ROLAND MKS-80 #4 FOR SALE
Vintage SUPER JUPITER Analog Synthesizer Module

 

         


GENERAL INFO: 

The Roland MKS-80 is a classic analog synthesizer module with MIDI. Its considered by some to be Roland's best analog synthesizer, combining features of their classic Jupiter-8 and Jupiter-6 synthesizers. The good news is that this synth fits in a 2 space rack - no worrying about where youre going to put two huge keyboards! This MKS80 is bi-timbral it has 2 separate analog synths inside which respond on different MIDI channels. This is one of the coolest synths from the 80s and is great for fat basses, warm strings and pads and all kinds of analog blips, leads and noises. Its unison mode allows you to stack all 8 voices on top of one another for up to 16 oscillators of fatness - few synths can sound this huge! It has a great solo mode with portamento but is also 8 note polyphonic so you can play chords (unlike many older analog synths). This thing sounds sweet! All parameters are fully controllable by MIDI if you have Emagics SoundDiver or other editing software, you can use virtual knobs to tweak all the parameters in realtime and record them into your sequencer! (Check with your sequencer manufacturer to verify this - we use Logic and it works great). If you need actual knobs, you can look around for the more limited MPG-80 programmer module but we dont think its faders transmit MIDI so youre better off with an editor like SoundDiver or Peavey PC-1600 or similar to control it, if you need it. (Sounds can be edited from the front panel) 

general features:
2 tones make up a patch - each can have its own midi channel or you can split
8 note polyphony
individual outs
64 patches - all user programmable
64 tones- all user programmable
tune knob
auto tune button
volume
dynamic (touch) sensitivity
midi function mode switch
memory save write load and protect switches
edit tone, patch, upper, lower buttons
parameter fwd, bwd
value up, down
omni, poly, mono lights
bank and number select buttons
LCD display w contrast knob
Tone Parameters:
lfo1-rate, delay time, waveform
vco modulation: lfo 1 dep, env-1 depth
pulse width modulation - manual, mod depth, env lfo or kybd as source, pwm polarity
vco key follow and vco 1/2 selector
cross modulation depth, env 1 depth, polarity
vco1 modulation
vco1 range and waveform
vco sync mode
vco2 modulation
vco2 range and waveform, finetune
mixer
high pass cutoff freq
lowpass vcf: cutoff, resonance, EG select, polarity, env depth, LFO depth, key follow
VCA level, mod LFO1 depth
dynamics: time and level
envelope: reset sw, env 1 and 2 dynamics switches
ADSR and key follow for each env
Patch Parameters:
key mode
balance
octave shift
assign mode
hold
glide
bender
after touch
LFO2
1/4" and XLR outputs per tone
MIDI in out and thru
din jack for optional MPG-80 programmer


CONDITION:

 Our items are as described, which means no typical surprise post-sale repair bills or serious flaws typical of most vintage gear deals! 

This MKS80's in great shape for a used item of its type and age.  The Serial Number is 5118xx.  Most MKS80 backlights have burned out by now yet sellers rarely mention when theirs has died. We don't play that game. The backlight on this one is dim but still works to some degree. The display is perfectly readable in average light. The back 2 original rubber feet are still intact but the front 2 are missing (you'd want to remove them anyway if you want it to fit in your rack, which is why you'll rarely see any mks80's which still have their feet. This unit is in excellent condition. The front panel is mint and there are only a very few MINOR imperfections (scratches). This item was fully tested with an MPG-80 programmer (sold separately) and works and sounds great.

Don’t let our overly critical descriptions discourage you, check out the detailed photos above!

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