The Jupiter 8 sound is powerful-almost two powerful. I've always liked how it cuts through a mix but sometimes it slices and dices so much that it ends up not being a good synth to layer because it becomes so powerful in the mix-especially when playing chords. I had an xpander once, I wished it cut through the mix like the Jupiter, yet it layered very nicely. You could add tracks and chords and it wouldn't become to muddy.
Is there a vst effect that would take the tone of the jupiter and put it to the back seat a little bit more. no eq, just kind of make it more transparent.
or am i dreaming.
micah
I want to TONE down my Jupiter 8
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- KVRer
- 10 posts since 21 Apr, 2005
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thecontrolcentre thecontrolcentre https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=76240 - KVRAF
- 37262 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from Scottish Borders
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- KVRist
- 191 posts since 2 Apr, 2002 from Cincinnati, OH
The way I'd try to accomplish this would be with volume and EQ. I don't know of any other way you could go about doing this.
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Stupid American Pig Stupid American Pig https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4753 - KVRAF
- 7065 posts since 25 Nov, 2002 from not sure
mebbe you could send it to me and I could experiment with "toning it down" 
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- KVRian
- 1219 posts since 12 Aug, 2002
If you don't use the hi-pass filter to trim some bottom out of the Jup 8 sound it is going to get real messy, real fast in a layering situation. If you have an early Rev version it will be even harder...the early Revs often had pretty wild pitch stability, which you usually got away with in a normal band setting, but could really cock up studio sessions. The engineers would go,"Uh...can you tone down the pitch modulation a bit, there mate?" I would usually go, "Uh...sure, no problem.", then just move over to the D-50. 
To layer the Jupiter 8 I would normally use the hi-pass filter to make it smaller, low passed the sound more than what I would have normally preferred, usually slowed the envelopes up a bit, *always* played simpler chord voicings, avoided playing too many parallel harmonies with the Jup 8 layer, and in general, stayed off the deep end.
In the end the Jup 8 was never a layering fav for me...always at its best when given a big open hole in the mix for its very own self. The ultimate rock synth, really...just open everything up and giver.
To layer the Jupiter 8 I would normally use the hi-pass filter to make it smaller, low passed the sound more than what I would have normally preferred, usually slowed the envelopes up a bit, *always* played simpler chord voicings, avoided playing too many parallel harmonies with the Jup 8 layer, and in general, stayed off the deep end.
In the end the Jup 8 was never a layering fav for me...always at its best when given a big open hole in the mix for its very own self. The ultimate rock synth, really...just open everything up and giver.
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders - Lao Tzu
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 10 posts since 21 Apr, 2005
Sweet kilroy,
you know what i'm talking about...people get all bent out of shape-"don't say anything bad about the greats(JP8)" but it is true-it is an amazing synth yet hard to layer w/o thing getting really big and huge. it just takes over...what a synth.
i'm experimenting with the eq and although i've tried the hi-pass sometimes i don't like the sound because it takes out some of the warmth.
i'll let you know what i come up with.
m
you know what i'm talking about...people get all bent out of shape-"don't say anything bad about the greats(JP8)" but it is true-it is an amazing synth yet hard to layer w/o thing getting really big and huge. it just takes over...what a synth.
i'm experimenting with the eq and although i've tried the hi-pass sometimes i don't like the sound because it takes out some of the warmth.
i'll let you know what i come up with.
m
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- KVRAF
- 3222 posts since 23 Dec, 2002
I don't own a Jupiter 8 but find this thread interesting. I have noticed the trend of thick and phat makes for interesting and powerful preset demos but in the context the sounds often have to be thinned to be usuable in a mix. Sometimes, thin is in so to speak.