Four years on, this video still stands out for presenting the System-8 engine. So relaxed. It's nice to just hang out and listen to your thoughts and tweakings.

Love your old skool idea of using a mirror instead of a second camera :) You are a super cool dude!

@truecuckoo

4 жыл бұрын

❤️

@JayTheLane

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too.. Dig 👍🏻

@architectofechoes4

3 жыл бұрын

Simple and brilliant idea !

Every synth company should pay you large sums to do tutorials like this one. Absolutely the most pleasant yet most truly informative Demos I’ve seen.

I’m just over halfway through this video and stopped to comment, this video is by far the best System 8 video I’ve ever seen! I love how you take the time to cover every aspect of The System 8. Sure I love the other plug outs like everyone else but it’s been awesome seeing you go through every section of this synth and explain it and show it in detail. Thanks so much for this! This has been super informative and really inspired me to play with it and with a greater understanding of what’s happening when I do. Cheers!

Cuckoo, this is one the best SYSTEM-8 tutorials on YT now. The SYSTEM-8 is currently the understated flagship synth of Roland. I love it. It can sound 'Roland-ish' yes (what's wrong with that? It's a Roland! ha), but if you spend some time (as you have) programming it, it will reward you immensely. Same for the JD-XA, which is significantly more complex. The plugouts on the SYSTEM-8 are amazing. Juno 106, Jupiter 8, JX-3P plugouts are really spot on. Plenty of videos comparing. Great video Cuckoo. Fun to see you 'branching out'.

@st0rmchild

5 жыл бұрын

I got one a few months ago and love it. After many years exclusively using VSTs, sound design has become fun again. The direct controls and (pretty much) no menu diving makes it so easy and natural to shape the sound that I often end up making a totally new patch without even intending to.

@bilonggrisimmeri

2 жыл бұрын

I bought JD-XA over this System-8. You get more polyphony in its digital parts and 4 genuine analogue voices. So it's more like Roland's Zencore, XV, D-50 and JD products. On the negative side, JD-XA analogue LP filters 1 & 2 are hardly different and neither is LPF3, except it distorts very easily. So it's analogue is a bit bland. I love the digital section, where you can layer up to 3 PCM samples X4 voices, with Super Saw and PWM Square wave. There are many hidden features and flexible effects too.

I love this synth so much, absolutely killer sound. I am continually amazed how often it is overlooked.

At 22:05 you clearly and simply illustrate just how easy it is to take a simple Sawtooth wave, thicken it up by bringing in more sawtooth waves slightly detuned, then add it to a huge and deep reverb in a hall! And all so easy by touching a few knobs and sliders! Excellent job! SPOT ON!

System-8 is so underrated. I love this synth. The Jupiter X is not even close. Wish they would continue down this ACB modeling path instead of the 90's sounding ZenCore.

@spacecowboy2625

3 жыл бұрын

i know this is late but what’s better about the system 8 compared to the jupiter i’m new to synths and sound design

@Rwtheking

3 жыл бұрын

@@spacecowboy2625 the system 8 has it’s own synth engine and a few others. The thing that makes this engine a bit more powerful in terms of emulation is that it focuses on recreating the individual circuits and electronic parts that give each analog synth it’s sound while the Jupiter x has an engine more akin to a sample filled gigging keyboard which means it is more like a recording of a recording of a synth. It’s a good keyboard but marketed for the wrong market since it isn’t as good from a traditional sound designers point off view. This is a better subtractive focused synth while the other is better if you want to cover more than synth sounds which isn’t something the analog/virtual analog market desires as much. They just fulfill the needs of a keyboardist differently and that led to disappointment from the Jupiter x because it had the wrong consumer in mind.

@annother3350

2 жыл бұрын

I'm worried about the colour peeling off around the oscillators and filter though. In Ten years will you be able to determine what knob you're tweaking?!

@tyler23sb

2 жыл бұрын

@@annother3350 if you use it enough but also the small display let’s you know what you’re twisting. ALSO I’m sure someone out there could easily make templates to stick on if it ever gets that bad

@annother3350

2 жыл бұрын

@@tyler23sb Its still a bit poor if you ask me

Fantastic tutorial. You have a super smooth voice and attitude. Love the mirror so we can see your face. I have had my Sys 8 for about a month now. Its a killer synth in many many ways. I have made sounds that shake my floor boards and windows and iv'e made some very classic sounds like those Kraftwerk used back in the day and also some from Equinox. It's an extremely versatile synth. I don't think there's a sound out there that this synth can't create.

the calm and serenity with which you explain is outstanding, cool guy.

