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Published on 10/31/10 at 02:46
Value For Money :
Excellent
• 61-key synth-style
• more than 1000 customizable sounds with, among other grand pianos and electric modern synth sounds, strings, guitars, brass, percussion and exotic instruments
• Power via 8 rechrgeables batteries Ni-MH AA (up to 5 hours of battery life)
• wide screen LCD
• Easy navigation thanks to dedicated knobs categories
• Microphone input with reverb and vocoder
• headphones
• USB port
• play songs in MP3, WAV, AIFF and SMF with dedicated transport buttons on the control panel
• comes with editing software for Mac and PC
• Weight: 5.45Kg
UTILIZATION
Regarding setup, I think that spending a little time to Juno, we quickly found our bearings. I find it very easy to use, menus are not very complicated, the recording sounds takes a few button presses.
It would be appreciated by a menu category for modified sounds, but it's really something to find fault with this instrument at a great price.
The manual is quite complete and explains all the functions, at the editing of sound, the song player, registration of favorites, configuration noon.
The possibilities are almost endless about editing sounds, it's an excellent point of this keyboard: the amount of effects (more than 70 parameters) for the small size and portability of the keyboard (since it works also on batteries)
SOUNDS
- I use mostly for playing sounds in a pop / alternative rock sound for the film composition and personal. I use a lot of sounds including piano whose dynamic is really nice. The brilliance of the notes is not on-high and allows all walks felt like very small-Funky Jazz Getaway. I also use a lot of electronic piano sounds (great with a little tremolo), the sounds of strings which I find very varied and rich, some synthetic and organ sounds like a lot.
- The reaction to velocity is very correct and it sounds great with a little sustain pedal. The D-beam can have fun while producing very cool sound. Cutoff and resonance knobs are very useful, as are other changes of sound, everything is done quickly during play
- Sounds are very respectable, I like to use in arrays and recorded extensively with the Micro Br Some sounds are less realistic, as the sounds of brass or a few patches, but this keyboard is not for the perfect imitation of an instrument. If you need a real sound of a trumpet, a trumpet call, no keyboard or do you replace Vst.
- The effects are numerous and easily editable.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a little less than a year and I am very happy. I did not intend to buy from and I saw in a store or I tried it and where I could no longer detach myself. I use quite the Song Player to work on new songs or even covers. The location of USB-Key is very well thought out.
I tried a few Juno-D and Korg before. The Juno Di is the one that best meets my needs for portability, and because he does not "toy". The object is light but strong and the coating looks better in real than in the picture.
I love the sounds, the recording. I remain amazed at something so good at such a low price. I'm already used in concert and I really enjoyed this aspect when portability / ergonomics is most important.
What I like least is probably the lack of menus by category for the sounds produced and the fact that you can not change the patch now the sound of the previous without first going through a change in software. But these are minimal and do it again this election without problems. This is my first keyboard and I do not regret at all having chosen.
• more than 1000 customizable sounds with, among other grand pianos and electric modern synth sounds, strings, guitars, brass, percussion and exotic instruments
• Power via 8 rechrgeables batteries Ni-MH AA (up to 5 hours of battery life)
• wide screen LCD
• Easy navigation thanks to dedicated knobs categories
• Microphone input with reverb and vocoder
• headphones
• USB port
• play songs in MP3, WAV, AIFF and SMF with dedicated transport buttons on the control panel
• comes with editing software for Mac and PC
• Weight: 5.45Kg
UTILIZATION
Regarding setup, I think that spending a little time to Juno, we quickly found our bearings. I find it very easy to use, menus are not very complicated, the recording sounds takes a few button presses.
It would be appreciated by a menu category for modified sounds, but it's really something to find fault with this instrument at a great price.
The manual is quite complete and explains all the functions, at the editing of sound, the song player, registration of favorites, configuration noon.
The possibilities are almost endless about editing sounds, it's an excellent point of this keyboard: the amount of effects (more than 70 parameters) for the small size and portability of the keyboard (since it works also on batteries)
SOUNDS
- I use mostly for playing sounds in a pop / alternative rock sound for the film composition and personal. I use a lot of sounds including piano whose dynamic is really nice. The brilliance of the notes is not on-high and allows all walks felt like very small-Funky Jazz Getaway. I also use a lot of electronic piano sounds (great with a little tremolo), the sounds of strings which I find very varied and rich, some synthetic and organ sounds like a lot.
- The reaction to velocity is very correct and it sounds great with a little sustain pedal. The D-beam can have fun while producing very cool sound. Cutoff and resonance knobs are very useful, as are other changes of sound, everything is done quickly during play
- Sounds are very respectable, I like to use in arrays and recorded extensively with the Micro Br Some sounds are less realistic, as the sounds of brass or a few patches, but this keyboard is not for the perfect imitation of an instrument. If you need a real sound of a trumpet, a trumpet call, no keyboard or do you replace Vst.
- The effects are numerous and easily editable.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for a little less than a year and I am very happy. I did not intend to buy from and I saw in a store or I tried it and where I could no longer detach myself. I use quite the Song Player to work on new songs or even covers. The location of USB-Key is very well thought out.
I tried a few Juno-D and Korg before. The Juno Di is the one that best meets my needs for portability, and because he does not "toy". The object is light but strong and the coating looks better in real than in the picture.
I love the sounds, the recording. I remain amazed at something so good at such a low price. I'm already used in concert and I really enjoyed this aspect when portability / ergonomics is most important.
What I like least is probably the lack of menus by category for the sounds produced and the fact that you can not change the patch now the sound of the previous without first going through a change in software. But these are minimal and do it again this election without problems. This is my first keyboard and I do not regret at all having chosen.