All user reviews for the Roland JUNO-1

Less compared to Juno 2:
4-octave keyboard instead of 5, no vlocit or aftertouch.
No memory cartridge
The "plus" jacks backup to tape.

USE

See opinion on them? Juno 1 and 2.

SONORITS

See opinion on them? Juno 1 and 2.

NOTICE GLOBAL

The purpose of my review is to attract the attention of buyers might apply Juno.
I do not dnigre Juno 1. But if the opportunity presents, prfrez Juno 2. At the time I write o (27/11/2010), the dimension Juno 1 is 150 euros while that of Juno 2 is 147 euros (???). This may be the rarity of the Juno 1.
Juno 1 exists only because Roland wanted to launch a keyboard "analog-digital" at a cost of 100,000 yen in 1985. Rsultat: a nice little portable keyboard, but that did not allow to fully exploit its synthesis (not vlocit.
Here's a link to the history of Juno: http://www.roland.com/synth/JUNO/history.html

ALPHA JUNO-1 is an analog synthesizer 6 voices of polyphony, monotimbral.
His memory is organized into two groups of 8 banks of 8 tones or 64 sounds in preset (ROM), 64 in internal memory (RAM).
Connection:
The outputs (mono) and R, headphones, 6.35
Pedal inputs:
-Assignable expression pedal volume, aftertouch or dynamic
Sustain pedal / hold
Pedal assignable to incrementing programs (1-8 within the same bank), activation of portamento or memorandum of understanding.
Jacks tape backup.
MIDI IN, OUT and THRU.
LCD 16 characters
Dimensions: 802x240x79 mm - Weight: 5.4 Kg

The synth has a very clean lines and unadorned, enhanced by its narrow width and small depth impression. The keyboard is soft, nice, but a bit noisy.

UTILIZATION

This is an easy to use synth. It has very few parameters. Alpha-dial dial (endless) is used to select parameters and change the values. Just like its big brother, the Juno-2, it is editable by sysex programmer PG-300, PC-EZ Alpha editors, PG300emu and other control surfaces and keyboards master managing sysex. ..
It has a big advantage over the Juno-2 in gaming: the opportunities the expression pedal. This, assigned to the dynamic, can be used to offset the lack of keyboard velocity, but more importantly, assigned to aftertouch, finally can have a pitch control or filter opening the pedal . As long as one is clever enough to use the pedal, it has a much more expressive than the Juno-2 synthesizer, including aftertouch is not qualified.

SOUNDS

The sound generator of the Juno-1 is identical to those of the Juno-2 and MKS-50. You can read my opinion on the Juno-2 for details.

OVERALL OPINION

I had quite a priori on the Juno-1 before I was given the opportunity to try one for a month, I imagined as a sub-2 Juno.
The existence of the Juno-1 seems to be only one thing: the desire to leave the manufacturer at the time a polyphonic synth briefs symbolic price of less than 100,000 yen (source: Roland JUNO microsite). Roland is part of a JUNO-2, and removed an octave, velocity and aftertouch keyboard, and replaced by a tape storage cassette interface.
Of course, the absence of dynamic keyboard removes the expressivity in the game, however, far from making a JUNO-2 at a discount, the result is quite successful and different from its predecessor: an appealing little synth, and instead focused lead (also the first preset in this direction), with the surprise of the expression pedal can control aftertouch assigned to the filter or pitch.
And controlled via MIDI, it offers all the possibilities of Juno-2.
It is still cheap, enjoy!
With that, I promise, this is my last opinion on the Alpha series JUNO/MKS-50 (unless the HS-10 and 80 do not fall into my hands)

analog synthesizer with digitally controlled oscillator.
Subtractive type juno 106

UTILIZATION

Very simple to edit and alpha dial very wise can control the parameters live. Ergonomics for the time.

SOUNDS

Sounds hot, beautiful tablecloths, nice punchy bass typically analog. Roland sound that made the reputation of the brand is present in this synth.

OVERALL OPINION

This is one of the few synths that time 80's really worth checking out. Today it has a reputation that is not usurped and is highly sought after. When we heard we know why.

