oh dear, available for 6 payments of $66.66
Devilish in numbers and also in getting me off the No New Gear 2022 fence. 
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But surely we know how to react to such vile, evil temptation? 
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āGet thee behind me, Roland!ā
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Sonicstate Review
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Iām interested in picking up a JD-08 but Iāve already got an MC-707. Anyone know if the 707 already has the same PCM samples and capability to recreate JD-800 patches already?
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Finally, an actual review.
I think Im in the ājust not into those sorts of soundsā group.
I hope Nick gets his hands on the JX08 soon.
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No the JD architecture is unique, although the standard Zenology architecture is similar in terms of 4 layers it actually differs quite a bit too, the JD has unique 8 stage envelopes, unique samples and the filter is the standout difference in the way it saturates. Not to say you canāt get into the same ballpark, Zenology is far more capable in most ways, but the JD model is unique.
Maybe one day theyāll update the 707 so it can load the zencore Models though like some of their other hardware.
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Gotta imagine not being able to import presets made for the hardware JD-800 is a bummer for those who have longed for the JD for decades.
During that time period - early to mid 1990s - I was mildly interested in the JD, but was lusting harder for the Yamaha VL-1 and SY-99.
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The bass sounds great
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The filter sounds quite nice!
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I just got the JX and itās really sweet and packed with features<3
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How are the envelopes? JX-10/8P weāre known for their āslowā envelopes. I wonder to what extent Roland modeled that in the JX-08.
There is a trick to speeding them up by cranking the env key track and then tuning the OSCs ultra low. But I liked the slow envelopes for pads and dreamy chords. Itās nice to have both options.
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Just got word from Sweetwater in USA that my JD-08 is shipping today or tomorrow. I ordered the morning it was announced.
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Great sounds there.
Weāre a step closer to peeps posting JX-08 sounds that they created themselves - even if itās just changing a factory preset by moving filter cutoff to a different spot. :wink
Too many factory-preset videos now. Every time I find a video thatās just another factory preset walkthrough I click the Dislike button and move on.
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I havenāt dealt with Zzounds since 2009 - apparently they are still stuck in the past. Some issue with my order that they wouldnāt / couldnāt resolve without me calling them. (Iām currently not living in the states so donāt want to do an expensive phone call for someting that could easily be handled by e-mail).
Whatever the reason may be I find it quite shocking that they canāt resolve it through digital means of communication
Ouchā¦that really sucks. Iāve only ordered 2 things from them. The JX-08 came in about 4 days later. Been loving it so far.
Really enjoying the JX-08. Wish it had a sub oscillator though. Just ordered the JD-08 to try. How is everyone liking the smaller faders?
TBH neither of these vintage synths were something I ever lusted after, but I do like the idea of these little, but fully featured synths, that I can swap out on my desktop.
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Crickets, eh?
Perhaps the most complained about feature of the JX-8p/10 for decades. And I canāt seem to find anyone discussing it regarding the boutique, anywhere.
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Nick Batt will provide. Eventually.
In Batt we trust.
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I think there is an option in the menu to extend the original range of some functions, that probably includes the envelopes. 
I donāt have a lot of experiences with synth but I donāt like the envelope all that much, they seem great for pads but I struggle to get a nice plucky sounds (when itās super easy on my 0-Coast), probably something to do with the curve of the decay/release?