Behringer JT-16: NAMM 2025 Photos Are Hot!
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[24 January 2025] Behringer has a JT-16 at its NAMM booth this year and we have pictures! See the upcoming Jupiter-8 remake in all its glory.
Behringer JT-16
Behringer is the booth to visit at NAMM 2025. Its BX1 is stopping traffic, while prototypes of the Pro-16 and JT-16 are also on display. The latter is particularly exciting, as it’s the first time for us to see the upcoming and much-anticipated Jupiter-8 remake in the flesh… er, plastic and metal. It’s not turned on so no sound yet. But we do have pics!
Although there isn’t much new information, we can finally see clearly what it looks like around the back. It’ll have XLR balanced outputs for upper and lower sections, phone outputs for upper, lower, and mix, plus headphones and a dedicated headphone volume pot. There are external control jacks for VCF, VCA, portamento and hold, CV and gate out, sync in and out, MIDI in/out/thru plus a USB jack, presumably for MIDI.
Enjoy the photos. We’ll update with more info as we get it.
Behringer JT-16: First photos of the Jupiter-8 clone
[25 January 2024] Behringer releases some shots of the forthcoming JT-16, a tantalising take on the Roland Jupiter-8 and it’s looking great.
Behringer JT-16
Behringer is not at NAMM, but it does like to get in on the buzz. Today, it released a couple of photos of the much-rumoured but never-seen completed JT-16 synthesizer. The post on Facebook says that the synth is still in very early stages, and there’s a lot to do before it’s ready. But it does give us an opportunity to compare it to the original to see if anything differs.
The big difference, of course, is the 16 voices, but that’s all under the hood. What interests me is the front panel. It’s much less deep than the original, benefitting from surface mount components and miniaturisation. The layout of the top row is pretty much spot on. There are a few cosmetic changes, but otherwise, you get the full roster of synth controls, starting with the LFO, VCO modulator, two VCOs, filter section, VCA and a pair of envelopes. These synths were not that complex.
The row of buttons is rather different. The arpeggiation section has been slimmed down, it has transpose controls and fewer keyboard options. There’s a whole added sequencer section, some programming controls around the screen and a reduced row of preset buttons. I imagine the screen plays a large part in all this, offering deeper destinations and additional features.
On the whole, the JT-16 looks pretty smart.
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4 responses to “Behringer JT-16: NAMM 2025 Photos Are Hot!”
It’s nice, it looks the part and it’s 16 voice. I’m personally not after a Jup 8, but probably in a minority, and if it sounds close, and they can flog it for £800 like the Prophet V clone, it will sell like hot cakes to those who can’t afford the originals but want the sound or polyphony. Waiting for the EMS VCS clone, that’s the one I’m saving up for. It may not be as musical as the Prophet or the Jupiter, which are both great synths, but the EMS VCS is the one I want the most.
Behringer are going to clone EVERYTHING, including Uli. What ‘clones’ already made do you think they could not improve? I’ll get laughed for this, but being a Northerner I’m used to it. So I’m going for the Roland Boutique JX-08, which isn’t a perfect clone of the JX-10, but is a magnificent little fat bastard in its own right, better than the JX-10 itself. I don’t think a JX-10 Behringer analogue clone would sound any better, although it’d be bigger and easier to play. Any thoughts?
Interesting, that Behringer is reissuing these vintage synths, while Roland is rather inventing something new in the form of Jupiter-X.
The Roland Jupiter X costs $3,999 Cdn.
I’ll wait for the keyboardless Behringer module for $999 or less.