COD 6 ways to synth produced in 1985 to develop the synths portable, lightweight and accessible to the general public.

UTILIZATION

Usage is fairly simple, you have a dial and button assignments that can navigate through a menu not very puzzle and change settings. The memory part is divided into two parts of 64 sites (128 total), a first preset bank fairly complete and a second bank to store your manipulations.
Editing is very simple.
Manual hyper clear but not really necessary everything is pretty intuitive.

SOUNDS

To the extent these are not the VCO COD but the sound is somewhere between analog and digital and it works surprisingly well. This gives not a grain but very strong atmosphere exudes a very 80's obviously a lot to play the presets on this point.
The low pass filter is fairly well made and gives the Juno's side autonomous and diverse.
We can get almost everything provided to the nose in the menu to setup the machine and see the different sounds refine proposed.
Curiously I found 100 times more exciting than its ancestor, the Juno 60 and somewhere much more interesting in its approach (lightweight, portable, noon 3DCO inland and a package of presets)
The chorus effect can make a good impression but I've never been a fan donations I can be objective.

OVERALL OPINION

I've known him a long time (sold, purchased) and to my surprise it is one of those small bikes sounding typical that one can easily paste mix if you want a particular color.
For more or less € 150/200 (It really is not worth more) keyboard is really engaging, easy to program, light, not too weak (albeit plastic), marked by his time (his level ) and not too far.
The one that I keep Juno and I shall keep.

As cit prcdement, nothing to add.

UTILIZATION

The most simplistic!

SOUNDS

Sounds super cool, horror movie atmosphere.
have low trunk

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two years as an addendum to my arrangements.
It certainly has its place from the time the sound is processed by effects or if the song keeps the color and spirit of this vintage clav.
Use it alone would make her 80's but immicer in its present note is to give an old-school with no problem. I find it enjoyable but not up to say that dchire. If the family of Juno there is one that kills, it will be for me without question JUNO 6. Unfortunately I have not yet.

Looks nothing in his appearance and small square

UTILIZATION

The jog in alphadial frankly was cool for its time in 1986, when applied to internal parameters, to play a few tricks like gloss, LFO, etc. Vac ... the wheel is too precise and I forbid anyone to tell me we advance in stages in the progression of a sound that we will find with this kind of machine, the sound file very fluid liquid limit I love most Real Time

SOUNDS

That sound good to Juno, Malhère I did not have the funds in hand to test the range, I know that the Alpha 1 and 106, but suddenly strange I enjoy more with it following the alpha, it depends what you're looking actually ...
This miraculous device can play the big bass hot which does not saturate, the purest and lead me where I never leave it on the combinations of atmospheric layers, to say that we can create at home if one is very nice to him, so take plenty of time to understand, manipulate, try the worst imaginable delusions, we can make the cosmic environment where I know fail to hear the arrival of aliens by creating algorithms that can last for long minutes on end ...
Ok There's other bikes can do that but more than 4500 euros, used once and can even back then cost about 10 or 15 blocks or more, but frankly I understand better now why it is necessary Studies of large sound engineer to palpate these devices because of the coup several months of work, patience can lead to results even if the gun problem is what to do with a sacred and never heard a huge .. .

OVERALL OPINION

What I like about him is that he should be left alone, suddenly I like mixing with other machines to see him, he has this thing to bluff his world, there's mouth gear including, oh yes I have my memory is not enough, the blow can be edited on a PC but that takes courage because sysex or other problems thank you very much, editors are often ill fucking unfortunately, it's me against this problem me hints not quite on the contrary to resume the old methods of Jarre who was playing like everyone else to get its settings on the sheets provided by Roland, and yes it is also analog, but then what presence, what Heat the sound, frankly Why the scan while it is already so qualitative that can throw it in a mix right now ...

In 1000 to catch a ball, so it's great ...

