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New Juno-D?


Dave Bryce

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Originally posted by Dave Bryce:

I'll be very interested to see what makes it it a Juno.

 

dB

Yikes, it looks very low end. Of course, so did the 106.

 

I hope they are trying to revive the 6/60/106 mystique, not the Alpha-Juno crap. Reminds me of the new Pontiac GTO.

"For instance" is not proof.

 

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Originally posted by Dave Bryce:

So...six voices with a chorus circuit? ;)

 

For me, if it ain't got the sliders, it ain't a Juno.

 

dB

Maybe they'll be reviving the PG boxes, too. Sort of a JX/Juno.

"For instance" is not proof.

 

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Looks rather like an XP10 chassis to me ...

 

Should we expect a Juno card for the V-synth/Varios along with this? I hope these new synths have an improved audio quality commensurate with their (often) reduced feature range. :confused:

 

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If the Juno D is to the Juno 60 what the JP8000 was to the Jupiter 8, I wouldn't get too excited... :bor::)

 

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I never cared for the Juno 6/60/106 line. However, I really like the Jupiter 8 and the JP8000 found a home in many professional studios and stage rigs. I would still like to have a JP8000, some day, just for the super saw and the decent filters. It was never a Jupiter 8, but it was an excellent VA at the time of release.

 

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Originally posted by DKeenum:

Have you seen anything credable about Roland jumping into the softsynth market? I would love to see them do something like korg did.

They already have to a certain extent with the Roland synth included in Kinetic (a new Cakewalk-branded virtual groovebox). It's not a model of any prior product or anything like that, but it's a first step perhaps.
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That definitely looks like an XP10 body; the tone generator is probably based on the V-Synth technology, but very scaled down, just like Yamaha releasing all those cheap (relatively speaking!) 4 op FM products after the DX7 series.

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Gotta say, it doesn't look at all interesting.

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Originally posted by Jerry Aiyathurai:

http://www.roland.com/products/en/JUNO-D/index.html

 

It's a rompler. :freak:

 

The love child of the XP10 and the RS9 and heir to the Sound Canvas legacy. :D

 

Jerry

Thanks for the link, and it looks like you are right on with the description. Basic ROMpler with no expansion slots. I wonder if it used the JV or the updated XV/Fantom engine. Either way, I cannot believe they put the Juno name on a simple ROMpler. :rolleyes:

 

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Originally posted by Jerry Aiyathurai:

http://www.roland.com/products/en/JUNO-D/index.html

 

It's a rompler. :freak:

 

The love child of the XP10 and the RS9 and heir to the Sound Canvas legacy. :D

 

Jerry

Awwwwww.....

 

So, the only thing it has to do with a Juno is that it uses the same name. It's not even an analog-style synth.

 

Wow. :(

 

Yeah, I also thought it looked like an XP10.

 

dB

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Aww man! They lost me at "Radio Ready"...

My first keyboard was a Juno 106. My first studio recording had a Juno 60 on it. Based on this write up it looks like the Juno-D will not become part of that legacy. But I could be wrong. I'll have to try one out.

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Originally posted by Geoff Grace:

It's frustrating when classic names are misused. Think Oberheim...

And I just can't see the reason why. Roland did just fine with the Fantom name. Why don't they just cache the Juno/Jupiter names until something really flagship comes down the line? Ah, well.

"For instance" is not proof.

 

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Originally posted by zeronyne:

Originally posted by Dave Bryce:

I'll be very interested to see what makes it it a Juno.

 

dB

Yikes, it looks very low end. Of course, so did the 106.

 

I hope they are trying to revive the 6/60/106 mystique, not the Alpha-Juno crap. Reminds me of the new Pontiac GTO.

The Alpha-Juno's were a joke! I still have my Juno 6 and may be getting a Juno-106 as part of this production I am about to start .... :D

 

This Juno-D leaves me severely underwhelmed.

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Hey now, I thot the alphaJunos were a great idea in the day when polyphonic synths of any type were quite a few dollars. I have an MKS50, it has its own decidedly non-wimpy sound signature, and it has its place in my rack. Well, stack, I still need some studio furniture.

 

As for the Juno D... ugh, it's not for me. But you have to understand that there's a market for low end keyboards with big sounds. When a buyer is overwhelmed with a Fantom X or Motif, they need something like this, more than a Casio but not as involved as a Triton. It bringgs in the kids and keeps our numbers high. ;)

This keyboard solo has obviously been tampered with!
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