Questions on a certain synth lead sound. Was this done on a Jupiter -8?
2006-12-24 by hamsterdrum85
I am wondering if that cool, Casio-type synth lead on the chorus of the Duran Duran song, "Is There Something I Should Know?", and in the second part of the first verse of the Rick Springfield song, "Human Touch", were done on a Roland Jupiter-8. I wanted to know so I don't get mixed up on any miscellaneous machines. I am wondering, was that sound done on a Roland Jupiter-8, or was it done on a different Roland Jupiter, or was it done on a non-Jupiter Roland such as the JX's or Junos, or was it done on a rival synthesizer such as a Moog, an Oberheim, or a Sequential Circuits. For those who own the "Rick Springfield 12-Inch Collection" and has heard track two on the disc, which is "Human Touch" (Extended Mix), you will be lucky to help answer my question because the opening to the song is the first verse with nothing in that part but synthesizers and an acoustic guitar. If it was done on a Jupiter-8, can anyone tell me how to adjust the parameters on the keyboard to make that sound? Can that sound be made on the 1997 reincarnations of the Jupiter-8, which are the JP-8000 keyboard synth and the JP-8080 rack synth? The reason why I asked was I have gotten mixed up in the past on the Simmons Drum Group, asking about a certain crash cymbal sound, which I found out it was done on a LinnDrum, not a Simmons SDS5 or SDS7. I have also read on the internet that the synth sounds on "Is There Something I Should Know?" was rumored to have been done on a Roland Jupiter-8. Good luck helping me with that Dean Rumsey