The Jupiter-4 appeared in 1978 and was the prelude to the series of polyphonic analog synthesizers that culminated in the legendary Jupiter-8. However, the Jupiter-4 is a far cry from the Jupiter-8, both externally and sonically: The bulky cabinet is reminiscent of a home organ, so are presets like Trombone and Sax, and with only one oscillator for each of the four voices, the possibilities were rather limited. In the beginning, the Jupiter-4
