Roland Alpha Juno-1

I have to admit it: I have a new favourite synth...
This is my first recording with this little beauty. All Alpha Juno on 4 analog tracks. Thanks for listening, and please stay tuned for the filters to open towards the end ;-)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Roland
• Alpha
• Juno-1
• analog
• polyphonic
• synthesizer
• polysynth
• space
• music
• ambient
• meditation

[verve92]

@Dovinia What preset did you start with? "Low/ High String" with shortcut keys? Or did you dissect a patch and start from scratch?

I too LOVE this synth whatta frigin steal. Looking to get BCR2000 soon!

[Dovinia]

@verve92 I used a few presets... I think it was low string and one of the human voice emulations. I rolled the brightness back a bit. The lead is my own patch. This thing can really do some excellent monosynth leads as well!

[lostipod12]

You did a fabulous job, this reminds me of The Prophecy Theme by Brian Eno off the Dune soundtrack.

What makes this track awesome is not so much the synth, but the arrangement and recording. It doesn't hurt that the Alpha Juno was used, but it could have been done with a similar level of success with any other synth.

I own two MKS-50s, love them to death because of the PWM Sawtooth waveform.

[Dovinia]

@lostipod12 Thank you so much for your enlightened comment!

[verve92]

@Dovinia:

Hey man brilliant. After 20 years of guitar I am just entering the world of synth. It's amazing how synth requires so little skill. I have a Roland Gaia sh01 and just found an Alpha Juno 1 for $150 stored in box in some lady's attic for 20 years! works great looks new. A pain to program but will get a Behringer BCR2000 soon. The skill in synth is in sound design. Are you available for questions? You seem to have a grip.

[Dovinia]

@verve92 Well if your Juno is a pain to program then I suppose synths DO impose a certain challenge and that a certain degree og skill is imperative. PM if you have any questions ;-)

[lyserg1a]

really great man

[ChemicalComedown]

Beautiful !!! : )

[Capta1nHowdy]

I think something must be wrong with my juno2 it sounds nothing like this :)

[elltank]

This sounds awesome, really great track dude. I'm buying a alpha 2 tomorrow, can't wait to get into it.