the jp8000 arrived!

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thefool
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the jp8000 arrived!

Post by thefool » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:05 pm

I've just been standing there 10 minutes in my own world with headphones on playing the same chords and just rolling with the filter cutoff slider and ribbon controller.. 8O

thelike5
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Post by thelike5 » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:21 pm

That's a great synth! Congratulations man. I've always wanted one of those.

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Post by thefool » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:33 pm

thelike5 wrote:That's a great synth! Congratulations man. I've always wanted one of those.
i just had a quick look through all the presets and noticed a few pretty well known leads from some classic house/trance tracks hehe

oh man.. :)

just found the manual and i'll get on with it tonight.

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Post by logic_user99 » Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:47 pm

Oh wows! I totally want one of those.

Good buy, dude.
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Post by thefool » Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:38 pm

logic_user99 wrote:Oh wows! I totally want one of those.

Good buy, dude.
Just finished playing hehe, time to get working so i can learn the thing.

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Post by 3dot... » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:04 pm

that's a great synth....very enjoyable...cheers !
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Post by thefool » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:20 pm

3dot... wrote:that's a great synth....very enjoyable...cheers !
hehe didn't even finish just playing with the presets yet. Though i already opened the PDF manual for it (had to grab from roland site, didn't follow synth)

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Post by thelike5 » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:25 pm

I know a JP-8000's preset was used as the basis of the Faithless anthem, "god is a dj". Great tune.

What did it set you back if you don't mind me asking?

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Post by glenn303 » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:27 pm

One of my faves! Enjoy!!! In my personal opinion, the JP8000, and JP 8080 were the last 2 great synths roland put out. I love the bass you can make with the JP8K.

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Post by thefool » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:37 pm

What did it set you back if you don't mind me asking?
You mean what i just stood there playing for 10 mins? Or..?
One of my faves! Enjoy!!! In my personal opinion, the JP8000, and JP 8080 were the last 2 great synths roland put out. I love the bass you can make with the JP8K.
yeah i like some of the basses. I tend to enjoy basses that aren't as thick as many likes, leaves room for lots of other stuff. Just created something pretty with an attack but then left quite bottom-rounded. I'll get on with the squares later perhaps that makes some other sounds. Lovely :)

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Post by landrvr1 » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:46 pm

Very nice, thefool. Been drooling over one for awhile.

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Post by thefool » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:48 pm

To thelike5:

I found a preset named OB eight. That one, its basically just a supersaw (i love supersaws) pad and when you smack the ribbon controller around it goes from like thin to ultra fat. If you put the tone control treble up and then adjust the filters (smack resonance to around 75-80% up) you just get this sound that just. Its airy and almost screamy.

I just stood playing a very classic melody: ACE ACE GBD FAC FAC FAC GBD ACE
hold the first FAC for like 4x, you probably know it. I don't know the track name where i got it from, i just always end up playing that somehow.

And then afterwards playing with the feedback oscillator and its two controls :) and then i found some stab sound and made it a bit bigger.

But i spent 10 minutes alone on that supersaw, then moved on a bit hehe
Very nice, thefool. Been drooling over one for awhile.
Using the ribbon controller to morph between some pretty soft/cheesy sounds moving it into extreme fuzz, sharp and airy sounds. While playing!

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Post by Tone Deft » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:10 pm

do you have a browser in the JP8k or the attention span of a gnat?
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Post by thefool » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:35 pm

Tone Deft wrote:do you have a browser in the JP8k or the attention span of a gnat?
Its just at the right of me on a keyboard stand and i just turn the seat. I read the manual on the screen meanwhile and sometimes i occasionally press F5 in the browser window hehe

edit: yeah alright i have the attention span of a gnat :(
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Post by b0unce » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:40 pm

thefool wrote:
Tone Deft wrote:do you have a browser in the JP8k or the attention span of a gnat?
Its just at the right of me on a keyboard stand and i just turn the seat. I read the manual on the screen meanwhile and sometimes i occasionally press F5 in the browser window hehe
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