Roland Jupiter-6

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Image:RolandJupiter6.jpg The Roland Jupiter 6 is a synthesizer manufactured by the Roland Corporation introduced in 1983 as the successor of the Roland Jupiter-8. The Jupiter-6 is widely-known as a polyphonic analog synthesizer workhorse, producing a wide variety of sounds. It has 12 analog oscillators at 2 per voice, and was one of the first synthesizers on the market to utilize MIDI, a brand new technology at the time. The Jupiter 6 is notable for creating ambient drones, pads, leads synthesizer lines, and techy blips and buzzes. Users of the Jupiter 6 have always hailed its reliability and easy, but sophisticated programmability.

'Synthcom Systems' offer an OS upgrade which adds extensive midi capabilities and a number of additions to the synth engine itself. With this upgrade, the Jupiter 6 becomes a thouroughly modern synthesizer while retaining it's classic sound.