**ERROR** Ujiie, I think there's an error in your review: DCO doesn't mean oscillators are digital...but that oscillators are digitally controlled:"These are an interesting hybrid design. Although digitally controlled are digitally stable, the oscillator produces a true analogue output, even for ramp waves".
I have a 106 and there is some serious magic in the simplicity of the of this machine. I consider selling it about once a month. Every time I decide to advertise it I give it a little playing time, three hours later I always change my mind.
Ok - but for a classic analogue synth there is the lack of a second oscillator. So if you want to make the sound fat you got to use the built in chorus unit. But thar chorus is way too noisy - like all Roland chorus units of that time. So if someone is going for this synth he should buy a better TC chorus.
I owned a Juno 106 back in the 80s. It was a fun synth, but with only a single DCO, it was somewhat limited in the richness you could deliver. Of course, it beat the pants off hte crop of digital synths that were emerging, but even today, I find the 106 to sound thinner than many of the other roland synths from the time. The chorus helps a bit, but tends to make the sound swim. The best thing about the synth was that it was really hands-on, but the sound is a bit lacking.
I had two Juno-106's that I had midied together. Great sound. I had one slightly detuned from the other.....the brass sounds were ungodly thick using two. The strings wer thick and lush and flowed like honey.
@Keyboardman88 I have thought of that never had 2 tho but then again i only got one when i was 14 and that was only a few years ago lol so hard to afford 2.
Even if they did re-issue the older junos, they'd somehow fuck it up. Everyone would complain how they didnt sound the same, and people would compare it to the original. Look at the Minimoog Voyager and the Little Phatty. Yes, people love them, but sorry they sound NOTHING like the original. Ok maybe slightly similar, but there is a huge difference. Hence why I'm saving for an older original moog. Something about the way they built things back then was just better in some aspects.
And the cool thing was this synth was the one tool that taught me the basics of analog synthesis. The "intialize" button was ever sooo inviting to me, because you had this control panel of sliders n buttons to tweak sounds to your absolute desire! (I'm crying right now....remembering the days of me n Juno. Dad bought it used for me in 1986 for $600)
I had a Juno 106 from 1986-1993. I was 12 when I got it. It served me well, and I even Midi'd it up back when MIDI first came about to sequence with it on a Commodore C64. Watching this man play has made me realize what an effin' FOOL i was to part ways with it! (Thank GOD I have a Juno 60, although not the same)
Love this guys demo of synths. Wish I understood what he was saying lol. Yes I'm with yall Roland need to re issue Juno 60 and 106, Juipter 8 and just for me the VP-330 or SVC-350
I'm with the others - re-release the JUPITER 8! write your own cheque! Come on, you fools! Forget Gaias and 201's! DO WHAT THE WORLD WANTS! JP8's! Juno 6's!
It's quite interesting how the 106 sold so well back in the days, while it didn't feature velocity sensitivity and aftertouch. Every other synth produced after the DX7 did, but not the 106. It sold really well and I think this was due to the lack of warm analog sounding synths that were affordable. It had midi too.
Shame my Juno-60 doesn't have that polymode. There's somtehing about the 106 that sets it apart from the 60, but I haven't been able to put my finger on it (literally).
The new 'Juno' series shouldn't even have the name! They are nothing like these originals. Roland just use the name to try & make the shitty new stuff more appealing. They know everyone wants this stuff but I guess it's just not cost effective.
There's nothing wrong with the Juno-G, they're basically a cheaper Fantom, maintaining a lot of the core features. I own both a 106 and a G, and they both have their place.
The G has a lot of very good on-board sounds and effects, and actually works pretty well with the 106 if you patch it into the MFX
@markix88 They won't reissue, because it would cost more to produce Juno with analog VCF then to produce Jupiter-80. Analog components are very expensive these days. You have a monophonic Moog for $3000+, can you imagine what a six voice analog synth would cost? I would still go on eBay and search for a real Juno from 1984.
