Arturia JUPITER-8V 2 User manual

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USER’S MANUAL
2.0

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PROGRAMMING:
Nicolas Bronnec
Fabrice Bourgeois
Gavin Burke
Vincent Travaglini
Jean–Michel Blanchet
Philippe Wicker
Cristian Krein ler
Damien Van erbeyvanghe
Thomas Diligent
MANUAL:
Thomas Diligent (English version)
Christiaan e Jong (English version)
Houston Haynes (English version)
Richar Phan (English version)
Jean-Michel Blanchet (French version)
Antoine Back (French version)
Kenta Sasano (Version japonaise)
Kiriko Ishi a (Version japonaise)
Tomoya Fukushi (Version japonaise)
DESIGN:
Yannick Bonnefoy (Beautifulscreen)
Elisa Noual
SOUND DESIGN:
Jean–Michel Blanchet
Thomas Binek (Tasmo ia)
Stephan Muësh (Rsmus7)
Celmar Engel
Ruff & Jam
Katsunori Ujiie
Sato Fujimori
Richar James
Nori Ubutaka
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Th ha an nk k o ou u f fo or r p pu ur rc ch ha as si in ng g t th he e A AR RT TU UR RI IA A J Ju up pi it te er r- -8 8V V! !
In this package you will fin :
• This paper manual for the Jupiter-8V
• One CD-ROM containing the Jupiter-8V installer for MAC OSX an Win ows XP/Vista/7
• The registration Car
Carefully store your car !
In or er to be able to use the software, you have to register your pro uct. By registering,
you i entify yourself as the legitimate owner an will be sure to receive the latest news
an up ates for your pro uct. After registration, you will receive a user ID an passwor
in or er to access a protecte area on our site. It also puts you on our user notification
list, so that you can be the first to know when there are up ates or new pro uct offers.

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Ne ew w f fe ea at tu ur re es s i in n J Ju up pi it te er r- -8 8V V 2 2. .0 0
If you alrea y own Jupiter-8V, version 2 inclu es the following changes:
• “Soun Map” graphical preset browser a e
• RPN “pitch ben range” message is now recognize
• NRPN mi i controls can be use for automation
• Increase of overall volume
• Switche to eLicenser Protection
• Fixe issue relate to mo ulation wheel in Pro Tools (MAC OSX)
• Fixe issue relate to triangle signal amplitu e
• Miscellaneous fixe issues

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Ta ab bl le e o of f c co on nt te en nt ts s
1 INTRODUCTION 8
1.1 Rolan /Jupiter-8 Story 8
1.2 TAE
®
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1.2.1 Aliasing-free oscillators 12
1.2.2 A better repro uction of analog oscillator waveforms 12
1.2.3 Direct Filter Circuit Mo eling 14
2 INSTALLATION 15
2.1 Notes about software protection an the installation 15
2.2 Win ows Installation 15
2.3 Mac OS X Installation 18
3 AUTHORIZATION 19
4 QUICK START 25
4.1 Structure of the Jupiter-8V 25
4.2 Using the presets 26
4.2.1 Selecting the presets 26
4.2.2 E iting the presets 28
4.3 The 4 main parts of the Jupiter-8V 29
4.4 Overview of the Jupiter-8V user interface 30
4.5 The (A vance ) Mo ulations section 32
4.5.1 Creating a melo ic sequence with the SEQUENCER 33
4.5.2 Create progressive mo ulations with the GALAXY unit 35
4.5.3 Control parameters with the Keyboar unit 37
4.6 The Effects 38
4.7 The “Patch” section of the effects 40
4.7.1 The chorus 40
4.7.2 The elay 41
4.8 Realtime controllers an MIDI assign 42
5 A UNIQUE SYNTHESIZER, WHY ? 44
5.1 The Rolan Jupiter-8 44
5.2 The Arturia Jupiter-8V 44
6 THE INTERFACE 46
6.1 Tool bar 46
6.2 Using the presets 47
6.2.1 The types of presets 47
6.2.2 Selection of a preset PATCH or PROGRAM 47
6.2.3 Creating a new preset 50
6.2.4 Save a user preset 50
6.2.5 Save a user preset using the “Save as” option 50
6.2.6 Delete a preset 51
6.2.7 Import / Export a preset bank 51
6.3 Using the controllers 52
6.3.1 Knobs 52
6.3.2 Buttons 53
6.3.3 Switches 53
6.3.4 Pitch Ben wheel 53

