I think Arturia actually sells a VST plugin version of the Jupiter 8. Granted: not the SAME thing, however, I purchased their OBXaV synth, and I would say the sound is about 90% the same... considering the plugin costs 160$ as compared to, what, 10K+? Worth it.
Bought mine from a Baptist church that was closing down 10 years ago, I paid $50.00 for it in pristine condition with all the manuals and original power cable. Manufacture date was 1982. Sold it for $14,500 to a studio in the UK.
🤠 Behringer is in the design stage of making one. It may very well be the first B synth I get. I don't even know if I like the sound. I was watching Christian Henson review a Lyra-8 yesterday & I thought that sounded much better, if not the same synth format.
@@HappyBeezerStudios Exactly, except the price. When we know that a midified Jupiter 8 is at more than 40. 000 euros, it hurts a little to the wallet, but, this price is justified (or not) by the rarity of the product: only 2000 copies released, and few copies on the market at the moment.
@@jimbotron70, Yes, I totally agree with you. It's totally staggering. Which explains the flight of its price,on the second-hand market it is rarity, Only 2000 copies were made, and few models circulate today. I want to say that it is better to fall back on the latest models of Roland (Jupiter X, Juno X ...) even if we lose heat and grain. With the new models, fewer breakdowns specific to the old models, no more waiting to heat the electronic components for a good quarter of an hour... This is what I tell myself for reason to keep (French expression). Thank you for responding to my comment, it made me happy. :)
I never really appreciated this beast as a lowly stagehand loading these monstrosities in and out of venues. I can't even count how many of these awesome instruments I've handled over the years and now that I'm getting into playing, my memories are slapping me.
Doctor Mix...your love and passion for keyboards makes me believe in the power of finding a purpose... you know what you do, and you sure rock at it! Keep it up man 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
To think many of us sold our Jupiters, Prophets and OB’s for DX7’s, D50’s and M1’s back in the great decade. Kicking myself right in the pie hole for that fail. Too bad Marty didn’t find a synth almanac.
I think its what alot of people did back then. Digital keyboards, VST's , samplers are great but it will never do what an analog synth can do. Im even renting a Minimoog Model D and OB-8 in the future just to get a feel for them and makea few songs.
That is why I will never sell my vintage synthesizers :) Got the majority of them between 2000-2010 (it was still a good time to grab them), and they are increasing in value every passing year... these days I feel like living surrounded by a museum. The best time was before Mark Vail published his "Vintage Synthesizers" book (1994), displaying prices of $600-$800 for a Jupiter-8. After that, and the arrival of dance-techno, all hell broke loose. Some decent machines started to appear in the early 2000's, like the Alesis Andromeda A6 but unfortunately it was too buggy. I needed to have a master keyboard on top of my Hammond C-3, so I went first with a Kurzweil K2000, then an Emulator E4K, then the Andromeda. Returned the Andromeda and grabbed a Jupiter 6, which was nice but not enough voices. Then a JP-8 suddenly appeared, sold the JP-6 for $800 and grabbed the 14-bit JP-8 for about $1500. That was around 2003 I think. Fifteen years later, my JP-8 is still going strong, now sitting on its own tier as it's been replaced from being on top of the Hammond by a Yamaha EX5 (another monster machine). Advice, if I may: In this day and age, NEVER SELL any piece of gear. Keep it and take utmost care of it. You never know if it's going to become a highly sought after piece of gear in the next 10 years...
That's so true, I have an analog Roland Microcomposer that really to me was just a piece of outdated junk (still is to my mind except for the fact it can create seismic disturbances with subsonic frequencies that are inaudible but make walls shake). Someone gave it to me for nothing and now they fetch more than a thousand US bucks ! Ridiculous...
sir edzonko diva has some really great presets but where the Jupiter 8 vst and a lot of the other Roland cloud synths outshine diva is the apreggiator. It works really nicely and very easily and sounds great
@@Alexander_Tronstad I can say that both the Tal and the JP-8 from Arturia are awesome. I am intimately familiar with the JP-8 and can really say that both are amazing. For me though the latest Arturia is just soooo close to the original that I know, some patches are basically indistinguishable. Was quite impressed!
My friend scored a perfectly working one in ‘97 for $350 from an older fellow who used in at one point in some kind of country band. Crazy crazy once in a lifetime deal.
