Juno D

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Hi all,

I received a Roland JUNO D for reviewing today. I'm gonna try it out tomorrow. I'm interested in your opinions though: what do you think of the machine and it's value for money?

grtz

Brett
 
Keep us updated.

I'm interested in replacing my Roland D-70 (without manual) with the Juno D. I have struggled to get the D-70 to play midi backing tracks, plus get at some of the internal sounds and load into performances.
The info on the Juno D appears to be more suited for my MIDI compatible needs. And apparantly, at an attractive price.
 
I just fiddled with it for a first half hour.

First impressions:
- Very easy to use: you got enveloppe knobs that you can tweak immediately, other parameters can be adjusted with a menu or with the software.

- pretty good keyboard with nice touch on it.

- Patches seem pretty good. Often a bit too much low end on them and too much reverb, but you can fix that quickly yourself

- this is really a light weight! When I picked up the box I thought for a minute it was empty :).
 
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Sounds good. I hope to check one out soon. Do you feel it lives up to the Juno name???
 
I am not an expert on Juno's, but off course this a digital 'all function' keyboard, while I suppose the old Juno's where more known for their own characteristic analog filters and sounds.

So no if you are looking for a new kind of digital/analog synth, otherwise yes: it seems a good machine, with lots of possibilities for a reasonable price.
 
Juno D = big POS

Its basically Roland's lame attempt to cash in on the reputation of its classic Juno synths in an effort to repackage and sell the crappy RS series synths.
 
That's what I was afraid of. Cashing in on a classic. I guess Roland is going in the way of the automotive manufacturers. Trying to boost sales by smearing the market with classic names.
 
The only thing you can be 'irritated' about is about the name 'JUNO'. If it had another, it would be great value for money.

Having played with it a bit mroe, I really think it's a versatile, handy keyboard that doesn't cost much.
 
I'm sure it is, but it's the point then I guess. However, Roland has been fairly crafty with the whole modelling concept over the years, and they have obviously had to include something in the package that must somehow warrant the lineage, so I won't really judge until I get my hands on one myself.
 
How is the Juno D for opening up 'any decent' midi file and playing it ?
I read that it was supposed to be a key feature ? GM2

Do the assigned sounds for midi play well ?
Usually guitar patches in MIDI aren't that good, as one to compare.

How are the drum kits ?
 
piano's and electriv piano's are pretty good, the guitars and brass are a bit lame, but I almost never like those patches on a keyboard or module.

Don't played any GM on it yet.
 
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