I am thinking about getting a Juno 60, I have heard the sounds that come out of it and love it. THe down side to the synth is that is doesnt have midi outs. My question is that can midi be put into the synth and where could I find the materials to do it. But even if its impossible, Im still getting the monster for the awesome sounds.
I think Roland made a version of that board that was midi capable. I think it was the Juno-160 (help me out if I'm tellin it wrong). It had the midi in's and out's but the sounds just weren't the same.
It seems like it might be possible to outfit a Juno-60 for midi, but I'd guess that it'd be an expensive job. I've seen acoustic grand pianos that were outfitted for midi so it must be possible.
I just found a website that says that Roland made a adapter for the Juno 60, it hooks up to the DCB out and the other end of it has midi. Im now trying to find the adapter. Its called a Roland MD-8. If anyone knows where to get one please let me know. Thanks.
Also, Juno 106's are pretty similar and have MIDI built in. The Juno 60's supposedly sound better on some things...don't ask me what because I don't remember, but check out the reviews at the Synth Site at:
I had a June 60 (actually I had 2 at one point connected via the DCB - pre MIDI). I also wanted the MIDI ability, so I eventually traded for a Juno 106 - it gives you all the same "guts" as a 60 - with MIDI. Some claim the 60 sounded better (and given the number of years it is hard to remember) but I do think the 106 wasn't as "warm" as the 60. However, you get still do some great analog tweaking.
The Juno 106 was one of the early MIDI keyboards - so it doesn't give you aftertouch and some other "advanced" MIDI controls - but it's a fair trade-off.
Regarding the MIDI adaptor for the Juno 60 - it's been many years, so my memory may be wrong - but I thought at the time there was a lot of bad press because it didn't track well (alot of drop out)