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6.3.5 Mo ulation button 54
6.3.6 Virtual keyboar 54
6.3.7 LCD Screen 54
6.3.8 MIDI Control 55
6.3.9 The preference screen 55
6.4 The Soun Map 56
6.4.1 The MAP main interface 57
6.4.2 The Soun Map overview 58
6.4.3 The LIST preset manager 61
6.4.4 The COMPASS morphing interface 62
7 THE DIFFERENT MODULES 64
7.1 The original Jupiter-8 64
7.1.1 The oscillators (« VCO 1 an 2 ») 65
7.1.2 The mixer (“VCO1 / VCO2”) 67
7.1.3 The filter (“VCF”) 67
7.1.4 The Amplifier (“VCA”) 69
7.1.5 The ADSR Envelopes 70
7.1.6 The LFO 71
7.1.7 The VCO mo ulator 71
7.1.8 The LFO MODULATION, PORTAMENTO an BEND section 72
7.1.9 The pitch ben wheel an LFO MOD button 73
7.1.10 The Master Tune section 73
7.1.11 The arpeggiator (“ARPEGGIO”) 74
7.1.12 The keyboar assign section (“ASSIGN MODE”) 74
7.1.13 The play mo es selection (“KEY MODE”) 75
7.2 Step Sequencer 76
7.2.1 The transport 76
7.2.2 E it the sequence 77
7.2.3 Outputs 78
7.3 Galaxy 79
7.4 Voice Effects 80
7.4.1 Chorus /Flanger 80
7.4.2 Distortion 81
7.4.3 Parametric EQ 82
7.4.4 Phaser 83
7.4.5 Ring Mo 84
7.5 Patch Effects 85
7.5.1 Chorus/Flanger 85
7.5.2 Stereo Analog Delay 86
7.5.3 Reverb 87
7.5.4 Dual Phaser 87
8 THE BASICS OF SUBTRACTIVE SYNTHESIS 89
8.1 The main elements 89
8.1.1 The Oscillator or VCO 89
8.1.2 The Mixer 93
8.1.3 The filter or VCF 93
8.1.4 The amplifier or VCA 96
8.2 Other mo ules 96
8.2.1 The keyboar 96
8.2.2 The envelope generator or ADSR 97
8.2.3 The low frequency oscillator 98
8.3 Mo ules of the Jupiter-8V 99
9 SOME ELEMENTS OF SOUND DESIGN 100
9.1 A polyphonic violin preset ma e with the Jupiter- 8 V 100

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9.2 Arpeggiate soun s 103
9.3 A sequence with the Jupiter-8V 107
10 MODES OF OPERATION 111
10.1 Stan -alone 111
10.1.1 Launching the Stan -alone application 111
10.1.2 Preference Configuration 111
10.2 Using a VST an Au io Unit instrument in Ableton Live 112
10.3 RTAS - Pro Tools 113
10.3.1 Utilization of the plug-in 113
10.3.2 Connection to a MIDI channel 114
10.3.3 Saving the presets 115
10.3.4 Automation un er Pro Tools 115
10.4 Cubase VST 116
10.4.1 Instrument use in VST mo e 116
10.4.2 Rescan the plug-ins irectory in Cubase 116
10.4.3 Connection to a MIDI track 117
10.4.4 Saving of presets 117
10.5 Logic & Au io Unit (Max OSX only) 117
10.5.1 Use in Logic Au io 117
10.6 Sonar VST (Win ows only) 119
10.6.1 Opening the instrument (Sonar) 119
10.6.2 Connection to a MIDI track 119
10.6.3 Save the presets 120
10.6.4 Automation 120
10.7 Use in Digital Performer 120

