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Roland JX-8P

6-Voice Analog Synthesizer

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Roland JX-8P
Roland JX-8P
900.00 street price

The Roland JX-8P is a 61-key analog synthesizer released by Roland in 1984. It was the successor to the popular Roland JX-3P and featured a more advanced sound engine with two digitally controlled oscillators (DCOs) per voice. It also featured a built-in arpeggiator, a programmable chorus effect, and a polyphonic portamento. It was used by many popular artists in the 1980s and 1990s, including Depeche Mode, The Cure, and New Order.

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Country of origin / production: Japan

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Usage area
Synthesizer 
Performance Synthesizer 
Archetype
Analogue (A) 
Polyphony
Voices6
Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis
Oscillator Type DCO (Digitally Controlled Oscillator)
Oscillators per voice2
Programs/ Voices/ Timbres
Single Voice Preset32
User-defined Single Voice32
Filter
Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF) 
High-pass Filter (HPF) 
Low-pass Filter (LPF) 
2-pole 
4-pole 
12dB 
24dB 
Resonance 
Envelope Generator (EG)
AmpADSR
Effects
Chorus 
Delay 
Sequencer
Note Capacity1600
Arpegiator/ Portamento
Portamento 
MIDI in/ out
IN 
OUT 
THRU 
Keys
Type Synth Action
Velocity Sensitivity 
Aftertouch 
Size5
Number of Keys61
Display
Display type EL
Resolution: Symbols Count16
Built-in controllers
Pitch Bend/ Modulation Lever 
Button51
External controllers
Hold 
External Control Panel 
Audio out
Stereo 
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm)2
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) headphones preamplified1
Power
Power consumption25 W
Dimensions
Height92 mm
Width977 mm
Depth375 mm
Weight14 kg
Case/ body
Metal&plastic 
Color
Grey 
Production start1985
Production ended

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