Roland JP-8000

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JP-8000 by Roland
Synthesis type:		Virtual analog subtractive
Polyphony:		8 voices
Oscillators:		2 oscillators per voice
Multitimbral:		2
VCF:		1 resonant lowpass/highpass/bandpass
VCA:		2 ADSR
LFO:		2 sawtooth/square/triangle/sh
Velocity sensitive:		Yes
Aftertouch:		No
External control:		MIDI
Memory:		128 presets/128 user patches 64 preset performances/64 user performances
Onboard effects:		Chorus, delay, ring modulator
Produced:		1997 - 2001

The Roland JP-8000 is an analog modeling synthesizer released by the Roland Corporation in 1997.

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The JP-8000 was one of many analog modeling synthesizers released in the late 1990s along with other modeling synthesizers such as the Access Virus, Novation Supernova, and Clavia Nord Lead. While the functionality, sound, and architecture of the JP-8000 differs from these other synthesizers, it shared the same purpose of recreating the unique sound and functionality of classic analog synths.

The JP-8000 had several features that differed from other analog modeling synthesizers of the time. Most notably, Roland's unique oscillator types ("Feedback" and "Supersaw") and the use of sliders instead of knobs to edit patch parameters.

In 1998, Roland released a 19" rack version of JP-8000 called the JP-8080. The JP-8080 combined the analog modeling sound engine of the JP-8000 with additional features such as an internal vocoder.

The "Supersaw" is also an available oscillator type in the Roland V-Synth and the Roland SH-201.

SUPERWAVE P8, a free software synthesizer inspired by the architecture of the JP-8000, is available for download on the internet.