I repaired two of the first ones in the US in the underground below Portland Music Co. in the early 80's. The schematics were photocopies labeled in Katana before there was a service manual. I spent a bunch of time on the tuning of one of them before we figured out that the spec for the computer tuned analog oscillators was + or - 3 cents. The customer could hear that, and by the time we found out it was in spec, I could too. This synth got me an all access pass to Oregon Jam 82. This was used on the Journey video too.
A nice demo! The Jupiter 8 is such an iconic synth used on so many countless songs throughout the 80s and in decades until now! It’s fair to say that this is Roland’s Flagship synthesizer! What a legendary instrument but also being covered by a legend!
The X-Mod section paired with S&H lfo takes you into a whole other dimension; especially when the second OSC is using the noise....little percussive rhythm machine. ;)
It's also an 11 minute video. Also, everything this can do is about 5% of what Zebra2 can do. Analog purists are blow-hards. No one complained about the "non-ANALOG" sounds on any of Hanz Zimmer's soundtracks. All hardware synths coming out now are only trying to approach the capability of VSTs available, and Zebra2 is the best of both worlds. Capable of modern sounds and also fabulous vintage vibe.
After inflation it has never really moved. It's worth it. Play one. It's not just some synth... it's a tour de force of what was possible at the time. And it looks, feels, and sounds godly.
Its all down to supply and demand. The supply is short and demand still fairly high. Its also how much someone would want to part with it. My JP8 is 100% mechanically and 90% cosmetically. If someone offered me $2k (£1630) I would laugh at them. I wouldn't expect to get the premium $14k either but it would have to be close ish for me to want to let it go.
@@Bikerboythousand Ok, $2K is little, but $3-$4k is max. There is nothing gold inside, it's just greed to raise prices such high. You can have 2 highend performance computers for that price, just think if it is inside something worth it. They should cost less than good computer. They have quite simple electronics inside, much simpler than computer.
Honestly the most celebrated keyboard of the Golden Era 80s production. Oberhiem & other companies had gotten close but Roland nailed it. Once the Jupiter8 came out it was literally all over the radio. In all genres.
They probably werent pushed by management to get the product out the door. My sister works in quality control and they constantly try to push software out quickly with bugs, and then release service back updates. It's the world. Make money, get the money. Cell phones, fast computers, iphones, etc didnt exist in the 70s and 80's, everything moves too fast these days to put lots of time and care into product development and instead in our race to market we try to skimp and produce as cheaply as possible. They had time to care about the product they were making and put their heart and soul into developing it. In the 70s the engineers had time to call up the musician and say hey come down and listen to this new sound and tell me does it sound good? There was time for the engineers to rework, and rework and rework the same sound until it was right. In fact, they were designing the equipment for musicians who had good ears. Even though the hardware and software back then was primitive, it's all about the sound in the end.
Yeah!! Let's pretend the Jupiter 4, and dozens of other Roland synths weren't released before the Jupiter 8. As OP says, they got it right "first time", genius!
Incredible. I can name so many old that this Synth sounds like it produced sound for. Here's a couple: 4:21 - PS2 - Ape escape music 6:33 - Amiga 500 - Hybris Music games and old music
@@jaggassno he took the name from the famous (song of Roland de Roncevaux) a French knight that was beaten up during a middle age War against the Arabian knight he was very unlucky, so they made a poetry and song about his misfortune...
Just learned more in this 11 minute video than ever before. Nothing like having the hardware in front of you, it all seems so clear now. New subscriber here.
Amazing every time you fiddle with the settings, the sound that came sound familiar with famous hits song from 80s. Each sound remind me of different songs.
Back in the 80s on the Groove and funk tracks, I would always look at the back of the album to see what instruments were used (don’t get that on CDs or downloads) and yep Roland Roland Roland were there all the time and the Jupiter 8 would be seen
Loved it, thanks. I fell in love with the music of Jarre when I discovered him in the early 80's. It was then I fell in love with the synth. I think its finally time to get one and reconnect with my youth!
Roland had pulled all the stops for this synth, and it shows big time. I just wish that they would do a modern re-issue of it, a faithful re-issue with real discrete electronic components (although it could be SMD) and none of that ACB modeling crap. Great review/presentation, thanks for sharing !
James Reeno If it would be as good as the original, I'd be willing to pay $5K for it, since it would be a bargain compared to the prices of those few original ones left (in as good a condition as this one is).