11:48 - Castlevania 1! Love the video Cuckoo. Excellent walkthrough on the System-8 ! Hope you are able to stay cool this hot summer! Phew!

I like mirror thing dude! Creative and also helps the video feel more engaging.

That was pure tranquility the last patch and melody were gorgeous. I’m loving the “behind the scenes” masterclasses, can’t wait for the next instalment.

I really think the System 8’s FM update is where it finds its voice. Its digital characteristics really compliment authentic analog gear like OB6s or Prophet 6s. Really have my eye on this.

Looking forward to watching this after work today and also excited that you did a tutorial on a synth I actually own lol. Love how in depth/comprehensive you are with these.

thankyou so much for this! i did buy the plug in, but i really needed this to understand everything better as I'm new to sound design!!!

Great video. That roland is very nice. I really enjoy listening to your go to samples when your testing out effects and the cuckoo jam session that follows. 100x better than reading the roland manual :)

always been intrigued by the system 8. glad to see it getting some much deserved cuckoo appreciation :]

Just got the S8 and this was a great tutorial.. I'll definitely be purchasing the patches this weekend..👌🏿👍🏿

Your videos are super informative. While watching tutorial about some synth I learn a lot more other things every time. Thank you!

This is really nice made overview to the System 8. thank you very much. Well done.

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Glad to see it being put to good use, by people like yourself. 🙏🏼

Mate,you look like my old year teacher in 1981.mr frost.doing this vid just makes it so much more authentic.fantastic,thanks.

hey....im a new fan here...just bought my new system 8. it scares the pucky outa me. thanks for making easy. appreciate it.

@truecuckoo

4 жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

I enjoy listening how you are creating patches. I have had this keyboard for 3 months now and am learning more and more about synthesis. I enjoy trying to make more ambient dreamy spacey pads, but am still learning. This video makes me feel confident that I will reach my goals with my System 8 progression.

I absolutely adore these videos. I’m trying to experiment more with making my own patches in software synths and it can be difficult but fun. If I could easily afford it, I’d get one of these and go to town making presets :D

Really like the fact you showcased your custom presets first. Thanks Cuckoo! :)

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked them! It’s always good to hear some diverse sounds to get an impression of what can be done, I think.

FM sounds are great on the sys8. Bravo !

You're the best, Cuckoo! Love this synth, great review

This is ULTRA helpful, I just want to thank you I have watched this a few times, and I'm finally learning the System 8 thanks to you :)

@truecuckoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry 🙏🏼 So glad I could be of help!

@KordTaylor

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Some of your presets inspire me to compose some songs. Nicely done.

That skin is amazing!!! Great work man.

To me this seems so futuristic!! A musical instrument where you can create your own unique sounds!!! I really hope that's not an exaggeration. Any guitar will sound similar to any other guitar just like any piano sound like any other piano but this you can create YOUR OWN SOUNDS!!!! I really hope the possible combinations are in the thousands.

21:00 don’t apologize, no limit was good fun back in the 90s! And megan with the crusher very much reminds me of the PC version of the 90s Prince of Persia game.

I also love my System-8 - MAGIC Agree - the vast potential of this is often overlooked inadulation of the (absolutely impressive) Jupiter / JUNO recreations.

thank you so much for putting this much effort into this, much anticipated and appretiated!

@JustRockMySoul

5 жыл бұрын

Btw, for a good ten minutes I thought you edited your face in :D

Interesting and beautiful sounds!

System 8 is a very powerful synth, underrated at my opinion

@True Cuckoo Just over 3 years after making this video, are you still liking the System 8? Strengths/weaknesses or issues of the System 8? If you had to do over today, would you buy it again or purchase another synth?

I don’t own a System 8 and probably never will (just couldn’t give up my Rev 2 to make the “big synth” space), but I thought this was an outstandingly useful sound design tutorial nonetheless. The way you experiment and talk through what strikes you and what you like and don’t like is immensely interesting and useful. Most sound design tutorials just go from point a to point b as quickly as possible with no time for side trips and scenery. Your combination of depth and breadth and your exploratory style will help me learn to better program any synth. thanks! Edit: The more you show the features of the System 8 , the more I’m intrigued . . . what if I got a Rev 2 Desktop and then a System 8 as my main board? Hmmm . . .

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

❤️🙏🏼 thank you so much!

Great video, thanks! I love the Juno-106 and SH-101 plug-outs, but the System-1/8 sound engine itself never spoke to me. Still a great way to control these amazing emulations.

Very good tutorial. I think the new System-x Series from Roland is underestimated. Even if they are digital they sound very good. I would like to see a preset pack for the System-1 too. This would be awesome:)

Haha, dude - those section timers are ace! :-) Great idea!

