The first in a series of amazingly affordable quality synthesizers from Roland's amazing Juno family! The Juno-6 is a six voice polyphonic analog synthesizer! It's a very stable synth thanks to its digitally controlled analog oscillators. The Juno-6 sounds great, however it lacks basic necessities like MIDI control and patch memory storage.

The next generation Juno-60 version added 56 patches of memory storage. Both of these synths sound virtually the same and are considered by many to sound better (punchier) than the popular follow up, the Juno-106. The Juno-6 and 60 are very rich sounding synthesizers and are great analog machines as long as you can overlook the absence of MIDI control. Of course nobody can deny that the wooden side panel look is a true sign of Vintage status! The Junos have been used by Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran, Enya, Sean Lennon, Sneaker Pimps, Vince Clarke of Erasure and Banco De Gaia.

Stuart McIntosh

February 12, 2013 @ 10:08 am

I bought mine second hand in 1985, years later it still functions perfectly and is as simple and fun as the day I bought it. Keep it clean and dry and it will work forever. Always sounds good and the chorus is unique, to date I have been unable to replicate it using hardware or software. No memory, no problem, once you have had it a little while you will be able to dial up sounds quickly and without fuss. The poor mans Jupiter 8 (which I still cannot afford!!). Enjoy.

Vincent

February 2, 2013 @ 4:29 pm

I am looking for a Juno 6 in the United States. I don't care if it is in perfect cosmetic condition or anything - it just has to work perfectly. I'm looking for one at a *reasonable* price... no eBay prices! I'm looking for the cheapest one I can get.

polyjuno

January 6, 2013 @ 3:34 pm

lore: The voice chip problem is only on Juno 106. There are no particular problems on Juno-6 and 60 (the 60 might need a new battery though, for keeping its presets).

Simon Holland

January 6, 2013 @ 3:57 am

There's tons of Juno 6 action on this free to download thirty track compilation of vintage electronica recorded in bedrooms around the world between 1980-89: http://bedroomcassettemasters.bandcamp.com/album/bedroom-cassette-masters-1980-8 9-volume-one

Andreas

December 14, 2012 @ 8:04 am

lore: The only problem I've encountered during the 17 years of owning my Juno-6 is that I had to change the fuse inside, due to a short circuit problem. It probably had less to do with the instrument than the power supply to my home these days.

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