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    Review: Roland JX-08

    Mar 09, 2022 6 minutes
    by Jan Wilking

    Features

    Virtual analog synthesizer

    JX-8P emulation

    Up to 20 voices

    2 Sounds simultaneously

    Arpeggiator and step sequencer

    Trigger-Input for sequencer

    Power Supply via USB or batteries

    USB-MIDI/Audio interface

    Facts

    Manufacturer: Roland

    Web: roland.com

    Distrib: Specialty

    Price: 398 Euro

    ▲ Up to 20 voices

    ▲ Dual mode

    ▲ Polyphonic sequencer

    ▲ Flexible VA sound

    ▲ USB Audio

    ▲ Battery operated

    ▼ No Sync/Crossmod

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    In the new Boutique format edition of the analog classic JX-8P, Roland relies for the first time on the variable Zencore engine instead of the faithful recreation of the analog circuits using the Analog Circuit Behaviour technique used in previous Boutique models such as JP-08 and JU-06a. This means more voices, more effects, and a polyphonic sequencer on top. In addition, the much sought-after PG-800 programmer is already integrated and

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