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I don't know why this is listed as a "Juno JX-3P" as it's no more a part of the Juno family as a Jupiter is. This should be listed simply as a "JX-3P" but you're not allowed to put reviews in that one.
Anyway...
If you're looking to buy one of these and you're undecided because its old looking, there's no display, and a lot of people complain that it's difficult to program without the PG 200, then allow me to tip the scales: BUY IT!
This machine is perhaps one of the better deals on the market (aside from a dead-but-easily-revived PolySix). The sounds are very nice and analog. Even a lot of the presets are good. The filter is great with a good amount of range and it does go into oscillation. The envelopes are snappy but also have a lot of play. There are very useful and plentiful modulation routings.
The keys feel good, and if you were to open it up, you'd see it's built just as well as any Juno, JX-8P, or Super JX.
There are enough parameters to really get a lot of useful sounds out of the JX-3P, but not too many where programming without the PG 200 is painful. Frankly, it's much easier to program without a PG than a JX-8P is. I don't know why, but I find I fly through the parameters on the 3P and make sounds much quicker than on my 8P. It's very easy to call up a parameter like the filter during performance and make adjustments on the fly.
It has a different sound than the 8P, where the 8P has big lows and a crisp high end, the 3P has a great low-mid and the remaining ranges are always present in the mix.
I'm sort of on the fence between this and my 8P. The 8P has much better MIDI, a better set of parameters, portamento, velocity and aftertouch, but the 3P sounds more present and is so damn fun to play around with. Both are great, but at this time I'm leaning toward the 3P as a better all around analog synth.
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