Roland HS-60

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Simply, a consumer level Juno 106 with built in speakers and amplifier. It's quite a bit uglier but sounds all the same. Marketed for the home user hobbyist. It even has a sheet music stand option. It's cool if you can find one because it's like a portable Juno 106 that you can play anywhere with those built in speakers! Another feature of this synth is its stereo MIX IN, a stereo input for jamming with other sources of music through the internal speakers. If you're going to use the HS-60 in the studio, you'll need to insert a 1/4 inch plug into the headphone output to bypass the internal speakers since they will continue to output sound when a plug is inserted into only the main audio outs, and this can be quite annoying for studio work.

25 Visitor comments
MARCELLE
June 8, 2013 @ 6:12 am
i have one for sale makril0075@gmail.com I am in Lethbridge Alberta
Ensoniq5
April 28, 2013 @ 7:56 am
One of these is for sale on Ebay (Australia) for $650 by the same shop that's also selling a 106 for $1200. Reckon they don't realise it's a 106 in bad clothing? Mind you, $1200 for the Juno 106 is way over the top.
DrNI
April 10, 2013 @ 6:58 am
I recently saw pianist Brad Meldau use one of these in a video: http://vimeo.com/46040485
Riccardo
April 3, 2013 @ 9:36 pm
Looking to buy one if anyone is selling.
Bryan
February 9, 2013 @ 10:58 pm
I just got one of these today for $75. I love it!
 
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  • Demos & Media
  • Audio Clip 1 - Completely wild-takes from a mellow jam on the 106 with plenty of filter.

    Editor (Mac) - This is a software based patch editor for the Macintosh.

    Patches - These are patch files for use with the JUNO Librarian Editor and a JUNO-106.

    JUNO Editor 1 (PC) - A Windows/PC format JUNO Librarian/Editor for use with a JUNO-106 (HS-60) with Patch files included.

    JUNO Editor 2 (PC) - Another Windows/PC format JUNO Librarian/Editor for use with a JUNO-106 (HS-60).

    Manual - Roland has made manuals for most of their products available as free PDF downloads.

    SysEx Basics - View a helpful guide to controlling and editing the JUNO in real-time from a sequencer or Midi controller using SysEx Midi data

  • Specifications
  • Polyphony - 6 voices
  • Oscillators - DCO: pulse, saw, and square
  • LFO - rate and delay
  • Filter - non-resonant high pass and resonant low pass
  • VCA - ADSR, level and gate
  • Arpeg/Seq - None
  • Keyboard - 61 keys
  • Control - MIDI
  • Date Produced - 1985
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