Phelan Kane
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WTB: Roland MPG80.
#701794 - 26/01/09 10:05 PM
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Does anyone know the person who is selling the Roland MPG80 at the classified section?
I have emailed them but no reply. I think their spam filter is blocking the SOS
classified mails.
Synth Modules : Roland MPG-80 remote control for mks-80 synth
module. very good condition . pictures available.
£950. Email (Cap d'Ail, France)
26/01/09
Thanks!
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Peter Conz Connelly
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: Phelan Kane]
#701927 - 27/01/09 09:17 AM
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£950 is way too expensive for just the MPG!!!
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liquid_808
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: Phelan Kane]
#701986 - 27/01/09 12:28 PM
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I got an MPG80 in London for possible sale, u can contact me with a private message
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Phelan Kane
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Maybe. The average price for an MKS&MPG is around £1500-2000. The price of vintage synths, compressors, mic pres etc is just rising and rising. I brought my Arp 2600, Model D MiniMoog and my Oberheim Xpander 7 years ago and
the prices have nearly doubled. In fact I saw an Arp 2600 on ebay this month
sell for $10k. No joke. $10k. http://global.ebay.com/ARP_2600_vintage_analog_synthesizer_-_CLEAN/2303162
37803/itemThey are just gonna get more and more expensive. The is a finite
supply and this equipment is now a safer, more profitable investment than property. If you've ever fancied a Neve, Moog etc move fast before the prices climb
higher.....
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Sam Inglis
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: Phelan Kane]
#702031 - 27/01/09 02:08 PM
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There was an MKS / MPG lot in the recent VEMIA auction which only fetched just over a
grand. For some reason they don't seem to be nearly as sought-after as Jupiter 8s.
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The Elf
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: Sam Inglis]
#702046 - 27/01/09 02:49 PM
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Quote Sam Inglis:
There was an
MKS / MPG lot in the recent VEMIA auction which only fetched just over a grand. For some
reason they don't seem to be nearly as sought-after as Jupiter 8s.
Speaking as a (more than happy) MKS/MPG owner, I
will admit that, regardless of any other feature, the Jupe 8 is stunningly beautiful.
Almost worth the asking price just to gaze upon it's knobby glory. The most beautiful
synth ever made?
Another one of those pieces of gear I had the chance to buy
at a pittance once upon a time, but turned down. 
I think the JD-800 is quite a looker too.
I need to get out more...
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: Phelan Kane]
#702059 - 27/01/09 03:22 PM
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Oddly enough I sold mine just before Christmas. It's beautiful but not that beautiful! I
thought about getting an MKS as a replacement, but I think I'm just going to leave
polysynth duties to software and look for an interesting mono instead.
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flo
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: Sam Inglis]
#702079 - 27/01/09 03:59 PM
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...just as an alternative to (in my opinion) VERY high asking prices for just a
programmer: get a Behringer BCR2000 and programm it for the jupe. Yes, it is Behringer,
but it does the job very well (I use one as a PG800 and I have got the original
controller, too; BCR is more than up to the job!). And the mks is worth to have the
controller just dedicated to itself, so you can label the BCR properly. With this it will
work a treat. And it does not look bad at all with all the lights on. 
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Chevytraveller
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: The Elf]
#702091 - 27/01/09 04:25 PM
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Quote The Elf:
Speaking as
a (more than happy) MKS/MPG owner, I will admit that, regardless of any other feature, the
Jupe 8 is stunningly beautiful. Almost worth the asking price just to gaze upon it's
knobby glory. The most beautiful synth ever made?
Another one of those pieces
of gear I had the chance to buy at a pittance once upon a time, but turned down.
I think the JD-800 is quite a looker too.
I need to get out more...
For pure knobby gorgeousness you
can't beat these beauties:-
Oberheim
8 Voice
Waldorf Wave
...I'll get my coat..
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minime123
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: Phelan Kane]
#711203 - 25/02/09 04:48 PM
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the jp8 sounds a lot different from the mks80 and other jp/jx series to me. all are
excellent synths, imo. programmers on their own dont show up for sale that much.
theyre often bundles with mks80s. we sell them on their own though as some people prefer
to use patch editors or various other knob boxes with their mks80s. youre more likely to
get a better deal buying the pair and then selling the mks80 though people will likely
tell you your mks80 wont sell without the mpg80. it will. mini
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liquid_808
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: minime123]
#711787 - 27/02/09 10:30 AM
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..it will indeed. I currently got one for sale, Roland MKS80 Super Jupiter analog synth
module w software editor, London. Best offer over £500 gets it, got bills to pay, has to
go
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Peter Conz Connelly
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: minime123]
#714155 - 07/03/09 09:27 AM
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Quote minime123:
the jp8 sounds
a lot different from the mks80
There's not a great deal in it, unless you reallay really listening and know both units
better than you know yourself.
Quote
minime123:
... and other jp/jx series to me.
Not quite the JP series, but certainly the
JX series.
Cheers,
Peter
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j-green
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: Phelan Kane]
#714220 - 07/03/09 01:54 PM
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one question comes to my mind when i read posts likes these: where are the original
manufacturers? surely, with the rising price of used equipment companies like roland would
bring out a "TB-304" or something like that. I think all of us would prefer to buy a new
jupiter 8 rather than a potetially dodgy one which may need repairs. am i missing
something? 
Edited by j-green (07/03/09 01:55 PM)
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vinyl_junkie
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: j-green]
#714269 - 07/03/09 06:15 PM
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From what I hear it's the manufacturing costs that keep them from re-making these old
beasts, also you have the probelem of what do you change/not change to keep faithfull and
you will always have the purist who will say the original is still better, also various
parts are no longer made from pots to IC's and transistors.
For example the re-make
of the Urei 1620 aka the 1620LE is still not as good sounding as the original 1620 for
various reasons technicaly.
Edited by vinyl_junkie (07/03/09 06:16 PM)
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j-green
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: vinyl_junkie]
#714391 - 08/03/09 09:52 AM
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Hmm... I suppose so but there's practically a whole industry based around TB303 clones -
so there must still be components available to a certain extent. moog kind of did that
with the voyager old school i suppose...
I have been wanting to get schematics
for an octave kitten etc and build my own version from scratch - i just need the knowledge
which hopefully ill get when i start my elec. engineering degree!!
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Fizmo100
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Re: WTB: Roland MPG80.
[Re: Phelan Kane]
#726807 - 18/04/09 02:00 AM
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£950 just for the programmer is ridiculous. I've seen quite a few in recent months
around the £650 - £700 mark. There have been a few combos up here for just over a
grand.
An alternative controller to the Behringer is the Doepfer Drehbank -
though it's all on knobs, no faders.
Personally I think the MKS80 sounds closer
to the Jupe 6 than the 8 - the 6 and MKS are both decent synths, but you have to hit the
sweet spots for it to sound good - it's very easy to make it sound like soggy ass. The
JP8 is much more forgiving, and is a lot easier to make sound great.
I swapped
my MKS+MPG for an Andromeda a few years back, and haven't looked back.
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