- What type of keyboard (piano synth ...)? How many octaves?
Keyboard type synth without VLOC. Four octaves.
- What Controller (pitch, modulation, sustain ...)?
A 2-axis joystick allows pitch and modulation (handy to move the sound).
- What connection (Audio, MIDI pedals ...)?
Trio classic twelve o'clock. Taken to pedals. Stereo or mono audio output + headphone jack.
- How many sounds, effects? What styles? Are ditables?
All sounds are ditables. Effect: the chorus. A kind of pitch (watch the rglage applies all the sounds).
- Via a utility Mac / PC?
Yes it is also convenient to store or even edit sounds since the apps offer the interface configuration pg300 (found at alphadial I think).
- What is polyphony? ...
I have over the exact figure but it is reasonable, sr there has been progress since then.

UTILIZATION

- The configuration gnrale Is it easy?
Enough even if the principle of navigation pages by pages can sometimes annoying (I say was against the old configs o All parameters are directly under the fingers)
- The edition of sounds and effects is it easy?
It's not complicated trs once you head into the architecture of the machine. I recommend the use of 300 pg or a soft formulation. It's faster and more fun than navigating through the pages.
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Download on the net anything.

SOUNDS

- The sounds they agree your style of music?
Can be drawn from a broad palette of sounds even if everything is built from combinations of basic waveforms.
- Are they ralistes?
Okay, it's not too much at stake.
- The effects are they effective and responsive?
The chorus is effective trs. The key pitch can play fixed intervals (such straight, octave). I use it primarily to switch to mono. I happened to rgler to play the same note four octaves: the standard.
- The expression is good? (Raction VLOC the aftertouch)?
The keyboard is not sensitive, but we can all be done by controlling the remdier juno from a keyboard give this kind of sensitive.
- What are the sounds you prfrez, you dtest? ...
Bzz pouic tffvvvv skrkk
Example of the use of a song: Haunted Blue ( http://www.myspace.com/theghostfile ) . I used to "lead" (the moog sound, at the same time I never had a moog ).

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
9 months
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
The +: bass sounds and slick, it's hot, serious, powerful
the -: page navigation
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
a Korg X5, a nordrack X2 (they also agree fairly well Defines the condition of all RLES)
- How do you report qualitprix?
excellent: 120 euros
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
for that price, so no hsiter
I do not know the other models of SERIES
but it satisfies me the
The variety of sounds crazy for such a small bte!

100% analog synth despite the numerical control (which explains their relatively low ratings)
We thus find that the settings can be found on d other analog knobs with less.
The alpha dial makes easily editable parameters (even playing by changing a single parameter)

UTILIZATION

Ultra intuitive, as we get to use it without instructions which proves that it was designed with intelligence. It is not always the case orders a digital synths of the time.
When one knows the parameters c is a pleasure to create new sounds.

SOUNDS

The sounds are super hot and have found the grain of the real analog.
What is amazing is that even among c sounds pre-programmed sounds aggressive as none c is still often the case on other machines.
functions to an expression such as pitch bend etc. have been separated from other parameters which is very significant.

Super hot for cloths and tablecloths including scalable they ride. We find the "grain" that has made Roland Juno fame that preceded.
The analog bass also have a hell of potato. 25 years after its release the sounds it produces are not dated.

OVERALL OPINION

This is a synth that does not market its output (in the Age of Yamaha FM synthesis) but against today it has become very interresting because it has a warmth and a grain that can hardly be found on emulations.
Also what might seem like a failure at the outset, namely the digital controls, becomes an advantage because on the one hand the old analog synths of the 70s often have knobs that crachotent (which makes their use during the game impossible) and secondly they are overpriced. The Juno 1 it is not recognized at fair value (probably because many people know that this is a pure analog juice.
Over time this keyboard should be more sought after so if you find one, please.
I for one am not ready to part with it because it produces exactly the kind of sound I'm looking for. I would do the same choice without hesitation.

