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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

On Feb 12, 2004, at 3:25 PM, Roland_Jupiters@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> 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 :

Yes, I've always said that all of the Jupiter's are unique in their
abilities.
None of them will sound exactly like the other.
To me the Jupiter 6 has the most edge to it and the Jupiter 8 is the
smoothest.
The MKS-80 is somewhere in between the two.
The Jupiter 4 has a sound that I'd describe as Pure.

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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

Since I first posted, I've done a bit more fiddling to determine that
my JP-6 has nearly seven octaves of VCO mod range on both the ENV-1
and LFO sliders, prior to the "WIDE" setting on the bender board. Is
there anything else that can go that wide? Without a frequency
counter, I can't determine just how far the combination of max VCO
mod and max bend goes. Suffice to say that I can't hear it anymore,
even with VCO1 set at 32C. I can't seem to get nearly that amount out
of the MKS-80. I agree that the MM VCF is probably one of the coolest
things going, but I still miss the 2-pole lowpass sparkle my OB-8
had. Some of the VA's can do a decent job emulating it, but the JP-8
owners really have a cool thing in the 2-pole switch.

--- In Roland_Jupiters@yahoogroups.com, "modorange333"
<modorange333@y...> wrote:

> 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

Yeah, I'll go along with that. The Oberheim 2-pole sound is
certainly hard to acheive with a 4-pole LP filter.

In Roland_Jupiters@yahoogroups.com, "asemcken"
<asemcken@y...> wrote:

> Since I first posted, I've done a bit more fiddling to determine

that

> my JP-6 has nearly seven octaves of VCO mod range on both

the ENV-1

> and LFO sliders, prior to the "WIDE" setting on the bender

board. Is

> there anything else that can go that wide? Without a frequency
> counter, I can't determine just how far the combination of max

VCO

> mod and max bend goes. Suffice to say that I can't hear it

anymore,

> even with VCO1 set at 32C. I can't seem to get nearly that

amount out

> of the MKS-80. I agree that the MM VCF is probably one of the

coolest

> things going, but I still miss the 2-pole lowpass sparkle my

OB-8

> had. Some of the VA's can do a decent job emulating it, but the

JP-8

> owners really have a cool thing in the 2-pole switch.
>
> --- In Roland_Jupiters@yahoogroups.com, "modorange333"
> <modorange333@y...> wrote:
> > 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