Juno Di Synth - Sonicstate.com Review

We take a look at Roland's Fantom G derived do-it-all, affordable, portable keyboard
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[sonicstate]

Darn, I accidentally hit remove for the last comment - no are you sure? stage..

Sorry about that, it was saying that the Di didnt deserve the Juno tag - I would mention that the Juno range was always about affordable Roland technology rather than special analog- ness.

Anyhow, sorry about the delete

[sonicstate]

No, I dont think it was actually, well spotted.

[tiotomtom]

good price value keyboard , excellent reviewer

[squeakD]

This synth is AMAZING! Great sounding presets.., looks great, and is built better than the previous Juno-D/Le. It sounds 1000 times bettter too. The software editor is awesome. The Juno-Di's patch mode is really a 4 osc structure (just like the Juno-G and Stage models). The software editor bumps the Di's patch editing up to a pro level.., the editing options are UNREAL. I've had mine for several weeks and LOVE IT. The Vocoder is much more capable than shown in this vid too.

[dudewhosaysarrh]

@JimBobJrJackson I guess there was a misunderstanding concerning my use of the word "programmable" If you mean that it was possible to create a sound by tweaking the parameters, then yes, in that sense it is programmable. What I meant by "programmable" was "building a sound and storing it in a soundbank so that it can be recalled later" and that was oviously also Rolands definition because the word "programmable" is used on the control panel of the Juno 60 but not on the Juno 6

[MrPlaystationboy]

@dnichols24 there is the E-09. it has almost the same voices as the juno di. but no knobs for editing patches and its a pretty old model (i think it was released in 2006)

[JimBobJrJackson]

@dudewhosaysarrh The Juno 6 was totally programmable. That's all it was. Just because it had no presets doesn't mean it wasn't programmable. That's like saying that modular synths are not programmable since they don't have presets. Anyway I have a 106 and would love to add a 6 or 60 to my studio because I agree that they sound more "punchy" than the 106.

[dudewhosaysarrh]

I might be nitpicking, but I have to point out that the Juno 6 was not programmable, at least it did not have a patch memory to store sounds, that feature was introduced in its successor the Juno 60. But the Juno 6 was a great machine nevertheless. I have one of those babies in my studio and it is the puchiest polysynth I have ever heard.

[Vamp10988]

I have a question for any experienced keyboardist. I am starting a band with a style similar to Nine inch nails/ foster the people/ grouplove. I have no Idea when it comes to synths. Would this be something to consider taking in to effect price?

[lampitoklive]

i want to buy the kbord..ive read the manual..the manual did not specify if you can use the split, layer and superlayer simultaneously..please answer me..thnks

[coolshit28]

For £750 I want some knobs. What's the fun in editing hardware synth on the pc. The reason you buy hardware is 'cause of its tactile nature.

[francaisemusique]

flawless synth ! its very hard nowadays to find amazing affordable keyboards, this and the microkorg and also the micro X, break that boundary

[numanuma20]

I can't edit the patches on the software. I plued this into the m aduio fastrack pro. Help

[dnichols24]

AWESOME!!! is there a cheaper version of this? like $300