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From: Mike Kent
Subject: Re: [AH] Q: mks-80 vs. jp8: help me
I've owned 3 MKS-80 (2 with programmers) and 3 Jupiter-8. I now own 1
excellent/mint JP-8 and 1 handyman's nightmare JP-8. MKS-80s are all gone.
Both are excellent synths, each with their own values. Tom's explanation
matches my own experience and opinions exactly.
Mike.
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>> I know this has been bandied about. . . maybe too much. But this
question
>> is giving me an ulcer. I'm inbetween ordering an mks-80 or a jp8. I've
>> read the archive. . . and I'm not convinced that people liking one over
>> the other are fully informed. This makes sense. . . what person in their
>> right mind own both at the same time? But that's what I'm hoping for:
>> somebody who knows both synths very well. I have questions about
envelope
>
> Well, at the height of my gear addiction/excess I had 5 JP-8's
> and 3 MKS-80's w. programmers. The low point of Jupiters was
> 2 JP-8's and 0 MKS-80's. Current is 3 and 2. Probable near
> future is 3 and 1.
>
> Here's a couple random comments first - (note that all
> comments assume the MPG-80 w. the MKS-80. If not, it's
> no contest. A PC-1600 is a pain to use compared to the MPG-80).
>
> I could be a happy guy with a Jupiter-8 and a MiniMoog.
>
> Whenever I have to sell something big to raise cash, the MKS-80 w.
> MPG-80 is usually the first thing to go.
>
> Even though the MKS-80 sounds great I reach for a lot of others
> synths first.
>
> If you have a reasonable amount of gear, the MKS-80 isn't really
> essential. I think the JP-8 is essential.
>
> Part of the issue is interfacing. It's easy to power up the JP-8,
> grab some notes, hit HOLD, 2 octave random arpeggiation, and then
> edit the front panel to your heart's content while periodically
> wiggling the bender. :-)
>
> I'd rather spend an extra $300 (actually 285) and add an Encore MIDI
> kit if I felt I really needed MIDI on the JP-8.
>
> I haven't set up the MKS-80/MPG-80 on top of a dedicated keyboard
> and tried to use it like a regular synth. That may change the
> frequency of useage, but we'll see.
>
> If you don't need the arpeggiator and keyboard, or if space is a
> consideration and you really need MIDI, the MKS-80 w. programmer is
> the better bet.
>
>
>> speed, midi-lag, "warmth", "fizziness," "fuzziness," "buzziness,"
>> "bloopabiity," distortion, bass repsonse, midrange, etc. Maybe a
>> comparison of "standard" sounds: ie, square wave bass, pulsewidth lead,
>> sawtooth bass, string sounds, etc.
>>
> JP-8 is warmer than the MKS-80
> JP-8 can be fuzzier than the MKS-80
>
> MKS-80 can be fizzier than the JP-8
> MKS-80 can be buzzier than the JP-8
>
> The MKS-80 sounds more 'modern' than the JP-8. The JP-8 is like
> drinking a brandy in a smoking jacket. The MKS-80 is like drinking
> a martini in a suit.
>
> The JP-8 is an instrument whereas the MKS-80 is a sound module.
>
> --
>
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