The MKS-80 is using MPG-80 and not the PG-800.

The reason the MPG-80 is so expensive is because it is a giant controller that is made out 60+ faders/knobs/buttons and has all midi thru it.

Imagine the Jupiter-8 without faders...

That is why I think everyone should get it with the MKS-80. I couldn't edit it without.

The MKS-80 has a LPF and HP filter and you can get many great sounds with it.

I love mine and will never sell it.

Great but expensive and finding a PG800 for a good price is like finding a needle in a hay stack.

-Nubey

I was also able to achive very warm sounds with ease and I remember using the version 5 MKS-80 which I didn't care for as much as the one I own now.

because it is a true VCO synth, sometimes you'll have to push the onboard "auto tune" to tune the VCO's. ( not a big deal)

This Super-Jupiter is one of the only synths I know of that can easily create sounds from Minimoog to a DX-7 and still sound analog.

get yourself the cart M64-C for extra sounds.( you'll need it )

Firstly the filter doesn't self-oscillate, so it tends to sound like the filter in my Roland S-550 sampler. Damn annoying, so some kinds of sounds are not possible on it :( Secondly the envelopes seem to have linear rates which is a major bummer for getting the smooth rounded tones of the older pure analog synths like the Minimoog. And they seem rather coarse. Thirdly, I wish I could use noise without lossing the 2nd oscillator. Fourthly, the triangle waveform sounds way too siney, it should have a mellow buzz. 5th no bandpass filters, or resonance on hipass

What I like -

nice exponential rate glide, solo legato triggering mode and bi-timbral ability with a separate out for each part. Unison mode can be set separately for each part. Cross modulation is nasty too, and the VCOs drift nicely.

I have the so called inferior Roland oscillator chip rev 5 version. It sounds fine too me, in fact just as nice as a Memorymoog ;) Plus this version has 2 extra settings for the 2nd oscillator.

But there is something weird about the MKS-80's sound, which I can't quite put my finger on.. :(

Still wondering wether I should sell it ot not.