Members Etienne Rambert Posted July 21, 2011 Members Share Posted July 21, 2011 Since my M3m is starting to crap out on me, I will probably end up getting a KRONOS sooner, rather than later. I didn't want one. But unlike CoolColJ - KARMA is not 'cool' for me. It is a necessity. It's the whole reason I bought Korg this time.I'd much prefer a Roland UI and JP80 sounds. But KARMA is a necessity. And Yamaha stuff is too difficult to use. The whole thing with KARMA & the M3 is tactile orchestrating in real time, as the music plays. A song reaches a point, you push a button and change the KARMA setting. That sends the song off in a whole new direction. All of my compositions lately have incorporated changing KARMA at certain points. Push a button - you're there. I never had anything like that before. I think it's the most powerful composition tool since MIDI. So it's a necessity for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoolColJ Posted July 21, 2011 Members Share Posted July 21, 2011 There are a lot of buttons on the JP80 that seem to be wasted.The layout and functions, do not seem to be intuitive as well.I don't know which group they're trying to cater to, but it's seems like a niche item as it is now. In "no man's land"...If the Kronos sounded as nice as the JP80 and was better built, I would have definitely walked out of there with one. The features and specs are good on paper, but at the end of the day, build and sound quality mean a lot to me if I'm paying for something new, in that price range.----Funny thing I didn't mention, there was a Jupter 6 in the shop, which was supposed to be used for comparison with the JP80 in the seminar I skipped - guess they didn't get around to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crazyfoo Posted July 21, 2011 Members Share Posted July 21, 2011 Great review, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 Scott Tibbs Rules.. fantastic demo... [video=youtube;-DrfMAZrK80] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Wu Posted July 24, 2011 Members Share Posted July 24, 2011 and on top of that he is an incredibly fun guy to hang with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Don Solaris Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyegSXoy9RM Great stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan88z Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 I really like how this board sounds. But I have to say, I'm avoiding gas on this and the Kronos, and instead, found a good deal on a slightly used S70XS for 1500 bucks. It'll do everything my S90ES does, in a little smaller, lighter package. The money I save I'm going to put towards a couple K12's for my PA system. But I really do like this Jupiter, I can't wait to see one in person and hear how fat it sounds up close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Devnor Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 That is an excellent demo. Not helping my wait but it should only be a few more weeks till my Jupiter lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Wu Posted July 26, 2011 Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 Great stuff!!! shredding a synth demo? some competitor obviously has to much time on their hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Bernard Posted July 28, 2011 Members Share Posted July 28, 2011 The second video is the first one to watch if you want to see these in order: http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/5354 It sounds so much better than the original Jupiter 8... no really it does... (ducks and covers)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tagutcow Posted July 29, 2011 Members Share Posted July 29, 2011 Those trumpet trills and violin double and triple stops are pretty convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted August 2, 2011 Members Share Posted August 2, 2011 This chap needs more synths to keep his new Roland company... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Wu Posted August 2, 2011 Members Share Posted August 2, 2011 one would think that he should already have plenty of synths to play cheesy chordprogressions on.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members liliththekitten Posted August 2, 2011 Members Share Posted August 2, 2011 I think it sounds really good. Do you think Roland could/would release the VA part as a separate synth like what they did with V-synth and SH-201. I would like a big, slider-laden, pref 61-key top shelf VA like a real successor to the JP8000. Call it a JX or something idk. Granted they already have GAIA but that feels more like a budget synth and I'd pay a bit more for this imaginary synth. Or is the VA engine too integrated into the rest of what Jupiter 80 does or is the market just not there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted August 2, 2011 Members Share Posted August 2, 2011 I think it sounds really good.Do you think Roland could/would release the VA part as a separate synth like what they did with V-synth and SH-201. I would like a big, slider-laden, pref 61-key top shelf VA like a real successor to the JP8000. Call it a JX or something idk. Granted they already have GAIA but that feels more like a budget synth and I'd pay a bit more for this imaginary synth. Or is the VA engine too integrated into the rest of what Jupiter 80 does or is the market just not there? The GAIA style synth in the Jupiter 80 is well suited to layering with itself or the supernatural stuff. I would really hope that if Roland bring out a new synth, that it has more routing and as you say lots of sliders and pots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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