Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Roland Jupiter-8" in English language version.
As promised in the cover story to our May 2012 issue, here's a slide show of all the enviable synths in Vince Clarke's Cabin Studio, followed by a complete gear list. ... ROLAND JUPITER-8 ...
... Let's make the signature arpeggio of "Hungry Like The Wolf," originally played on a Roland Jupiter-8 and recreated here using Arturia's Jupiter-8V soft synth. ...
Was that the original Jupiter-8 unit from Duran Duran's heyday? / ... But another thing I love about them is that each one sounds slightly different. On some of the new album I actually use the Jupiter-8 I recorded "Rio" on, and on other tracks I use the one I didn't use until The Wedding Album.
The big synth blasts that begin "Thriller." A Roland Jupiter-8 in double four-voice mode, with the modulation "wheel" opening the filter. ...
On this record the following stage equipment was used: Christoph Franke: [Prophet 5, Prophet 600, Prophet 1, E-mu Emulator, E-mu Custom Programmable Synth, Moog Custom Programmable Synth, MTI Synthergy, PE Polyrhythmic Sequencer, Compulab Digital Sequencer, Syntec Custom Digital Drum Computer, Simmons, Drum Modules, Quantec Room Simulator, Roland SDE 3000, Hill Multi-Mixer], Edgar Froese: [Yamaha DX7, Yamaha YP30, Jupiter 8, Jupiter 6, Prophet 5, PPG Wave 2.2, PE Polyrhythmic Sequencer, EEH CM 4 Digital Sequencer, DMX Oberheim Digital Drums, PE Custom Trigger Selector, Publison DHM 89 B2, Publison KB 2000, Korg SDD 3000 Delay, Roland SDE MIDI/DCB Interfaces, Quantec Room Simulator, Canproduct Mixer]. Johannes Schmoelling: [Jupiter 8, PPG Wave 2.3 Waveterm, EEH CM 4 Digital Sequencer, Bohm Digital Drums, Roland TR 808 Drums, Mini Moog, Korg MonoPoly, Roland SDE 3000 Delay, Canproduct Mixer, MXR 01 Digital Reverb, MXR Digital Delay, Boss Overdrive/Flanger].
{{cite AV media notes}}: External link in |type=During the late 1970s, Chris Franke made important connections with Oberheim and Sequential Circuits, the American distributors of Roland. He also went to Japan and helped design the Jupiter 8.
The popularity of the JP8 ... it still numbered users such as Mark Kelly (Marillion), Patrick Moraz (with the Moody Blues), Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears), Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull), John Beck (It Bites) and Steve Gray (Sky) among a long list of aficionados and endorsees.
A Z80 CPU was used for managing storage of patches, scanning the keyboard, display, and buttons, port handling, and taking care of the auto-tune function among other things.
In 1982, ... he went into the studio with some new kit — a Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard, a Roland TR-808 drum machine and a Roland TB-303 — and decided to make a record that combined western dance music with the droning ragas of Indian classical music. Recorded in two days, Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat garnered some interest, ...
The popularity of the JP8 ... it still numbered users such as Mark Kelly (Marillion), Patrick Moraz (with the Moody Blues), Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears), Peter Vetesse (Jethro Tull), John Beck (It Bites) and Steve Gray (Sky) among a long list of aficionados and endorsees.