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ARTURIA – JUPITER-8V – MANUAL - EN
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On 18th April 1972, Mr. Kakehashi established the Roland Corporation.
The first synthesizer from Roland, was also Japan's first synthesizer. The sh-1000 came to the
market in 1973, just before the Korg 700 did. It was a remarkable instrument, offering 10 preset
tones selectable from coloured tabs. You could add vibrato, growl and portamento to modify the
sound.
The System 100, launched in 1975, is another Roland monosynth that would become sought-after
long after production stopped. The System 100 consisted of five semi-modular products. These were
the 101 Synthesizer, the 102 Expander, the 103 Mixer (including a simple reverb), the 104
Sequencer, and the 109 Monitor Speakers. These units fit together to produce a system that sounded
really interesting.
The first results from 1976's expansion in the development team, led to an explosion in Roland's
product range. There were more synthesizers, a piano, more speaker systems and some now-classic
instruments that included the Jupiter-4 Compuphonic polysynth. The Jupiter-4 was the company's
first true polysynth. It used Roland's trademark chorus and three Unison options that made it a
powerful monosynth. There also was an excellent arpeggiator.
