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Johnson Amplification JStation Desktop Amplifier Modeler
Adds bass amp modeling and acoustic guitar simulation.
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Description
The J-Station from Johnson Amplification is the recording enthusiast's answer to getting convincing guitar and bass amp tones onto a recording medium. The J-Station not only features the great guitar amplifier modeling Johnson is famous for, but also adds bass amp modeling and acoustic guitar simulation to its modeling arsenal.
The J-Station's interface is extremely user-friendly, featuring both a dedicated amp modeling section and a dedicated effects section. Users select one of 18 different guitar amp, bass amp, or acoustic simulator models, use the 7 gain and tone knobs to shape it to their taste, and then add a multitude of effects such as Compression, Modulation, or Pitch Shifting, Delay, and Reverb to top off their sound. The J-Station includes 3 dedicated knobs for fine tuning effect parameters, giving a generous amount of preset flexibility. Equipped with 30 factory effect presets, the J-Station also features 30 user locations for storing custom configurations.
Full MIDI implementation is available, as is a S/PDIF output that permits going direct to digital without eating up analog inputs on any digital-ready recording device. The MIDI In jack can also substitute as a J8 foot controller input, providing remote real-time control over preset selection and effects bypass. Furthermore, the J8's expression treadle can be used to control volume, wah, and a variety of modeling and effect parameters. The J-Station is additionally compatible with the company's J3 3-button footswitch.
Featuring a sleek desktop design, the J-Station also comes packaged with Windows computer based editing/librarian software, which provides access to more parameters than available from the control surface.
D/A Converter: 24-bit
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
DSP Section: Dual DSP architecture with true 24-bit stereo processing @ 128 Million Instructions Per Second (MIPS)
S/N ratio: Greater than 101 dB; ref = max signal, 22kHz measurement bandwidth
Memory Capacity: 30 Factory/30 User Presets
US and Canada: 120 VAC, 60 Hz
Connections:
Instrument Input: 1/4 in. TS
Left and Right Outputs: 1/4 in. TRS
Headphone: 1/4 in. Stereo TRS
MIDI: In and Out/Thru
Digital Output: S/PDIF format with RCA Connector
Foot Control Options: J3, J8
The J-Station's interface is extremely user-friendly, featuring both a dedicated amp modeling section and a dedicated effects section. Users select one of 18 different guitar amp, bass amp, or acoustic simulator models, use the 7 gain and tone knobs to shape it to their taste, and then add a multitude of effects such as Compression, Modulation, or Pitch Shifting, Delay, and Reverb to top off their sound. The J-Station includes 3 dedicated knobs for fine tuning effect parameters, giving a generous amount of preset flexibility. Equipped with 30 factory effect presets, the J-Station also features 30 user locations for storing custom configurations.
Full MIDI implementation is available, as is a S/PDIF output that permits going direct to digital without eating up analog inputs on any digital-ready recording device. The MIDI In jack can also substitute as a J8 foot controller input, providing remote real-time control over preset selection and effects bypass. Furthermore, the J8's expression treadle can be used to control volume, wah, and a variety of modeling and effect parameters. The J-Station is additionally compatible with the company's J3 3-button footswitch.
Featuring a sleek desktop design, the J-Station also comes packaged with Windows computer based editing/librarian software, which provides access to more parameters than available from the control surface.
Technical Info
A/D Converter: 24-bitD/A Converter: 24-bit
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
DSP Section: Dual DSP architecture with true 24-bit stereo processing @ 128 Million Instructions Per Second (MIPS)
S/N ratio: Greater than 101 dB; ref = max signal, 22kHz measurement bandwidth
Memory Capacity: 30 Factory/30 User Presets
US and Canada: 120 VAC, 60 Hz
Connections:
Instrument Input: 1/4 in. TS
Left and Right Outputs: 1/4 in. TRS
Headphone: 1/4 in. Stereo TRS
MIDI: In and Out/Thru
Digital Output: S/PDIF format with RCA Connector
Foot Control Options: J3, J8
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Johnson Amplification JStation Desktop Amplifier Modeler Reviews
10 out of 10
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"Best Digital Amp Ever Made"
Feature:
Comes with many, many presets of sounds, but, best of all, you can make your own! Just find a preset, tweak the knobs, and find the sound you were looking for. You can also just mess around with the thing if you dont know what you're doing, and still get a great sound.
