Roland System-8 Synthesizer Firmware v1.2 Demo

This video, via Fabbri’s Midnight Librarians, takes a look at the new Roland System-8 firmware 1.2.

Here’s what’s new in System-8 v.1.20: Filters from the JUPITER-8 and JUNO-106, formant filters to recreate the human voice and a strong harmonic filter that can produce powerful feedback tones:

  • Variation 4 JP-8
  • Variation 5 JU-106
  • Variation 6 FORMANT 2
  • Variation 7 FORMANT 3
  • Variation 8 HARMONIC FILTER

The update also adds new FM oscillators:

  • Variation 3
    • FM 2 operator (FM 1 : 1)
    • FM 2 operator (FM 1 : 1.5)
    • FM 2 operator (FM 1 : 2)
    • FM 2 operator (FM 1 : 3.5)
    • FM 2 operator (FM 1 : 15)
    • FM 2 operator (FM 6 : 1)
  • Variation 4
    • FM 5 operator (FM Type A)
    • FM 5 operator (FM Type B)
    • FM 5 operator (FM Type C)
    • FM 5 operator (FM Type D)
    • FM 5 operator (FM Type E)
    • FM 5 operator (FM Type F)

This video covers the new oscillators and filters in depth.

4 thoughts on “Roland System-8 Synthesizer Firmware v1.2 Demo

  1. So, when can we expect the D-50 waveforms to finally make it to the System-8, then…?
    It takes an awful lot of time, doesn’t it?

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      Synthetic electronic sounds
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      Synthetic electronic sounds
      I hate everything, all the time
      Trolling non stop, techno-pop
      Trolling non stop, techno-pop
      Synthetic electronic sounds
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