After owning the 8P for a few months, I can already say it's without a doubt every bit as good as the revered Junos, if not better. The great velocity sensitivity and the feel of the keybed makes it feel like a real instrument that begs to be played by real human hands and not just sequenced by midi. I'm off to hunt down a PG-800.
It's a great-sounding machine. Definitely one of the legendary keyboards. The programming module makes a night-and-day difference in how easy it is to access its power. Having played around with one, it's hard to imagine trying to use one without it.
@@smuggledaudio6121 having the synth and the actual demos are so different, I got the 8p and I thought I'd like it because it sounds good in demos but I grew to hate it
Alpha Juno 2 has entered the chat.. followed by a Juno 106. I have and love my 8p for what it’s good at. But I wouldn’t say it’s better than the junos.
For me, there is a question of how many times over you can fall in love with a synthesizer. As with others, this video is making me realize that it's more than possible. My JX-8p is half keepsake, half acquisition. I won't let it go.
Back in the 1980s, I wanted this synthesizer and I applied for financing for it, along with leaving a deposite. I got declined, but my father was able to get my deposite back. It was going to be my very first professional synthesizer, sadly I did finally get one about 7 years ago, and it was in poor shape when I received it off of eBay. Back in the 1980s, I was able to afford a Casio HZ-600, not as strong as a real synthesizer, but fun and easy to program. Then finally got a real professional synthesizer, the Wersi MK-1 Stage Performer, a great keyboard and then bought another one, the SII version. The only thing that I wished that the Roland JX-8P had, was a 12 key transposer. Most commercial professional synthesizer back then did not have a 12 key transposer, except for the Wersi MK-1, a great keyboard.
I have special love for the JX8P. Although not as classy as the Junos/Jupiters, it can still produce some lush, analog pads and brasses, and have a fantastic analog, embedded chorus. I had a few over the years and just bought back one that I sold to a friend. This time I'm gonna keep it.
puh nochmal Glück gehabt! ;) ich würde ja gerne eine neue Demo beisteuern, aber ich habe meine beiden JX-8P inkl. PG-800 vor zwei Jahren verkauft. aber zum Glück hat ja AnalogAudio1 ein tolles Demo hier gemacht. der JX ist schon gut.
The panel switches aren't touch sensitive or anything strange. They are indeed just stanard off-the-shelf physical switches sitting behind that plastic panel. Easy to replace. The keyboard aftertouch however, is another story ;)
Vielen Dank für das Video, hat mir ebenso wie Retrosounds Video die Kaufentscheidung erleichtert. Nein, Eure Videos haben mich GEZWUNGEN, einen zu kaufen.
I had one from 1988 to 1992, with PG-800 and hard case. At the same time, I also had a Korg DW-8000 with hard case. All immaculate. And do you know what? I swapped them all in a shop in Watford for a Korg M1 with a few broken keys and broken end panel. I am such an idiot...
Keine Sorge, du hast keinen Abonnenten verloren. :D Nur die Video/Soundqualität von vor 5 bzw 3 Jahren auf youtube sind ziemlich bescheiden. Und wie gesagt, Jexus steuert die DCO's sowieso mit Netzspannung an, deswegen ist eine neue Demo in HD schön.
ja der JX-3P klingt nicht so glatt wie der JX-8P, etwas ungeschliffener und organischer. ich konnte den 8P irgendwann nicht mehr hören, deshalb mußte er gehen. dies bedeutet aber keineswegs dass er schlecht klingt. ganz im gegenteil. aber manchmal kann man sich synths auch überhören. ;) aber soundtrack ist immer noch super :)
Just to make it clear: there is no pitch drift in this or say the Juno 2, since the oscillators are digitally controlled? I have both of them that’s why I wonder. People sometimes don’t call them true analogues because of this. I still feel when I play them that the other modules are truly analogue or am I wrong?
