All user reviews for the Roland JUNO-106

Alala ... a synthetic analogue is fragile, heavy, her look is not fashion, digital display alpha 2 lead ... but what I love. These synths have the pesonal therefore, by tweaking a little mninges, you can do anything. (although if I can is that it's highly accessible)
CHARACTERISTICS are those of the data sheet.

oh yes, frankly 6 voice polyphony is more than enough ...

the only (very big) catch is that it is of dpourvu arpgiateur. ("/> (" />
there Videm way to use cubase for the squence BCAN but ...

UTILIZATION

I use it only with analog pedals and my guitar amp (not man, ca does not damage the amp!). In this way, I do not work with the South (I understand it).
The edition is very simple (simpler than the current gas plants)
you find the one that gets off on you, you relied on save, you record on numro Patch DSIR crushes you and you're jou.

SOUNDS

Ralistes? you crazy? the better they are not practitioner. It sounds analog you know ...

arf effect ... For me juno106 rings hollow without the chorus trs II initiated (the chorus is good but I trslger)

VLOC aftertouch or not (it's a shame too ...)

he feels comfortable in a lot of situations and gives a personality mix.
the juno106 sounds a little fat as 60 months but trs trs good too!
leads and pads are so much fun! the ball

OVERALL OPINION

Super synth that is a myth that is clear.

I put my 9 simply because the lack of arpgiateur me even when rler.

I would say in conclusion that if you are looking for a juno and you know nothing about the south
(That is - say + / - 1% of you), rather j'obterais for 60.

for users of noon on juno106 is what it takes because juno60 (450) plus the humidification kit (200) ca prsque returns the argus of jupiter 6 .... who can understand

Synth 5 octaves
full twelve o'clock
2 bank of 86 presets (not on it's been a yawn)
6 voice polyphony

UTILIZATION

Super simple programming
Manuel unnecessary
sliders in facades

SOUNDS

Music for the electro or new age, exellent chorus, keyboard, a super quality (at the same time that is the Roland). Watch sounds like tablecloths or strings that are fantastic (the 81 or 82, I saois more accurately, a beautiful strings, dark and intense, like a white chocolate Magnum!) Bass are also good, warm, but it lacks arpgiateur a way to make a tube Bronski Beat.

OVERALL OPINION

I have had in my Possession only two days, but then what Journe, a time before we dcolle addition, each sound reminds one tube of 20 years ago, sounds fat and a sin!
that is probably one of the best available analog, a kid of 6 years can do a 1 minute thirty sounds as everything is intuitive, facade. I recommend all those who are new ds the world of synthesis as the pros who it will spit out sounds more poutouflants.En is not very expensive, a must for the Students somewhat like me in search of fortune, but against qualit.Par not be put off by its color flash, much loveth not look at synths rtro (me I adore) you say that the more synth air con, the more it will be good, they are the fathers of modern plastic stuff, the charm is that of orez you heard the first sounds.

This is another one of those boards that comes industry ready right out of the box. It’s extremely easy to get it set up and ready to start making great music. The editing abilities on this board are easy to do and the workstation is easy to navigate. I love the pitch and modulation on this board, works great and is very smooth.

UTILIZATION

The manual is very easy to understand and is concise and in depth. But unfortunately the manual doesn’t come in a printed version. Some of use love to have hard copies of a manual and don’t want to have to pop in a cd just for a reference on something we might need to check or to do. Even with the ease of computers, I still prefer a hard copy of a manual so I can just index what I’m looking for and find it and understand what I need. I don’t like having to find the cd and put it in just for a quick reference.

SOUNDS

This board comes stock with a few sounds that sound great and are very warm and clean. The brass sounds are really realistic in my opinion. I was very surprise with the quality of the brass sounds and presets. But there arent enough presets for me, I wish it had a few more.

The Piano sounds didn’t impress me and weren’t as good as they are on the other boards that are out in the music world today. The just didn’t seem as realistic and warm as I am use to with the Fantom and Motif. Choir and Organ patches are good and unique sounding patches, but nothing that blows other boards out of the water, just very basic sounding patches.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall this is a very good keyboard from Roland JUNO 106, the synths on this board have the weird feel to them, great board for techno or club music. This board is pretty expensive but not as bad as a lot of other professional boards on the market.

Not much else to note except MIDI compatibility is almost complete.
An excellent polyphonic analog synth!

