Comments on: New iOS App, Super J8, Sounds Like A $30,000 Synthesizer

By: teknoid

teknoid — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:12:23 +0000

In reply to R.

it ‘s not a rompler. i think the UI is great and i ‘m fine that they are uniform. the effects are based on valhalla dsp in this one, bad ??
‘Now he s even using AI’, yes he used ethical AI, just like for example Sonic Charge uses AI to create pioneering products.
you think ‘all AI is baad’ mkay? this synth app has oversampling and sounds not meh. the juno emulation is free and been developed for schools in economic weak parts of the world to use for teaching.

By: teknoid

teknoid — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:35:13 +0000

In reply to Jim. please be on topic, officer, and maybe don't respond when you have a stick up your ..$

By: gridsleep

gridsleep — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:02:20 +0000

Ever read The Time Machine? In the far future the Morlocks are the descendants of the working class who keep the machines running but aren’t allowed to partake of the finer things in life. The Eloi are the remnants of the capitalist class who live in the sunshine and enjoy the fruits of the Morlocks’ labor. The trick that the Morlocks developed is finding that gamine Eloi are easy to catch and tasty to eat. I suspect the novel might be the inspiration for the phrase Eat the Rich. What is happening with “AI” now, in how it is being given all the work by users who have no understanding of how it results, will lead us to that amusing future predicted by H. G. Wells. In a few months or years, nothing new will ever be invented again. It will only be successive repetition of everything that already exists, delivered to a world that has no idea how to take another step forward. Progress ends here.

By: Elwyns

Elwyns — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:12:45 +0000

I “pre-bought” or “reserved” the app… It’s so bizarre to reserve something that is infinite… even more so that if this app ends up beign a bug ridden dud I already gave them my money with no easy way to get it back… What a weird thing…

That said I enjoy this dev products and I think I have all their releases.

By: Bartyahoo.com Simpson

Bartyahoo.com Simpson — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 02:53:55 +0000

Wow. I used to work for Roland during the time when the J-8 came out. Then I went to work for Con Brio, one of the first all-digital synthesizers, the other three being the Fairlight, the Synclavier and the Crumar.
All of these digital instruments sold for about $25,000 and you needed a truck to move them around. Now, here we have J-8s, vastly inferior to any of the digital synthesizers of the 80s selling for $30,000?!?!?

I guess this iOS app is a good idea, at least in economic terms.

By: Elwyns

Elwyns — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:16:11 +0000

In reply to teknoid. Nah, criticize away. I have products from the companies you mentioned and I agree. I curiously but naively buy plenty iOS vsts to test out and too many seem to be just slapped together code with a few tweaks under a nice UI. By now everyone should know which VSTs are the GOATS on iOS and elsewhere and should save their money and invest the time to learn those GOATS in and out.

By: Tee Parsley

Tee Parsley — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:34:38 +0000

Now, take all that research and development, and work on a Jupiter 4 version. I’ll buy that too!
The CS80 one is a given as well.

By: SynthLover

SynthLover — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:05:57 +0000

In reply to Joe. Right? A Jupiter-8 for only $8! That should be the headline

By: SynthLover

SynthLover — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:34:27 +0000

In reply to Doctor Synth.

“But there are plenty other software versions of the Roland Jupiter-8”
You must know something we don’t. There aren’t any Jupiter synths for the iPad or iPhone. I am happy this new app is here!

By: SynthLover

SynthLover — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:30:56 +0000

In reply to S-Trigger Dave. How many do we need? Well, this is the first Jupiter for iPad and iPhone. So, I guess the answer is "at least one" and this fits the bill. I dig it!

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:27:13 +0000

I do not need another J8 after the Cherry Audio Mercury 8 came out. It is fantastic and sounds amazing and it is for my MacBook which I run through a high quality audio interface. I rarely use my iPad for iOS plug-in synths anyway any more.

By: R

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:56:21 +0000

In reply to teknoid. Lazy money-grabs? This guy's apps are all pretty much the same, romplers (sampled oscilliators) with low quality filter/FX applied on top. Same UI every time, no real personality, sounds are meh. More of a rompler than a synth. And he pumps them out multiple times a year and lies about sales that end soon. Now he's even using AI, no surprises there though.

By: Goudron

Goudron — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:17:54 +0000

It’s the price of a pint of beer and works on older iPads. Unbunch those panties.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 23:56:41 +0000

extra-s
penny’s
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don’t don’t
studio. environment
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Please write when you’re not drunk.

By: S-Trigger Dave

S-Trigger Dave — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 23:45:13 +0000

How many flagship reimaginings do we need? I guess the answer is “More.” It depends on where the line is for you, between really digging into the sound of your favorite take versus mere bragging rights. I’ve played a lot of the classics. Don’t sweat it too much; the VAs are really close to the OG hardware. Another plus: VAs don’t go out of tune when you breathe on them or have some drunk arsehole spill a drink into them onstage. They don’t run $30K, either.