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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 R OLAND /J UPITER -8 S TORY
The history of Rolan is intimately tie to the personal story of its foun er, Mr Ikutaro
Kakehashi.
When he was just 16 years ol , the young Mr Kakehashi notice there was no watch or
clock in ustry in post-war Japan. He therefore un erstoo there was a thriving business
to evelop repairing existing timepieces.1
Mr Kakehashi foun a part-time job in a watch repair store, but he quickly felt frustrate
with the pace at which things were progressing. In the tra itional Japanese organization
of work, becoming a master in any technical area woul take a seven-year
apprenticeship. Consequently he left after a few months, bought a book on how to repair
watches an set up the “Kakehashi Watch Shop”.
This first venture happene to be so successful that he quickly eci e to expan an
turn his enthusiasm for music into business. It became legal at that time to have a short-
wave ra io an to listen to foreign broa casts. While he scanne the airwaves for new
music, Mr Kakehashi learne the basics of how ra ios operate . He then use broken
sets to create working units. His repair shop starte to repair broken ra ios in a ition to
clocks an watches.
1 It is remarkable that a man name Mr Torakusu Yamaha ha also starte out as a watch repairer. In fact the
same is true of Matthias Hohner, the foun er of Hohner. Even the Hammon Organ Company starte out as a
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In 1954 Mr Kakehashi opene an electrical goo s an repair shop by the name of
“Kakehashi Musen”. - Later the name was to be change to Ace Electrical Company. His
initial goal was to pro uce an electronic instrument capable of generating simple
monophonic melo ies, an so he en e up buil ing a Theremin. Looking for a new
challenge, he later built a four-octave organ using parts from a ree organ, bits of
telephones, an simple transistor oscillators. In 1959, he esigne an built a Hawaiian
guitar amplifier, but he also went on with his further organ evelopments.
On the 18th of April 1972, Mr. Kakehashi establishe the Rolan Corporation.
The first synthesizer from Rolan was also Japan's first synthesizer. The SH1000 came to
the market in 1973, just before the Korg 700 i . It was a remarkable instrument,
offering 10 preset tones selectable from colore tabs. You coul a vibrato, growl an
portamento to mo ify the soun .
The System 100, launche in 1975, is another Rolan monosynth that woul become
sought-after long after pro uction stoppe . The System 100 consiste of five semi-
mo ular pro ucts. These were the 101 Synthesizer, the 102 Expan er, the 103 Mixer
(inclu ing a simple reverb), the 104 Sequencer, an the 109 Monitor Speakers. These
units fit together to pro uce a system that soun e really interesting.
The first results from 1976's expansion in the evelopment team, le to an explosion in
Rolan 's pro uct range. There were more synthesizers, a piano, more speaker systems
an some now-classic instruments that inclu e the Jupiter-4 Compuphonic polysynth.
The Jupiter-4 was the company's first true polysynth. It use Rolan 's tra emark chorus
an three Unison options that ma e it a powerful monosynth. There also was an
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By the en of the 1970s, Rolan establishe itself as a major manufacturer, an in 1981
Mr. Ikutaro Kakehashi opene four new companies in three months. Rolan UK, Rolan
GmbH an Musitronic AG in Switzerlan . He also establishe a new Japanese ivision
calle AMDEK (Analogue Music Digital Electronics Kits)
Back to the early 80’s, the Prophet 5 an Oberheim OB series ominate the polyphonic
synthesizer market. Having that in min the Jupiter-8’s success, initiate in 1981, took
every one by storm.
But what ma e the Jupiter-8 so successful? Well, in terms of sonic possibilities, it
complemente its competition by bringing something ifferent. The Jupiter-8 was capable
of creating very versatile soun s. You coul easily make “fat” or “crystal” soun s with it.
In fact, the Jupiter-8 soun e the way it looke , ‘sleek an polishe ’. Offering oscillator
sync, cross mo ulation, a switchable 12 B/24 B filter an polyphonic portamento, the
soun esign opportunities were en less. You coul easily save an loa patches via its
cassette interface. Even a superb arpeggiator was inclu e . An last but not least, the
Jupiter 8 was more reliable than its competition, an the soun was more consistent
from mo el to mo el. Therefore it was very attractive for stage an stu io use. In 1982,
Rolan release an upgra e Jupiter-8, the JP8A. It upgra e the Jupiter-8 with a
number of enhancements inclu ing an improve DAC with a higher resolution of the
auto-tuning system from 12- to 14-bit, plus a brighter LED screen. The Jupiter-8 has
become one of the most revere of all synthesizers.
The electro-pop community became quickly convince by the qualities of the Jupiter-8.
“Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywoo was pro uce incorporating a Jupiter 8, an
players such Vince Clarke, Howar Jones, John Foxx, an Martyn Ware were also using it.
The path to classic status of the Jupiter starte there.
Other artists that have use The Jupiter-8 inclu e: Tangerine Dream, Un erworl , Jean
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Costello, Tears for Fears, Huey Lewis an the News, Journey, Moog Cookbook, Yes, Devo,
Fre y Fresh, Simple Min s, Jan Hammer, an BT.
In the early 80’s Rolan an Sequential Circuits combine forces to create the MIDI
protocol. The technology was erive from Rolan ’s earlier DCB bus Format. MIDI is still
being use to ay with great success. In 1982, Rolan launche the Jupiter-6, the first
synthesizer inclu ing the MIDI protocol on boar . This new synthesizer was intro uce as
an enhancement of the Jupiter-8.
In 1982 Rolan also release the TB303 Bass line. Initially markete as a “computerise
bass machine”, the little silver box an its companion, the TR606 “Drumatix”, were
inten e for use as replacements for a bass guitarist an a rummer. The TB303 ha a
very characteristic filter, an a built-in sequencer.
In 1984 there was the intro uction of three synthesizers: the Juno 106, the JX8P an the
JX10P. The last one was the replacement for the Jupiter-8. Unfortunately, the JX10 was
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It was the intro uction of COSM an the “V” pro ucts in 1995 that set the future
irection for Rolan . Mr. Kakehashi an his teams ha recognize that igital signal
processing an physical mo eling were the future of the electronic au io in ustry. Rolan
applie these technologies to a broa range of pro ucts. From soun mo ules an ance-
oriente groove boxes to their most expensive igital mixers an au io workstations,
Rolan remains at the forefront of synthesizers an electronic music.
1.2 TAE
®
TAE® - True Analog Emulation - is Arturia's outstan ing technology e icate to the
igital repro uction of analog circuits use in classic analog synthesizers.
The Jupiter-8V benefits from an enhance version of TAE®, optimizing CPU allocation
an memory usage, while being even more accurate than in previous pro ucts.
When implemente in software co e, TAE®’s algorithms guarantee authentic emulation
of har ware specifications. This is why the Jupiter-8V, an all of Arturia’s virtual
synthesizers, offer an unparallele quality of soun .
TAE® combines four major a vances in the omain of synthesis:
1.2.1 Aliasing-free oscillators
Stan ar igital synthesizers pro uce aliasing in high frequencies, an also when using
Pulse Wi th Mo ulation or FM.
TAE® allows the pro uction of totally aliasing-free oscillators in all contexts (PWM, FM…),
an at no extra CPU cost.
Linear frequency spectrum of the Jupiter-8V oscillator made with TAE
1.2.2 A better reproduction of analog oscillator waveforms
The waveforms pro uce by the oscillators in analog synthesizers are marke by the
presence of a capacitor in the circuits. The ischarge of the capacitor results in a light
ben in the original waveform (notably for saw tooth, triangular an square waveforms).
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Rolan Jupiter 8 waveform, an that of the Jupiter-8V. They are both equally eforme
by the low-pass an high-pass filtering.
Temporal representation of a “saw tooth” waveform of the Jupiter 8
Temporal representation of a “saw tooth” waveform reproduced y the Jupiter-8V