UTILIZATION

Truly one of the easiest synths and pleasant to use.
While there are not tons of parameters to edit, the controls are extremely accurate and flexible at a time. I have other analog synths that have more buttons and settings, but the Juno-106 remains by far the synthesizer on which I have the most control.
The conficuration is very simple and the manual is of course totally unnecessary.

SOUNDS

It is by comparing it with other synths like you realize how the sounds of the Juno-106 grand and have nothing to envy the Junos before. It is a very powerful synth in the lower frequencies, thus sweeps juicy and deep bass! The filter, in turn, is fantastic and can self-oscillate, generating a perfect sine wave. And need I say more about the wonderful chorus Roland.
The sounds of the Juno-106 can be used for many styles of electronic music: from ambient to industrial. It is also ideal for the synth for the followers of new-wave revival (Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Ladytron, etc ...)
No velocity or aftertouch, but a very expressive portamento.
I like almost all the sounds, especially low HUGE, tablecloths, pads, strings ... It is a bit limited so the module side Juno-106 is limited to analog sounds simple but still amazing.

OVERALL OPINION

I did that last summer (2007) and I play it all the time.
I really like all of this synth (except maybe the fact that it has no sides in wood. I told him a pair in size one day ...)
Very good quality / price ratio.
I would do if this choice?
ABSOLUTELY!

Simple, effective: that is the Juno-106. An early afternoon (1983). Edition fastoche sounds.

UTILIZATION

While front ... No need to have 12 tank ...

SOUNDS

The Juno-106 is not realistic to create SPNs. That sounds factory. on the other hand, in this regritre, we can do many things: fx, tablecloths, lead (if we play double-poly, that is to say, in mono, then everyone in the shelter! It rocks!) and even theremin sounds incredible.

OVERALL OPINION

I stumbled on it in a music store. The sellers had only one thing on deposit / sale "to rid a friend." It was the Juno-106 and I took it right after 30 minutes test. I do not regret my choice. At the time, it was the beginning of the euro and I had it for 350 euros. For the same money, I make this choice without problem.

Go too j'my is, everyone already knows that this synth is hell but I want to add my button ...
Just to say that while the arpeggiator is not more, important to remember that it is super brushes noon. I plugged my RS7000 and then the foot, it turns nickel, rs of the arpeggiator is really the old roland sound. And at noon, all controllers send information, in short, a pure Panard.

For the rest you already know everything

UTILIZATION

The manual chopper on the net is sufficient.

SOUNDS

The sound is very good but very typical and quite limited in terms of performance and sonic palette. It's easy to recognize when Sir juno opens its filter.

Anyway it's hard to get bored. We will see over time

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it after reading all that can be said on this forum and I do not regret it.
This is my first real hard and analog synth. I do not know if I could sell it one day.
I'm just afraid to see him fail and have to spend running to paris filled in for repair ...

But hey when you love it does not count?
edit: I still took away some points on the sound and the overall opinion for the fact that it is still fairly limited range of sound level and its lack of reliability because of its age

I just sell mine, more room to put it. I still cry, but I know he's in good hands that comfort me (a little). The features are very well detailed vintage synth explore.

I read everywhere that it is fragile and unreliable but during the five years since I had mine it has never had a single problem ... Besides being digital oscillators (DCO) and not pure analog, the synthesizer does not suffer any lack of tuning or other common problems on real analog synths oscilloscope ...

And MIDI implementation, it is not nothing-if it was as good on all analos, Kenton would no longer work.

UTILIZATION

Everything at hand, as I like. Manual easy to download and useless.

Effects: THE CHORUS!

SOUNDS

I especially like the Juno for his pads / layers, which can get very very low in the low ... It may even save their patches in the form of audio file, since Juno was using a backup tape.

OVERALL OPINION

I got five years and I sold because I could not do otherwise. If I find the same in rack version, I instantly bought it I have several pieces only with this synth ...

Too expensive? it will not be accepted? 450 euros for it is given! Remember that at that price you do not have the beginning of a Nordlead ....

Everything has been said

It is polyphonic !!!!!
it MIDI!
There are plenty of pc editor to save its presets, with the sysex can even record automation in its sequencer that supports this.

UTILIZATION

Are close to everything that's great, no need to book.

SOUNDS

Sounds !!!!!

Genial!! Magic !!!!!!

the big bass of the water to make you whine ....

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost a year and I do not ever part with it on, it is unique!

I invite you to listen to what the group do Principles of geometry he uses it in abundance
http://www.myspace.com/principlesofgeometry

See previous ones opinion
I connected the Ableton bte in 5 minutes in a running MIDI and nickel.

