While its name conjures up images of the early-'80s classic Jupiter 8 analog synth, there's nothing old-school about the Roland Jupiter-80. This is no remake -- it's a futuristic instrument built around a huge, 256-voice polyphonic sound engine that combines a punchy, versatile virtual-analog synth with expressive, convincing acoustic instruments, thanks to Roland's Behavior Modeling and SuperNATURAL sampling technology. Designed for the gigging keyboardist, the Jupiter-80's colorful Jupiter 8-style switches can quickly apply tones, layers, and four-way splits. Change your whole setup with one thumb using the glowing, numbered Registration buttons below the keyboard. If you're looking for a fat synth for live performance, with an orchestra's worth of realistic acoustic instruments in a 40-pound box, this 76-key semi-weighted monster is a worthy contender.
Dig Deep into Sounds
Let's look in detail at the unconventional sound structure around which the Roland Jupiter-80 is built. There are two distinct tone generators: SuperNATURAL Acoustic, and SuperNATURAL Synth. You can combine up to four tones (pianos, clavinets, polysynths, you name it) in a "Live Set." Layer or split one or two Live Sets, and add any Solo Tone and any Perc Tone you like (with independent volume, accessible via the dedicated front-panel sliders), and you've got a Registration. The Jupiter-80 can save 256 of these richly-detailed Registration setups, including a snapshot of all your settings. This all adds up to serious potential for building original, complex sounds. Where other synths may boast "1000+ tones" or some such number, Roland doesn't even try to quantify all the combinations possible on this beast. Suffice it to say that with the Roland Jupiter-80, you can banish fakey, pre-fabricated keyboard sounds for good.
SuperNATURAL Acoustic
Roland has really outdone themselves when it comes to recreating traditional acoustic instruments. Choose a guitar patch and play two notes a step or half step apart nearly simultaneously, and you'll hear a realistic bend from one to the next. Play a wider interval, and you'll hear a strum or picked chord. Choose a sax sample and hear the tone change and "growl" as you press harder on the keys, as you'd get when blowing harder into a real saxophone. Or lean into the keys on a violin sound, and hear a natural vibrato take shape. These subtle nuances are all part of Roland's Behavior Modeling technology on all 117 SuperNATURAL Acoustic tones. Strings, brass, woodwinds, pianos, and more all come to life with this boundary-pushing technology.
SuperNATURAL Synth
This board wouldn't be worthy of the "Jupiter" name without a powerful analog-modeling synthesis engine. Fortunately, the Jupiter-80's SuperNATURAL Synth tone generator lets you dig in deep to build tones from the ground up. You can stack three Partials in a Tone and up to ten Tones in a Registration to create a humongous 27-oscillator synth. Each oscillator can utilize vintage analog waveforms designed to recreate those found on the original Jupiter-8, or access one of 350 PCM samples of classic synths, pianos, strings, and more. And you can control all this power from the Jupiter-80's touch-sensitive, full-color LCD screen -- one feature you'd be hard-pressed to find on any vintage synth.
Features:
- 76-note semi-weighted keyboard
- 256-voice polyphony
- SuperNATURAL Acoustic engine pushes boundaries of realistic organic acoustic sounds
- SuperNATURAL Synth engine recreates legendary vintage synth sounds
- Huge, fat, multi-layered performance presets are possible through Live Sets and Registrations
- Tone Blender tweaks multiple parameters of tones in real-time
- Intuitive front-panel buttons and full-color touchscreen are designed for live performance
- USB Song Player/Recorder plays backing tracks or records ideas quickly
- Built-in USB-MIDI/Audio interface
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Sound Engine Type(s): SuperNATURAL synth engine
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Number of Keys: 76
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Type of Keys: Semi-weighted
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Other Controllers: D-beam, Pitchbend/Modulation lever, 2 x assignable buttons, 4 x Part level sliders4 x assignable knobs
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Polyphony: 256
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Wave Memory: TBD
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Number of Presets: Up to 2,560
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Expansion: USB flash drive (sold separately)
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Number of Effects: 76
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Effects Types: Complete multi-effects
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Arpeggiator: Yes
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Sampling: No
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Audio Playback: From USB flash drive
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MIDI Sequencer: TBD
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USB: 1 x USB (Audio playback, USB-MIDI)
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Number of Audio Inputs: 1
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Audio Input Types: 1 x 1/8"
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Number of Audio Outputs: 6
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Audio Output Types: 2 x XLR, 4 x TRS
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Number of Digital Inputs: No digital inputs
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Digital Input Types: No digital inputs
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Number of Digital Outputs: 2
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Digital Output Types: 2 x S/PDIF
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MIDI I/O: In/Out/Thru, USB-MIDI
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Pedal Inputs: 3 x 1/4"
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Height: 5.5"
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Width: 48.5"
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Depth: 17.3"
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Weight: 39 lbs.
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Power Supply: 120V Int
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- Shipping Weight: 40 lbs
Product Description
One of the most revered prefixes in the history of synthesis returns. Welcome the arrival of the Roland Jupiter-80-- a live-performance powerhouse that pays homage to its legendary namesake with road-proven hardware and massive sound, yet blasts into the future with advanced SuperNATURAL technology. The Roland Jupiter-80's expressive, organic approach to synthesis makes a new world of sound design possible with multi-layered SuperNATURAL textures under the control of a full-color touchscreen and creative hands-on controllers. Experience the metamorphosis of a legend with the all-new Roland Jupiter-80!
Roland Jupiter-80 Features
- Powerful integrated SuperNATURAL synthesis engines designed for legendary vintage synthesizer sounds to realistic organic acoustic sounds and more
- Single Tone is equivalent to the performance of powerful single synthesizer--stack four of these to create a mind-blowing "Live Set"
- Tone Blender tweaks multiple parameters of tones in realtime for complex, emotive sonic movement during performance
- Fast, friendly operation with intuitive front panel and color touchscreen optimized for live performance
- 76-note semi-weighted synth keyboard, and 256 polyphonic voices (varies according to sound-generator load)
- USB-memory Song Player/Recorder for backing tracks or quick idea capture
- Easy integration with computers via built-in USB-MIDI/Audio interface
Past, Present, and Future Sound
The Roland Jupiter-80 nods to its past with lethal, multi-layered SuperNATURAL synthesizer tones so fat you'll need a knife to cut through it, but that's only the beginning of what this powerhouse synth will do. Gigging musicians will love the stockpile of essential sounds onboard, including Roland's famous SuperNATURAL Piano, strings, brass, and much more. The Roland Jupiter-80 puts a fast-access user interface under your fingers--a dream for live performance. Its heavyweight design, complete with metal side panels, recalls the legendary Jupiter but with a modern twist.
Powerful Live Sets Featuring Four-Tone Structure and Registrations
Roland Jupiter-80's sound engine handles four x tones with dedicated DSP per tone as a basic unit "Live Set" for manual performance. Layering of Upper and Lower Live Sets, plus a specialized "Solo" part, means the incredibly massive nine-tone-stack sound. Customized complex settings can be saved as Registrations, and easily recalled during live performance.
Tone Blender
You will love the deep possibilities of the stackable SuperNATURAL architecture and unique features such as Tone Blender, which tweaks values of multiple parameters simultaneously and lets you "Capture" any new combination and save it as a Live Set. Create complex, emotional textures that respond, react, and evolve like nothing you've heard before. Tone Blender can also dramatically enhance your live-performance capabilities by letting you assign its multiple parameters to controllers such as the D Beam.
