Great jx emulation! This is a analog modeling synth. Its all digital. The 8080 is the rack version of the jp8000, but it has a cool voice modulator + mic input in front!! You get 2 more voices of poly than the jp8000 but if you use the voice modulator you only get 8. This thing also has some new effects the jp8000 did not have like distortion. It has Delay and Chorus like the jp8000 as well. 2 inputs so you can filter external sounds! Awesome! Great for vocals, digital synths, & guitars! 2 main outputs.

The strings are wicked! I like this one the most for analog like pads and string! Not to mention you can make some pretty bizarre sounds with it but the virus is a tad better for that. I think this thing emulates those old roland sounds better than any of the virtuals that try. Super Saw sounds are really kool! I’ve only had this one for a little while now and I love it dearly! This module is a bit tricky though, the keyboard in and midi in thing confused me for a while. If you use it from a sequencer you can not use the arpeggiator. But again! I don’t use that so i don’t care. This thing will be killer for live shows! All those knobs on the front make it so easy to tweak/create your sounds! This thing also has the best Portamento implementation on the market, tight and responsive. Tons of sound banks and plenty of space to store your performances and sounds.

The only things I found wrong with the jp-8080 is that it only has 2 timbers :( meaning 2 midi channels and 2 different sounds at once. Roland is very stupid for limiting it like that! It also limits what the LFOs can be assigned to virus wins there again. So I gave the jp-8080 a lower score than the virus which kicks this thing’s ass in that area. But the jp-8080 is very quiet! no noise! It beats the Virus there. The 8080 does stand the test of time better than the virus tho. It is more unique sounding and not as boring in the long run.