Behringer JT Mini: The Analog Power of the Jupiter-8 in a Small and Affordable Synth Package
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Surprise! The Behringer JT Mini is here, a pint-sized all-analog Jupiter-8-inspired synth with three VCOs, multimode filter, and 16-step motion sequencer.
Behringer JT Mini
Santa came early this year. Behringer has announced the JT Mini, the latest entry in its Mini line, which also includes the Pro VS Mini and a few more that have yet to see the light of day, like the AKS Mini, CS Mini and Model D Soul.
Jupiter-Inspired Analog Synthesis
The Behringer JT Mini (which was formerly called the Saturn) is inspired by the Jupiter-8 but, given its teeny tiny size, it understandably could never be a one-to-one remake. It’s analog, with three VCOs configurable in polyphonic or unison mode. ‘Polyphonic’ here refers to three notes, not three voices, as there’s only one filter (which we’ll get to shortly).
The VCO section offers four waveforms, sawtooth, triangle, square and pulse, with the latter modulatable. There’s also pitch mod and detune, and octave settings for 32’ all the way up to 1’. Lock up the dogs! It’s unclear whether you can set each VCO separately or whether they’re all locked together.
Moving on to the filter, it is surprisingly a multimode filter, with switchable 2- and 4-pole slopes plus the expected cutoff, resonance, LFO modulation and envelope modulation controls.
There’s a single ADSR envelope for both amplitude and filter-controlling duties, plus an LFO with sine, saw, square and random modes, with a delay knob as well.
Sequencer and Arpeggiator
Much like a Volca, the Behringer JT Mini has a built-in 16-step sequencer with motion recording, so you can capture your knob twiddles in your sequences. There’s also an arpeggiator with up, down, up+down and random modes. Save a prayer if you must (yes, I know that was a Jupiter-4).
As with the VS Pro Mini, the JT Mini sports a 27-key touch sensitive keyboard plus headphone/main mini jack, sync in and out and five-pin MIDI DIN in port.
Price and Availability
The Behringer JT MINI is on Thomann* now for $96 / €109 / £88.
More Information
- Behringer JT Mini product page
- All about Behringer
- All about synthesizers
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4 responses to “Behringer JT Mini: The Analog Power of the Jupiter-8 in a Small and Affordable Synth Package”
Bring on the JT-16!
still no speakers, no battery, no MIDI Out. it is so tiny yet not portable. Missing the boat. Casio *still* include all those things.
Exactly my ‘issue’ with these things: “not really portable” without integral power. I’d pay $20 more for built-in usb rechargeable battery or just the ability to take 4 AAs.
It was “Rio” that had the JP-4 random arp line, not “Save A Prayer”. Simple Minds’ “Lovesong” also utilised one.