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| Synth type | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
| Roland JUPITER - 2 VCO per voice (except JP4) - 4 to 8 polyphonic - analog - arpeggiator (except JP6) |
Jupiter 4 - 4 poly - 1 VCO |
Jupiter 8 (JP-08) - 8 poly |
JP8A - incl DCB |
Jupiter 6 - 6 poly - downtuned Jupiter 8 |
MKS80 - Jupiter 8 rack - MIDI |
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| Roland JUNO - always 1 DCO per voice - always 6 poly - digital controlled analog |
Juno 6 Juno 60 - incl DCB |
Juno 106 (JU-06) - downtuned 6/60 MKS-7 - Juno 106 rack - incl TR707 |
alpha Juno 1&2 - 'alpha dial' - chord memory HS10, HS80 |
MKS50 - aJuno2 rack |
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| Roland JX - always 2 DCO per voice - 6 to 12 polyphonic - digital/analog hybrid |
JX-3P (JX-03) - 6 poly - 2 DCO per voice - first MIDI synth |
JX-8P - 6 poly - 2 DCO per voice |
JX10 - 12 poly - 2 DCO per voice MKS-70 Super JX - JX10 rack |
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| Roland Virtual Analog | D50 | JD-800 - 24 poly |
JP-8000 - 8 poly MC-303 |
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| Other Roland monophonic | PROMARS MRS-2 | TB-303 (TB-03) | SH-101, MC-202 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Roland drum | CR-78 | CR-5000, CR-8000 TR-808 |
TR-606 | TR-909 (TR-09) | TR-707, 727 | TR-505 | TR-626 | ||||||||||||
| Other manufacturers of Poly | Yamaha CS80 Sequential Prophet 5 Oberheim OBX |
Yamaha DX7 End of Moog, ARP, SCI, Oberheim |
alpha JUNO:
- 'alpha dial' in stead of dedicated buttons, hence 'alpha JUNO'
"DCB" = post CV/GATE and pre-midi synth network.
Sound thickness through:
- chorus
- detune 2 vco's
- PWM
Thank you: sos, legowelt, vintagesynth, electricdruid, roland, musicradar, synthark.