Hi everyone ,
Im looking for a preset (or instructions) to replicate Jens Johansson lead synth sound, with VST's, I think he uses a Polysix, I own the Korg version . Or any other VST you may recommend?
Thanx in advance
Jens Johansson preset in VST?
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- KVRAF
- 24447 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
I have two variants that use LegacyCell to get in the ballpark of JJ lead sound. Also have a patch for Derek Sherinian's lead sound, too. 
Polysix is not the key to JJ sound - it's the Morley JD10 distortion pedal. Also Jens didn't use Polysix live for a very very long time - instead he uses a JV-1080 that emulates the PWM lead from his Polysix days, then runs it again through JD10 (or actually Korg PME40X these days too).
Here's how Jens' lead sounds without the distortion. Sawtooth and narrow pulse through a half open filter, very slight flanger effect, then into distortion.
And here's a very old ProgSounds article about JJ lead and how to get it. Formatting is borked but the images are still there.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090519061 ... sson-lead/
Polysix is not the key to JJ sound - it's the Morley JD10 distortion pedal. Also Jens didn't use Polysix live for a very very long time - instead he uses a JV-1080 that emulates the PWM lead from his Polysix days, then runs it again through JD10 (or actually Korg PME40X these days too).
Here's how Jens' lead sounds without the distortion. Sawtooth and narrow pulse through a half open filter, very slight flanger effect, then into distortion.
And here's a very old ProgSounds article about JJ lead and how to get it. Formatting is borked but the images are still there.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090519061 ... sson-lead/
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- KVRer
- 3 posts since 17 Mar, 2023
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man, could you share the Derek Sherinian and the JJ tone for the legacy cell that you're talking about?EvilDragon wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:54 am I have two variants that use LegacyCell to get in the ballpark of JJ lead sound. Also have a patch for Derek Sherinian's lead sound, too.
Polysix is not the key to JJ sound - it's the Morley JD10 distortion pedal. Also Jens didn't use Polysix live for a very very long time - instead he uses a JV-1080 that emulates the PWM lead from his Polysix days, then runs it again through JD10 (or actually Korg PME40X these days too).
Here's how Jens' lead sounds without the distortion. Sawtooth and narrow pulse through a half open filter, very slight flanger effect, then into distortion.
And here's a very old ProgSounds article about JJ lead and how to get it. Formatting is borked but the images are still there.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090519061 ... sson-lead/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20090519061715/http://www.progsounds.com/tutorials/jens-johansson-lead/)
I'd appreciate it a lot!
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- KVRAF
- 24447 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Sure, here you go!
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 8 Dec, 2010
Dude thanks for sharing, I've been looking for years to find something like this!!
Where did you find them?
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- KVRAF
- 24447 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Gosh it's been so long, I am not sure. Maybe it was SynthMania? I forget.
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 8 Dec, 2010
No problem, i was not really clear in the first place. What i actually meant is that I am quite confident that theese are a set of presets that was made available on the progsounds.com forum. I have been trying to retrieve theese presets for the last couple of years and I was desperate. I am really grateful that someone kept them and reshared them.EvilDragon wrote: Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:06 am Gosh it's been so long, I am not sure. Maybe it was SynthMania? I forget.
There is a guy who made a []tutorial on how to make the jens lead on the kronos[/url] (basically the polisix engine), but he actually uses external distortion pedals to get the sound, so i could not quite replicate it on the korg polysix vst.
I'd share theese presets with him and ask some comments or improvements on theese.
Do you by chance have anything else from that gold mine that was progsounds.com? I'd be interested.
Many thanks and have a great day.
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- KVRAF
- 24447 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Ah yeah it was ProgSounds!
No this is the only thing that i grabbed from there.
No this is the only thing that i grabbed from there.
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 28 Dec, 2025
Is it possible to have Jens’ preset in Roland’s VSTs?
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 28 Dec, 2025
Do you have the original Jens Lead preset for JV-1080? I’ve been looking for it for a long time!
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- KVRAF
- 24447 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Nope, I don't! It probably doesn't matter all that much, it's some sort of PWM sound. Distortion shapes that sound more than anything else.