Here’s a peak at the synths of the Super Bowl. Madonna’s music director Kevin Antunes rehearsed, earlier today, for the Super Bowl 46 halftime show. The photo captures Antunes, on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium, with his Roland Jupiter-80 and Fantom-G7. via Roland
It’s 2012 – and one of the things we’re doing to start off the year is taking a look back at 2011. Here’s a list of the 10 most talked about Synthtopia stories of 2011, ranked by the number of comments that readers left by the end of the year. Most of posts that you… Read More The Most Talked About Synth Stories Of 2011 – Were These The Biggest Stories Of The Year?
Roland has announced that their new Jupiter-80 synthesizer is now shipping. According to the company, the Roland Jupiter-80 “represents an unprecedented leap forward in the pursuit of the most authentically expressive electronic musical instrument, just as the legendary Jupiter-8 did when it was launched 30 years ago.” The Roland Jupiter-80 has a suggested retail price… Read More Roland Jupiter-80 Synthesizer Now Available
Jupiter-8: overview, controls, init patch. was uploaded by: TheSynthFreq
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Roland has spent a lot of time hyping the ‘Super Natural’ acoustic emulations of its new Jupiter 80 synthesizer – which has left a lot of Synthtopia readers wondering how it does with traditional synth sounds. You can see our earlier posts for a full overview of the Roland Jupiter 80 – but check out… Read More Roland Jupiter-80 Synth Sounds
This set of videos offer a tutorial, by Roland’s Scott Tibbs, on the new Roland Jupiter 80 synthesizer: The Jupiter 80 tutorials cover: The Roland Jupiter 80 philosophy – explains why the Jupiter 80 echoes the Roland Jupiter 8, and why they choose not to ‘repeat the past’ A Jupiter 80 overview The Roland Jupiter 80… Read More Roland Jupiter 80 Tutorials
Jovian Dream-Alnitak was uploaded by: Kobolnova
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Roland Jupiter-80 Demo – Summer NAMM 2011 was uploaded by: HarmonyCentral
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Roland has put the owner’s manual (.pdf) for the new Jupiter 80 online, along with the JP 80 MIDI Implementation chart and Parameter Guide. The manual has details on the 80, including a fairly detailed overview of the synths virtual analog synthesis and its approach to physical + behavior modeling synthesis. See the Owner’s Manual… Read More Roland JP 80 Manual
Ready for a bajillion in-depth audio demos of the Roland Jupiter 80 synthesizer? Here’s the official demos, featuring the Jupiter 80 presets for Acoustic Bass, Acoustic Steel Spring, Electric Piano, Fingered Electric Bass, Flamenco Nylon, Flute, Marimba, Organ, Piano, Strings, Timpani, Trumpet, Violin……….. Roland’s clearly proud of the Jupiter 80’s modeled acoustic instruments. But, as… Read More Roland Jupiter 80 Synthesizer (Acoustic Preset Mega Preview)
