This is an upgraded version of the Alpha Juno 1. It adds an extended 61 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch and an external memory cartridge slot. Other than that it has the same great sound and features as the Juno 1. Sliders and buttons were replaced by membrane buttons and the Alpha Dial which is used to edit and browse through the extensive selection of parameters: DCO digitally controlled oscillators, LFO, bend, ENV, pulse, waveforms, noise, PW/PWM, high pass filter, VCF (filter) with freq/env/res/lfo/kybd, VCA envelope, chorus, and more.

Adequate in the studio or on the stage, the Juno 2 has 64 presets and 64 user memory patches, a nice LCD display, an LFO capable of a very slow rate for some cool sweeping effects, and a great bass sound (especially nice for acid basslines) and noise effects! It also has chord memory which is perfect for rave & techno, portamento and keyboard transposing. The PG-300 Synthesizer Programmer gives you traditional slider control of each parameter for much easier and faster editing.

The HS-80 is an Alpha Juno 2 for the casual home user, with a slightly less appealing cosmetic appearance. The Alpha Junos have been used by Mundo Muzique, Vince Clarke, Matt Megaton Haines, Paul Hardcastle, Fatboy Slim, Massive Attack, Bomb the Bass, The Prodigy, Faithless, Youth, Joey Beltram and Human Resource.

sonicbleep

April 13, 2011 @ 4:25 pm

also used by JX (rex the dog)

check this out :-)
http://youtu.be/SflXnfYRSAU

gridsleep

April 2, 2011 @ 8:04 pm

I wish I'd hung on to mine. I bought one new at a Roland dealership for around $800 (I think it retailed for around $1100? don't know) and ended up selling it for rent money for about $150. I did not know it had aftertouch. Heck, way back then I didn't know what aftertouch was. Live and learn. Wouldn't be bad to have one again. I used to download MIDI files from the internet (back when Delphi and Prodigy were the BIG sites and the internet was still all text--yes, kids, the Web did not always exist) and play them through this from my Amiga.

ezequiel

February 15, 2011 @ 8:32 am

hola que tal?, queria saber si alguien vende tarjetas de cardbridge para este teclado. Quisiera saber como va el tema, alguien sabe de alguie? saludos a todos

jx

September 13, 2010 @ 9:49 pm

more metal = a good thing (aside from weight).

I forgot to mention this is my favourite of all Junos. Having owned a 60 and tried out a 106, they are nice synths but this has a more unique sound with it's wave selection and variable chorus, great PWM etc too. It looks like it would be way less powerful but it's actually more powerful than Juno 106 features wise. Another under-appreciated gem that is overlooked for other synths with sliders on.

jx

September 13, 2010 @ 9:46 pm

This synth has something wonderful about it. It's just so fun to play, even with a room full of other gear. I even like the alpha dial using the so called 'biometrics' (brightness etc) parameter controls, it just 'feels' right and it's sound is very liquid and bouncy, a real sweet tone considering it uses IR3R05 instead of the more 'classic' IR3109 used on J6/60 etc. Very unassuming and tidy desktop synth, makes for a good controller keyboard too with velocity and A-Touch and can be programmed with generic sysex midi box, though on board isn't too bad at all (easier than JX-8P and that's not hard).

Juno 2 is a sweet synth and a great compact tool to have around the studio/house/garage though it does weigh very heavy for it's size and unlike the Juno1 is mostly all metal on the upper panel.

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