Roland Corp - for the love of God.....you have many classic products where the R&D has already been done....please reissue the Juno, Jupiter and TR's.
@DIGITALSCREAMS think the roland jp8000 is a pretty good attempt at this albeit too trancey. think that roland should take on the idea i'm assuming that they used to have. these are musical instruments that have to last forever to compete with a violin or piano and sound totally unique and expressive like a true musical instrument. modern synths are made like modern cars. disposable and sold to niche markets.
@DIGITALSCREAMS - adjusted for inflation, the list price of a "new" Juno 106 would be somewhere between $1600 and $2000 US. TR-808? at least $2200 US. Jupiter 8 $8000 to $10,000 US. . . and that's if you could still find manufacturers to make the kind of now-rare analog components that made these units so special. . . which (in the case of something like a Jupiter), you can't. Creating a "new" analog 106 from the parts available today would be way more R&D than a few new cheap digital products
@saltysaltytears I dont think thats entirely true there are people reproducing close to "identical" tb-303 emulations (e.g x0xb0x) I dont see the point to be honest though when vst emulations are so near on the money these days and will be spot on in a few generations.
@sacredgeometry - The x0xb0x proves my point exactly: the original 303 was listed at $400 US - and completed x0x0b0xs sell on ebay for about $600 to $1000, and was several years in development. But keep in mind, this is NOT Roland selling the x0xb0x. I'm confident that if Roland had to sell the x0x, the list price would be closer to $1K to maintain a corp. profit margin at wholesale. AND this is not taking into account the fact that the x0x needs a few "rare" NOS parts to be really authentic.
god, i can remember when the juno 106 couldnt be flogged for love nor money, then they became overpriced during the 90's and now theyre worth less than a s/h juno 60. there's a fault with the voice chips which is basically that they go bezerk after a while, due to some alleged cost cutting at the time. A lot of 106's arent in tip top operating condition as a result. I remember i had one, and i could hear one of the voices go a bit wonky now and then.
They don't make em like they used to.
MaynoDolphin 2 months ago 2
**ERROR** Ujiie, I think there's an error in your review: DCO doesn't mean oscillators are digital...but that oscillators are digitally controlled:"These are an interesting hybrid design. Although digitally controlled are digitally stable, the oscillator produces a true analogue output, even for ramp waves".
frankieserious 6 months ago
I have a 106 and there is some serious magic in the simplicity of the of this machine. I consider selling it about once a month. Every time I decide to advertise it I give it a little playing time, three hours later I always change my mind.
slippast 7 months ago
Ok - but for a classic analogue synth there is the lack of a second oscillator. So if you want to make the sound fat you got to use the built in chorus unit. But thar chorus is way too noisy - like all Roland chorus units of that time. So if someone is going for this synth he should buy a better TC chorus.
anonymusum 7 months ago
jupiter 4, 6 and 8 are REAL JUPITER SERIES NOT THE JUPITER 80
SernoMusic 9 months ago 3
I wanna win the lottery and buy all my lust after classic 70s-90s synths and spend my days tinkering.... mmmmmmmmmm
zedster911 10 months ago 2
I owned a Juno 106 back in the 80s. It was a fun synth, but with only a single DCO, it was somewhat limited in the richness you could deliver. Of course, it beat the pants off hte crop of digital synths that were emerging, but even today, I find the 106 to sound thinner than many of the other roland synths from the time. The chorus helps a bit, but tends to make the sound swim. The best thing about the synth was that it was really hands-on, but the sound is a bit lacking.
Psychlist1972 10 months ago
I love the Juno Series, more the classic until the Juno-D... simply JUNOMANIA!!!
luxoastuto 1 year ago
I got the chills. I must hunt down a Juno-6, NAO!!!!
espaulsen 1 year ago
FREAKIN INTENSE!!!!! Slow down!!!
dzlvs8 1 year ago 2
I had two Juno-106's that I had midied together. Great sound. I had one slightly detuned from the other.....the brass sounds were ungodly thick using two. The strings wer thick and lush and flowed like honey.
