Roland MC-101/707
Several Sequential synths
Itās possible to make advanced tech simple to use too.
However, pleasing everyone equally is impossible. 
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Thats a Rompler plus a DX style FM synth
what type of sequencer?
the system 8 sequencer looks fun
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What ā¦wait. Are these presets bought from Don or included with he latest OS(Vangelis/Jarre)?
That is such a tasty demo.
Maander Flame always looked cool to me.
And on the overall topic. Deckardās Dream is probably not the best by any objective measure. But itās the best for me! It feels so expressive and is imo way more versatile than people give it credit for.
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Oh yes well not sure, but Don created them and they are includedā¦i think. Or not? I mean they dropped more than 2000 presets into this synthā¦ there is something for anyone!
Hereās the Don Solaris patch list that comes with OS 2.0:
Here a list of the Don Solaris patches you get with the v2.0 update. The patch numbers are just pointing to where the authour saved them, not where you import them to on a Quantum:
01600-Plasma Bass.qpat
01601-SH-101 Bassline.qpat
01602-SH-101 Double Sub.qpat
01603-Obie PWM.qpat
01604-JD-990 Distant Suns.qpat
01605-JD-800 Glass Voices.qpat
01606-JD-990 RingModFlute.qpat
01607-CZ-1 BasicSaw.qpat
01608-CZ-1 French Kiss.qpat
01609-Komparator MW.qpat
01610-Commodore 64.qpat
01611-SH-5 FAT Bass.qpat
01612-Eno Soundtrack.qpat
01613-JU-60 Basic Bass.qpat
01614-JU-60 Italo Bass.qpat
01615-JU-60 Saw.qpat
01616-JU-60 Square.qpat
01617-JX-3P Square.qpat
01618-Alpha Juno Soft Saw.qpat
01619-JX-8P Arpeggiator.qpat
01620-JX-8P Arpegiator II.qpat
01621-RobotA 9 octaves.qpat
01622-RobotB 9 octaves.qpat
01623-Superior Organ.qpat
01624-LFO1 Amount.qpat
01625-Latch Minor Chords.qpat
01626-Sexy sequencer.qpat
01627-Juno Reactor Bass.qpat
01628-Yo Mommas Acid.qpat
01629-The Thing.qpat
01630-Perfect Sweep.qpat
01631-Idling Engine.qpat
01632-Biosphere.qpat
01633-Michael Cretu.qpat
01634-Kik.qpat
01635-Snr.qpat
01636-Hat.qpat
01637-Xpander Seq.qpat
01638-Dreamy.qpat
01639-Dangerous Bass.qpat
01640-Lead X.qpat
01641-101 Velo.qpat
01642-Noise Bomb.qpat
01643-Pulstar Arpeggio.qpat
01644-Pulstar Theme.qpat
01645-Warp Lead.qpat
01646-Vangelis Alpha.qpat
01647-Vangelis Arp.qpat
01648-Taurus.qpat
01649-Almost Jupiter.qpat
01650-Atmospherics.qpat
01651-Wildcard.qpat
01652-Arped ARP.qpat
01653-Double PWM.qpat
01654-Double Saw.qpat
01655-Hyper Saw.qpat
01656-Single PWM.qpat
01657-Carpenter Low.qpat
01658-Synthetic Vitamins.qpat
01659-VCF Tweaker.qpat
01660-Arp Saw.qpat
01661-Arp Sqr.qpat
01662-Arp Sin.qpat
01663-P5 PWM.qpat
01664-Obie 8.qpat
01665-Jupiters.qpat
01666-JP8 PWM.qpat
01667-Hello Vince.qpat
01668-Roland SH101.qpat
01669-Roland SH2.qpat
01670-Roland SH2 Saw.qpat
01671-Roland SH2 Sqr.qpat
01672-Inharmonic.qpat
01673-Desert.qpat
01674-Moog Sqr.qpat
01675-Just Raw.qpat
01676-Punchy.qpat
01677-Glass.qpat
01678-Dyson Sphere.qpat
01679-Elka.qpat
01680-Polysix Saw.qpat
01681-Polysix Sqr.qpat
01682-Velo DblSqr.qpat
01683-Velo Sqr.qpat
01684-Mighty Chords.qpat
01685-Velo Sqr2.qpat
01686-MonoPoly Bass.qpat
01687-Washing Machine.qpat
01688-Washing Machine 2.qpat
01689-Dr. Morbius.qpat
01690-Retro Future.qpat
01691-Italo Bass 1.qpat
01692-Italo Bass 2.qpat
01693-Detroit One.qpat
01694-Detroit Two.qpat
01695-Detroit Three.qpat
01696-Crumar String.qpat
01697-Default 1976.qpat
01698-Jarre.qpat
01699-Prophet 5 Flanged.qpat
01700-Prophet 5th.qpat
01701-True Analog.qpat
01702-Tweak dat 303.qpat
01703-Tweak dat 304.qpat
01704-Tweak dat 305.qpat
01705-Island Tribe.qpat
01706-Enemy Tribe.qpat
01707-Repeater.qpat
01708-Future.qpat
01709-Lush Poly.qpat
01710-Cosmic Glass.qpat
01711-Moog Lead.qpat
01712-Lucky Moog Owner.qpat
01713-DblSqr Moog.qpat
01714-DblSaw Moog.qpat
01715-Voyager Bass.qpat
01716-Voyager Bass Velo.qpat
01717-Farfisa.qpat
01718-String Ensemble.qpat
01719-JP-8000 Basic Brass.qpat
01720-JP-8000 Basic Bass.qpat
01721-JP-8000 Goa Bass.qpat
01722-JP-8000 Trance Bass.qpat
01723-JP-8000 Liquid Bass.qpat
01724-JP-8000 Trance 3rd.qpat
01725-JP-8000 Trance 5th.qpat
01726-JP-8000 Fifth.qpat
01727-JP-8000 In-trance 12.qpat
01728-JP-8000 In-trance 24.qpat
01729-Soundtrack Gen.qpat
01730-Ice Land.qpat
01731-Kubrick-s Wheel.qpat
01732-Reverse Time.qpat
01733-Alien Choir.qpat
01734-JD-800 Ultra.qpat
01735-Area 51 Nights.qpat
01736-Desert Encounters.qpat
01737-Antartica 5th.qpat
01738-Behind the Moon.qpat
01739-Pulsating 5th.qpat
01740-Perfect 5th.qpat
01741-Don Solaris 2020.qpat
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All DSI / Sequential synth have a sequencer of a kind, some of them are more interesting than others (Rev2, Poly Evolver, X ) but still all of them are very useful and fun. Tetra is a kind of poly synth and has a super fun sequencer + if controlled outside with another sequencer itās starting to be a serious power.
