Let me be the first to say that when I heard Roland was resurrecting the infamous analogue Roland Jupiter-8 from the dead, and was re-packaging it as a virtual analogue unit named the Jupiter-80, I was skeptical. Months have passed and now pictures of the unit have been leaked on the internet after it was demo'd at Musikmesse 2011.
I have mixed feelings about this unit. What made the original synthesizer so legendary was its ease of use. Equipped with simple knobs and sliders, any novice could program it within minutes. Not to mention it was considered an analogue monster in its hey-day, I'm not sure if re-packaging it in a digital form would do it any justice. At least, this is what the purists are claiming.
Go to GearSlutz.com and search for any thread on the Jupiter-80. The overwhelming consensus is that this unit is nothing more than Roland trying to capitalize off the name of its legendary predecessor and making it accessible to the new-school wave of "wannabe producers" who don't have the money to buy the original unit.
But without actually getting my hands on one in a music shop, it will only be up to speculation as to what the sonic potential that this unit possesses.
Then again, if the legendary Howard Jones thinks its good enough for him, then who am I to believe otherwise?
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