Roland Jupiter-4
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The Roland Jupiter-4 was an analog synthesizer manufactured by the Roland Corporation between 1978 and 1981. It was notable as the company's first self-contained polyphonic synthesizer, and for employ
The four voice cards
Both of the NEC 8048 Microcontrollers (012 gets installed in the motherboard socket, and 011 gets installed in the assigner board socket)
A revision D (top) compared against a revision E (bottom) voice card.
A revision D (top) compared against a revision E (bottom) voice card.
Synth-pop
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Synth-pop is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of s
Roland Jupiter-4
…of the synthesizer, it managed to find its way into the hands of various musicians of the time, most of which were associated with the new wave and synthpop music scenes (see below). Philip Oakey of The Human League said of the Jupiter-4: "Ian also got a Jupiter 4 during the course of the recording but he…
The Prophet-5, one of the first polyphonic synthesizers. It was widely used in 1980s synth-pop, along with the Roland Jupiter and Yamaha DX7.
Kraftwerk, one of the major influences on synth-pop, in 1976
Yellow Magic Orchestra in 2008
Gary Numan performing in 1980