KEY FEATURES Four-part sound engine based on JD-800; 256 factory preset locations (including 64 original sounds), 128 patterns and 108 original waveforms; 2-part multitimbral; up to 128 voices of polyphony; 2 part, 64 step sequencer, 8 notes polyphonic per part; two-stage multi-effects with 7 main types; arpeggiator CONNECTIONS: headphones, output, mix in (all on stereo mini jack); external clock in (mono mini jack), MIDI in and out, USB-C (audio and MIDI)
Long before the analogue synth revival the Roland JD-800 brought hands-on control back to synth users. And it was much needed. This was the early ’90s and slap bang in the middle of the digital synth craze which had seen synths becoming less controllable, more menu-driven and far more, well, boring. The JD-800