AnalogAudio1 Ok. So then it’s truly analog aswell as truly digitally controlled? ☺️ I’m having a hard time understanding what analog sound is then, really. People often talk about drift and phase as making analog synths sounding different from digital. And if this synth takes away those unpredictable things, then how is it analog sounding?
modules, like oscillators or filters can be analog. If they are, they can be controlled by analog voltages. These analog voltages can come from analog sources or generated by a digital source. The latter would be a digitally controlled oscillator for example. But the oscillator is still stays analog, no matter where the control voltage is coming from. Finally, the sound is important, not if analog controlled or digitally. Forget the unpredigcable stuff and the drift. An analog synth can sound great, if it's fully analog, or if it is partly or full digitally controlled. There are many ciruitry designs, I don't care about it, I'm not an electronics engineer, the sound matters. If an instrument is great, you don't need to know why. Some DCOs sound better than some VCOs,, that's for sure. Don't ask me further questions about electronics design, I simply don't know.
AnalogAudio1 Sorry. It wasn’t my intention to have you lay it all out like that ☺️ The answer is simply, from your point of view: there is no real answer to what “analog sound” is. Thank you for your reply!
@@joachim595 To the analog purist, only VCO>VCF>VCA is a "real" analog synth. In the 80s the trend was toward DCO>VCF>VCA architecture. DCOs are analog but have digitally controlled tuning. The do tend to siund thinner than VCOs, but some DCO synths are favorites, they definately can sound great!
+1e37 Depends what u want to do with it. The Alpha is closer to the Juno 106 and sounds very different to this, a lot more basic but it has faster response on the sounds so is better for bass etc. I'd say the Jx3p is the best out of them all for everything but bass sounds. If u want these sounds get the free vst plugin called pg8x as its very, very close to this believe it or not.
I think that if there are retrofits that can eliminate the sluggish attack time from a Prophet 600, there's got to be one for the JX-8p. Someday, I might try to find that out.
Really nice sounds, but never been a fan of the touch sensitive buttons, as in my general experience, they tend to desensitize and then can't be used (much more so than physical buttons/switches).
After owning the 8P for a few months, I can already say it's without a doubt every bit as good as the revered Junos, if not better. The great velocity sensitivity and the feel of the keybed makes it feel like a real instrument that begs to be played by real human hands and not just sequenced by midi. I'm off to hunt down a PG-800.
Anton Froloff Glad to hear it. I’m getting mine this weekend ☺️
i've gotten used to the buttons lol!
How are you liking it 3 years later?
There's now a third party controller as good as the Roland one but smaller
It's a great-sounding machine. Definitely one of the legendary keyboards. The programming module makes a night-and-day difference in how easy it is to access its power. Having played around with one, it's hard to imagine trying to use one without it.
This beats the junos and the jx-3p for one reason: two envelopes. So many more sounds with two envelopes.
YOURE CRAZY
@@smuggledaudio6121 having the synth and the actual demos are so different, I got the 8p and I thought I'd like it because it sounds good in demos but I grew to hate it
The env on the 3p is razor sharp , the envs on the 8p smudgie ,3p has the fastest dac time of any 80s roland poly ( maybe except j8)
Alpha Juno 2 has entered the chat.. followed by a Juno 106. I have and love my 8p for what it’s good at. But I wouldn’t say it’s better than the junos.
Dude you could play the whole Scarface soundtrack with this keyboard!!
Nice observation! Love it
For me, there is a question of how many times over you can fall in love with a synthesizer. As with others, this video is making me realize that it's more than possible. My JX-8p is half keepsake, half acquisition. I won't let it go.
Back in the 1980s, I wanted this synthesizer and I applied for financing for it, along with leaving a deposite. I got declined, but my father was able to get my deposite back. It was going to be my very first professional synthesizer, sadly I did finally get one about 7 years ago, and it was in poor shape when I received it off of eBay. Back in the 1980s, I was able to afford a Casio HZ-600, not as strong as a real synthesizer, but fun and easy to program. Then finally got a real professional synthesizer, the Wersi MK-1 Stage Performer, a great keyboard and then bought another one, the SII version. The only thing that I wished that the Roland JX-8P had, was a 12 key transposer. Most commercial professional synthesizer back then did not have a 12 key transposer, except for the Wersi MK-1, a great keyboard.
