Roland Jupiter-80 Synthesizer
Roland’s JUPITER-80 is a groundbreaking live performance synthesizer that simply could not have been built until now. It’s the first synthesizer designed completely around SuperNATURAL® sound modeling technology, delivering expressive instrumental realism far beyond anything previously possible.
SuperNATURAL Sound Modeling
The JUPITER-80 is built from the ground up around Roland’s proprietary SuperNATURAL modeling technology. Far beyond mere sampling, SuperNATURAL sound engines model both the sonic characteristics of the original instruments and the way they react to performance nuances—responding to your creative expression like an extension of your soul.
The JUPITER-80 puts a world of authentic traditional and ethnic acoustic instruments at your fingertips. You’ll find dedicated buttons for Roland’s highly acclaimed SuperNATURAL Piano and Virtual Tone Wheel Organ—plus a complete palette of other new expressive SuperNATURAL instruments. Electric pianos. Clav. Brass. Woodwinds. Guitars. Strings. Ethnic instruments from around the world—and much more. And all with more realism than you’ve ever experienced before. You can even adjust modeled parameters like piano string resonance, sax growl and marimba mallet hardness to customize these incredibly alive SuperNATURAL instruments.
Pianos
Grand piano sounds exhibit natural decay and seamless changes in tone color in response your touch. You can adjust a variety of parameters such as Stereo Width and Hammer Noise.
Strings
Pitches transition naturally from note to note when playing tied legato-style melody lines. Effortlessly realize portamento, pizzicato, and other articulations unique to string instruments—no special playing technique required.
Behavior Modeling
Roland’s latest addition to SuperNATURAL technology—Behavior Modeling—let’s you easily bring to life the authentic natural performance articulations of traditional instrument players. Flamenco strums. Multi-mallet vibe rolls. Seamless shifts between legato, marcato, pizzicato and spiccato strings. Trumpet half-valve trills and rips… and much more. Previously unattainable with such fluidity on a keyboard, these performance nuances complete the realism of SuperNATURAL instruments—all without changing patches or doing contortions. We guarantee you’ll get off on good behavior.
Brass
The JUPITER-80 faithfully reproduces the dynamic changes of tone colors unique to brass instruments—including half-valve trills and authentic rips with multi-octave glissandos through a series of discrete pitch breaks.
Acoustic Guitars
Reproduce chord fingerings, strumming and melody performances of steel- and nylon-string guitars faithfully and easily—right from your keyboard.
Stacks of Synths
In addition to authentic acoustic instruments, the JUPITER-80’s SuperNATURAL technology delivers state-of-the-art synthesis and a vast palette of electronic sounds spanning yesterday, today and tomorrow. Jaw-dropping bass. Fat synth brass. Meaty pads. Shimmering textures. Sick warps. We’re talking a TKO synth experience.
The JUPITER-80’s powerful analog-modeling synth engine consists of three separately programmable Partials (sound chains) in parallel—each with its own oscillator, filter, amp and LFO. Each oscillator can summon vintage modeled analog waveforms from yesteryear or one of 350 PCM sampled sound sources for a huge arsenal of digital timbres spanning recent decades and into the future. The resonant filters include the works—low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and peaking modes, 12dB/24db slopes and more. You can even set up three of these parallel synth sound chains on each of ten layered Parts simultaneously for a stack of 30 independent synthesizer sounds—enough to rip any dance floor apart.
Specifications
Keyboard
76 keys (with velocity and channel aftertouch)
Sound Generator Section
Maximum Polyphony
256 voices (varies according to the sound generator load)
Parts
4 parts (Upper, Lower, Solo, Percussion)
Registrations
256 (including pre-loaded registrations)
Live Sets
2,560 (including pre-loaded Live Sets)
Effects
for Live Set (Upper/Lower part)
-Multi-Effects (MFX): 4 units (parallel connection only), 76 types per each Upper/Lower (total: 8 units)
-Reverb: 1 unit, 5 types per each Upper/Lower (total: 2 units)
for Solo part/Percussion part
-Compressor + Equalizer + Delay: 1 set per each Solo/Percussion (total: 2 sets)
-Reverb: 1 unit, 5 types
Master Effects
4-Band Equalizer: 1 unit
USB Memory Song Player/Recorder Section
Tracks
1 stereo track
Playable File Format
Audio File: WAV, AIFF, MP3
Recording File Format
Audio File: WAV (44.1 kHz, 16-bit Linear, stereo)
Effects
4-Band Equalizer: 1 unit
External Memory
USB Flash Memory (sold separately)
* Use USB flash drive sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee operation if other products are used.
Other
Arpeggiator
Preset: 128 styles
User: 128 styles
Harmony Intelligence
17 types
Controllers
D Beam Controller
Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever
Assignable buttons (S1, S2)
Assignable knobs (E1--E4)
PART LEVEL sliders (PERC, LOWER, UPPER, SOLO)
Display
Graphic Color LCD 800 x 480 dots (touch screen)
Connectors
PHONES jack (stereo 1/4-inch phone type)
MAIN OUT jacks (L, R) (XLR type)
MAIN OUT jacks (L/MONO, R) (1/4-inch TRS phone type)
SUB OUT jacks (L, R) (1/4-inch phone type)
AUDIO IN jack (Stereo miniature phone type)
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack (COAXIAL)
FOOT PEDAL jacks (CTRL 1, CTRL 2, HOLD)
MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT, THRU)
USB COMPUTER port (Audio/MIDI)
USB Memory port
AC IN jack
Power Consumption
25 W
Accessories
Owner’s manual
CD-ROM (USB Audio/MIDI driver)
DVD-ROM (SONAR LE)
USB MEMORY Protector
Power Cord
Options (sold separately)
Keyboard stand: KS-18Z, KS-G8 (Use a stand that causes the height of the unit to be one meter or lower.)
Pedal switch: DP series
Footswitch: BOSS FS-5U
Expression pedal: EV-5
Stereo Headphones
USB Flash Memory
* Use USB Flash Memory sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee operation if other products are used.
Size and Weight
Width
1,231 mm
48-1/2 inches
Depth
439 mm
17-5/16 inches
Height
140 mm
5-1/2 inches
Weight
17.7 kg
39 lbs. 1 oz.
* “JUPITER” is a registered trademark of and is licensed by K.H.S. MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. in the United States and other countries.
In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice.
This item only ships within Canada
For more information please visit www.roland.ca