Adamski A. Agreed. Behringer could be the one to do it. Unless Roland finally gets off their asses, and hop on the analog bandwagon like Korg did with their Prologue.
i finally made the choice to use one synth and one synth only... albeit a vst... and i chose the jupiter 8v... and man it's one of the best decisions ive ever made.. both in terms of forcing me to learn one synth... and limiting me so i can actually make music.. as opposed to feed a plugin addiction... now I can say i really can appreciate this video on a new level.
It’s amazing anyone resides on any sound based on the fact that there are so many options I would be like omg what if there is a combination that sounds cooler I haven’t found yet.
Most of people would say that I'm a person without imagination, but after more than 30 years dedicated to the music, I found that there is no necessary such huge amounts of special sounds and effects for making good and nice music
Good memories. Back in the 1980s, I owned a Jupiter 8 along with a Oberheim OB-Xa and Yamaha DX-7. I was a surrounded by synths in my band, but I secretly loved the Jupiter best.
Tom Breadsell sound engineers before are different from those sound engineers now. And also only few of the original sound engineers are left. But you can still get the sound of the jupiter 8 on some other synthesizers.
The gestures and thoughts dr. mix shared at the beginning is something we all feltXDXD. I remember the mid and late eighties, where you hear those sounds and the word "cool" or "awesome" just instantly pops up in your mind. Gawd i miss those timesXDXD.
Thanks for the demonstration, infact i used the Roland Jupiter 8 in 1982 in Holland in my popgroup Naya Roshni, after that we used incombination with the Roland Juno 60....good sound for the indian Bollywood music and songs
Great informative video on a legend of a synth ツ I first discovered the JP-8 at a music store in 83, then made the decision to get the JP-6 (at that time the JP-6 was a few hundred US dollars less than the 8) I should had went with my instincts on the JP-8, when playing it thru headphones at the store I could not leave it alone. Really an amazing instrument. Love that 80's sound in the Roland oscillators Cheers!
🌸 Thank you for reminding me why I don’t miss my Roland Jupiter 8 MIDI enabled synth. After 31 years, I sold it. It only has one kind of sound no mater how we adjust the controls. It has a very specific sound for a very specific time in musical history. I still have the ROLAND Jupiter 12 known as the Super Jupiter. It blows away the Jupiter 8 seen in this video. And the Jupiter 12 keyboard is 88 keys, MIDI. The feel and touch of the keyboard once again blows away the Jupiter eight keyboard. Cheers!
So...after watching this I realised that my stepmother has one of these in storage, in it's original box and it's in pristine condition. She bought it back in 83 and didn't take lessons and never ended up using it. About 13 years ago I borrowed it to record some stuff and then gave it back to her. I just checked prices that it was selling for and there's one for sale for 21 000 - so I just got off the phone with my dad after telling him the good news, because they need the money and little did they know they had a 20 grand item sitting in a storage unit. Edit: Found one online here in Australia for $23 999 - and the one Jen has is in better condition than It - amazing. Just checked Guntree again and that J8 is sold! Which means they wont have trouble selling it. I also own a Roland Juno which I bought for $475 from a Pawn shop many years ago, and I checked the prices on that here in Aus, and they are even selling for $5 000 - gotta be happy about that!
Doctor, I'm a fan. I always dreamed of having a Jp8 and a Prohet-5. Now at least I have the Arturia versions. These are cool for my SoHo (New York City) film scoring studio.
It's me again at 3 am watching a tutorial on how to use a synth I'll never own
relatable
Relatable
I think Arturia actually sells a VST plugin version of the Jupiter 8. Granted: not the SAME thing, however, I purchased their OBXaV synth, and I would say the sound is about 90% the same... considering the plugin costs 160$ as compared to, what, 10K+? Worth it.
@@jibb1451 you can get the arturia v collection, it has 18 Plugins including the jupiter 8 and the juno 6, it cost $600 so it is like $33 per synth
just get the boutique, it ain't the same, but you get a very close sound, or rent one if you are going for it
Bought mine from a Baptist church that was closing down 10 years ago, I paid $50.00 for it in pristine condition with all the manuals and original power cable. Manufacture date was 1982. Sold it for $14,500 to a studio in the UK.
Bro now that’s a steal right their!
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
I hope you gave that money to the church.
Theif.... lol
Bullshit
I've got more chance of going to Jupiter than owning one of these beauties
Right?
