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Yes....but I thought perhaps the sounds you were trying to recreate were the
ones the JP-4 made. It is a different beast than the 6 and 8. I have a
JP-4,6, and 8...and I hear a lot of JP-4 sounds on the album...

Rod

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>From: Philip <synth72@...>
>To: Roland_Jupiters@onelist.com
>Subject: Re: [Roland_Jupiters] Programming Sounds--What the hell am I doin g
wrong?
>Date: Mon, Oct 11, 1999, 9:11 AM
>

> From: Philip <synth72@...>
>
> Rod,
>
> On the actual song, "Rio" it is the JP-4 on the
> arpeggiated parts, but the JP-8 is all over the album
> according to earlier interviews w/ Nick Rhodes.
> Thanks,
>
> P
>
> --- Rod MacQuarrie <rodm@...> wrote:
>> That's probably your problem...you're trying to get
>> the JP-8 to sound like
>> the JP-4, which it doesn't. The arpeggiated sounds
>> on Rio were done on a
>> JP-4.
>>
>> Rod
>>
>> ----------
>> >From: Philip <synth72@...>
>> >To: Roland_Jupiters@onelist.com
>> >Subject: RE: [Roland_Jupiters] Programming
>> Sounds--What the hell am I doin g
>> wrong?
>> >Date: Fri, Oct 8, 1999, 5:02 PM
>> >
>>
>> > From: Philip <synth72@...>
>> >
>> > Ricardo,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the tips. I am familiar w/ how the HPF
>> > makes it sound thinner and the basic layout of the
>> > voice. I think that I have been spoiled by the
>> glossy,
>> > internal f/x on a lot of newer synths. The sounds
>> I
>> > was shooting for were similar to the ones used by
>> Nick
>> > Rhodes (Duran Duran) created and used on "Rio." I
>> have
>> > fattened up quite a few sounds by detuning them.
>> > Thanks again,
>> >
>> > Philip
>> >
>> > --- "Verschut, Ricardo"
>> > <Ricardo_Verschut@...> wrote:
>> >> Hai,
>> >>
>> >> Good question...what are you doing wrong? I've
>> >> always found the JP8 a very
>> >> easy synth to program on, as well as 'on-the-fly'
>> as
>> >> pre-defined. The layout
>> >> of the patch panel works great when programming
>> >> intuitively. Everything is
>> >> visible at one glimpse. So, indeed, what could
>> you
>> >> be doing wrong?
>> >> Experience with digital machines (as the ESQ1)
>> >> should already have tought
>> >> you a lot about synthesis in general, so I don't
>> >> think it is necessary for
>> >> you to start some kind of course...
>> >>
>> >> Are you sure your machine is 100% functional?
>> E.g.
>> >> do both the VCOs work?
>> >> Have you tested this (by changing the pitch of
>> VCO 2
>> >> and listening how it
>> >> detunes)?
>> >>
>> >> Hint: If you're looking for 'fat' sounds with a
>> lot
>> >> of bass-tones, throw the
>> >> HPF slider all the way down (= off). Playing
>> around
>> >> with the other knobs
>> >> should get you  some fine results within half an
>> >> hour!
>> >>
>> >> Let us know what your findings are.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> RVe
>> >>
>> >> ~ -----Original Message-----
>> >> ~ From: Philip [mailto:synth72@...]
>> >> ~ Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 2:58 PM
>> >> ~ To: Roland_Jupiters@onelist.com
>> >> ~ Subject: [Roland_Jupiters] Programming
>> >> Sounds--What the hell
>> >> ~ am I doing
>> >> ~ wrong?
>> >> ~
>> >> ~
>> >> ~ From: Philip <synth72@...>
>> >> ~
>> >> ~ Hello,
>> >> ~
>> >> ~ I wanted to know if anyone out there has some
>> >> ~ programming tips to offer w/ the Jupiter-8. I'm
>> >> intent
>> >> ~ on replacing the crap sounds that came w/ my
>> JP-8,
>> >> but
>> >> ~ I am not coming up w/ sounds that are as good
>> as
>> >> the
>> >> ~ ones I programmed on my JX-8P, and I know that
>> the
>> >> ~ JP-8 is capable of so much more. Do you guys
>> have
>> >> any
>> >> ~ suggestions for programming certain types of
>> >> sounds
>> >> ~ (pads, strings, weirder synths?). It's not that
>> >> I've
>> >> ~ been lazy, it's just that I was weened on
>> >> programming
>> >> ~ digital synths (ESQ-1, DX-21, XP-50)and maybe
>> I'm
>> >> ~ missing the boat on the fundamentals of analog
>> >> ~ programming. Any tips on programming out there?
>> >> ~ Thanks,
>> >> ~
>> >> ~ Philip
>> >> ~
>> >> ~
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