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Hey, I have just purchaced and received one of these bad boys. I was just wondering, if anybody else has one of these, and if anyone has any hints or tips on use, maintenance etc. as far as i can tell, mine is in excellent condition. a few of the buttons are sticky and the one of the led's on the number display is out but other than that it is good. it has all 6 voices (is it possible to rig it to have more?) yeah, so, any advice would be appreciated. I am a newb at vintage synthisis. |
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The first thing you should do is listen to Euto/w by Autechre just to hear what you can do with that pitch/filter wheel! My only advice maintenance wise is not to take it out live! Apart from that the occasional dust seems to be all it needs. Juno's got one of the richest and most unique sounding basses you'll ever hear! That's what I mainly use mine for... Great synth! Took me a LONG time to realise how useful it is - Sold my first one - Worth whacking it through a multi-fx unit for pad sounds and atmospheres - Loads of delay, flangers, reverbs,,, |
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Congrats on getting a great synth! It's got to be one of the best synths in that price range. Basses and strings are the strong points, but it's really easy to dial in any type of synth sound. You can get some great noisy sounds out of it (I don't mean glitch, I mean noisy as in mixing in noise), very detroitish. I wish there was a 64-voice 16-part version available. The polyphonic glide can sound really beautiful. I've had to open up mine once. The sound had started to crack up, but after cleaning the sliders, the cracking went away. Search for my Juno surgery topic for the pics. |
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Is this that synth famous for the "hoover" type sound used in loads of commercial dance tracks? |
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Yeah that's the one! But it's really the Alpha Juno's that specialise in the "hoover" sound - There's a preset on the Juno 2 called "What The..!?", and that's what everyone used. Alpha Juno 2 is dirt cheap - Amazing value for money! Not quite as fat sounding as a 106, and without the sliders, so programing's not as much fun, but it's THE rave synth... A lot of rave producers had the 106 for bass and pad sounds, and the Juno 2 for mad leads and things. |
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yeah, i'm really happy with it so far and have studied your juno surgery thread to great lenghth ;) i haven't cracked mine open yet. it's only a little bit crackly around the volume knob. it was actually pretty affordable. i found it on ebay. i paid about $350 + shipping for the deck and a sweet hardcase. good gawd the thing is heavy, especially with the case, which weighs a good 10 lbs. by itself. so far, i am really digging the pitch bender/vibrato stick. its fun to just freestyle jam with my right hand on the keys and my left on the wheel. once i get a midi interface, i'll be able to do a bit more knob twiddling. anyone have any suggestions for a good midi interface? I've been looking at the M-Audio Quattro or the M-Audio Audiophile USB. I like the fact that these include 1/4" ins/outs. and also, they will make a great upgrade to my crappy soundcard. |
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You can actually "fool" the chorus in the Juno. A friend of mine owns two of them so I know this works: Try pressing both chorus buttons at the same time. Often either one of the modes work but sometimes you'll get both leds glowing at the same time and also a new sounding chorus. Don't know how useful it is but it's kinda fun. |
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ooh sweet. i'll try it out when i get home. |
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Thanks for the tip, Joakim. Any USB MIDI interface from Midiman, M-Audio, MOTU, ESI etc will do. It's when you want MIDI and audio in/outs, you should check reviews on the net. Look what kind of latency you get in Cubase, it's usually a good sign of the quality. Aim for way below 10ms. I can recommend ESI products, but I use a separate interface for MIDI and for audio. Both ESI, the M8U and U24(audio). Both are kinda pricey, but the U24 has every conceivable In/Out. |
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cool. from what i've read, the Quattro and the Audiophile have very low latency. i'm especially interested in in/outs because for now i only have my turntable mixer running into my crappy soundcard so i've been recording bass guitar and my new juno through the mic in. it's hella lame and requires much eq tweaking to disguise the excess noise. |
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I got a couple questions. i have a feeling they are related: 1. what does the function selector switch on the back do? the manual is a little dodgy in explaining it. 2. is it possible to use this thing as a midi controler? for example, can i use it to control a software synth? How? i'm newb-ish with keyboards, thanks? |
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you'll probably not be able to use it as a controller since it's so old, it doesn't even have a velocity sensitive keyboard. but you can use it to send notes and program number and wheel and pitch I guess. the switch is probably a memory protection switch so that you'll not overwrite cool patches by accident. |
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