Keyboardman88 1 year ago
@Keyboardman88 I have thought of that never had 2 tho but then again i only got one when i was 14 and that was only a few years ago lol so hard to afford 2.
isaacrife08 1 year ago
DUDE I NEED THIS!!!!
MichaelKhanTV 1 year ago
i didn't understand nothing. but this video is coooooool
comptongameLA 1 year ago
I'm so happy I have one. I feel so safe from the future of bad hardware production.
LIGHTRONIX 1 year ago
An 8 Part Multi-Timbral Juno-106 would be the bomb.
Biopharmer 1 year ago
@Biopharmer An 8 part multi-timbral 106 would mean 6 monophonic patches plus 2 patches on silence :) But that would be pretty awesome.
ProJaredHahn 1 year ago
chorus is defo dimension d
NunuQuadros 1 year ago
4:53-5:17 uh mah gawd.. think my brain just turned inside out.
disconnect4 1 year ago
Even if they did re-issue the older junos, they'd somehow fuck it up. Everyone would complain how they didnt sound the same, and people would compare it to the original. Look at the Minimoog Voyager and the Little Phatty. Yes, people love them, but sorry they sound NOTHING like the original. Ok maybe slightly similar, but there is a huge difference. Hence why I'm saving for an older original moog. Something about the way they built things back then was just better in some aspects.
subby33 1 year ago
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fuckutube21 1 year ago
After 3:11 listen to that one lower key he hits. That's why analog is head and shoulders above VST synths.
Biopharmer 1 year ago
Аригато гадзаймас!
laknroll 1 year ago
And the cool thing was this synth was the one tool that taught me the basics of analog synthesis. The "intialize" button was ever sooo inviting to me, because you had this control panel of sliders n buttons to tweak sounds to your absolute desire! (I'm crying right now....remembering the days of me n Juno. Dad bought it used for me in 1986 for $600)
coreystuart 1 year ago
I had a Juno 106 from 1986-1993. I was 12 when I got it. It served me well, and I even Midi'd it up back when MIDI first came about to sequence with it on a Commodore C64. Watching this man play has made me realize what an effin' FOOL i was to part ways with it! (Thank GOD I have a Juno 60, although not the same)
coreystuart 1 year ago
Love this guys demo of synths. Wish I understood what he was saying lol. Yes I'm with yall Roland need to re issue Juno 60 and 106, Juipter 8 and just for me the VP-330 or SVC-350
acidblue0 1 year ago
@acidblue0 Hey, I'd take a vp-330 too :p
McPhale 1 year ago
the juno 106 has such a distinct sound. it is definitely the "female" of the juno's. its sound is very soft, warm, and somewhat emotional.
thedezoe 1 year ago
I'm with the others - re-release the JUPITER 8! write your own cheque! Come on, you fools! Forget Gaias and 201's! DO WHAT THE WORLD WANTS! JP8's! Juno 6's!
Oh...what's the point.
2bitvillain 1 year ago
I need replace chips
takiakitsoujie 2 years ago
It's quite interesting how the 106 sold so well back in the days, while it didn't feature velocity sensitivity and aftertouch. Every other synth produced after the DX7 did, but not the 106. It sold really well and I think this was due to the lack of warm analog sounding synths that were affordable. It had midi too.
Shame my Juno-60 doesn't have that polymode. There's somtehing about the 106 that sets it apart from the 60, but I haven't been able to put my finger on it (literally).
Geeljasjes 2 years ago
Excellent portamento work.
ThatJoyousMan 2 years ago
wonderful jono 106 world you made!!!
cooollll!!!!!
yasushi73 2 years ago
Amazing video. I've never heard the 106 sound so spectacular. Time to save up some lunch money ;)
pirahna1 2 years ago
juno 6/60 and juno 106 are REAL JUNO SERIES NOT THE JUNO D , JUNO STAGE, JUNO G and other
markix88 2 years ago 40
The new 'Juno' series shouldn't even have the name! They are nothing like these originals. Roland just use the name to try & make the shitty new stuff more appealing. They know everyone wants this stuff but I guess it's just not cost effective.
