Roland Jupiter-8: 40 Iconic Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Know Were Jupiter-8)

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Andy Whitmore explores 40 iconic riffs played on the legendary Roland Jupiter-8, recreating famous sounds from classic tracks.

Send us Fan Mail Roland Jupiter-8: 40 Iconic Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Know Were Jupiter-8) Andy Whitmore explores 40 iconic riffs played on the legendary Roland Jupiter-8, recreating famous brass hooks, pads, leads, basses and sequences from classic tracks by Europe, Harold Faltermeyer, Billy Idol, Duran Duran, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Journey, The Human League, Depeche Mode and more. In this episode, Andy dives into the unmistakable sound of the Roland Jupiter-8 by recreating 40 famous r...

People in this episode

Host: Andy Whitmore

Topics covered

• iconic riffs
• Roland Jupiter-8
• music history
• synthesizers
• classic tracks

Keywords

• Roland Jupiter-8
• iconic riffs
• synthesizers
• music history
• classic tracks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Europe, Harold Faltermeyer, Billy Idol, Duran Duran, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Journey, The Human League, Depeche Mode

Products: Roland Jupiter-8

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