JP6K
JP6K is a synth dedicated to emulating the famous Super Saw sound, first found in the Roland JP-8000 synthesizer in 1997. It aims to capture the essence of the sound and the behaviour of the original oscillator. Even after a decade, the Super Saw is still sought after by people all around the world, and is a crucial part of such music genres like Trance.
There are several factors that make the Super Saw in the JP6K different than other synths that provide a similar sound. The original Super Saw from Roland was aliasing, thus creating a bright and “airy” sound. To prevent the sound from sounding harsh below the fundamental harmonic, a high pass filter was possibly used to remove the unwanted frequencies. The JP6K uses the same design to achieve that special oscillator waveform giving it a unique tone.
Another important aspect of the classic Super Saw, was its special detune curve. It was non-linear, which gave the user greater control over the detune amount. Even when the detune control was half way, the spread of the detune was small, which made it possible to make very smooth sounding pads. The curve then gradually increased, and at higher values, the detune rapidly spread out to maximum. This unique curve is accurately modelled in JP6K, making it nearly identical to the detune in the hardware.
The JP6K also emulates other features from the JP-8000 like the filters, key tracking and the EQ, to give it an even more authentic way to shape the Super Saw sound. The synth has been optimised to use minimal amount of CPU, so it is possible to use multiple instances.
Key features:
- 32 voice polyphony
- Two Super Saw oscillators, an upper and lower with panning
- 1 noise oscillator
- Three filter modes: low pass, band pass and high pass with -12 & -24 dB/Oct
- Three independent LFOs controlling the filter, amp and pitch
- Pitch envelope
- Glide (Portamento) / MIDI pitch-wheel support
- Built in delay and EQ
- 114 presets, which includes presets from CFA-Sound, MASCHINENBAUERMUSIC, Mikey O’Hare and Grzegorz
Screenshot:
Demo:
All sounds are straight from the JP6K. Some pad sounds use a slight amount of reverb.
Demo by CFA-Sound.
Demo:
Demo by MASCHINENBAUERMUSIC.
Download demo version:
Demo restrictions: Automation and preset saving disabled. Silence every 30 seconds. Only 40 presets.
Requirements: Win32 compatible system with SSE2 (or higher).
Please evaluate the demo thoroughly before purchasing!
Why no Mac and 64-bit version?
Unfortunately, SynthMaker does not yet support export to 64-bit or AU, Mac VST yet. As soon as SynthMaker supports them, the synth will be available in these formats.
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Apr 29, 2013
i just bought it
Apr 29, 2013
Will be released the 64-bit Version in the future?
Apr 29, 2013
HI, Is it possible for you to create JP6K for MAC
May 01, 2013
I love the sound, but it is too heavy on the CPU.
May 02, 2013
You said above an update is coming in the very near future… will the update be free for existing users or come with extra cost? Will it expose all (or at least some) parameters?
In the demo version “Automation is disabled”, does this mean that with the registered version I _could_ actually map midi messages to the parameters already?
May 06, 2013
hi Adam,
i want to sell my JP6K license. Is that possible, and is there any special prrocess for it?
Thanks,
Paul
May 10, 2013
Great! I have never found more realistic emulation of analog synth. U-he Diva better than JP6K for its unison features, NOT for sound. JP6K – the best and 1st faithfull analog emulation with great GUI. If developers realise unison feature in it, JP6K will break the market!
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