{"id":152204,"date":"2026-02-06T20:01:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=152204"},"modified":"2026-02-06T20:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:01:43","slug":"new-ios-app-super-j8-sounds-like-a-30000-synthesizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/02\/06\/new-ios-app-super-j8-sounds-like-a-30000-synthesizer\/","title":{"rendered":"New iOS App, Super J8, Sounds Like A $30,000 Synthesizer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SUPER J8 - BEST APP - Walkthru &amp; Tutorial!\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yQ19YFLQby0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Developer <strong>Matthew Fecher<\/strong> (AudioKit Pro) shared this introduction to <strong>Super J8<\/strong>, a new iOS software synth that&#8217;s designed to sound like a $30,000 <strong>Roland Jupiter-8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fecher says that Super J8 was developed in part with the use of &#8216;ethical AI machine learning&#8217;. The oscillators were trained by recording hours of output from a vintage Jupiter-8. The mountains of data gathered by analyzing the hardware synth &#8216;powers&#8217; the the oscillators in the app, creating analog-like variations in the tuning and other attributes that he says make the synth feel &#8216;alive&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Other highlights include\u00a0Oscillator Sync, Cross-Modulation, 2x Oversampling, True Per-Voice Poly Unison, PWM, Analog Voice Modeling, Analog Panning, Envelope Polarity, and Single-Note Polyphony.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Topics covered in the video include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">0:00 Intro, New Features!<br \/>\n1:32 2x Oversampling<br \/>\n1:56 True Per-Voice Unison, 64 Voices!<br \/>\n3:40 Single Note Polyphony<br \/>\n4:07 Analog Saturation<br \/>\n4:49 Oscillator Sync<br \/>\n5:48 PWM<br \/>\n7:16 Mixer Panel<br \/>\n7:31 Cross Mod (X-Mod)<br \/>\n9:31 Per-Voice Panning<br \/>\n10:19 Main Panel<br \/>\n13:38 Bonus LFOs<br \/>\n14:14 Envelope Panel (ADSR)<br \/>\n16:00 FX Panel<br \/>\n16:23 Easter Egg?!<br \/>\n17:16 WiP Presets Demo<br \/>\n19:23 Exclusive Presets (500+ Included!)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element thegem-vc-text thegem-custom-698697d7713f56666\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gem-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>New sound engine with advanced DSP<\/li>\n<li>650+ presets included (more to come)<\/li>\n<li>True Poly Unison with unison start sync<\/li>\n<li>64 voices &#8211; like a Jupiter-64! Play 8 notes with 8-voice unison.<\/li>\n<li>Raw, gritty Oscillator Sync<\/li>\n<li>J8-style cross-modulation plus frequency tracker<\/li>\n<li>Per-Voice Analog Panning<\/li>\n<li>Single Note Polyphony for notes &amp; unison stacks<\/li>\n<li>2x oversampling for more analog-style lows and highs<\/li>\n<li>PWM engine modeled after vintage hardware behavior<\/li>\n<li>FX: Reverb based on Sean Costello\u2019s code (Valhalla plugins Plug-ins), Analog Tape Delay, Chorus, Crush, and more.<\/li>\n<li>3 LFOs, over 60+ possible destinations. LFOs can even modify other LFOs.<\/li>\n<li>Dual Assignable Touch Pads, manipulate FX in real time<\/li>\n<li>Classic Arpeggiator &amp; Vintage Style Step Sequencer<\/li>\n<li>ENV-1 Polarity &amp; Dual Envelope ADSRs like original hardware<\/li>\n<li>Control it with a MIDI Keyboard, MIDI Learn to map your controls to the app<\/li>\n<li>Works as a Plug-in Instrument in GarageBand, Logic for iPad, AUM, etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Super J8<\/strong> is expected to be <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/super-j8-synth-auv3\/id6756800933\">available<\/a> Feb 12, with an intro price of $7.99 USD (normally $29.99).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developer Matthew Fecher shared this introduction to Super J8, a new iOS software synth that&#8217;s designed to sound like a $30,000 Roland Jupiter-8.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/02\/06\/new-ios-app-super-j8-sounds-like-a-30000-synthesizer\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New iOS App, Super J8, Sounds Like A $30,000 Synthesizer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13958,28333,8],"tags":[33666,12585,7285],"class_list":["post-152204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-ipad","category-iphone-music-software-ipods-portable-media-players","category-software-synthesizers-samplers","tag-audiokit-pro","tag-roland-jupiter-8","tag-sneak-preview"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/super-j8-synthesizer.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152207,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152204\/revisions\/152207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}