[LAU] My JX-8P is dead, any SW based synth that can handle the heritage? :-(

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sun, 2012-03-11 at 14:25 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> At the moment I've got no time to listen to your links.

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http://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/linux-audio-user/2012-March/083918.html

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> From Roland I only own a MT-32. If you don't use it as a preset Synth,
> but program and then use the pseudo analog section only, even this "toy"
> sounds amazing, but of cause not typically Roland like.
> 
> When Dirk Brauner and I still were friends, I liked to borrow one of his
> Roland Juno 106. This synth is one of my favourites, even if the sound
> might not be as rich as that of the 6 and 60.
> 
> In the early 80s the JX-3P and Yamaha DX7 were released at the same
> time. Dirk preferred and bought a JX-3P. It wasn't easy to get a DX7,
> because everybody wanted one, hence they tried to sell me a JX-3P too,
> but I decided to get a DX7. It was the right choice for me, but even the
> JX-3P in some way is as amazing as the Juno and Jupiter series are.
> 
> Btw. I'm or at least was a guitarist and I'm not and never was a
> keyboarder, but those CV gate to MIDI thingies always did a good job, at
> least for e.g. the Prophet 5 version a friend has got. FWIW IMO the
> Studio 440 and Prophet 2000 sound amazing. I would avoid buying a 2000,
> regarding to the faulty chip, but I would like to get a 440, same sound,
> but the sound doesn't unwanted jump back and forth.
> 
> - Ralf

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