I really like how he doesnt haven talent to use one of those but still has one. Typical American
🤠 Behringer is in the design stage of making one. It may very well be the first B synth I get. I don't even know if I like the sound. I was watching Christian Henson review a Lyra-8 yesterday & I thought that sounded much better, if not the same synth format.
@@zeusolympus1664 he’s not even American lol
@@zeusolympus1664 hurrr duurrr where's your channel bruh? He's an excellent player, obviously.
THE sound of the 80's !!!
One of the pillar synthesizers of the time(and still today).
TIMELESS !!!!
Jupiter-8, minimoog, DX-7, Juno-60, Prophet 5, M1, D-50
What else would one need for THE sound
@@HappyBeezerStudios
Exactly, except the price.
When we know that a midified Jupiter 8 is at more than 40. 000 euros, it hurts a little to the wallet, but, this price is justified (or not) by the rarity of the product: only 2000 copies released, and few copies on the market at the moment.
@@HappyBeezerStudios Oberheim OB-Xa ?
@@lairdtomfrenchelectromusic2545 Price has gone up dramatically in the last 5 years, and it will be worse in the future.
@@jimbotron70, Yes, I totally agree with you. It's totally staggering.
Which explains the flight of its price,on the second-hand market it is rarity, Only 2000 copies were made, and few models circulate today.
I want to say that it is better to fall back on the latest models of Roland (Jupiter X, Juno X ...) even if we lose heat and grain. With the new models, fewer breakdowns specific to the old models, no more waiting to heat the electronic components for a good quarter of an hour...
This is what I tell myself for reason to keep (French expression).
Thank you for responding to my comment, it made me happy. :)
I never really appreciated this beast as a lowly stagehand loading these monstrosities in and out of venues. I can't even count how many of these awesome instruments I've handled over the years and now that I'm getting into playing, my memories are slapping me.
I am so lucky to own one of these. I have had it since I was 13 and I'm 50 now and still play it all the time : } Nothing sounds like this synth : }
Good on you! You're very lucky!
my serum and harmor VST's sound better yo
I'm 13 and all I got is a laptop
@@jo_nm9484 and why do you have to tell us that you're 13?
@@negvey idk
9:11 This is the most perfect sound. Absolutely lush.
Nearly teared up
lol
got some goosebumps immediately
I feel it coming
reminds me of island sunrise from software
In the early 90's when people were throwing their analog gear out in the alley I could have picked up one of these for $500. Today I wish I had.
I got a Juno 106 in Tennessee in 98 for under 300 at a pawn shop. Pre internet I guess
Everybody wish that too.
@@ezzong Junos were 100 quid too and jx3p 60 quid.
9:30 I don’t know what’s more lush: the sound of the synth or the harmony. Simply oozing hipness.
Some people want boats, cars and motocycles, l want this 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@RentVandH2O Good choice. Buy a plugin and keep focused on producing great music.
@Jonathan Silva pq é sonho não realizado 👍👍👍👍🤣
the price is equal😉
@@pj8770 l know lol
Me also
"Thriller," "Jump," and "Miami Vice." This is the sound machine of my 80's childhood!
Tachi Tekmo “jump” was done on an OBXA.
Scarface
Radio gaga
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
Jump was the DX7
Jupiter 8 and DX 7 - the Icons of the whole 80ties - what brilliant and Easy to reach sounds of that time! GREAT!!
I would LOVE to have a Jupiter 8. They are one of the best synths of all time and define the 80s synth sound
The progression you used for the pad sound starting around 8:48 was awesome. So inspiring!
Doctor Mix...your love and passion for keyboards makes me believe in the power of finding a purpose... you know what you do, and you sure rock at it! Keep it up man 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Purpose is what God assigns to you. Just have to ask Him.
To think many of us sold our Jupiters, Prophets and OB’s for DX7’s, D50’s and M1’s back in the great decade. Kicking myself right in the pie hole for that fail. Too bad Marty didn’t find a synth almanac.
I think its what alot of people did back then. Digital keyboards, VST's , samplers are great but it will never do what an analog synth can do. Im even renting a Minimoog Model D and OB-8 in the future just to get a feel for them and makea few songs.
