ROLAND JD-08 Sound Module Boutique Synthesizer – Compact, Modern Reissue of the Legendary ROLAND JD-800 from the 90s with New Effects, Polyphonic Sequencer, and More,Black

All the power of a massive 90s keyboard in the space of a PC keyboard. The settings can be a bit of a pain to understand without an hour reading the online manual but that doesn't detract from the massive sounds.

This is a little package that is functioning like the bigger and vastly more expensive original. But like the original, to get the best out of this module, you need all the tools like a sound editor…

There are some good sounds on here. Even without reading the manual it seems relatively easy to use. You have three different envelope generators, two LFOs, and three different filters (Band pass, high pass and low pass) as well as a lot of other features. When using the pitch course and pitch fine controls the sounds definitely sound digital and crunchy or rough if anything. You have got the tone palette sliders to choose between different sounds if you need to isolate a sound in a preset. Some of the presets contain a lot of white noise than I would like to hear but otherwise it seems good so far.

I have a few boutique synths this however has the most creative options for sound design love it

Pretty much the JD800 in the size of the boutiques

Yes, it sounds great but the small form factor means poor user interface and many multiple button pushes. It doesn't support Sys Ex so no chance of an editor and you can't save individual patches to your computer so you can't cuurate your own bank of presets. There are also bugs in the parts/layers. There's a video on YouTube which lists the major problems and the Comments from users list even more. Search for the product in YT. Not allowed to give the URL here.