102 – Roland Alpha Juno 2Years of production: 1985-86Spec: 6-voice analogue polysynthKey features: single DCO per voice; classic techno ‘hoover’ soundCurrent second-hand price: £150-250When Roland’s Juno 6 was launched in 1982, it represented a watershed moment in the history of affordable synths. Roland’s only other polyphonic synth at the time was the Jupiter 8, which retailed at nearly £4,000. Even its nearest rival, the Korg PolySix, cost £1,000. At a retail price of £699, the Juno 6 brought polyphony to the masses.The Juno 6, 60 and 106 proved incredibly popular, seeing off competition such as Korg’s Poly61 and selling strongly throughout the 80s despite the arrival of new digital synths. Considering the success of the Juno range, it’s surprising that the Alpha Juno 1 and 2 didn’t capture the synth buying public’s imagination when they were launched in 1985. The Alpha Junos were blighted with the same button-and-encoder programming method as the, but that isn’t really the reason they’re unloved.
The problem is that they just don’t sound like the other Junos. Anyone expecting a version of the classic 6/60/106 sound will be surprised (and possibly disappointed) to find that the Alphas have a distinct character of their own.Dismissing the Alpha Junos because they don’t sound like all the others is a huge oversight. The Alphas still sound great and, if anything, more versatile than their predecessors. The Alpha Juno’s single biggest contribution to dance music is undoubtedly the classic ‘hoover’ sound heard on tracks such as Joey Beltram’s ‘Mentasm’, the Prodigy’s and Human Resource’s, but it’s capable of much much more.
Jan 18, 2010 Here's a quick walk through of all the Example Sounds from the original Roland Juno-6 manual. I hope you enjoy it more than I enjoyed dialing in all those sounds. The manual with patch sheets.
Acidic bass, aggressive leads, subtle pads; the Alpha can turn its hand to just about anything.The Alpha Juno 1 and 2 are very similar, but the velocity- and aftertouch-equipped keyboard of the 2 makes it worth the small premium you’ll pay on the second hand market.
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Among the first in Roland's amazing Juno family! Six analog voices of polyphony and patch memory storage!! The Juno-60 sounds great, however, like the it lacks MIDI control. The Juno-60 includes 56 patches of memory storage. The Juno-60 is still popular due in part to opinions that it sounds better (punchier) than the.
The and 60 are very rich sounding synthesizers and are great analog machines as long as you can withstand the absence of MIDI control. The sequencer is an external sequencer controller for the Juno-60 and is usually worth acquiring.
Of course nobody can deny that the wooden side panel look is a true sign of Vintage status! Junos have been used by Enya, The Cure, Sean Lennon, Faithless, Astral Projection, Vince Clarke, Rabbit in the Moon, Men at Work, Flock of Seagulls, Olive, Dee-Lite, Howard Jones, Locust, Eurythmics and Add N to (X).Cool Tips:The Juno-60 can have 76 patches. By pressing down nr 5 and 1 or 2, at the same time, you get access to patch 57 to 76.To access patches 80 to 98, (dead-patch) plug a cord into the PATCH SHIFT connector. Now you can access the test-programs 80-98: Keep 5 down and press 3 for bank 8, 5 and press 4 for bank 9.Fire the Juno up with the KEYTRANSPOSE button pressed and the arpeggio mode-switch up to enter MONO-MODE.
All 6 voices will be assigned to the last key pressed. Related Forum Topics.