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What’s more, the har ware analog oscillators were unstable. In fact, their waveform
varies slightly from one perio to another. If we a this to the fact that the starting
point for each perio (in Trigger mo e) can vary with the temperature an other
environmental con itions, we fin another one of the characteristics that contribute to
the typical soun of vintage synthesizers.
TAE® repro uces the instability of oscillators, bringing a fatter an “bigger” soun .
1.2.3 Direct Filter Circuit Modeling
Due to a vances in computer processing power, the Jupiter-8V can now employ irect
filter mo eling techniques to achieve unprece ente accuracy in the emulation of a
har ware synthesizer’s filter. By mo eling the operation of the in ivi ual har ware
components of the filter circuit, the warm nuances synonymous with analog soun s are
recreate . This graph is a frequency omain plot as just a single example of irect circuit
mo eling in action; it shows the generation of harmonics at multiples of the resonant
frequency, for both the Arturia Jupiter-8V an the Rolan Jupiter-8. These harmonics are
characteristic of the har ware synthesizer’s filters an are ue to the non-linear behavior
inherent in its analog circuitry. The harmonics generate a to the richness an warmth
of the soun pro uce by the filter. As a result of the irect recreation of this analog
circuitry, the same characteristics of the soun are present, thus giving the user a truly
analog soun .
Comparison of Harmonics generated y the filter circuits of the Arturia Jupiter-8V and the Roland Jupiter-8

