Product Description
Roland JX-8P Polyphonic Synthesizer
A Rare Find
About This JX-8P
This keyboard was a recent trade in and seems to be in very good working order with all buttons and sliders functioning just as they should. The screen is bright and clear and all of the keys play well. It includes a power cord and data cartridge. Cosmetically it is about average with just the normal scrapes and scratches you should expect on a keyboard of this vintage.
Features
The JX-8P is a nice analog polysynth. It has 6 voices of polyphony, great MIDI implementation and patch storage as well as an external memory cartridge slot. It is far more advanced than its predecessor, the JX-3P. Membrane buttons dominate the front panel of the JX-8P providing access to the various preset and user patches and to page through and assign editable parameters.
Professional features can still be found under the hood of the JX-8P. Its 61 note keyboard is velocity and aftertouch sensitive. Just like the Juno synthesizers it uses DCO's for a very stable system. It also features portamento, unsion and solo (monosynth) performance modes. It is used by Biosphere, 808 State, Tangerine Dream, The Shamen, Depeche Mode, Ãberzone, the Cure, Go West, Ozric Tentacles, Future Sound of London, Jean-Michel Jarre, Europe, and Jimmy Jam .
Technical specifications | |
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Polyphony | 6 voices |
Timbrality | Monotimbral |
Oscillator | 2 DCOs per voice |
LFO | 1 sine/square/random |
Synthesis type | AnalogSubtractive |
Filter | 1 resonant low-pass, 1 high-pass |
Attenuator | 2 ADSR |
Aftertouch | Yes |
Velocity sensitive | Yes |
Memory | 64 preset patches/32 user patches |
Effects | Chorus |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 61 notes |
External control | MIDI |
It is important to remember that when buying a used keyboard it may not operate or look exactly like a new one. Used keyboards develop wear over time that can cause such items as function buttons, knobs, sliders etc. to fail to operate as smoothly or easily as when they were new. Our technician does check these items and if they are deemed unusable they are replaced but some function buttons may require more pressure or manipulation to make the appropriate changes. Cosmetically your used keyboard may have scuffs, scratches, cracks to plastic pieces, discolored keys or other visual impairments that might not show up in the photos. We try to mention any obvious visual imperfections but may not consider them serious enough to post in the listing.