A stunningly-clean example of this superb early-80s synth.
The JX-3P is something of a hidden treasure – there is more to it than meets the eye. It came out about the same time as the venerable JUNO series but represents a shift away from the traditional analogue synthesizer interface and towards a less hands-on format. The JX-3P was mostly aimed towards players looking for those great stable Roland sounds of the time, but with immediate Preset-based access to them, and only the most basic and newbie-friendly of onboard controls to adjust them. (Note the space reserved onboard for holding sheet music in place.
That is not to say this is a dumbed down synth, but rather, the digital technologies being explored by Roland at the time allowed for greater programmability while simultaneously reducing the need for dedicated hands-on controllers per parameter - a path most synth manufacturers walked down during the eighties. This means that sliders and knobs were being phased out in favour of push-buttons, fewer sliders and a powerful programming interface tucked away “under the hood”.
The JX-3P shares the same great analogue filters and VCAs as the JUNO and even the JUPITER series. Just like the JUNO, it’s a six voice polyphonic feeding digitally controlled oscillators (DCOs) through analogue filters, envelopes and amps. However, the JX-3P has two oscillators per voice instead of the single osc. found in the JUNO synths, and while that does allow for greater flexibility.
The volume pot is a little crackly and could do with a clean out, apart from that all it perfect working order.
£799.00
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