Suckerrrrrrrrrr.
didnt know sperm could buy synths
That is why I will never sell my vintage synthesizers :) Got the majority of them between 2000-2010 (it was still a good time to grab them), and they are increasing in value every passing year... these days I feel like living surrounded by a museum. The best time was before Mark Vail published his "Vintage Synthesizers" book (1994), displaying prices of $600-$800 for a Jupiter-8. After that, and the arrival of dance-techno, all hell broke loose. Some decent machines started to appear in the early 2000's, like the Alesis Andromeda A6 but unfortunately it was too buggy. I needed to have a master keyboard on top of my Hammond C-3, so I went first with a Kurzweil K2000, then an Emulator E4K, then the Andromeda. Returned the Andromeda and grabbed a Jupiter 6, which was nice but not enough voices. Then a JP-8 suddenly appeared, sold the JP-6 for $800 and grabbed the 14-bit JP-8 for about $1500. That was around 2003 I think. Fifteen years later, my JP-8 is still going strong, now sitting on its own tier as it's been replaced from being on top of the Hammond by a Yamaha EX5 (another monster machine).
Advice, if I may: In this day and age, NEVER SELL any piece of gear. Keep it and take utmost care of it. You never know if it's going to become a highly sought after piece of gear in the next 10 years...
That's so true, I have an analog Roland Microcomposer that really to me was just a piece of outdated junk (still is to my mind except for the fact it can create seismic disturbances with subsonic frequencies that are inaudible but make walls shake). Someone gave it to me for nothing and now they fetch more than a thousand US bucks ! Ridiculous...
I honestly don’t know what it is, but that riff in the intro is amazing. I always get it stuck in my head! Infectious!
It's a Synth bro
@@patrickprakash8 I think he is trying to ask what piece it is from not what instrument it is.
@TrashPanda Raccoon bro I know what riff is okay
@@Ianthe22 I got it bro😂.It was a lame comment
@@patrickprakash8 yea well, would be boring if everything was all pitch perfect. No sweatin bro. It's all fineXD.
2:31 That's sick! Them synths never get old!
Wats the song?
@@swapnilprasad6136 tell me if you find out
@@itsjustme8581 Jump- Van Halen
You can get the Roland cloud as Alternative with all the synths as VSTs
Definitely recommend this, sound is great. Not as good as the real thing obviously but a great recreation none the less
Is it better than Diva?
sir edzonko diva has some really great presets but where the Jupiter 8 vst and a lot of the other Roland cloud synths outshine diva is the apreggiator. It works really nicely and very easily and sounds great
@@harleybanks7252 thanks for the info!
The passion for the music that Doctor Mix displays is inspiring.
The first synth I've ever been able to understand just by looking at it. I've been using computer versions of this for a very long time
Which version do you recommend?
@@Alexander_Tronstad I can say that both the Tal and the JP-8 from Arturia are awesome. I am intimately familiar with the JP-8 and can really say that both are amazing.
For me though the latest Arturia is just soooo close to the original that I know, some patches are basically indistinguishable.
Was quite impressed!
The filter on the Jupiter 8 is perhaps my favorite. It has such good range, and WOW ! That resonance is nuts.
Prince had the absolute BEST use of that synthesizer especially with all of his early records....
My friend scored a perfectly working one in ‘97 for $350 from an older fellow who used in at one point in some kind of country band. Crazy crazy once in a lifetime deal.
I repaired two of the first ones in the US in the underground below Portland Music Co. in the early 80's. The schematics were photocopies labeled in Katana before there was a service manual. I spent a bunch of time on the tuning of one of them before we figured out that the spec for the computer tuned analog oscillators was + or - 3 cents. The customer could hear that, and by the time we found out it was in spec, I could too. This synth got me an all access pass to Oregon Jam 82. This was used on the Journey video too.
the music, you're enthusiasm and energy... everything about this video is just awesome!
A nice demo! The Jupiter 8 is such an iconic synth used on so many countless songs throughout the 80s and in decades until now! It’s fair to say that this is Roland’s Flagship synthesizer! What a legendary instrument but also being covered by a legend!
Wouldn't be surprised if this thing made a band's van lean left or right
Well, back in the 1980s, cars and vans were alot heavier :)
That would be the CS-80 you are referring to, which was a 200lbs monster
You'd be surprised to find a band affording this piece of gear still driving around in a van though ;)
Because it's so fat?
27Kg :D
I love this Roland...
I had the Roland jd 800 and a Korg M1, nice memories !!!
