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With the rise of digital music production, many musicians and producers began searching for ways to integrate the JD-800 into their workflows. However, the original hardware is no longer in production, and many units have become rare and expensive.
Modern wavetable synths are clean, bright, and sterile. The JD-800 is gritty . It uses low-bitrate PCM attack samples (12-bit at 32kHz). This creates a lo-fi, crunchy top end that sits perfectly in a mix without harsh digital fatigue.
