Roland released the Boutique line of compact synthesizers, which includes the JP-08 unit which has the same parameters and sound design as the Roland Jupiter-8. It uses Roland's ACB technology (Analog Circuit Behavior), which emulates the behavior of each single component of the original Jupiter-8 circuit. However, the JP-08 has only half the polyphony of the Jupiter-8, with 4 voices. An evolution of the JP-08, closer to the original Jupiter-8 with 8 voices, was released in 2017 as plug-out synthesizer bundled as standard with the SYSTEM-8. In 2021, Black Corporation announced their ISE-NIN synthesizer, which is based on and inspired by the Jupiter-8. Notable users Notable users of the Roland Jupiter-8. In alphabetical order (by given name or group name): ABBA Damon Albarn BT Jonathan Cain of Journey, most notably on the song "Separate Ways" Vince Clarke Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Save A Prayer" "Rio" is also said to feature the Jupiter-8, but it was actually the Roland Jupiter-4 with its arpeggiator in random mode. Marvin Gaye - the Jupiter 8 and the TR-808 were the primary tools on his 1982 album, Midnight Love. Michael Jackson - Thriller Nero Howard Jones Giorgio Moroder Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) - Junk Culture Queen - albums Hot Space, The Works and A Kind Of Magic Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat Sparks - keyboardist Ron Mael notably rearranged the letters on the front-facing Roland logo to read "Ronald." Tangerine Dream - Poland Tears for Fears Ultravox Notes References Further reading External links Roland JP-08 / Jupiter 8 Facebook User Group Owner's manual Vintage Synth entry Synth Museum entry Arturia Jupiter V8 software plug-in clone MP3 demo of the JP-8 and its arpeggiator, by Tomislav Babic Jupiter-8 Test Report - GreatSynthesizers Jupiter-8 Analog synthesizers Polyphonic synthesizers Japanese inventions