8:40 i lost it all 😢😩😋😩 so beautiful....
Had my JP8 since 2000. Bought it broken. 100% now. Love it. Love my 6 and 106 as well :) Awesome synths.
This is just 10% of what a Jupiter 8 can do.
agreed
The X-Mod section paired with S&H lfo takes you into a whole other dimension; especially when the second OSC is using the noise....little percussive rhythm machine. ;)
It's also an 11 minute video.
Also, everything this can do is about 5% of what Zebra2 can do. Analog purists are blow-hards. No one complained about the "non-ANALOG" sounds on any of Hanz Zimmer's soundtracks.
All hardware synths coming out now are only trying to approach the capability of VSTs available, and Zebra2 is the best of both worlds. Capable of modern sounds and also fabulous vintage vibe.
@@akiramenai4973 VST modules by FL studio "that's hard!"
Obviously 😎
£14k for a synth....
jesus
After inflation it has never really moved. It's worth it. Play one. It's not just some synth... it's a tour de force of what was possible at the time. And it looks, feels, and sounds godly.
It's not worth. They should cost $2k, then it would be worth.
Its all down to supply and demand. The supply is short and demand still fairly high. Its also how much someone would want to part with it. My JP8 is 100% mechanically and 90% cosmetically. If someone offered me $2k (£1630) I would laugh at them. I wouldn't expect to get the premium $14k either but it would have to be close ish for me to want to let it go.
£14k? Wow. Somebody should start making clones :D I was expecting 3k$ max.
@@Bikerboythousand Ok, $2K is little, but $3-$4k is max. There is nothing gold inside, it's just greed to raise prices such high. You can have 2 highend performance computers for that price, just think if it is inside something worth it. They should cost less than good computer. They have quite simple electronics inside, much simpler than computer.
Honestly the most celebrated keyboard of the Golden Era 80s production. Oberhiem & other companies had gotten close but Roland nailed it. Once the Jupiter8 came out it was literally all over the radio. In all genres.
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THAT SWEETNESS! , THIS SYNTH JUST BLOW MY MIND, IM RIGHT BACK TO THE 80'S!!! THANKS DOCTOR MIX!
Amazing how majority of the synth makers in the 70s and 80s just got it right the first time~^^
They probably werent pushed by management to get the product out the door. My sister works in quality control and they constantly try to push software out quickly with bugs, and then release service back updates. It's the world. Make money, get the money. Cell phones, fast computers, iphones, etc didnt exist in the 70s and 80's, everything moves too fast these days to put lots of time and care into product development and instead in our race to market we try to skimp and produce as cheaply as possible. They had time to care about the product they were making and put their heart and soul into developing it. In the 70s the engineers had time to call up the musician and say hey come down and listen to this new sound and tell me does it sound good? There was time for the engineers to rework, and rework and rework the same sound until it was right. In fact, they were designing the equipment for musicians who had good ears. Even though the hardware and software back then was primitive, it's all about the sound in the end.
Yeah, they got it right first time with the Jupiter... umm.... *8*?!
+Mark Jennings Hear, hear!
Mike Hunt: 8 voices, genius.
Yeah!! Let's pretend the Jupiter 4, and dozens of other Roland synths weren't released before the Jupiter 8. As OP says, they got it right "first time", genius!
Incredible. I can name so many old that this Synth sounds like it produced sound for. Here's a couple:
4:21 - PS2 - Ape escape music
6:33 - Amiga 500 - Hybris Music
games and old music
01:58... For a split second sounded like the opening of "River People" (Weather Report). What a cool instrument!
a beautiful instrument handled by an equally beautiful and professional musician. perfecto
200 years later and people are still wondering who that Roland dude was .
Ikutaro Kakehashi the founder of Roland got the name from a phonebook.
@@jaggassno he took the name from the famous (song of Roland de Roncevaux) a French knight that was beaten up during a middle age War against the Arabian knight he was very unlucky, so they made a poetry and song about his misfortune...
Just learned more in this 11 minute video than ever before. Nothing like having the hardware in front of you, it all seems so clear now. New subscriber here.
What a gorgeous poly analog synth. Thanks for sharing this, you're a great presenter and a beautiful keyboardist.
Thank you SO much. I just bought Arturia's soft synth version of this and your video has really helped me understand and navigate the functions 🤙
The Roland Cloud's Jupiter 8 sounds exactly the same as the real synth compared to the Arturia but it is a huge CPU hog and more expensive.
