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ARTURIA – Jup-8 V – USER MANUAL 8
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.
By the end of the 1970s, Roland established itself as a major manufacturer, and in
1981 Mr. Ikutaro Kakehashi opened four new companies in three months. Roland
UK, Roland GmbH and Musitronic AG in Switzerland. He also established a new
Japanese division called AMDEK (Analogue Music Digital Electronics Kits)
Back to the early 80’s, the Prophet 5 and Oberheim OB series dominated the
polyphonic synthesizer market. Having that in mind the Jupiter-8’s success, initiated
in 1981, took every one by storm.
But what made the Jupiter-8 so successful? Well, in terms of sonic possibilities, it
complemented its competition by bringing something different. The Jupiter-8 was
capable of creating very versatile sounds. You could easily make “fat” or “crystal”
sounds with it. In fact, the Jupiter-8 sounded the way it looked, ‘sleek and polished’.
Offering oscillator sync, cross modulation, a switchable 12dB/24dB filter and
polyphonic portamento, the sound design opportunities were endless. You could
easily save and load patches via its cassette interface. Even a superb arpeggiator
was included. And last but not least, the Jupiter-8 was more reliable than its
competition, and the sound was more consistent from model to model. Therefore
it was very attractive for stage and studio use. In 1982, Roland released an
upgraded Jupiter-8, the JP8A. It upgraded the Jupiter-8 with a number of
enhancements including an improved DAC with a higher resolution of the auto-