Roland JP-8080 vs U-he HIVE2

[@LincolnHawkMusic]

So I posted the answers on KVR a while ago, and I wanted to post them here today, but I lost my answer sheet, so I don't know which synth is the real JP, lol, so yay HIVE.

[@גיאאוריאל-נ7ס]

A- JP8080 B- HIVE2

[@oziaso9655]

I think you mightve saved me a lot of money as I was thinking about buying a JP ....but Hive sounds so close but I think if you add a chorus it would be even closer

[@teddym2808]

Well I got it, 100%, so......I mean it's close but I guessed the JP 8080 correctly.

[@RayJames-mk3yq]

I think this test is a trick because the HIVE envelopes are clearly set longer to make it "sing" more which is a sound associated with trancey JP sounds. But I didn't need convincing I think hardware has been irrelevant outside of workflow for years now. Especially VA.

[@novalogue]

Even though I never played a JP i knew every A was the JP - the Envelopes on the Hive faded out less a lot of times (often with VST´s) - but I guess you could just get them a bit more fade out and by then its pretty hard

[@LincolnHawkMusic]

Every A was NOT the JP.

[@novalogue]

@@LincolnHawkMusic So lets do it with another thought 1. A = JP 2. JP = B 3. JP = A 4. JP = A 5. JP = A the other sequences are to hard to compare i think - about 3. I feel the least secure Is it right that the envelopes are different? I guess Hive also has Snappier envelopes right?

[@novalogue]

@@LincolnHawkMusic Ok then i got mislead that the Jp being marked always as A in the description

[@Azzalto40]

filter of JP are unique

[@LincolnHawkMusic]

It is, but when it comes to making jp-style supersaws, Hive really does it well.

[@jesusgarcia-jp5fe]

Wich synth engine did you use for supersaw? Clean, normal or dirty?

[@LincolnHawkMusic]

All 3.

[@mechwarreir2]

@@LincolnHawkMusic so you use 3 instances? You can't use all 3 at the same time that's impossible? What are you talking about??

[@LincolnHawkMusic]

@@mechwarreir2 The engine used depends on the sound you want. There isn't one engine that is best at this. So a clearer question from you would be to ask which engine I used for a specific preset.

[@Chris-St-DE]

I skip 6-10. 1A=JP 1B=Hive; 2A=Hive 2B=JP; 3A=JP 3B=Hive; 4A=JP 4B=Hive; 5A=JP 5B=Hive.

[@LincolnHawkMusic]

You got 3 out of 5 right. Do the last 3 - those are more representative of what they would be like in a mix. Much more difficult to tell apart.

[@NatLifeSounds]

I was thinking about to do a compare between two synths, because for me Hive 2 was the first VST synthesizer that sounds very close to JP8080/8000 but i never had a real JP 8000 in my hands :)

[@LincolnHawkMusic]

Hive 2, in my opinion, nails the JP Supersaw sound. I don't know about all the other types of JP sounds, but the supersaw - HIVE does it almost exactly.

[@NatLifeSounds]

@@LincolnHawkMusic +1 I created almost same supersaw sounds on Hive but I have never tested it with JP8000) thanks for your compression 😉🍺

[@LincolnHawkMusic]

THE ANSWERS: 1 A - JP B - HIVE 2 A - HIVE B - JP 3 A - HIVE B - JP 4 A - JP B - HIVE 5 A - HIVE B - JP 6 A - JP B - HIVE 7 A - HIVE B - JP 8 A - JP B - HIVE