Vintage synths known for sequencer are JX3p, Sequential P600 and Six Track (killer 6 track sequencer, endless fun ), some older synths could be upgraded via Tubutech mods for some cool sequencer features (Juno, Mono/Poly, PolySix ).
Almost all vintage Ensoniq machines have really deep and nice multitrack sequencers if one is into this type of sound and workflow.
New Korgs have nice sequencers OP Six and Wavestate.
Any poly synth with Cirklon sequencer is very natural, almost like itās ābuild ināā¦
Many optionsā¦
Just give me a Fantom or a Jupiter X. Both will load the Roland models of the Jupiter, Juno, etcā¦
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I think the Roland Jupiter X one of the best poly synths around and is overlooked by many people. It has all the classic Roland synths, drum machines, Roland/Boss effects, sequencer, 5 part multi timbral but most importantly it has a wonderful keybed and solid metal build.
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I agree, one of the most underrated synths. My vote is for Medusa
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Huge fan of the Black Corporation - Deckardās Dream MKII here. Really hoping to own one someday. I had the Deckardās Voice for awhile and that thing was heavenly! Canāt imagine how fun 7 more voices would be!
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Agreed! Sounds fan-forkin-tablulous too! Only a measly 256 voices and 4 parts (5 with drums). I really donāt know why all the hate on videos and reviews?
I guess most Roland synths were hated before they were loved.
I wouldnāt count the drums as much more than samples because the editing is extremely limited and kits are fixed. Theyāre more there for something to write synth parts to IMO.
I got a smoking deal on an XM and now I kind of want to have the X for the studio.
The Jupiter 8, Juno 106, and SH101 all sound awesome! I donāt care if they are exact, they have mojo. They can be pushed and broken and destroy your speakers/ears just like the the real ones.
Having such useful good sounding onboard FX is just icing on the cake 
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The Prophet X is what I chose - itās like nothing else Iāve had over the years and a bit of tweaking can give amazing results.
Itās not really perfect (weird file management, and, unbelievably enough, a bit shaky in the MIDI come to mind) but truly unique sounds are actually easily made.
I used to dream about the OB-6 (well, actually even the OB-Xa) but honestly wouldnāt trade the X for an OB-6 anymore - the added sample layers would be greatly missed.
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Wellā¦ what about Nords?
I know I knowā¦
But for pop sound / mix with voice or acoustic instruments they are incredible
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Itās great to see that Iām not only one loving Roland Jupiter X/Xm. Have you tried the JD-800 model expansion yet? Iām thinking of adding that soon, but there is such much to be getting on with the current sounds that I havenāt felt the need to expand yet. I would imagine they will release another model expansion for it soon too, D-50 maybeā¦
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I just got a NordLead1 and Iām head over heals. Dead simple for your basic staple sounds. Fun for strange effects. Also a perfect controller for Bitwig poly synths. 1995 forever!
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Cool!
Iāve tried the JD-800 model but I havenāt dug into it yet. Presets remind me of most of the well regarded (at the time) digital stuff from the 90ās early 00ās (XP-80, Yamaha EX5, maybe even d-50, etcā¦). I remember wanting one when I was a teenager (already discontinued at that point).
Also havenāt messed with the JX8p yet either. Iāve only had it a few days though 
Iām not really a preset user so Iād have to dig in to learn to program it. Iām pretty caught up in the others currently so it might be a while.
It seems as if the whole Zenolgy stuff is the future for Roland so I donāt think it hurts to grab a permanent license for later. Itāll probably work on future hardware too.
Edit: I meant to add that the other stand out thing from the Jupiter X/XM is that the controls are all 10bit.
Live slow movements of parameters are super smooth like analog is. Even the REV2 has complaints about filter stepping sounds with slow manual movements and itās technically analog. You donāt hear that on the Jupiter X/XM even though itās emulatedā¦ awesome!
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