http://www.adamszabo.com/jp6k/

JP6K is a synth dedicated to emulating the famous Super Saw sound,
first found in the Roland JP-8000 synthesizer in 1997. It aims to
capture the essence of the sound and the behaviour of the original
oscillator. Even after a decade, the Super Saw is still sought after
by people all around the world, and is a crucial part of such music
genres like Trance.

There are several factors that make the Super Saw in the JP6K
different than other synths that provide a similar sound. The
original Super Saw from Roland was aliasing, thus creating a bright
and "airy" sound. To prevent the sound from sounding harsh below the
fundamental harmonic, a high pass filter was possibly used to remove
the unwanted frequencies. The JP6K uses the same design to achieve
that special oscillator waveform giving it a unique tone.

Another important aspect of the classic Super Saw, was its special
detune curve. It was non-linear, which gave the user greater control
over the detune amount. Even when the detune control was half way,
the spread of the detune was small, which made it possible to make
very smooth sounding pads. The curve then gradually increased, and
at higher values, the detune rapidly spread out to maximum. This
unique curve is accurately modelled in JP6K, making it nearly
identical to the detune in the hardware.

The JP6K also emulates other features from the JP-8000 like the
filters, key tracking and the EQ, to give it an even more authentic
way to shape the Super Saw sound. The synth has been optimised to
use minimal amount of CPU, so it is possible to use multiple
instances.

Download File Size:2.86 MB

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