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m-ac · Post by **m-ac** » Thu May 19, 2016 2:33 pm

When someone gets the chance to update, could you let us all know if there are any differences besides the UI? They mention sound improvements, but I'm imagining they wouldn't be noticeable (they sounds brilliant already). Any new presets?

Boardwalk · Post by **Boardwalk** » Thu May 19, 2016 2:34 pm

PS besides, the site looks pretty simple; I don't see any compromising, sophisticated graphic content there as it comes to fast access of the site itself; I stand corrected

KVR loads in about 5-10 secs by comparison.

Boardwalk · Post by **Boardwalk** » Thu May 19, 2016 2:37 pm

Erm, should someone be so friendly to post the prizes of the B-3 and the Farfisa?
This is highly frustrating!

jsp1979 · Post by **jsp1979** » Thu May 19, 2016 2:46 pm

Boardwalk wrote:PS besides, the site looks pretty simple; I don't see any compromising, sophisticated graphic content there as it comes to fast access of the site itself; I stand corrected
KVR loads in about 5-10 secs by comparison.

Site loads fine here, so it must be where you are.

Boardwalk · Post by **Boardwalk** » Thu May 19, 2016 2:52 pm

Nonsense! I have a slow connection. That is no excuse for any site to load so slow though. Never seen anything like it.

rod_zero · Post by **rod_zero** » Thu May 19, 2016 2:59 pm

very interested in the modeled piano, hope it is as good as pianoteq, sounds good in the demos but as a new product I wonder how it compares.

Price is steep for an Arturia product but good vs Pianoteq. But given their constant sales I am sure I will be able to pick for 50 USD with in a year.

fluffy_little_something · Thu May 19, 2016 3:08 pm

Boardwalk wrote:Erm, should someone be so friendly to post the prizes of the B-3 and the Farfisa?
This is highly frustrating!

199 euros each, seems to be the standard price for all their more recent plugins, including the Matrix 12.

The older ones cost 149 euros now.

Boardwalk · Post by **Boardwalk** » Thu May 19, 2016 3:10 pm

Thanks fluffy!

Pretty expensive I must say.

PS: I am on Android. Of course the site will load faster from behind my PC. No worries

fluffy_little_something · Thu May 19, 2016 3:15 pm

Just compared the old and new GUI of the Jupiter (they actually renamed it to Jup-8, odd). While it is resizable now, the fonts they used for labels are harder to read than before

And they changed the colors of the typical Jupiter 8 buttons, even the way they look. Now the little lights are outside of the buttons

martin_l · Post by **martin_l** » Thu May 19, 2016 3:22 pm

I agree about the GUI. I have to say, I prefer the old one.

About the name: I guess whether it has anything to do with Roland having released the Boutique's? Does Roland plan to bring the Jupiter 8 out as plugout? That could explain that Arturia no longer has the license to call it "Jupiter".

Already in the last update, they removed the "Moog" from their Mini V and Modular V products.

Besides that, I wonder whether they managed to fix the bugs, which still plagued the Collection 4 instruments.
Guess without upgrading now, we will have no chance of getting them fixed...

Cheers,
Martin

HunterKiller · Post by **HunterKiller** » Thu May 19, 2016 3:23 pm

^ I think the new Jup 8 look is step backwards, like they didn't finish the gui before the product had to be shipped.

Boardwalk · Post by **Boardwalk** » Thu May 19, 2016 3:24 pm

Darn. Purchasing VSTis has become a struggle.
Most devs make a complete absently impression on me. Accuracy not seems to be their job somehow.

beely · Post by **beely** » Thu May 19, 2016 3:33 pm

martin_l wrote:About the name: I guess whether it has anything to do with Roland having released the Boutique's? Does Roland plan to bring the Jupiter 8 out as plugout? That could explain that Arturia no longer has the license to call it "Jupiter".

I had the same thought - Roland want back the name "JP-8" to not clash with future products..?

HunterKiller wrote:^ I think the new Jup 8 look is step backwards, like they didn't finish the gui before the product had to be shipped.

I agree. It doesn't look great, a little "cheap" and although obviously it's great it's bigger (and the extra display section is *way* nicer) it doesn't look as JP8-like as the older version.

Boardwalk · Post by **Boardwalk** » Thu May 19, 2016 3:42 pm

Hmm.. the fact Arturia is no longer allowed to wear the Jupiter name could point at the supposition that Roland is not so happy with Arturia.
I don't think it has to do with future use of the name itself; obviously Roland doesn't have to worry about the Jupiter tag.
And besides, why should they ask such a high prize for an upgrade of such an old product?
Suspicion rises

HunterKiller · Post by **HunterKiller** » Thu May 19, 2016 3:44 pm

Not so great light-work on the little lights above the coloured buttons on the Jupe

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