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Average rating:
4.7 out of 5
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The need to spread bogus synth mythologies out of nowhere is rampant on this forum, among some. People get very protective of the gear they own, and sometimes need to create "facts" about circuitry that are totally false. Regardless of one's hearing (or hearing problems), or preference for one synth over another, the JX-10 is precisely two JX-8Ps without a doubt. Otherwise you'd have to explain how a custom Roland IR-3R05 VCF/VCA chip (in JX-10) is different from the same IR-3R05 chip (in the JX-8P). The JX-10 has two complete JX-8P synth boards with the same chips, plus some other circuitry to help layer/combine them and add some extra MIDI controller features. JX-10 sounding like an analog "emulation"? Ha ha. What bull. JX-10 is one of the finest DCO polysynths ever built. Period. A #5 rating all the way.
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Just to clear one thing up. The JX10 does not sound like a JX8P. I have a JX8P which I love. Anyway I wanted more polyphony as the 8P is only 6 note. I got the JX10 as I was told its basically two JX8P's in box giving 12 note polyphony. Side by side the JX10 sounds a hell of a lot thinner more digital and like an modern emulation of a JX8P. I checked out the internals..completely different IC's and circuit!! Buy two 8p's rather than a JX10!
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Picked my JX10 up for �299 and found the sounds at my disposal totally indispencible !! from the moment it entered the studio no problems, powerfull ! [no quesion] reliable too, this is one hell of a machine, used on both "Pilgrym" albums
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I have one of these, and if Lyle Mays still uses one (and I really trust his opinion), then it has to be a great synth. He replaced his old Obie 4-voice with this synth for that classic lead whistle sound on Pat Metheny Group records. Why, they even named a patch after him ('Mays Pad'). The factory patches and the few custom ones that are available on the web just don't do it justice, you have to dig in and program it yourself to get the best out of it, like the last reviewer said. I think the other guy probably meant that the current going price is 'budget' compared to those other classic synths, but indeed the build and quality is up there with the best of them. They went for $2500 new in '86. This is indeed one of the best analogs Roland ever made, up there with the Jupiters. Sometimes you don't need the most aggressive, raw analog grit to get good sounds for your music, this thing can sound like silk but still have great analog warmth. The JX10 is high class, a winner any way you slice it.
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This was no budget synth. It was built up to a quality rather than down to a price. It is a vastly superior synth to those you have mentioned as an overall package. It is beautifully built, has a great keyboard, is ultra reliable and sounds truely amazing. It has all of the synth programming power you could want, is bi-timbral (yes, you can stack 2 sounds) and is 12 note polyphonic. It also has midi and is touch and aftertouch responsive. It is effectively 4 Juno 106s in a box with poly-cross mod and tons of other stuff. The midi spec lacks some features which allowed some criticism to set in and which, to everyones's amazement, allowed the synth to be overlooked by everyone but professional musicians. It suffers from a few problems. It requires the programmer to get the best out of it, though many come with one. It is not colourful like many lesser, but more expensive synths and it is very well behaved, thus giving it less character!!?? If you are serius about your music, then this is one for you. It is a gem to play and can still be used live with confidence. How many analogue synths could claim that as a fact?
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