UTILIZATION

Synthtiseur easy to implement.

Everything is in faade, the Fast Fashion sounds is very simple.

No effect but what synth!

The manual is clear, but TRS dusts and yellow: the synth is 25 years old!

SOUNDS

I play electro, techno, house and minimal ...

It was soon a big well typ IDAL To create basses, leads and pads crazy.
Ds that titillates the filters are obtained quickly the sounds of Daft Punk or Chemical Brothers. You can also CRER of fx friendly.

It has a sound that sounds live though somewhat typical, but that's a that I bought.

A killing!

OVERALL OPINION

I was lucky to find this synth used last year: it is 25 years old now!

It runs perfectly, no problem note: not so fragile that a former!

Most:

- Sound with his characters that I love so typ
- The edition sounds "easy fingers in the nose"
- The modules, the sounds that make unstable vst can go back to sleep

The -:

- No effect but it is no big deal because the sound is l!
- The weight lol

Polyphonic
5 octaves
Well damn afternoon
1 pu *** n oprer chorus that makes the magic.
possibility to switch to mono by pressing simultanment on poly 1 and 2. Attention Pregnant!
Trs not provided at CHARACTERISTICS but devilishly effective for analog and midi polyphonic cheap and spices with spare yet to find.

UTILIZATION

It is simple and gnialement rsultat cratif I am with him: it was not cool?!
1 container = 1 function
I squence and often in mono.
We backup 2 seconds.
If he send MIDI IN and in that same time its noon OUT is connected to MIDI IN squenceur master, and although you can record the movement of potentiomtres and it's handy!

SOUNDS

The sound: it is FAT!
A wish: bold, large, round, felt screaming, aggressive ...
I love the leads filter.
I do not like too much noise on the other hand and craquouille a little when I'm single and I go too the VCA.
The chorus is essential but the 80 can sound so watch what you made him spit like sound when you snap. On a lead and filtered squence is cool but a little on a tablecloth is not planing and acute trs beautiful my taste.
When I pass in a sherman him out of scrapes sounds quite impressive.
The LFO allows him to make some cool effects.

OVERALL OPINION

I for one year. 400 like new bought a really nice Belgian on Ebay. I went to Belgium for a concert (see Shameboy for those who want discovering) and I came down with a synth. Cool!
He replaced my rack with a north Alesis Ion. I believe I have wins.
Before him I had a electribe, an Ion, a virus A, an X-station test, I had my dj v-synth, a DX200 and a sunyn. Since I had a more north and a rack Monomachine.
This is the keyboard I use the most and that satisfies me every time.
400 honnte is in perfect state. Plus it's too expensive and I would not put more.
Yes I do it again this choice.

+++++
sysex midi +
possibility of harmony
excellent filter + SUB
chorus also excellent
big bass and lead, a good pad and fx
easy to use -> crativitbr />
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chorus's eighties style
somewhat limited in terms of ability but it sounds good
sometimes surcotbr /> takes up space and cause me trouble one day saw his age.

already explained above,
but I'll add that I still find it technically very close to a string machine ...

From a strictly technical point of view it is fairly basic, some are even simpler feature (no dedicated ADSR envelope filter for example)

Aesthetically it is conceived of finishes very strong contrary to what may suggest the pictures on the internet. (Metal shell, heavy duty plastic frames, thick wood below)
But the weakness comes from the inside with a choice of components coarser level of strength, the first symptoms are visible from 2, 3 years.

The mine began to feel ill but I'm still able to overcome the major defects.

UTILIZATION

I love her look teenage eighties, the touch keyboard (reliable because very simple, so no traces of contact problems on all that followed) and the choice of the name of the synthesizer by Roland (Juno is a moon of Jupiter, JUNO series representing the midscale portion of the mark against the JUPITER upscale, nice coincidence!)

JUNO106 The interface has a clear and well organized to understand the type of synthesis called analog,
Others have pointed out, it is very good for beginners (like a SH101)

What I find very interesting is that it closely resembles a string machine (more complex still, otherwise it would not be called synthesizer)
With a phaser quality analog output mono JUNO106, it is right in the sound of Jean Michel Jarre OXYGEN!

By using crude must match the sound created by the report or when the active chorus (unlike dry in position 1 or 2 is greatly felt!)

polyphony mode 1 or 2 does not change the sound from the 6 divide by 2 voice polyphony,
and total polyphony sound is thicker
but it is a kind of unison that does not sound good,
is less well adapted to its mode, otherwise it sounds like a stack of channels not terrible ...


