ISE-NIN (Ukraine Edition)

Inspired by the legendary Roland Jupiter-8 but built with modern depth, this special Ukraine Edition channels 1980s analog warmth into a compact 4U rackmount module, with proceeds supporting humanitarian efforts there.

Each of its eight voices packs two pure analog VCOs offering triangle, ramp, square, pulse, and noise waveforms across a full 2'-16' range, complete with oscillator sync, PWM, and cross-modulation for everything from creamy pads to clangorous leads. A resonant lowpass filter switches between 12dB/oct and 24dB/oct slopes, paired with a non-resonant highpass, both modulated by dual ADSR envelopes, a versatile LFO with multiple shapes, velocity, poly aftertouch, and more. Hands-on sliders in vivid orange evoke the Jupiter era, while split/layer modes (dropping to four voices per layer), MPE compatibility, MTS-ESP microtuning, a signature arpeggiator, and 10 banks of 128 presets each bring contemporary flexibility—all in a sleek 460 x 50 x 175 mm frame weighing just 2.3 kg, with balanced L/R outs, headphone jack, DIN/USB MIDI, and USB port.

Players love its authentic Jupiter-like tone with enhanced control, praising the liquid filters and expressive MPE response for studio and live use, though some note the digital envelopes differ slightly from fully analog classics.