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SuperSaw: Sh-201 vs JP-8000 vs Korg Radias

SuperSaw: Sh-201 vs JP-8000 vs Korg Radias

8 Dec 2007, 04:52
Okay, so here is the deal...
I already have a Korg Radias and Fantom x8, but people say that Radias does not create authentic SuperSaws, like JP-8000 does.

How ever, it has unison mode (5 voices, uses resp amount of polyphony) in addition it can stack up to 5 waveforms using only 1 voice of polyphony. It has decent amount 24, which is useful, you create big sounds. It has also very cool effect section, and very awesome reverbs, and delays:
Also, it has dedicated noise oscillator, so you can add some dirt to your supersaws. + 2 LFO's and 6 virtual patches and 3 mod sequencers, 2 step seq and 1 arp, which can add live to supersaw patches.
Result, very fine and big SuperSaws - I'm very pleased with it.

But I was wondering, does JP-8000 offer more authentic supersaws? And what about Sh-201? Because where I live, a new Sh would be cheaper than used Jp.

Sorry for my noobieness, but what else has jp-8000 to offer? It's famous for it's supersaws, but what else?

Re: SuperSaw: Sh-201 vs JP-8000 vs Korg Radias

20 Dec 2007, 16:17
i have a radias as well and am curious as to how its unison mode compares to a jp8000.

I also have an sh201. I can get the radias to sound almost identical to the supersaw waveform on the 201. The main difference I see is that the raw supersaw on the sh201 is "dirtier". It sounds a little darker. The main advantage of the 201 is that the supersaw is easily selectable as a waveform and on the radias it takes a bit more work to get the sound right. Please note that I was comparing the raw supersaw on the 201 without any effects or modulation. There is no doubt that the unison mode on the radias can definately sound fat. IMO - getting a sh201 will not necessarily give you a better supersaw sound. However, as you noted, using unison mode on the radias is not enough. You need to use the noise oscillator and effects to get that good trancey supersaw.

Re: SuperSaw: Sh-201 vs JP-8000 vs Korg Radias

17 Mar 2008, 01:41
I want to bring this topic back because I've picked up my jp8000 yesterday...

Man, now these are some very phat supersaws!!! I don't know if Radias can do it....

But - it's also important to understand how jp8000 supersaws reacts, if you want to recreate it on some other synths - so maybe it's still to early to make conclusions.

For example, I discovered that chorus is more important than reverb (silly me - all jp8000 work without reverb, and they sound awesome)...
So I'll test them both and will post the results....

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