So far I've played it using the presets and can only say that they sound great! For a while I had contemplated buying one of the reface series by Yamaha, in particular the CS analog synthesizer. But then I stumbled over the Boutique line, and there was no doubt in my mind that I was going to buy one.
I have always dreamed of owning and playing a Jupiter 8 -- now garnering collector's prices on eBay that exceed even those charged for brand new boards back in the day. Nonetheless, it was a conscious decision to skip the JP-08 and go after the simpler JU-06 module. What puts the Juno closer to my heart is the fact, that as a teenager I actually played it for hours on end in the basement of music stores where the keyboard section was invariably located. While I may have seen a real Jupiter 8 once or twice in a store, I never played it because the expensive stuff was usually turned off and I didn't dare turning it on -- or asking a clerk to do it for me. Alongside the Korg Polysix, the Juno range of synthesizers was among the boards that I considered buying before the Yamaha DX7 came along.
I still own the Yamaha DX7, and therefore I think I can appreciate somewhat authoritatively the advantages of the hands-on experience offered by true analog synthesizers. If you can't twiddle the sliders and knobs to find that sweet spot in the soundscape, what's the point? I think (and find my mild prejudice supported by watching several YouTube review videos) that the sliders on the JP-08 are just a bit too tiny, at least for me -- and for now. If you disagree and aim for the JP-08, by all means go for it! I just got a tax rebate and might buy one myself. But for now I want to slide sliders, push buttons and wrest the heck out of my first half-real analog polyphonic synthesizer that I ever owned. I may even make a short YouTube video myself to showcase the little beast!
I'm sure you want one, too. You know you do.
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