Dogboy73 2 years ago
There's nothing wrong with the Juno-G, they're basically a cheaper Fantom, maintaining a lot of the core features. I own both a 106 and a G, and they both have their place.
The G has a lot of very good on-board sounds and effects, and actually works pretty well with the 106 if you patch it into the MFX
matthehat 2 years ago
What about the Alpha Juno?
matthehat 2 years ago
@markix88 And neither was Alpha Juno.
dvamateur 1 year ago
@markix88 They won't reissue, because it would cost more to produce Juno with analog VCF then to produce Jupiter-80. Analog components are very expensive these days. You have a monophonic Moog for $3000+, can you imagine what a six voice analog synth would cost? I would still go on eBay and search for a real Juno from 1984.
dvamateur 4 months ago
私はブラジルの午前、私は開いている口の中、多くのノベルティを見て、と私は共有できません。ワックスしたときにこの技術をブラジルに来る。
x9ppqctr 2 years ago
Roland Corp - for the love of God.....you have many classic products where the R&D has already been done....please reissue the Juno, Jupiter and TR's.
DIGITALSCREAMS 3 years ago 103
I second that!
angie4josh 2 years ago 3
If they released only the cheaper synths like the Juno, or some of the older ones like Saturn etc. they would earn some serious money
brajtnerinjo 2 years ago
@DIGITALSCREAMS Maybe a few thousnad of us can call and pester Roland to re-issue the Junos, and Jups again???
itwasallgoodinthe70s 1 year ago
@itwasallgoodinthe70s I'll do it
Biopharmer 1 year ago
@DIGITALSCREAMS think the roland jp8000 is a pretty good attempt at this albeit too trancey. think that roland should take on the idea i'm assuming that they used to have. these are musical instruments that have to last forever to compete with a violin or piano and sound totally unique and expressive like a true musical instrument. modern synths are made like modern cars. disposable and sold to niche markets.
disconnect4 1 year ago
@DIGITALSCREAMS - adjusted for inflation, the list price of a "new" Juno 106 would be somewhere between $1600 and $2000 US. TR-808? at least $2200 US. Jupiter 8 $8000 to $10,000 US. . . and that's if you could still find manufacturers to make the kind of now-rare analog components that made these units so special. . . which (in the case of something like a Jupiter), you can't. Creating a "new" analog 106 from the parts available today would be way more R&D than a few new cheap digital products
saltysaltytears 1 year ago
@saltysaltytears I dont think thats entirely true there are people reproducing close to "identical" tb-303 emulations (e.g x0xb0x) I dont see the point to be honest though when vst emulations are so near on the money these days and will be spot on in a few generations.
sacredgeometry 1 year ago
@sacredgeometry - The x0xb0x proves my point exactly: the original 303 was listed at $400 US - and completed x0x0b0xs sell on ebay for about $600 to $1000, and was several years in development. But keep in mind, this is NOT Roland selling the x0xb0x. I'm confident that if Roland had to sell the x0x, the list price would be closer to $1K to maintain a corp. profit margin at wholesale. AND this is not taking into account the fact that the x0x needs a few "rare" NOS parts to be really authentic.
saltysaltytears 1 year ago
these jap vids are superb!
god, i can remember when the juno 106 couldnt be flogged for love nor money, then they became overpriced during the 90's and now theyre worth less than a s/h juno 60. there's a fault with the voice chips which is basically that they go bezerk after a while, due to some alleged cost cutting at the time. A lot of 106's arent in tip top operating condition as a result. I remember i had one, and i could hear one of the voices go a bit wonky now and then.
armalyte 3 years ago
There's a company that makes replacement voice chips, and they sound just like the originals.
matthehat 2 years ago