Members augerinn Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Fired the J2 up last night and started just flippen through the presets. There is something special about this synth. It can be SOOOO inspiring. Even just using the dreaded presets. "Fast Strings" is a classic poly patch. And, many patches (Horns, Guitar) really have a bark and a bite in the lower register. Using the velocity on patches like "Sequneced Bass" can have very gratifying results. I keep thinking I like it cuz I owned one in the 8os and it was my first synth, but no, these things are really cool, and I'm glad I have them in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flat earth Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Interesting. I never really gelled with the @junos. Even though they are quite different, I always felt the JX8P gave more of the same and then some. But, if it works for you, then thats what matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleepykeith Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 read the alpha juno2 was used all over the latest m83 record. hard for me to get past the disposable plastic look and feel to that series, but they must do something right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DankL Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 +1 Love for my @ Juno-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hammyham Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 I've been thinking of selling my juno 1 for a while. But I'm really attached to some of the patches I made. Such great long envelopes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 I loved my @2 - then i accidentally destroyed it But for some reason it just feels/sounds really "musical" - even though it is a very basic synth somehow Roland got that one just right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yoozer Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Ominous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NashSG Posted August 16, 2009 Members Share Posted August 16, 2009 I actually just got an MKS-50. I'd like to find a rack mountable and programmable knob or slider box to put in the midi channel as a dedicated editor. I see them out there, but I can't find one that is built now that you can put in a rack. I mostly just want some knobs that I could program to control the filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nightsynth Posted August 16, 2009 Members Share Posted August 16, 2009 I have the Juno 1 and an MKS-50. I'd like to trade the Juno1 for a Juno 2 because of the 61 note, velocity/aftertouch sensitive keyboard. I really like the sound of these units. I have other Roland polys of the era (JX-10 and Juno-106), but the Alpha Juno is a unique piece that is always somehow immeditately gratifying. I love the Juno 1 for it's small size. I like to use it as a monophonic lead/bass synth (ala cheaper SH-2), but it does most things quite well. The MKS-50 has alot of great performance features that the other two models don't have. You can save pitch bend, portamento time, mono/poly settings, transpose, etc per patch. It's very useful if you have certain sounds you always play in mono mode and others you play in poly mode. You don't have to manually change that each time you dial up a new sound. The PG-300 is very much worth the purchase to complete the Alpha Juno experience. A Juno 1 and the PG-300 take about the same footprint as a standard 61 note keyboard. There is also a software emulation for the PG-300 that works great and adds a random patch generator and a cool little arpeggiator. Much love for the Alpha Juno/MKS-50! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted August 16, 2009 Members Share Posted August 16, 2009 I have the MKS-50 - great synth. I can get some really dreamy strings on it. Also, I loaded a patch called Sequencer Bs, the best short bass I have. Here's a demo I made a few years back. MKS-50 Demo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mentris Posted August 16, 2009 Members Share Posted August 16, 2009 Nice demo, bruto. I like the Ju 1, too. Recently we made an 80ies synth pop track and the little grey plastic box is great for that with it 's factory presets from 1986 But it's great for different styles, too. BTW, realtime controlling it with a Behringer BCR2000 works very fine and is a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nightsynth Posted August 16, 2009 Members Share Posted August 16, 2009 Great demo bruto! I love those chord progressions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted August 17, 2009 Members Share Posted August 17, 2009 Love my Juno-1. Great sounding synth. Those odd Sawtooth waveforms are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KingVidiot Posted August 18, 2009 Members Share Posted August 18, 2009 The Juno1 with the PG300 is nice. It was one of the first real synths that I bought, and it was cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OPEN OCEAN Posted August 18, 2009 Members Share Posted August 18, 2009 well definitely a nice synth so if it works for you thats even better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lhms3737 Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 I have the HS-80 (AJ2 "consumer" version), but love the sound of it. A bit of external reverb and it comes alive. If any of you use it with a mac and midi, get this: http://xmidi.com/juno.html It's a virtual programmer for the Mac and works great. I believe it works with all the AJ family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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