. The chorus is not configurable, there are 2 positions and that's it. But it is analog and organic living (loudly Légé a breath come and go very soft is heard)

. Memoirs on tape or digital internal and sysex, very convenient for the time.

. But full MIDI sysex (which will require a converter to write the data sent by the knobs in RNPN to use its controllers in Live, Logic and other sequencers)

. Polyphonic Portamento very musical (on different modes of polyphony is very beautiful)
Diverse and interesting settings in the bender (play on the modulation of the filter, LFO, the COD's)

. PWM integrated a bit more complex sound.

. SUB oscillator great. Effective on the basslines.




SOUNDS

The JUNO106 is a kind of emblem of the analog sound!

After that one no longer looks an Oberheim the same way!
Personally, I do not have much to envy to OBX example, so the sound is present, lime, musical, sweet, creamy, deep, ... beautiful.

The filter used not as a fishing SH101 to make the comparison, so a white ring sounds sensible enough hard attack sound is not very violent, lack of nervousness here.
But it is also here that brings softness characteristic of the synth, important to know not to crash before you get it.

on the other hand contrary to the opinion posted below it's still hard to make it sound aggressive (unless spent in effects)

Having tested a JX8P ROLAND is a more evolved in terms of sound design, the JUNO 106 has a big advantage despite his lack of opportunities: a filter very rich, which at once expands its range of sounds and allows him to go beyond the ratings do not consider techniques!
I had never heard a filter so rich, with or without chorus is an incredible pleasure and probably unique in the early series Juno! (60, 106 ...)

To emphasize this point which is the making a difference, this filter offers an infinite range of nuances, details that enrich the sound, completely counter to what I imagined after being persuaded that his big sound could not rhyme with musicality: ultimately it is that I use most today!

It leaves the opportunity to offer at least what it takes to make a composition in itself: Powerful bass diverse selection of fine tablecloths (sober and melancholy, sips power, sad, dull, unhealthy, reproducing the human voice through his personality)'s sweep worthy of a CS80 (playing on the level of HP filter) crystalline sounds echoing the DX7, organ sounds realistic (do not however try to reproduce the acoustic sound) and all the sound more or less simple and it can do analog, rendering incredible!

I have a reberb Hardwire RV-7 licensed Lexicon that I loved him, it's absolutely beautiful! AWESOME! and finally I am almost certain that whatever Jupiter not compete with many of his sounds in terms of depth, warmth and softness.



OVERALL OPINION

The Juno 106 is talked about on many forums, especially with today's big problem of aging.

Is it worth the cost to buy one knowing that he died for 2, 3 years?
Yes, for my part,
because it is again possible to have it fully, but suddenly we find ourselves in a particular situation:

Its price is not worth much in bad shape, but will cost twice the original price (~ 450 €) it is revised! We must therefore take this into account before trying to acquire it.

In any case it is unique
He has not left me indifferent when I first tried.
I do my never tired of him, pleasure and emotion are always renewed.
That's what I call a musical instrument, in its evocation of a vintage machine.

There is little, but what he can do it with class.

Repeated x times
memories x 128
Poly 6 lanes
Noon to 16 channels
5 octave velocity without


UTILIZATION

etc. The school sound.
The manual is useless.
You just have to use all the knobs and find out how to make a sound, it just comes naturally.

SOUNDS

I'm old school 80 ', just for passing analog / digital.
For me the Juno 106 is the "organic" sound and all digital synths that complement his or Va.

The 106 does not allow the sounds of death, but it has body without being excessive. It has a spectrum that fits well.
Bass, tablecloths, there it is! There is no more than around dress ...

Of course no such subtlety velocity, aftertouch, no realism, and yet it is hard to separate.

OVERALL OPINION

For 25 years I have in my possession and it is THE synth which I do not want to separate.
Is this irrational (not a Polymoog)?
It is simple, but honest, a few notes on his part to help the inspiration.
Just paste it into Midi sequencer, a bit of tweaking sounds, and say that we are still facing a great value for money.

The major flaw is the problem of chipsets 80017A which the resin may cause problems over time.
It made me store my 106 in a corner a few years.
Once repaired, I thought I was foolish not to fix it faster.

I recently removed from the resin and rediscovered my 106 away for several years.
In fact it means very well with digital and Go.

The 106 is fairly regularly criticized as being somewhat "bof-bof".
I do not agree with this fact, and I'd be curious to see the price of an analog that would come out today with the same features as the 106.

For me the 106 is a good synth "pleasure" and effective. Simple and essential