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mholloway · Post by **mholloway** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:13 pm

I'm surprised they're doing a boutique JX-8p but don't have that synth in the Cloud yet...maybe the next addition to the Legacy line?

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:22 pm

Examigan wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:10 pm It looks/sounds pretty good, but only 4 voice polyphony?

Well, at least it's a true lifetime license.
(Or does it have to check in every 30 days?)

vulpes777 · Post by **vulpes777** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:50 pm

mholloway wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:13 pm I'm surprised they're doing a boutique JX-8p but don't have that synth in the Cloud yet...maybe the next addition to the Legacy line?

Eh, if you consider how close the recently released JD800 is to the eponymous Zenology expansion from a few months ago, I really won't be surprised if the next synth plugin turns out to be totally-not-a-reskinned-zenology-jx

I mean, the engine and patches are already there.

Regards,

--
Marco

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:00 pm

Examigan wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:10 pm It looks/sounds pretty good, but only 4 voice polyphony?

Nope.
JD-08 Has a maximum Poly of 128 Voices.
JX-08 has a Maximum Poly of 20 Voices.

Examigan · Post by **Examigan** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:14 pm

D-Fusion wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:00 pm
Examigan wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:10 pm It looks/sounds pretty good, but only 4 voice polyphony?
Nope.
JD-08 Has a maximum Poly of 128 Voices.
JX-08 has a Maximum Poly of 20 Voices.

Ok thanks. I had seen the info where it says 4 voices on Sweetwater in the Tech Specs part of it:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... und-module

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:24 pm

Examigan wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:14 pm
D-Fusion wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:00 pm
Examigan wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:10 pm It looks/sounds pretty good, but only 4 voice polyphony?
Nope.
JD-08 Has a maximum Poly of 128 Voices.
JX-08 has a Maximum Poly of 20 Voices.
Ok thanks. I had seen the info where it says 4 voices on Sweetwater in the Tech Specs part of it:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... und-module

Ah. Guess they mixed up the max 4 voice poly when using the internal sequence with the Actual Polyphony.

Chrisk-K · Post by **Chrisk-K** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:54 pm

mholloway wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:13 pm I'm surprised they're doing a boutique JX-8p but don't have that synth in the Cloud yet...maybe the next addition to the Legacy line?

I love the JX series synths and would love to see a JX-8P or JX-10 in the Legendary line at RC.

Both the JD-08 and JX-08 look and sound fantastic. Very tempting. They did capture the aesthetic essence of their big brothers. Roland engineers did a fantastic job!

Synth Master Jedi · Post by **Synth Master Jedi** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 1:07 am

Those 2 new hardware pieces look pretty cool in a cute kind of way. Unfortunately it seems to be made for midgets though and I'm not a midget.

It's ok though, I'll continue to enjoy the various software versions on Roland Cloud.

rod_zero · Post by **rod_zero** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 1:31 am

The JX08 is zenology based, no acb, that's why the high voice count

Examigan · Post by **Examigan** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 12:58 pm

I know the JD-800 had 24 voices, but what does the plugin have? I checked the manual and online but all I could find was that it has "expanded polyphony". In its settings (Menu button) it has a few settings for "Voice Limit" but I don't think it really shows what the limit is anywhere.

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:19 pm

Examigan wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 12:58 pm I know the JD-800 had 24 voices, but what does the plugin have? I checked the manual and online but all I could find was that it has "expanded polyphony". In its settings (Menu button) it has a few settings for "Voice Limit" but I don't think it really shows what the limit is anywhere.

I think it is the same as the jv, xv with a maximum of 128 voices (same as the boutique version).

What they mean by max 128 voices is that you get 128 voices if you only use 1 partial.

If you use 4 partials and press one note it uses 4 voices so then you get max 32 voice polyphony.

Examigan · Post by **Examigan** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:24 pm

Thanks.

The hardware version was limited too much, especially when using all 4 tones at once.

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:37 pm

Examigan wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:24 pm Thanks. The hardware version was limited too much, especially when using all 4 tones at once.

I agree on that one

With the original you ended up with 6 voices.
On the New boutique using it bitimbral you get 2 x 16 voices which is very good for a boutique.

The voice limit option in the jd 800 zen and plugout is a voice reserve function if you have a weaker cpu.

Chrisk-K · Post by **Chrisk-K** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:38 pm

rod_zero wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 1:31 am The JX08 is zenology based, no acb, that's why the high voice count

Given the architecture of the JX series, I'm not sure if the ACB would improve the sound quality.

I much prefer the ACB versions of the Juno and Jupiter to their Zenology counterparts. However, the Zenology JX model sounds as good as, if not better than, the ACB JX.

mholloway · Post by **mholloway** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:54 pm

PG-8x is one of my absolute favorite synth plugins, free or paid. I'd be very curious to see how a Roland Cloud JX-8P would compare to it!