I have special love for the JX8P. Although not as classy as the Junos/Jupiters, it can still produce some lush, analog pads and brasses, and have a fantastic analog, embedded chorus. I had a few over the years and just bought back one that I sold to a friend. This time I'm gonna keep it.
I think the JX series is under-appreciated. The JX-10 was my first analogue and first hardware synth, and I'll never part with it!
Same It's my first analog poly. it's just kinda glitchy sometimes but it's really nice.
I wonder if Vecoven's SuperJX upgrades will be adapted for the JX-8P.
Wicked sounds - fine demo sir!
puh nochmal Glück gehabt! ;) ich würde ja gerne eine neue Demo beisteuern, aber ich habe meine beiden JX-8P inkl. PG-800 vor zwei Jahren verkauft. aber zum Glück hat ja AnalogAudio1 ein tolles Demo hier gemacht. der JX ist schon gut.
wonderful sounds!
Super lush instrument!
Pads are beautiful on this one
It's the final countdown!!! We're leaving together!!!
Fantastic sounds! I like your vids very much.
Greetings from Brazil!
Por favor, el sonido que usaste en el min 6:51. Cómo se llama?
Estoy haciendo temas de soda Stereo, por eso necesito saber los nombres de los sonidos.
This gives me instant Terminator chills.
The panel switches aren't touch sensitive or anything strange. They are indeed just stanard off-the-shelf physical switches sitting behind that plastic panel. Easy to replace. The keyboard aftertouch however, is another story ;)
Vielen Dank für das Video, hat mir ebenso wie Retrosounds Video die Kaufentscheidung erleichtert. Nein, Eure Videos haben mich GEZWUNGEN, einen zu kaufen.
I've been waiting....... for a girl like you.
Hola, me podrías decir cómo se llama el sonido que usaste en el minuto 4:44?
Nice demo !
The only downside of JX8P that kind of hurts it - is its terrible filter. Otherwise it's a great pad synth
I had one from 1988 to 1992, with PG-800 and hard case. At the same time, I also had a Korg DW-8000 with hard case. All immaculate. And do you know what? I swapped them all in a shop in Watford for a Korg M1 with a few broken keys and broken end panel. I am such an idiot...
for its time M1 was great machine
I swaped my PPG 1020 for a Yamaha SHS-10
:(
a rare PPG 1020 for a toy? You can't be serious... this is hard
you must be crying the whole day long for this ...
you was drunk,right?
The 80s Fan sad but real!
Can u share the name of your opamps?? I have the jx8p ando dont sound such "emotive" like yours
Thanks! No idea what opamps it has... but I don't think the opamps made it sound good, maybe it was the player/programmer of the sounds? :-)
@@AnalogAudio1 ahahha yes of course!! The player is better than me !! ;)
My 3rd synth!
Mine still works great. Don't know what problems some have with its aftertouch
1985-1989
US$1,695
UK£1,165
JP¥228,000
360€ :p
I give you 500, final offa!
Keine Sorge, du hast keinen Abonnenten verloren. :D
Nur die Video/Soundqualität von vor 5 bzw 3 Jahren auf youtube sind ziemlich bescheiden.
Und wie gesagt, Jexus steuert die DCO's sowieso mit Netzspannung an, deswegen ist eine neue Demo in HD schön.
ja der JX-3P klingt nicht so glatt wie der JX-8P, etwas ungeschliffener und organischer. ich konnte den 8P irgendwann nicht mehr hören, deshalb mußte er gehen. dies bedeutet aber keineswegs dass er schlecht klingt. ganz im gegenteil. aber manchmal kann man sich synths auch überhören. ;) aber soundtrack ist immer noch super :)
Just to make it clear: there is no pitch drift in this or say the Juno 2, since the oscillators are digitally controlled? I have both of them that’s why I wonder. People sometimes don’t call them true analogues because of this. I still feel when I play them that the other modules are truly analogue or am I wrong?
for most part digitally controlled, but sound generation is analog.
