Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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My sound patches: espenkraft.com
Roland JX-8P vs MKS-70 | These Two Synths Should Sound Identical. They Don't. Why?
Many of the patches I use can be found here: espenkraft.com/b/hBPIn

Age of electronics, different electronics/chips etc. Both synth are loaded up with the same sysex patch each time.
I'm only using one of the two voice cards of the MKS-70 (upper) to match the 8P's polyphony.
The 8P smears the sound out more, due to its chorus, or age. The MKS-70 is cleaner, darker and of course more powerful since it's TWO 8Ps in box.

This is another ridiculously comparisons video that serves no other purpose than to fetishise old gear.

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