MKS-80

Roland MKS-80

Released: 1984

MSRP: no

Synopsis:

Similar to a rack Jupiter8 with swapping arpeggiator, chorus, and DCB for aftertouch (with dedicated pitch LFO), velocity, cartridge slot, and MIDI. Early models (Rev 4, up through serial 511799) used the same filter as the other Jupiters (IR3109), while later models (Rev 5, serial 511800 and higher) used the same filter as the Super JX (IR3R05) Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).

Ebay Description:

The Roland Super Jupiter (MKS-80) is a 2U rack, 8 voice polyphonic bi-timbral (aftertouch and velocity sensitive) analog synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators (saw/square/pulse/triangle/noise waveforms with PWM, sync, and FM), high-pass and resonant low-pass filters, dedicated filter and amp ADSR envelopes, dual LFOs (triangle and saw/square/triangle/random), portamento, arpeggiator, chorus, 64 presets, cartridge interface, XLR and phone stereo outputs, and MIDI.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
61 keys	W:430mm(16.875in) D:400mm(15.75in) H:88mm(3.5in)	8kg(17.625lbs)	no	stereo XLR and phone	MIDI IN/OUT/THRU	MIDI	MIDI	no	35W AC

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
MKS-80	no	internal:64 cartridge:128	cartridge (M-64C)	MIDI SysEx MPG-80	switches	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
2	8	2 modes (and solo)	VCO->HPF->VCF->VCA

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
no	no	EG-2 LFO-1 MIDI-CC7	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	No	N/A	N/A	MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC31	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
yes	no	MIDI	MIDI	1	1

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
VCO1	analog	triangle saw pulse square	2-32'	no	FM:EG-1 sync PWM:LFO-1/EG-1/key	aftertouch MIDI-bend EG-1 key LFO-1 LFO-2 glide	no
VCO2	analog	triangle saw pulse noise	2-32' lo hi	no	sync PWM:LFO-1/EG-1	aftertouch MIDI-bend EG-1 key LFO-1 LFO-2 glide	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
HPF	analog	opamp	no	highpass	no	no	no
VCF	analog	IR3109 or IR3R05	yes	low pass	aftertouch EG-1 EG-2 key LFO-1 LFO-2 pedal	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
EG1	sustain	attack decay release	no	yes	key	key velocity	attack:velocity
EG2	sustain	attack decay release	no	no	key	key velocity	attack:velocity

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO-1	saw:down square triangle random	yes	no	no	no	MIDI-CC1	no
LFO-2	triangle	no	no	no	no	aftertouch	no

Conventional Models

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