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks mate!

Nice synth dude!

Very nice video and very good appoach!!!! All the best!

Just got one of these babies, this video was really helpful, thanks :)

Good choice. I got one myself. I prefer it over most other synths. It reminds me of the JP-8000. The Juno 106 plug-out sounds perfectly like all the Junos I found on YT.

Awesome System 8 tutorial. Honestly wish I could give it a bigger (or two) thumbs up!

Great video! 👍👍

I really liked your presets. They sound, for a lack of a better word, “organic”. As if they were made acoustically and then modified electronically. I agree with your description of the presets as Roland-ish, which again is hard to describe to someone who isn’t into synthesis, but the Roland sound is slick and clean.. I own synths from 6 different manufacturers and definitely each has the manufacturer’s character.

Roland should bring you in and do hole new system based on what differently you would do and what else would you like to have on it. Because that would actually be great final product and could be considered as a new synth not a redo of old one. Its time for Roland synthesis to move forward.

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

Roland should hire you to do some cool art on their keyboards

The problem with Roland - I feel like they could have kept adding plug-outs. Roland D50, Alpha Juno, Jupiter 6, etc... but then they ditched it for the Jupiter X which has stripped down versions, but looks better. From what I understand, the Jupiter X even managed to have a worse UI compared to the System 8. Oh well... Good sound designs. I like your custom overlay on it as well.

@truecuckoo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Midera! Yeah the System 8 is successfully designed with user interaction in mind. The JXm is a jungle to use, I completely agree. It sounds good IMO but it’s not a fun user experience. They made some weird choices with the JXm I think 😬

@ntrnlgrv

6 ай бұрын

I wish Roland would release a JP-8000 or JP-8080 plug-out

Nice. Very useful.

Great work on this. I’d love to hear your take on the Arturia Microfreak. Have you made a video on it yet?

Heard Castlevania... Instant thumbs up

Great overview of this amazing synth. I use it a lot since watching your video :) where did you get the colored knob from? And how did you customize your skin?

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! The coloured knob was something that Roland had at an event a few years ago. I took a handful of them and kept them for this very moment 😆 The. Upton print is done by a company called Custom Synth. m.facebook.com/custom.synth/

@domfaber8865

5 жыл бұрын

True Cuckoo lucky boy :) Thanks!

I use it on Roland Cloud and it's probably my favorite. Jupiter and Juno are also favorites but System-8 is much broader.

I held out on trying this synth for so long due to its IMO frankly pretty ugly appearance. But as soon as i tried it, I immediately fell in love with it. I love the roland sound, and the sheer amount of tones this thing is capable of producing is almost overwhelming. Even when seeming rather limited on the surface, compared to the Prophet Rev 2, as an example. But i think it's kind of a cost/benefit thing, giving it a very effective and intuitive workflow, at the cost of having simpler routing capabilities. It's priceless for live situations, being able to combine two different synth-engines into one performance patch. My only wish was 16 note polyphony, so you can do more when running multitimbral in performance mode, and maybe an extra LFO. But nothings perfect :)

Yep, super saw. It's a roland thing :P Thanks for this so much

Cuckoo man, Help me figure out this atria mini nova! It seems there isn't a lot of hands on walkthroughs. From what I gather from reading it's a bunch of overcomplicated menu diving but it's been my experience that if you start on the surface controls to get a base you don't spend much time in the menus. In spite of the limited success i've had developing patches I'd like to see where you would start. A little exposition on the mod matrix would be a huge help.

I have a synth pop band called CHACKIE JAM and I mainly use the system 8 live in Juno 106 plug out mode! It sounds great, it's also very robust and doesn't go out of tune like the original does. I have compared it to a real juno and I don't hear the difference. It's a work horse, it's lightweight and it's a bit ugly but hey, the beauty is in the sound.

The last melody makes me dream...

Very cool 😎

You are the best :). When you have some Synth too much, send them to me :D

Hey! love this demo. where did you get that pink knob in matching style?

@truecuckoo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I got it at some event. Roland had a booth with free knobs. Didn’t know that years later I’d use it on this synth 🤣

Thanks!!!

I ‘wish’ Nexus would make an external midi box.... kudos to System 8 for doing this ..

Where did you get that knob? I wanna replace a bunch of mine and can’t seem to find any that fit

Sounds silly but I thought this was a 'plug-out' only machine as that seems to be what the marketing I've seen really homes in on. Now I know it has it's own synth engine and I'm really curious to learn more. Thanks for making this clear and simple at the beginning of the video.