Analog synth with a keyboard 49 keys with no velocity.
6 voice polyphony
against the controls are digital with a menu and a wheel "alpha"
There Patch A 64 64 User and Factory

The sound is generated by offering a COD differrent Saw and Square Pulse and a Sub
A two filters are available HPF (with only 4 possitive)
A Low-Pass and
It is also an LFO that can control the pitch frequency of the filter and VCA
A envellope ADDSR (Two decay) can control the same as LFO
Finally There is a chorus FAMOUS Juno

UTILIZATION

The config is pretty simple though tedious:
We choose the parameter / on the rule / We change / We readjusted ... is long enough
The manual is clear but we can have synthetic qq bases it will be passed very quickly.
As for the South I could not test due to lack of equipment to link ..

control the "live" is quite limited is through the menu and then turn the dial.
There are all the same facade in four shortcut: MOD Speed ​​/ Depth / Brightness / Length
The brightness affects the Cutoff
Length Alonge shortcut or the overall
However, if one of the chosen parameters is very low (0 to 2) the 4 button has no effect is pretty gallery: the shortcuts that I supposont envelope to the max then I switched to the cutoff to increase and I want to lengthen again the envelope, there is a good chance it will be changed because certain parameter reaches 0 aront rise again and do more

SOUNDS

This is where it's interesting:
Sounds, away from realism are beautiful (a condition that always keep the Chorus, even slightly)
can be of very good low
notament thanks Chord Memory Shifts Who to play according to one key:
by adding a fifth and octave or can get ultra low fat and very typical.
on the other hand to make very serious and well-Bass has a round can of evil, it becomes hoarse
It is doing no evil Lead and Tablecloths

The envelope has 8 parameters allows modulation furious (notably in the Aplique the filter).
Too bad that there have not a second one may sometimes it embarrassing to have the same envelope on the filter and VCA.
Also damage the LFO is a bit lightweight at once you can not do too much sounds like very complex sounds effects ...
It also lacks a keyboard with velocity (although he manages to MIDI)

The Chorus is Magifique is the main strength of this synth
We do not control the speed, going from very light (almost invisible) to the large modulation raging all through the soft.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it at the beginning of 2008
this is my first analog
I am absolutely a fan of the chorus and the Chord Memory
I like less the digital interface which produces a staircase effect not necessarily genial.
Can opportunities modulation But for that price it's normal (especially when you have 6 voice polyphony)

Despite its small default this synth does not pastiche large analos
Are memeory chord chorus and make it an instrument rather interesant.
The value for money is more than beneficial
I paid mine 120 euros, that price was not even an arranger nine

polyphonic analog synth with digital control.
symilaire quite a juno 106 in the sounds but without the knobs.
With the PG300 that way analog control in midi is a joy.

UTILIZATION

very simple in terms of storing sounds.
The sound editing is done with a menu but may be added to the PG300 and manual control with sliders. This makes life easier and allows editing in the live game.

SOUNDS

Superb. Very good Roland. The sounds are the same as on previous models because only the control of the oscillator digitally change. It is the 100% analog round and warm.
Roland chorus is a killer here ...

OVERALL OPINION

An excellent acquisition and a synth whose coast is expected to rise because few people know it's an analog synth seen her look. It is indispensable in the home studio as perfectly fit into the mix.

(Originally written by vanpet/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Analog synth with 6-voice polyphony, three digitally controlled oscillators (digital/analog hybrid synth)? Basic routing and sound possibilities. It's a minimalist synth. No encoders (except the big alpha dial) only buttons (DX7-like)...

The keyboard is not velocity sensitive but you can control the velocity via Midi with a master keyboard... same thing regarding aftertouch.

UTILIZATION

Bothersome sound editing. You'll have to be patient. There's a PC editor software available (PG300 Emulation), which works very good and is easy to use as VST plug-in. It works fine for me.

Thanks to the endless alpha dial that allows you to accurately control parameters and the fast access buttons, you can even use it live (especially for the cutoff). The alpha dial is accurate and pleasant.

SOUNDS

The sound is the main asset of this synth. It sounds great and the chorus effect is nice. You'll only get simple but quite effective sounds (few modulation possibilities).

The presets are a bit outdated so I deleted them (except the famous "Hoover") to create my own presets.

OVERALL OPINION

Good sound. Good value for money (the secondhand price is rather low, it was even cheaper than my DX7!). What else do you want?

It's a good deal.