Roland Jupiter-6
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| Jupiter-6 by Roland | |||
| Synthesis type: | Analog Subtractive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyphony: | 6 voices | ||
| Timbrality: | 2 | ||
| Oscillators: | 2 VCOs | ||
| Filter: | 1 resonant multi-mode (lowpass/bandpass/hipass) filter | ||
| Attenuator: | 2 ADSR | ||
| LFO: | 1 sine/triangle/sawtooth/square | ||
| Velocity sensitive: | No | ||
| Aftertouch: | No | ||
| External control: | MIDI | ||
| Memory: | 48 tones/32 patches | ||
| Onboard effects: | None | ||
| Produced: | 1983 - 1985 | ||
The Roland Jupiter-6 (JP-6) is a synthesizer manufactured by the Roland Corporation introduced in 1983 as a less expensive alternative to the Roland Jupiter-8. The Jupiter-6 is widely considered a workhorse among polyphonic analog synthesizers, capable of producing a wide variety of sounds, such as ambient drones, pads, lead synthesizer lines, and techy blips and buzzes. It is renowned for its reliability and easy, but sophisticated programmability.
The JP-6 has 12 analog oscillators (2 per voice), and is bitimbral, allowing its keyboard to be "split" into two sounds - one with 4 voices, and one with the remaining 2 voices (either "Split 4/2" or "Split 2/4" mode). "Whole Mode" is also available, dedicating all 6 voices to single (monotimbral) sound across the entire keyboard.
The JP-6 was one of the first synthesizers on the market to feature MIDI, a brand new technology at the time of its introduction.
Europa, a popular firmware replacement available from 'Synthcom Systems' adds modern enhancements to the instrument's MIDI implementation, user interface and arpeggiator.
