yetnikoff's Reviews

classic

still one of the best bass machines ever built - but also a great synth for noisy stuff and especially warm xylophone-like sounds (like the melody sequence on aphex twin`s "on" which might be done with the 101). the built-in step sequencer is ace.

ambient hero

still very much underrated, for me the jx-3p is one of the nicest affordable analog synths for creating spaced out pad and string sounds. it sounds a lot "cleaner" than e.g. a juno-60 or korg polysix but still organic and vital. the two DCOs are very stable compared with the VCOs of the JUNO, the filter is not as aggressive and dirty as that of a juno or jupiter - so the synth is always a bit more controlled and precise. though it sounds cleaner, you can still do a lot of hypnotic stuff by detuning the oscillators. a perfect machine for warm glowing aphex twin-ish ambient pads.

another big plus is the easy to use built-in step sequencer, so it works great with the usual tr-606/808 setup.

the additional PG-200 controller ist strongly recommended, this gives you direct access to all parameters.

Cheap But Great

underrated low budget fx-processor, great reverbs and a really funny "vocoder" - function.

Essential Add-On for JX-3P

provides the almost "knobless" JX-3P analog synth with an easy to use set of controls for all parameters (DCO / VCA / VCF & envelope.