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2 INSTALLATION
2.1 N OTES ABOUT SOFTWARE PROTECTION AND THE INSTALLATION
Jupiter-8V2 inclu es the Soft-eLicenser protection system. Compatibility with v1.0 USB-
eLicenser ongles is carrie on to v2.0. Thus Jupiter-8V1 owners can use their USB
ongles to authorize Jupiter-8V2 up ate. Jupiter-8V2 owners only (not 1.x) will store
their licenses on a virtual ongle.
Please refer to authorization section for further etails about protection schemes.
2.2 W INDOWS I NSTALLATION
 If you purchase the Boxe version of the Jupiter-8V2, insert the CD-ROM into the
rive. Explore the contents of the CD-ROM an ouble click on the icon calle
Jupiter-8V2 Setup.exe.
 If you purchase the Downloa version of the Jupiter-8V2, ouble click on the file
calle Jupiter-8V2 Setup.exe that you save from the Arturia web site.
 The installer gui es you through multiple steps
 After having accepte the license agreement, you can choose the fol er in which
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Choose the installation folder
 Next, select the application or plug-ins that you wish to install. For more
information on those protocols, please see to chapter 10 of this manual. The
available options are:
Choose the components to e installed
 For the installation of the VST protocols, you shoul select the installation fol er of
these plug-ins to allow the host application to use them. If you on’t know how to
o this, refer to the appropriate chapter (Ch. 10).

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Select installation folder for plug-ins
 Set up the program’s shortcut in the Start menu, or use the efault setting.
 Check or not to install an icon on your esktop ( isable by efault).
 Before performing the installation, the installe components are summarize . Click
on “Install”.
 Finally, the installation of the eLicenser Control Center an the creation of a virtual
ongle are propose . Click on “Finish”.
eLicenser Control Center Installation Dialog ox
The installation program now has enough information to finish. In a few secon s you will
be able to authorize the Jupiter-8V2.

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2.3 M AC OS X I NSTALLATION
 If you purchase the Boxe version of the Jupiter-8V2, insert the CD-ROM into the
rive. Explore the contents of the CD-ROM an ouble click on the icon calle
Jupiter-8V2.pkg.
 If you purchase the Downloa version of the Jupiter-8V2, ouble click on the file
calle Jupiter-8V2.dmg that you save from the Arturia web site. Once the virtual
isk is mounte , ouble-click on Jupiter-8V2.pkg.
 The installation program, requiring a ministrative rights, may have the system ask
you to enter the login of an a ministrative user of the system. In this case, enter
your login an a ministrative passwor , an click on OK to continue the installation.
 The installation program first isplays a welcome page.
 Next installe components will be isplaye in a “Rea Me” page.
 After the software license has been vali ate , the installation program will select
the system isk as target by efault. It is not possible to install Jupiter-8V on
another isk. Click on continue to procee with the installation.
Choice of installation disk
 Jupiter-8V will automatically install as a stan alone application (functioning
in epen ently an apart from any sequencer host). In the same way, all the
available protocols (VST, Au io Unit an RTAS) will be installe . For more
information on these protocols, go to chapter 10.
 Next, the installation program procee s with the installation of the eLicenser Control
Center an the creation of a virtual ongle.
The stan alone application will be installe in the “Applications” fol er, an the ifferent
plug-ins will be installe in fol ers reserve to each type of plug-in.

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3 AUTHORIZATION
Now that your Jupiter-8V2 has been installe , you nee to authorize the synthesizer.
This doesn’t apply to owners of the Jupiter-8V previous version, who may use the software right away using
their USB-eLi enser hardware dongle.
Contrary to 1.x versions that use the USB-eLicenser protection scheme, the Jupiter-8V2
uses the “Soft-eLicenser” virtual ongle solution by efault. Avoi ing the use of a USB
port, this system allows using the synthesizer on one machine, which must be connecte
to the Internet uring the authorization process.
To transfer your li ense on another omputer, or simply use your synthesizer on several omputers (one
instan e at a time), you will need:
_ to use one USB-eLi enser hardware dongle (sold separately, also used by many other software editors);
_ in the eLi enser Control Center, to drag-and-drop your li ense from Soft-eLi enser to USB-eLi enser.
This transfer, requiring a valid Internet onne tion, an be done both ways:
_ from Soft-eLi enser to USB-eLi enser;
_ from USB-eLi enser to Soft-eLi enser.
Please he k the eLi enser do umentation installed on your omputer for any further te hni al detail.
The first step is to register your software in or er to obtain the activation co e that will
enable you to actually use the software.
You shoul have han y the license serial number of Jupiter-8V2 an the unlock co e
(these are an integral part of the software an are printe on a small plastic car )
 Connect your computer to the Internet, an go to this web page:
http://www.arturia.com/login
 If you on’t have any Arturia account yet, please create one now:
This will bring you to this form:

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If you alrea y have an account, simply log in:
 Once you are logge into your account, you can register your Jupiter-8V2 an
request your activation co e. Go to the “My Registere Pro ucts” section of your
account an click on the “A ” button: