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Chriskk · Senior Member Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 349

Probably because it's only 4 part multi-timbral. Given its processing power, the JP-80 could easily be 16 part multi-timbral. I guess someone at the Roland HQ made a decision. It doesn't matter to me because I rarely use more than 2-3 different MIDI channels from a single synth.

michelkeijzers · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:48 am Post subject:

What I regularly do (on my M50) is selecting a combi that sounds good and add sounds for the other layers, so 4 channel multitimbral would be far too less. I liked the 16 channel improvement over the 8 of the Extreme.
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sani · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:38 am Post subject:

Being amazed about the number of tones is almost the same as being amazed about the number of multi samples in a keyboard. The tone/liveset is not your standard work area.
You use tones/livesets to create the final megapatch or call it whatever you like, on the jp80 it's the registration and there you have 256 user slots.

Not to mention that the ununderstandable crappy file system prevents you to load single registrations, depending on when and where you may need them.

Also, comparing the number of acoustic SN tones against the synth tones doesn't say anything about the focus of the keyboard. It's not the same to create a supernatural trumpet and a synth based patch. In the time that was used for just sampling all the articulations, you could program dozens of patches on the VA part.

Mystic38 · Senior Member Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 266

With all respect, in every thread where the jp80 is mentioned, you are negative..

As musicians we should appreciate art for what it is and what it can do by itself..

If you have played the jp80 then feel free to write your own personal review.. If you have not, then perhaps you need to question your objectivity.

Mystic38 · Senior Member Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 266

+1

Certainly all the focus was on the supernatural stuff.. here, the web, the blurb and at the clan..

funnily enough i think i was perhaps the lone person waiting with the priority of hearing the VA stuff..

so i am very happy that you and bruce rate it so highly!..

thanks for the ongoing posts

sani · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:02 pm Post subject:

Mystic38 · Senior Member Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 266

you have not told me anything 10,000 times.. only my wife has done that.

So..simply because your FG did not work to your satisfaction the JP80 must suck?.. now that is sound logic

You have not heard the JP80 and it still sucks..also sound logic

The JP80 does not do what you want and so it sucks more.. even better logic

peace out..

Bruce Lychee · Platinum Member Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Posts: 856

Devnor · Full Member Joined: 30 Jan 2011 Posts: 222

Sani makes a good point about file management...its the achilles heel of my Fantom however the Jupiter 80 is an all new system. I made a post over on rolandclan to see if anyone in the know might shed some light.