Quality:
My friend has had this thing for a LONG, LONG time, and it still sounds like he had just bought it. Looks the same, too, with not a ding or scratch on it. I once dropped it on a hardwood floor, and suddenly felt a wave of horror within me. But I picked it up, and it looked and worked exactly the same. Very durable.
Value:
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT assume the POD Line 6 is better than the J-Station just because the POD is twice the price. The POD has a very thin, nasaly sound to it. The POD may have more amp models, but with the J-Station, you can download more amp models online!!
Desirability:
I have wanted this baby FOREVER, and I finally ordered it yesterday. Has a great, sleek design, is very lightweight, and packs quite a punch. Get this if you're on a tight budget, but still want high-quality amp model sounds. Trust me, $150 is nowhere near as much as you would pay for just one of the many amp models on the J-Station. In fact, the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (One of the great amps on the J-Station) alone is sometimes over $1600!!
Sound:
The sound is awesome. Unless you have one of the amp models that are on the J-Station, and compare both of their sounds for 3 hours straight, then you wouldn't even recognize the difference.
Support:
They have a phone number and website for customer support, though I've never used them. But I guess Johnson would be very helpful, in case something happens.
Overall:
I'll probably never buy anything else now that I'm getting the J-Station. Until Johnson creates another, more improved J-Station, with even better sound quality and more amp models and effects, I'll stick with this baby.
Comes with many, many presets of sounds, but, best of all, you can make your own! Just find a preset, tweak the knobs, and find the sound you were looking for. You can also just mess around with the thing if you dont know what you're doing, and still get a great sound.
Quality:
My friend has had this thing for a LONG, LONG time, and it still sounds like he had just bought it. Looks the same, too, with not a ding or scratch on it. I once dropped it on a hardwood floor, and suddenly felt a wave of horror within me. But I picked it up, and it looked and worked exactly the same. Very durable.
Value:
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT assume the POD Line 6 is better than the J-Station just because the POD is twice the price. The POD has a very thin, nasaly sound to it. The POD may have more amp models, but with the J-Station, you can download more amp models online!!
Desirability:
I have wanted this baby FOREVER, and I finally ordered it yesterday. Has a great, sleek design, is very lightweight, and packs quite a punch. Get this if you're on a tight budget, but still want high-quality amp model sounds. Trust me, $150 is nowhere near as much as you would pay for just one of the many amp models on the J-Station. In fact, the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (One of the great amps on the J-Station) alone is sometimes over $1600!!
Sound:
The sound is awesome. Unless you have one of the amp models that are on the J-Station, and compare both of their sounds for 3 hours straight, then you wouldn't even recognize the difference.
Support:
They have a phone number and website for customer support, though I've never used them. But I guess Johnson would be very helpful, in case something happens.
Overall:
I'll probably never buy anything else now that I'm getting the J-Station. Until Johnson creates another, more improved J-Station, with even better sound quality and more amp models and effects, I'll stick with this baby.
Submitted: 05/03/2003
Style of Music: Hardcore, Death Metal, Speed Metal, Alternative, Etc.
10 out of 10
"tired of lugging heavy amps"
I use this for live and practice...I have the gig bag and J-8 pedal board as well. I only wish that Johnson made this unit in a rackmountable model with an attached ac power cord...difficult to place in live situations and I always fear that the wall wart ac adapter is going to come loose. The acoustic sound modeling is weak but compares to the acoustic piezo bridges currently on the market for the 200-500$ range...Other than that the sound possibilities and ease of use, and web library are incredible and versatile...if you don't like/ need amp modeling (you can bypass amp and cabinet modeling with no coloration to your sound) it remains a steal for the effects alone ie. digital reverb /delay/chorus/phase/flanger/auto wah/compression/pitch shift/etc. Their parameters can be tweaked considerably for endlesss possibilities...you'll spend much more than 150 bucks to obtain that many effects...you would have to jump to some high end processors such as t.c. electronics to compare...
Submitted: 07/15/2002
Style of Music: Ja,zz, blues modern swing, rockabilly surf grunge
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