Members Chando Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 Just got one of these in a trade (have to pick it up still... from a friend). Of course the keys are half-working. trying to decide if I wanna bring it to my synth repair guys across town and make it a decent controller. Or just have it as a big sound module proped in the corner and control it with MIDI. Anywho, I find that some people complain about it being noisy,... and somehow using a DI box to balance the signal can fix this? Anyone know the details on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xpander Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 no problem with noise on mine (i also own a 106). the problem people are probably complaining about is that the chorus is noisy but really that's part of why we love these things. i hear there's an iPad sysex recreation of the PG-300, that's something to check out if you have an iPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chando Posted October 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 hope your right .. just worried because in some review they said they heard noises when using it with MIDI. seemed odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJP Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 I'd get it restored. It's a cool little 'board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chando Posted October 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 Just tested it. Yeah, it's a bit noisy. In the same way my AX-60 is noisy. Doesn't bother me a bit. Now my only dilemma is this,.. should I bring it in to get the keys serviced? I know I should, because if I don't do it now I never will... but now I really wanna play it and and I don't wanna see it go. I guess the real answer is fix it myself, but I don't wanna do that. Maybe I should bring it in and have them fix the keys/velocity and I'll fix up the aftertouch later? Save time and money? Anyone have experience fixing these things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 I've had my Alpha Juno 1 since 1986 (The Juno 1 has the same sound engine as the 2, but 48 keys and no velocity). I still to this day think the Juno makes some of the nicest synth bass sounds and the sharpest synth leads. It's a real gem. Not the most fun to program, although a BCR2000 and/or Soundiver makes it a lot better. As far as repairing it goes, I've never had to repair mine, but I assume it has the standard late-80s Roland keybed. If it's just a few keys, you might be able to order replacements from Roland. It's a bigger problem if there is damage to the contact board. Those are a lot harder to fix or replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 Just a word of warning - i broke my Juno2 when i tried to remove the keybed to clean it. The metal braces/holders that secure the keybed to the chassis are partially hidden under some of the circuit boards and removing them takes some patience. Of course it can be done - but be very very careful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chando Posted October 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 oh boy... I'm scared.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liliththekitten Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 yay, more Alpha lovers! DO WANT iPad PG300, dont have an iPad. Have the PC one, PG300emu its great, wanna use it with a touchscreen anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KingVidiot Posted October 15, 2010 Members Share Posted October 15, 2010 I have the PC PG-300, but I can't find the iPad version. I would like to load it on my iPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hiero Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 I get great sounds with mine - I layer the 'enhanced sounds set' I have installed and multi record and render out to wav... demo here: msg me for a tone set... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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