Developer Morphoice has launched EightyTen, consisting of two classic Roland synths in a single (free beta).
Morphoice is again with one other classic synth emulation, and everyone knows the drill by now.
EightyTen is the newest addition to that listing, and it follows the identical course of as earlier releases: it’s an early beta which will cease working if future variations change into paid.
Though you’ll be able to obtain it free of charge, any contributions of $10 or extra will earn you a lifetime license.
If you wish to take a look at EightyTen, it’s accessible in AU, VST, and VST3 codecs for macOS, Home windows, and Linux.
EightyTen brings collectively two classic Roland synths, the JX-8P and the SuperJX-10/MKS-70.
The MKS-70 is the rack-mount model of the SuperJX-10.
The SuperJX-10 and its rack-mount equal every supply two JX-8P engines in a single unit. The enchantment of those fashions is that they provide double the polyphony with twelve notes and the power to stack two six-voice patches to create big sounds.
Some folks nonetheless desire the simplicity of the JX-8P, and EightyTen appears to supply just a little little bit of every part.
Key options embody Cross Modulation, the place you’ll be able to feed one DCO into the pitch of the opposite. This function permits you to create FM-style timbres so you’ll be able to recreate Chaka Khan’s I Really feel For You in your bed room and not using a DX7.
Different key options embody the mixture of a 24 dB/octave low-pass filter and a non-resonant high-pass filter, two ADSR envelope mills per voice, and Roland’s unmistakable stereo refrain impact with quick and gradual settings.
With velocity and aftertouch response, EightyTen appears to supply the identical expressive management you’d get from an unique JX with a extra handy PG-800-style interface.
Like earlier Morphoice releases, EightyTen contains some options that don’t come from the classic synths it emulates. On this case, you’ve bought the DarkStar Reverb (impressed by the Strymon BigSky), a lo-fi tape delay, and the HeatBurn drive and distortion impact.
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Final Up to date on July 17, 2026 by Tomislav Zlatic.
