Roland JD-800: Iconic Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Know Were JD-800)

Send us Fan MailIconic JD-800 riffs you know—Faithless, Prodigy, Depeche Mode, Prince, Genesis—plus hardware vs plug-in A/B comparisons and patches programmed from scratch.Take a tour through the punchy, glossy world of the Roland JD-800 with a stack of iconic riffs and signature hooks you’ve definitely heard before… but maybe didn’t realise were JD-800.You’ll hear Faithless, The Prodigy, Depeche Mode, Prince, Genesis—plus a few deeper cuts. For this episode I programmed most of the sounds from scratch (very few factory presets). My original JD-800 is working great, but the YES/NO buttons are dead, so I can’t easily tweak/save lots of edits on the hardware.To solve that, I built many parts using a JD-800 plug-in that sounds scarily close to the real thing. And where the track uses a factory preset (unedited), I play it on both so you can compare hardware vs plug-in.Question for you: Which riff surprised you most—and can you hear a difference in the A/B tests?🎧 More Synth Icons episodes:·       Hohner Clavinet D6 – Famous Riffs You Instantly Know·       Roland Jupiter-4 – Famous Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Realise Were Jupiter-4)·       Korg M1 – Famous Riffs You Know (But Didn’t Realise Were M1)🔧 Work with Andy·       Production, mixing & mastering: https://www.andywhitmore.com/·       Studio: https://greystokestudio.com/ 📲 Connect with Andy·       YouTube: @AndyWhitmore·       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andywhitmore2014/·       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndyWhitmoreMusic·       TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@andywhitmore9583Support the show