Arturia has announced Jupiter-8V v2, the latest version of its virtual Roland Jupiter-8.

Features:

• SoundMap preset navigation system
• Ability to use NRPN midi messages for automation
• Presets now respond to modulation wheel
• Fresh batch of presets made by a selection of top sound designers
• MIDI RPN “pitch bend range” message is now recognized
• Increase of overall volume
• New e-licenser (old Syncrosoft) copy protection
• Numerous bug fixes

Features of Jupiter-8v:

• More than 400 presets
• Up to 32 voices of polyphony, and a Unison mode
• A unique audio structure featuring 2 oscillators per voice (16 oscillators in total), 2 LFO’s, 2 filters and 2 envelopes.
• Keyboard split and layer
• A set of Analog Sounding Effects: Dual Delay, Phaser, Flanger, all three being largely modulable by any audio source in the synth.
• 2 digital effects, X and Y.
• Additional Live-oriented Step-sequencer, additional Galaxy module for advanced modulations
• Set to Control with your external MIDI keyboard in just a few clicks.
• Full compatibility with major formats and hosts on Mac OS X and Windows XP (VST, AU, RTAS)

The upgrade is free for all registered users.