Roland juno-106

[unio mystica]

What do you think about juno-106 in general. I could buy one for 400euros and I was thinking if someone has tried it.

[Tomer=Trance]

ive tried the juno 60
amazing fat sound
great for basses,sweet pulse sub basses and punchy saw basses
capable of some nice leads
thats about it... its not a realy programeble synth with complex fetures but in what its suppose to do it does well...

[Hollowcell]

Nice synth for sure. They have been selling so cheap here and I have been thinking of buying one just for the hell of it.

Be carefull about the voice chips - I have heard that many have been failing recently. Make sure all the voices are working before you buy.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Forget the 106, the 60 sounds a bit warmer and fatter. The Juno's are really great for thick dark drones, arpegio bass, juno leads and simple Juno pads. Overall they sound classic.

Heres some Juno 106 in action Nice! (http://www.vintagesynth.org/audio/juno.ram/url)

and......

Most simple/beutiful Juno pad known to man! (http://www.vintagesynth.org/audio/tcm6.ram/url)

I owned the Juno 60 for some time (it was my first analog poly.....then I traded it towards a Jupiter 8 heheheheh). Get a 60 over the 106.....they are more reliable and sound better.

DS

[jasedee]

Is it true that the 60 doesnt have MIDI, and the 106 does?

[Hollowcell]

Yep it is Jase.

Although the 60 doesn't have midi it is supposed to be warmer than the 106. I'm not sure though as I've never used a 60.

[3o3]

The 106 are dirtcheap here aswell Unio - 400 euro's sound quite much for a 106.

I would never pay more than 300 Euro's for one in perfect condition.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Go here for more info and mp3's http://www.unease.se/juno.htm

In particular...u guys should listen to this mp3 http://www.unease.se/mp3/CCJ_Juno106.mp3 It contains some classic juno sounds.

DS

[GothicIndustrial]

I had the worst time with my Juno-106's. I bought one used from Sam Ash. I tested it out and it seemed to work, but when I got it home, I realized that the 6th voice sub osc didn't work. I brought it back and traded it for another Juno-106 (for some reason, this store had two at the time). This one seemed ok, until I got it home and realized that the 6th voice saw wave didn't work. When I tested it, I had only square and sub activated. doah! I brought it to a licensed service center who held onto it for about four months. After that time, they gave it back to me un-repaired. I got my money back and bought a JD-990 instead. I'm happy now. I have enough analog/VA anyway...

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Howdy Gothic...hows it going

Yes its a shame about ur 106. Sounds like they screwed u. Alot of shops do this....

DS

[GothicIndustrial]

I'm so happy that I got the JD-990 instead though. A Juno-106 would have offered a nice analog Roland sound, but I have a Virus KB, a Waldorf Pulse, a BassStation, an AX-60 and an ESQ-1. How much analog and VA do you need before it becomes redundant? A nice rompler provides a great contrast to all the warm LPF synths I have.

unio mystica, I liked the sound of the Juno, don't get me wrong. It's a nice sounding simple synth that makes powerful bass and beautiful pads.

In my setup, I'm glad things worked out the way they did. If I only had a Virus or a Kurzweil or something, I'd be more than happy to have a Juno-106. Hell, I'd take one now if I could afford it. But, when I look at my finances and my current setup, I see no need for one.

[unio mystica]

Thanks for your replies. I?ve decided to forget the juno and go for the ms2000 which I was going to buy in the first place. I?m sure juno sounds great but I can?t afford to get it fixed if it breaks and I?ve heard the soundchips are no longer available from roland. So I don?t wan?t to spend all my spare time looking for one. I also like the features in the ms2000 more. I think it works better for me.

[GothicIndustrial]

I always thought the MS2000 was kind of mediocre. If I were going to buy a MOSS synth, I'd get a Prophecy or a Z1. Unless the modsequencer is important to you, they are both better synths.

[unio mystica]

It is the sound i?m after.

[Blank]

all i have to say is screw the Junos damn hybrid synths...Go after the jupiter 8...now that thing is beautiful!!!

peace
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[Matt]

Where can you find all these vintage analogues? Just from e-bay or are there specialist stores, I did a check on google but it didn't bring anything up.

[GothicIndustrial]

I like Rogue Music in NYC (but I'm a bridge and tunnel Jersey Guy).
www.roguemusic.com
I bought my JD-990 from them, and they always have a ton of vintae analog and digital stuff, plus they do repairs.
I usually deal with private owners, and in person deals can't be beat.

[Hollowcell]

I like this place in Japan. This place sells heaps of vintage, plus they have a museum.

http://home.att.ne.jp/yellow/fiveg/musium/JP8X5.jpg
http://home.att.ne.jp/yellow/fiveg/musium/korrrrg.jpg
http://home.att.ne.jp/yellow/fiveg/musium/ms.jpg

http://home.att.ne.jp/yellow/fiveg/

Buying from here is quite expensive by Japanese standards though.

[hatembr]

woooooooooow 8O

[tranzash]

awesome, all that vintage kiks some serious ass. 8O
I've been to rogue's in manhattan, they never had any thing big like this.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

OMG OMG OMG

HC is that a museum? Or are those synths in those pictures available to buy?

The best place i know for Vintage analog gear is >>>> www.rlmusic.co.uk

Be prepared to pay a high price. However, Richard only supplies th efiniest quality examples. In addition...all of the synths he sells have been highly serviced (I dont just mean knob and key cleaning....The circuit boards are soaked in a solution and all circuitry/components are checked). All the synths have been callibrated/re-tuned and cosmetically restored. Basically what you get is this...

http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/DIGITAL_SCREAMS/images/lg-479428.jpg

^This is the JP8 I use.

The likes of which not even God has ever seen.

DS

[hatembr]

DS: I thought you sold your jp8 ...... :?:

[Hollowcell]

OMG OMG OMG

HC is that a museum? Or are those synths in those pictures available to buy?


Those are pics of the museum, although there are parts where you can go in and play (notice the speakers near the jupiters).

Their second hand section is huge though, although in the past month heaps seems to have sold! Only a month ago there was choices of so many Rolands and Korgs, but recently all the good stuff has gone (well what I think is good anyway).

Things may be starting to get rare - infact I haven't seen many Roland SHs on the auctions recently either!

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

DS: I thought you sold your jp8 ...... :?:

Yep, I sold my first one. It went to analog heaven within 3 weeks of owning it :(. This happened about Feb 2002 I think.

But then me and my m8 saved up to buy one from a proper analog dealer. It took like over 15 months to save up!!!!! Ahhh...its pure bliss.

I recommend a JP8 ot anyone who can afford it. Some of the best trance sounds ever can come out of that beast. In fact the Jupiter 8 was heavily used in the early 90's rave scene for its razor cutting leads.

DS

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

The Jp8 is such a perfect synth......I just wish some ecentric billionaire would pay an engineer to make new Jupiter 8's or better still.....Jupiter 16 or Jupiter 128. Heehee

DS

[hatembr]

but it lacks midi and thats a bad point for bad keyb players like me :D

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Nope...the JP8 can be midi retrofitted. Ive got midi on my one.

Ive got midi and some kinda rare midi filter box aswell.

DS

[tranzash]

[Be prepared to pay a high price. [/quote]




how much would you pay for a jp8 $1000 to $2000 :?:

[Tomer=Trance]

midi kits are rather cheap now days
kenton has great ones for around 150 euro i think.