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Baby Roland is back: Boutique JUPITER-08, n/vision wavetable synths
The kawaii look of the mini Rolands in the Boutique series has returned. There’s one vintage remake — the JUPITER-08, this time with full polyphony and then some (up to 32 voices). And there’s something new: the n/vision wavetable synth.
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Roland FANTOM EX: Modeled analog, classic synths, new effects, more
Roland has updated the OS on their flagship FANTOM 6, 7, and 8 synths. It’s a major update, with everything from a shimmer reverb to Analog Circuit Behavior sounds, stage pianos to some classic synths. If you wanted just one keyboard to play everything Roland, the FANTOM is now that instrument.
Peter Kirn - November 8, 2023
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Roland updates Jupiter, Juno plug-ins – and finally fixes their preset UI; here’s a tour
Roland updated their Roland Cloud software recreations of the JUPITER-8, JUPITER-4, and JUNO-106. That includes new UIs, and finally a usable preset manager. Here’s a look, including one terrific sound feature.
Peter Kirn - April 26, 2023
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New in Arturia Pigments 4 soft synth: UI, tuning, modulation, effects, filters, engines, sounds
Peter Kirn - December 13, 2022
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Black Corporation’s next hardware is a Jupiter-8 recreation, with MPE and microtuning
Peter Kirn - May 30, 2021
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These instruments work with MPE right away, for an expressive Ableton Live 11 launch
Peter Kirn - February 18, 2021
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