User's Manual

Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Arturia's JUP-8 V4!
We’d like to thank you for purchasing JUP-8 V4, a virtual instrument recreation of the classic
Roland Jupiter-8 synthesizer, which took the polyphonic synthesizer market by storm in 1981.
It was the absolute pinnacle of analog synthesizer technology at the time, light-years ahead
of the competition. It was more reliable than its contemporary competition, with a more
consistent sound was from unit to unit. Therefore it was very attractive for stage and studio
use.
In the 1980s, the electro-pop community quickly put the qualities of the Jupiter-8 to use,
recording hit after hit. “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood was produced incorporating a
Jupiter 8, and players such Vince Clarke, Howard Jones, John Foxx, and Martyn Ware were
also using it. The path to the classic status of the Jupiter started there.
Other artists who have used the Jupiter-8 include: Tangerine Dream, Underworld, Jean
Michel Jarre, Depeche Mode, Prince, Gary Wright, Adrian Lee, Heaven 17, Kitaro, Elvis
Costello, Tears for Fears, Huey Lewis and the News, Journey, Moog Cookbook, Yes, Devo,
Freddy Fresh, Simple Minds, Jan Hammer, and BT. Now it's your turn.
The JUP-8 V4 is capable of creating very versatile sounds. You can easily make “fat” or
“crystal” sounds with it. Offering oscillator sync, cross modulation, a switchable 12dB/24dB
resonant filter and polyphonic portamento, the sound design opportunities are endless.
You can easily save and load patches, and the 44 original factory presets, used on many
recordings, are included. Even a superb arpeggiator is included.
Still, technology has advanced a great deal in the past 40 years, so we added some features
that would have been impossible or prohibitively costly in 1981, under Arturia's Advanced
Extensions panel:
• more modulations options including two more LFOs and an advanced
modulation mixer that lets you route and mix from 10 different sources
• an onboard 32-note sequencer, plus a 32-segment modulation sequencer
• the ability to route velocity, aftertouch, the Mod Wheel, and keyboard tracking to
any parameter
• built-in digital effects including reverb, chorus, delay, flanger, phaser, overdrive
distortion, EQ, and stereo pan
The options for stacking voices, one of the hallmarks of the Jupiter sound originally, are
expanded beyond what the original hardware offered.
Arturia has a passion for excellence, and JUP-8 V4 is no exception. Listen to the preset
sounds, tweak a few controls, skim through the features, or dive as deep as you like; it is
easy to understand and use. We are confident that the JUP-8 V4 will be a valuable addition
to your instrument collection, and that you'll have a lot of fun with it.
Be sure to visit the www.arturia.com website for information about all of our other great
hardware and software instruments. They have become indispensable, inspiring tools for
musicians around the world.
Musically yours,
The Arturia team