Owners of all 3 original Boutiques, which is your favourite?

1 Apr 2016, 03:33

Hi all,

This question is aimed at owners of, or experienced users of all three, i.e. the JX-03, JU-06 and JP-08.

Simply put, as you have used all 3, which is your favourite one to work with and if possible why ?

I'll start the ball rolling (using a post I submitted on another thread):

Of the 3, the JX03 is my favourite. It looks the most authentic (it could have stepped straight out of the 80's!) and appears to offer the greatest creative possibilities.

JX03 - The easiest to program something which you have in mind (brass, strings, percussion etc) and in my opinion, this is the best all rounder because of the variety of sounds which can easily be crafted. Let down only by limited user slots (16 patches vs. 64 on the others) which is a shame, as it is sooooooo easy to come up with new, usable patches!

Thanks !!

Re: Owners of all 3 original Boutiques, which is your favour

1 Apr 2016, 08:21

It all comes down to personal preference but I'll chime in.

I had all three but sold the JX-03. It was my least favorite.

My frame of reference is that I have the JX-3p and a Juno-106 synthesizers. These were also my first synthesizers 25+ years ago.

The JX-03 sounded authentic and close enough to match the JX-3p.
The JX-3p has a unique sound that some love and others may not.
I was pretty disappointed that the JX-03 held less memory than the JX-3p. JX-03 has 16 patches and JX-3p 32 patches).
The JX-03 does have a good form factor. Its controls do not feel as miniaturized as the other two.
As for sound I preferred the JU-06 and JP-08.

I like the sound of the Juno-06. It is close to the Juno-106, not exact but is the closest thing Roland has ever put out in their digital era.

As a synthesizer I think the JP-08 has more sound sculpting tools than the JX-03 and the JU-06. Now I have never owned or even played a Jupiter-8 but it does have the most features out of the bunch.

The three units are a great option instead of spending money on the old classics they emulate. You do sacrifice control on the JU-06 and the JP-08 that are found on the originals. I would use the modulation controls found on the left where the pitch bender is located on the Juno-106 and that was useful for performances and recording.

Re: Owners of all 3 original Boutiques, which is your favour

1 Apr 2016, 12:56

Of the 3, the JP-06 is my favorite.
Great sound.
Easy programing.
Faders.

number 2 = JX-03 and number 3 = JP-08

Re: Owners of all 3 original Boutiques, which is your favour

2 Apr 2016, 10:37

JP-08 used in Dual mode..

Re: Owners of all 3 original Boutiques, which is your favour

3 Apr 2016, 16:49

For me the JP-08 is my favorite mostly because the sound nails the Jupiter 8. We have a Jupiter 8 at work so making the comparison was easily done.

Re: Owners of all 3 original Boutiques, which is your favour

4 Apr 2016, 13:46

Only have the one, but I'm quite happy with my JP-08.