Mks-70,Juno 106,Juno 60 and JP-8000 ?'s

Hi,I have all these.I would like to thin a bit.Was thinking of using the JP-8000 for playing out which I don't do often so maybe that is the one to go.I don't want to sell either Juno.Love them..

So thinkin of selling the MKS-70 and programmer and making pads only using the Juno's and selling the JP-8000..Reasons to keep the MKS or JP please..I hate selling any of these.

I also have a Mopho,emu Vintage plus and MG-1 as well as a CS6x for a few sounds and controller use.Music is mellower side of Prog/pysch/space..Help and Thanks!JD

Personally, I'd sell the Jp-8000 first and the Juno 60 last. There's 2 million JP-80X0s out there - you could always buy one again. The Juno 60, on the other hand, is just going to get more and more expensive as more and more people realize the difference between that and the 106 (and the diffence between analog synths and VA synths).

I wouldn't do it. You might miss that MKS-70 more than you think. In the context of my setup, at least, there is nothing else that can do the soft/warm strings and pads of the JX-8P -- least of all, in fact, the Juno, which I love for bass, arpeggiated lines, and brassy stabs, but find distinctly unsuited to pads (I realize that view will put me in the minority here).

If you need soft and warm, I think you've got to keep the MKS-70. Why not ditch the 106 and get a MIDI retrofit for the 60?

Dump the 106 before the filter modules die.

Personally I would keep the Juno 60 and MKS 70 and sell the other two.

...and get one of these for the 60:

I've just read a trick on how to get them working again if they aren't completely dead. I have an old 106, with one bad voice, and intend to give it a whirl. If not, I'm desoldering and selling the remaining 5 voice chips.

From what I've read, the resin that they coat the chips with is the cause. Bathing them in acetone to disolve it sometimes solves the problem completely. Worth a shot for the price of a can of acetone...

Keep the 60 and 70

yep...

I'm familiar with this. The reason I advocate dumping it is because I (personally) don't think the 106 brings enough to the table to warrant that amount of work. I did it myself, I don't think I'd do it again.

I'm familiar with this. The reason I advocate dumping it is because I (personally) don't think the 106 brings enough to the table to warrant that amount of work. I did it myself, I don't think I'd do it again.

I actually don't think I'm going to put it back together. I'm thinking more along the lines of doing this so that I can provide them as replacements. I don't want to sell them as is, because who knows when they'll die. If I do this fix first, they're likely to last much longer.

Thanks all.Kenton is great idea plus Another LFO as an added bonus.

I have to keep the 106 as it was one of the last ones made,no bad resin on chips so no issues expected there plus its 99% Mint.Guess I'll sell the JP-8000.JD

I would keep the JP8000, its one of the last good VA synths Roland made before migrating to the newer line of VAs. I have heard so many horror stories of trying to find parts for the Junos as well as the expense to maintain them.

The JP appears to be a perfect marriage between some of the newer Roland technology and the old... Its really a strong synth to have in the arsenal. I am not too familiar with the Juno 106 and 60 other than seeing them retired off in the corners of various studios.

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Agree 1000%.

JD, how's my Little Phatty doing??