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Roland JP-80×0 Editor – JP-8000 vs JP-8080
HARDWARE DIFFERENCES
To understand how the menus work in JP-80×0 Editor, you need to understand the differences between the hardware models. JP-8080 is simply, more. Here are the key differences:
| Spec | JP-8000 | JP-8080 |
|---|---|---|
| Polyphony | 8 | 10 |
| Inputs | – | yes |
| Distortion FX | – | yes |
| OSC 2 Noise | – | yes |
| OSC 2 Inputs | – | yes |
| Vocoder | – | yes |
| Unison | – | yes |
| Patches: | 128 User, 128 Presets | 128 User, 384 Presets |
| Performances: | 64 User, 64 Presets | 64 User, 192 Presets |
| External Storage | – | smart media |
| Keyboard | yes | yes (kind of) |
| Ribbon Controller | yes | – |
| Pitch / Mod Wheel | yes | – |
ADDITIONAL JP-8080 MENUS, BUTTONS AND FUNCTIONS
When you have JP-8080 synth in use, there are extra menus, buttons and features shown in the user interface. Select JP-8080 [1] as your model and new items [2] will be updated to the user interface.
JP-80×0 Editor User Manual – JP-8080 Additional Functions
Voice Modulator Controls
When you have JP-8080 synth in use, you can use the Voice Modulator [1] to trigger some interesting effects with line or microphone input. Knobs, menus and buttons with blue entities on Voice Modulator layer [2] can be edited. Voice Modulator always defaults to JP-8080 Upper Layer [3].
JP-80×0 Editor User Manual – JP-8080 Voice Modulator
Loading patches between different models?
You can load patches and performances created on either model. When JP-8080 patches or performances are loaded to JP-8000, Unison, Distortion and some other features are not available in the JP-8000.
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