Decades later and this is still awe inspiring
Amazing every time you fiddle with the settings, the sound that came sound familiar with famous hits song from 80s. Each sound remind me of different songs.
Back in the 80s on the Groove and funk tracks, I would always look at the back of the album to see what instruments were used (don’t get that on CDs or downloads) and yep Roland Roland Roland were there all the time and the Jupiter 8 would be seen
Outdated
8:48 sounds of heaven
9:07 such a warm detuning, incredible
It is amazing how the quality of your videos improved over years. Especially your acting!
Whoever created that machine is a genius
The roland jupiter-8 are the 80's on a synthetizer
I like how he says that he's going to show me how to create a patch. Like I'm ever going to get my hands on a Jupiter 8!!!
love this one ... I love Music And Its Amazing Sir God Bless.. Love It
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Loved it, thanks. I fell in love with the music of Jarre when I discovered him in the early 80's. It was then I fell in love with the synth. I think its finally time to get one and reconnect with my youth!
The colours of that Jupiter are fantastic!
My friend bought one twenty three years ago for $250 in perfect working order. Deal of a lifetime.
I got mine for £100 with a flight case around the same time ;)
@@genetixdnb no you didn't
@@sheepdavis Yep.. also got a Jupiter 4 for £150 and 2x SH-101's for £80
Love your enthusiasm, mate! Looking forward for more vintage synths in action!
Roland had pulled all the stops for this synth, and it shows big time. I just wish that they would do a modern re-issue of it, a faithful re-issue with real discrete electronic components (although it could be SMD) and none of that ACB modeling crap.
Great review/presentation, thanks for sharing !
AlainHubert I can see behringer finding a market for a clone if that is legally possible. They would sell by the freighter load.
AlainHubert would cost $5,000
I think that thje ACB modelling is really good .................... but of course for budget Synths only
James Reeno
If it would be as good as the original, I'd be willing to pay $5K for it, since it would be a bargain compared to the prices of those few original ones left (in as good a condition as this one is).
Adamski A.
Agreed. Behringer could be the one to do it. Unless Roland finally gets off their asses, and hop on the analog bandwagon like Korg did with their Prologue.
This is my dream synth! Have the soft version and love it but the real thing is on my bucket list
i finally made the choice to use one synth and one synth only... albeit a vst... and i chose the jupiter 8v... and man it's one of the best decisions ive ever made.. both in terms of forcing me to learn one synth... and limiting me so i can actually make music.. as opposed to feed a plugin addiction... now I can say i really can appreciate this video on a new level.
9:53 - 9:57 . Bruh~ That's a motivation for us to work harder
Tangerine Dream made excellent use of this synth on their 1983 live album Poland.
The best 80s synth PERIOD
Lance Thompson Prophet-5
I've had one of these since 1983 it's my favorite synth of all time.
Wanted since I was a kid. Reminds me of my childhood. Thanks.
One of the best synthesizers ever build. Your Finger moving showing the arpeggiator :)
7:43 TRON movie begins (Thank you, Dafty P)
Don't ever call Daft Punk by any other name.
@@sheepdavis 🙄
8:45 - 9:45 yes. love it.
Closest I had to this was the Alesis Andromeda A6 but the Roland was years ahead of its time. Thanks for sharing
My favorite synth ever. Thanks for doing this.
I can’t sleep at night if Claudio doesn’t say ‘Coming up’ in the begging of the video:)
Grazie for the great demo of that beast synth, Dottore!
The way you say synthesizer really reminds me of the way Giorgio Moroder says it during the intro of the Daft Punk song.
fabulous how you played those chords and melodies that you liked a lot 🤗🤗🤗 your keyboards are incredible, greetings from Tampico Tamaulipas Mexico
It’s amazing anyone resides on any sound based on the fact that there are so many options I would be like omg what if there is a combination that sounds cooler I haven’t found yet.
Most of people would say that I'm a person without imagination, but after more than 30 years dedicated to the music, I found that there is no necessary such huge amounts of special sounds and effects for making good and nice music
I listened Van Haley, "Jump" in my head 10:27
Josielson Aleixo hahahahahha
Immediately
Very cool! This is the synthesizer used on "separate ways-journey". You could recording a vídeo playing a Casio cz5000 synthesizer.
2:59 This is the definition of fart.
