Roland Juno-6

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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.

82 Visitor comments
Matt
March 21, 2010 @ 10:15 pm
Neon Indian uses this live on stage 2009/2010 - great sounds out of this one!
McFullon
March 18, 2010 @ 10:30 pm
My first polysynth. It was a toss-up between this or the Korg Polysix, at the time...but the Juno 6 sounded far better, even without presets.
Ahh, the presets!...That´s where both myself and many other Juno 6 buyers back in ´82 felt totally ripped off when Roland released the Juno 60 only a few months later!
hello
March 4, 2010 @ 10:13 pm
VSE is weird. not sure who runs this site..MIDI and patch memory storage, necessities? what a weird thing to judge the synth by. it sounds amazing. and it's super easy to work with. not sure how much these generally sell for these days, but i just got my hands on a flawless one for 500USD.
The Ghoul
February 20, 2010 @ 4:08 am
These boards are beyond compare, I had one years ago and sold it to upgrade to the "Latest and Greatest". I have since sold that stuff and bought another Juno 6. Nothing can emulate the sounds this board makes and who cares about presets? I have other boards for that. This baby is perfect for on the fly true live creations.
Modular Jack
February 5, 2010 @ 3:24 pm
Amazing synth. Not extremely flexible in terms of routing or modulation, but the sounds you get out of it are very rich and warm. Personally I love the chorus, it makes the sound MASSIVE. The lack of patch storage is a bit of a drag at first, but over time you learn to appreciate it as it actually makes you a better synth programmer. You'll get to the point where you can pull up any sound you want in a manner of seconds cause there is not a single menu to dive into here. Every option on the synth has its own button, switch or slider. Awesome. In terms of the lack of midi, well if you have a sampler and know how to play the keys it's really a non issue. I think this synth is an AMAZING value and gives you a pretty wide range of sounds for the low price. And it looks badass with the wood panels and all. Classic synth. Here's me playing a lead on my Juno 6 with a JX-305 for bassline and drums...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWTaqYTAV74
 
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  • Demos & Media

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    Video 1     - Roland Juno 6 Examples

    Audio Clip 1 - A short track made completely with sounds from the Juno-6 (drums included), submitted by Matt Langston.

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

  • Specifications
  • Polyphony - 6 voices
  • Oscillators - DCO: pulse, saw, and square
  • LFO - rate and delay
  • Filter - non-resonant high pass and resonant low pass
  • VCA - level, ADSR and gate
  • Keyboard - 61 note keyboard (no velocity or aftertouch)
  • Arpeg/Seq - External JSQ-60 Sequencer
  • Effects - Chorus (2 types)
  • Memory - None
  • Control - Filter Control In, Ext Clock In
  • Date Produced - 1982

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