JUPITER-8 Archives

SIRMA April 30, 2025

All you need is a DAW and Roland Cloud to record a polished demo. Here’s a step-by-step guide to getting started.

Adam Douglas March 18, 2025

Add presence, bite and spatial width to synth basses, leads, pads and more with the JC-120 Jazz Chorus guitar amplifier software effect.

Ari Rosenschein February 5, 2025

The legendary songwriter and performer discusses Roland synthesizers, positive thinking, and music’s power to transform.

Danny Turner July 30, 2024

’80s pop icon Nik Kershaw takes a trip down memory lane, revealing the Roland technologies behind hit albums Human Racing and The Riddle.

Danny Turner June 7, 2024

Strand of Oaks mastermind Timothy Showalter explains how painting and meditation fueled his shift from folk rock to synth sounds.

Ari Rosenschein May 23, 2024

The legendary composer reflects on lessons he’s learned in scoring, seminal moments in musical technology, and what makes a powerful cinematic theme.

Ari Rosenschein April 16, 2024

“Axel F” is the inescapable theme song of the classic ’80s romp Beverly Hills Cop. Learn about the oddball hit and its pioneering creator.

Kat Bein August 1, 2023

Explore the show’s haunting theme song and learn how the composers leaned on vintage synths, including the Roland JUPITER-8 and SH-2.

Adam Douglas July 8, 2023

At the heart of Tangerine Dream’s hypnotic “White Eagle” lies a secret—one kept between the band and a pair of JUPITER-8s.

Danny Turner May 10, 2023

A legend of house music’s second wave, Roland instruments have been fundamental to Todd Terry’s genre-hopping career for the past 35 years.