TAL J-8 // Roland Jupiter 8 Plugin - Review & Demo

Togu Audio Line (TAL) has released the J-8 plugin- an incredible rendition of the famous and insanely expensive and rare Roland Jupiter-8 synthesizer that was produced between 1981 and 1985. The original price was $5,295 whereas they currently sell for around $23,000 used (and often in pretty bad shape physically). TAL took the time to do a physical model of their very own Jupiter-8 synthesizer by painstakingly recreating each oscillator, envelope, and filter. They even included the Juno 60 choruses, as well as “service control“ and “calibration“ panels that let you dial in some additional vintage wear-and-tear on your plugin. Considering the rarity and going price for these things, having a plugin that accurately recreates the sound as well as let you stack instances and write automation... I think we can all agree it’s a great time to be a musician (the original didn’t include MIDI implementation). In this video I don’t go through every preset or feature of the plugin, but rather point out some of my favorite aspects of it, as well as do a brief comparison of TAL’s Jupiter 8 rendition to Arturia’s (must watch if you’re deciding between one or the other). To wrap things up, I’ll demo some sounds for you in context of how I make my own music and use a synth like the J-8 in my music- Tech House mainly. Have you tried the TAL J-8 yet? What are your thoughts? Are you lucky enough to be able to compare it to the real thing? Let me know in the comments below! TAL J-8: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💎 Need mixing and mastering? Send me your tunes! If you’d like to help support my channel, give me a like & subscribe, share this video, or consider checking out my studio gear affiliate links: // Audio // MOTU 16a: Reason 11 Suite: Ableton Live 10 Suite: Golden Age Pre73 preamp: Rode NT-1A Condenser Microphone: Pioneer Pro DJ HRM-6 Headphones (best headphones EVER): Ableton Live Push 2 MIDI controller: Mackie Big Knob: // Video // Sony A7S mirrorless camera: Sony A6000 mirrorless camera: Sony RX0 2: Sigma 24-105 lens: Rode VideoMicPro: Neewer LED lights: Neewer light reflector: My music: 💫 Beatport: Spotify: Instagram: Website: #TALJ8 #Review #Demo