Roland's greatest synth?
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Roland's greatest synth?
Has this ever been a topic before? Hard to believe if not but I couldn't find it in a search. Just thinking about the 20 or so Roland's I've spent a decent amount if time with and trying to figure out my favourite, anyone else have an opinion. Never used a Jupiter 8 so I can't choose that, tho I'm sure plenty will. What's your thoughts then, what's the best Roland synth, or at least the best you've had your mitts on?
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Re: Roland's greatest synth?
V-Synth, hands down.
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Agreed. V-synth.
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U-20
Just kidding.
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Jupiter-80.
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Re: Roland's greatest synth?
Roland Jupiter-8 of course!
Re: Roland's greatest synth?
V-Synth
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V-Synth.
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Jupiter 80 for sure! Coz it's like jp8 but can imitate real instruments better, much better.
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Jupiter 8.
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Re: Roland's greatest synth?
Roland who?
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Re: Roland's greatest synth?
Having owned a lot of Roland synths, I do think they have really made some wonderful instruments in the past. The V-Synth is certainly up there. You also have to respect the D-50 as well.
My vote would be for the Jupiter-8 which is one of my favorite synths of all time.
My vote would be for the Jupiter-8 which is one of my favorite synths of all time.