@ajyoung

5 жыл бұрын

davidevoid and Roland doesn’t promote enough the fact that if you sub to their cloud service you have a number of synths available to download to the system 1 and 8 hardware

How did you turned off knob's green LEDs???

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

It’s in the end of the video. I forgot to explain in the beginning. Basically “Menu/ Knob LED - off” :)

11:41 Super Marios Bros Minus World 1-2 . . . so strange man. Took me back to 87'

Great video. Where did you get the pink knob from?

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

Roland has special knobs at an event a few years ago. I snagged a handful and saved them for this very moment 😅

such an underrated synth. i sold mine a year ago, kinda regret it

My system 8 version 1.01 ,i bought it used ,plug out 1 jupiter 8 works properly,but plug out 2 juno 106 when i push button says coming soon and slot is empty ,i tried to update it to vers 1.30 like in video from roland but it doesnt work for me and i tried to compare hardware synt with vst synth of roland cloud(abelton says that system isnt connected properly) could somebody please tell me what i can do with it?

How did you get the artwork done on your system 8? Would love to have some done on mine

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

I was in contact with Custom Synth m.facebook.com/custom.synth/

Dude I love you haha

Thumbs up! :-) Indiana USA.

I have an Korg EMX1 and I'm looking for a Synth. Is this good por techno, acid, hardcore to industrial metal?

@nexuzeb79

4 жыл бұрын

The broad spectrum of soundproduction in this one and understand sound production, there are pretty much no limits to what you can make and use it for. Highly recommendable!

@Dochuki

3 жыл бұрын

@Luke I know now, it was my fisrt synth ;)

How did you turn the green leds off from envelopes, is there a global option or just plugged out the cables from inside? Looks good. Thanks.

Can you explain to me which settings make it possible to transfer a sound from the plug in to System 8 hardware synth? All settings that I have tried so far in Cubase do not work. There is no decent guide to this feature anywhere

haha look at that cute modular wine crate in the back

Hello does someone know how to load the wardware physical seetings mode please ??

Such a lot to remember, challenging my dementia before I get it

best, thanx :)

This video is amazing cuckoo! I love my system-8, will never part with it

@pocho3881

3 жыл бұрын

Is it better than the system 1

@kiko1935

3 жыл бұрын

@@pocho3881 I think so. Way more knobs per function and increased polyphony

@ntrnlgrv

6 ай бұрын

@@pocho3881the System 8 doesn’t have the scatter effect.

Price point?

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

It’s about 1500 USD, new.

I'm not sure how you're getting that sound at 22:40 with AD uniform. It just falls completely off for me with a quickness if I dont bump the D. (decay not dick for 2020)

just thinking about it but is the system 8 just a modern era JP8000?

@tuneunleashed

4 жыл бұрын

Shady Individual I think so lol I think so

@ntrnlgrv

6 ай бұрын

If Roland would release had a plug-out of the JP-8000 or 8080 it would be great. The sound patches that came with those are still popular to this day. Those sound patch sounds can likely be made by the System 8 I feel.

when I save a patch, the sequencer noted don't save. What am I doing wrong?

@gregorfletcher736

4 жыл бұрын

The sequencer is saved separately. Means you can use it on any preset.

We all have love ourself first. If we don't how can we're expect others to?

I WANT ONE WITH YOUR FACE ON IT lol

@truecuckoo

5 жыл бұрын

Best comment award goes to RyanBradley, lol ❤️

@OperantSound

5 жыл бұрын

Best Supportive Comment goes to True Cuckoo!

this ends up as a DX7 review, completely lost in FM. :P

@st0rmchild

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, too much FM stuff. One FM oscillator mixed with an analog type one can be interesting (especially with a subtle amount of FM), but most of these sounds can be done with a plain old DX7, which really misses the point of the System-8.

Thanks for this, but i am still on my System 1!! -- and to me, (with my silly imagination), you look like your sticking your head out of a bucket!! -- all the best, Levi in sweden

great midi controller for Diva

@ntrnlgrv

6 ай бұрын

How do you map the knobs on the System 8 to a vst like Diva?

@plutostube

6 ай бұрын

for example in Ableon is very easy with midi learn, you do it once and save that project as default or preset and then recall it when you want without doing that process again@@ntrnlgrv

IMO nothing to do with the Prologue 8/16

I really would consider it at a cheaper price

bob ross shows the updated version of an jp8000.

@anthonyyoung286

15 күн бұрын

🎨🧔🏽‍♂️🎹🎹

Play “man in the mirror”

Jesus Christ! Color is NOT the name of the waveforms. RTFM!

thank u, you are a cool dude. American's don't know how to just be cool. They take while few make.

@kiko1935

3 жыл бұрын

what