AnalogAudio1 Ok. So then it’s truly analog aswell as truly digitally controlled? ☺️ I’m having a hard time understanding what analog sound is then, really. People often talk about drift and phase as making analog synths sounding different from digital. And if this synth takes away those unpredictable things, then how is it analog sounding?
modules, like oscillators or filters can be analog. If they are, they can be controlled by analog voltages. These analog voltages can come from analog sources or generated by a digital source. The latter would be a digitally controlled oscillator for example. But the oscillator is still stays analog, no matter where the control voltage is coming from. Finally, the sound is important, not if analog controlled or digitally. Forget the unpredigcable stuff and the drift. An analog synth can sound great, if it's fully analog, or if it is partly or full digitally controlled. There are many ciruitry designs, I don't care about it, I'm not an electronics engineer, the sound matters. If an instrument is great, you don't need to know why. Some DCOs sound better than some VCOs,, that's for sure. Don't ask me further questions about electronics design, I simply don't know.
AnalogAudio1 Sorry. It wasn’t my intention to have you lay it all out like that ☺️ The answer is simply, from your point of view: there is no real answer to what “analog sound” is. Thank you for your reply!
@@joachim595 To the analog purist, only VCO>VCF>VCA is a "real" analog synth. In the 80s the trend was toward DCO>VCF>VCA architecture. DCOs are analog but have digitally controlled tuning. The do tend to siund thinner than VCOs, but some DCO synths are favorites, they definately can sound great!
Have you tried the iPG-800 app for iPad? Dope way to make new JX-8P sounds
ua-cam.com/video/Zm6nBS6vQjA/v-deo.html
What does that mean? never heard about kiwitechnichs but I do own a JX8P
I. WANT. THESE. PATCHES.
Hast du mir den auf ebay weggeschnappt? Danke für die demo, die von retrosound72 waren etwas out of date und WC olo garb ist nochmal was ganz andres.
Nice
0:24 1:24 2:15 2:48 3:29 3:57 4:23 4:29 5:13 5:30 5:50 6:37 7:35
Any chance you could share the patch files as sysex? :)
Had to get one, and they replaced the broken aftertouch for free when I complained.
Cool story bro
It's a patch editor made in New Zealand that works for many different synths. You can see a demo here: /watch?v=Y1OVOQBnEx0
should i get this synth or an alpha juno 2?
+1e37 Depends what u want to do with it. The Alpha is closer to the Juno 106 and sounds very different to this, a lot more basic but it has faster response on the sounds so is better for bass etc. I'd say the Jx3p is the best out of them all for everything but bass sounds. If u want these sounds get the free vst plugin called pg8x as its very, very close to this believe it or not.
I think that if there are retrofits that can eliminate the sluggish attack time from a Prophet 600, there's got to be one for the JX-8p. Someday, I might try to find that out.
1e37 get both. They compliment each other really well. The Juno 2 for bass and leads, the 8P for pads.
Really nice sounds, but never been a fan of the touch sensitive buttons, as in my general experience, they tend to desensitize and then can't be used (much more so than physical buttons/switches).
They're microswitches. You feel a definite little click when pressed
You use Pinnacle as editing software, don't you? :p
good news kiwitechnics is working on a upgrade for the jx8p :)
Are these patches for sale?
nope
Don't be laisy , shake y'r self in to programing custom sounds !
Don't worry, I have the programmer too now. Miles easier!
How much youpay for PG-800?
I didn't. I got a Kiwi Controller, it does all of these type of keyboards.
Are these patches available?
no
They sound stock to me, from what I remember. I’m getting my old one back in a few days, will get reacquainted and know more.,,
First demo of this synth I like... and even then only some parts of it... I find these JX and Alpha Junos quite stale...
na höre mal! ;D
the kiwi allways worked for the jx8p...newer knew something else
Mine is gubbed sounds like a cpu fault
I have one in my loft :-)
Ah okay thanks.
5:11 creepshow 2
why the fuck is it in mono?
kind of buzzy :-)