Pretty sure he said fat, I think?
@@Raveologist Yes, I was just kidding.
such an underrated joke 🤣🤣😭
Love, love, love the sound of analog synthesizers...
Good memories. Back in the 1980s, I owned a Jupiter 8 along with a Oberheim OB-Xa and Yamaha DX-7. I was a surrounded by synths in my band, but I secretly loved the Jupiter best.
Why don’t they make instruments like this anymore?
Not sure they do anymore
Tom Breadsell cost vs return
They do but sadly the analog market is very small now.
Because then people would complain that it’s overpriced and too big...
Tom Breadsell sound engineers before are different from those sound engineers now. And also only few of the original sound engineers are left. But you can still get the sound of the jupiter 8 on some other synthesizers.
This and the DX7 defined the 80's sound.
This, the Oberheim OBXa, the DX7 *AND* the Fairlight CMI defined the 80's sound.
and the Prophet 5 (esp in the first half)
*cough cough* Juno 6
I would add the Juno 60 and for the late 80s the D50. :)
I thought about the prophet straight away after reading the comment and then I found your reply. Good one!
Your videos about synths are the most interesting ones on TH-cam!
Thanks!
The gestures and thoughts dr. mix shared at the beginning is something we all feltXDXD. I remember the mid and late eighties, where you hear those sounds and the word "cool" or "awesome" just instantly pops up in your mind. Gawd i miss those timesXDXD.
Thanks for the demonstration, infact i used the Roland Jupiter 8 in 1982 in Holland in my popgroup Naya Roshni, after that we used incombination with the Roland Juno 60....good sound for the indian Bollywood music and songs
Eighties soul and electro all over this. Excellent demo 😊
Fantasy product only the euro productions. In the USA it was mostly prophet or OB8.
7:58 Top Gear easy way
10:43 Own my God!!. Look this bass (,°-°),
OWN my god?... i dont know m8.. sounds kinda communist to me.
@@idk7721(laughing) relax, BR using google translater.
r/boneappletea moment?
Rarely do I ever see a person this happy.
one of the most beautiful synths ever made ! :)
Thanks, a really beautiful sound showcased by an awesome guy!
Great informative video on a legend of a synth ツ I first discovered the JP-8 at a music store in 83, then made the decision to get the JP-6 (at that time the JP-6 was a few hundred US dollars less than the 8) I should had went with my instincts on the JP-8, when playing it thru headphones at the store I could not leave it alone. Really an amazing instrument. Love that 80's sound in the Roland oscillators Cheers!
At 2:27 I know that you will play Europe Final Countdown cause I felt the sounding the same as you felt!😊
OMFG this is beautiful!!
Great for Synthwave!
🌸 Thank you for reminding me why I don’t miss my Roland Jupiter 8 MIDI enabled synth. After 31 years, I sold it. It only has one kind of sound no mater how we adjust the controls. It has a very specific sound for a very specific time in musical history. I still have the ROLAND Jupiter 12 known as the Super Jupiter. It blows away the Jupiter 8 seen in this video. And the Jupiter 12 keyboard is 88 keys, MIDI. The feel and touch of the keyboard once again blows away the Jupiter eight keyboard. Cheers!
there seem to be a huge number of videos of this very rare synth.
So...after watching this I realised that my stepmother has one of these in storage, in it's original box and it's in pristine condition. She bought it back in 83 and didn't take lessons and never ended up using it. About 13 years ago I borrowed it to record some stuff and then gave it back to her. I just checked prices that it was selling for and there's one for sale for 21 000 - so I just got off the phone with my dad after telling him the good news, because they need the money and little did they know they had a 20 grand item sitting in a storage unit.
Edit: Found one online here in Australia for $23 999 - and the one Jen has is in better condition than It - amazing. Just checked Guntree again and that J8 is sold! Which means they wont have trouble selling it. I also own a Roland Juno which I bought for $475 from a Pawn shop many years ago, and I checked the prices on that here in Aus, and they are even selling for $5 000 - gotta be happy about that!
Stop lying....
That sounds like a nice story m8
Hope everything goes well, did you sold it?
Doctor, I'm a fan. I always dreamed of having a Jp8 and a Prohet-5. Now at least I have the Arturia versions. These are cool for my SoHo (New York City) film scoring studio.
you're so excited and we LOVE IT
Such an iconic piece of music history!