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It looks like the new Jupiter-X addresses many of the wishes folks have posted here: aftertouch, more keys, metal frame, and several of the classic emulations built in. It looks like another nicely designed all-in-one kit.

I'm finally learning enough about the System 8 to see some polyphony limitations of Performance mode. I'm wondering if my observations are correct, and whether any of my wishes is currently feasible. Limitation: Performance mode (dual) presently allows for 4-note polyphony per part. You "lose&q...

I was looking at the layout of patches on the System-8, and it's safe to generalize that they have been roughly categorized by Number as: Ambient Arpeggios ??? Brass Pads Leads Bass FX Am I missing something? Wouldn't it make more sense to group similar patches by banks--Letters: A - H? On this keyb...

It may be better to say that Roland Cloud offers little value to System-1 or System-8 hardware owners. Plug-outs are available for free trial, and are discounted for current owners. One would expect this practice to continue for all System-8 compatible products. I'm not interested in using the softw...

Has anyone heard whether the System-8 SOFTWARE synth (VST) will be made available to keyboard owners? I'd love to use it for patch management and editing, but I can't justify the full cloud subscription at this time.

[quote="pstnotpd"In "performance mode" on the S8 you can have any 2 plug outs running at the same time, but 4 voices only. So it should be possible.[/quote]
Ah! That's true! Now we just need the cross-patching!

Where I'm at right now, I'll just keep it simple. ;-)

I wonder if roland considered "cross patching" on the plugouts. Imagine what you can do with 2 system100's loaded and cross patched ;) I assume that each plugout consumes all the processing power of the system, and you can probably only get one working at a time. I've yet to see anything ...

@pstnotpd - Yes! I watched part of the video (and I'll continue later tonight.) I didn't realize how similar they were, but I shouldn't be surprised if several monosynths from that era have similar waveforms and filters. I've got the plugout here, but did not license it yet. I can run it as long as ...

I'm relatively new to subtractive synthesis, and I consider the System-8 my learning tool. I hope that someone good at creating (or copying) patches from scratch can offer some suggestions on how I might achieve a specific sound. I'm not asking you to do the work, but rather to suggest the little de...

I have the same SM58 mic, but frankly don't know if my results are good or bad. I'm new to synthesis and vocoding, so everything I touch sounds bad! There are several tweaks hidden in the menus that may help. I was considering posting a separate topic to ask for a newbies guide on how to optimize th...

Interesting... I logged in this morning and opened a 1-month trial account. I don't see the D-50. (Edit: Just ignore me - I see it now.) I'll be curious to see if I can truly plug out the Aira plugouts to the the System-8 and disconnect from the computer... I haven't looked at monthly fees yet, but ...