Without an MKS-80 to compare it to, my JP-6 would have to be
every bit as versatile as I would want it to be, because of one
thing it has that the MKS nor the JP-8 have. The multimode filter.
The band- highpass filters available allows for many more
interesting sounds, I think.--- In
Roland_Jupiters@yahoogroups.com, "asemcken"
<asemcken@y...> wrote:
> Hi :
>
> Not trying to start a flame thread here, just an observation. I've
> been slowly programming a bunch of my JP-6 sounds into my
rev. 5 MKS-
> 80 and a few things have come up :
>
> 1) I can't seem to get anywhere near the same range out of the
VCO
> mod section on the MKS as the JP-6 gets. It seems to be
almost a full
> octave less.
> 2) The XMOD seems to be acting the same way. On my JP-6, I
can XMOD
> VCO 1 to match pitch with VCO 2 even when tuned a full octave
lower.
> The MKS only works as far as a fifth lower.
> 3) I have not yet been successful in getting similar-sounding
> envelopes on both machines. The JP's seem "smoother",
especially in
> the transition between Attack and Decay.
> 4) The "wide" bend setting on the MKS is also nowhere near
as wide as
> that of the JP-6.
>
> I've just recently calibrated the JP-6, and the MKS had the
same
> treatment less than 6 months ago.
>
> Anyone else notice things like this?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam