, and I'd say he's got some of the best tone around these days.

    • @foljs5858
      @foljs5858 5 місяців тому

      "and watch your tone suck away" that's more the subjective placebo than anything real

    • @jdiesel9048
      @jdiesel9048 5 місяців тому

      I have my Pod Express in the effects loop of my Mesa Fillmore and when I have the EQ flat there is ZERO tone change when I turn on the Pod Express. If I want to add a little delay and reverb, it works great. Not sure where you're get your "tone loss" from a pedal that changes nothing when I switch it on.

    • @Juppi13
      @Juppi13 5 місяців тому

      OK Boomer.

    • @ClaudeFrank
      @ClaudeFrank 4 місяці тому

      I demoed one of these extensively a couple days ago and I thought it really just ruined the sound coming out of the amplifier. Everything sounded digital and tinny. I don’t understand how so many people are endorsing the sound quality. I am definitely not what you’d consider an audio snob and for me it was notable.

  • @reganmacneilexorcist
    @reganmacneilexorcist 5 місяців тому

    Jackson Guitars 💯💯🤘🤘🤘🤘

    • @arcadeaudio1979
      @arcadeaudio1979 5 місяців тому

      I have several guitars, but the Jackson's are some of my favorites! Thanks for watching.

    • @reganmacneilexorcist
      @reganmacneilexorcist 5 місяців тому

      @@arcadeaudio1979 I only play Jackson Guitars. I have 4 of them 💯💯

  • @arcadeaudio1979
    @arcadeaudio1979 5 місяців тому

    Line 6 Pod Express on Amazon - amzn.to/447Jl3i If you purchase a Line 6 Pod Express from Amazon consider using my affiliate link. It doesn't cost anything extra and I earn a small commission on every purchase. Thanks!

  • @brunocordier6335
    @brunocordier6335 6 місяців тому

    A chaque fois que j'utilise ce jupiter X je fais faire un grand voyage,... génial . Merci pour avoir defendu ce clavier des médisants. Je le decouvre petit a petit et il me delivre ses secrets pour mon plus grand bonheur .🎉

  • @sorcelord65
    @sorcelord65 6 місяців тому

    Sound design = Omnisphere Presets = Zenology Pro

  • @keekeefries6298
    @keekeefries6298 6 місяців тому

    It’s pretty simple. If you want a Jupiter 8 but don’t want to pay mega bucks for a vintage one, get the Jupiter-X. It IS knob for function for the Jupiter 8 engine. Plus you get all the other features including internal sequencer for 5 tracks and the other engines. Bottom line, if you always wanted a Jupiter 8, this is a much more affordable way to get that experience with all the original knobs, switches, and sliders…

  • @ohheyitskevinc
    @ohheyitskevinc 6 місяців тому

    Good video, cheers! That other one was just complaints for the sake of complaints and clicks. My only thing is - I wish Roland had doubled down on ACB for the Jupiter X and Juno X rather than go down the Zencore path. It just somehow sounds more authentic. They hit it out the park with the System 8 (and for 2017 was probably too good and ahead of its time) and instead of building on that - they just went off down another road I don’t think they needed to. I own both and think a System 8 inside this chassis with this keybed and poly aftertouch, more memory and CPU (and less green) and they’d sell. I do love both, but find myself going back to the System 8 and using the Jupiter X as the controller. Strange I know, but that’s me :) If the System 8 hadn’t happened - I would be very happy with the X though.