Hello my friend, excellent video as always.(well most of the time!) Question, are you interested in an XBASE 999… ? We are talking: The rare cream one that looks like the TR-909?
I had a classic Juno 106 in the 80s and 90s when I was in a group called Non-Aggression Pact. I sold it, and have mourned that decision ever since. In the middle of watching this, I was compelled to purchase a JU-06A!
@@AudioPilz Setting l+ll = best. Enjoyed this very much, thank you :) I feel the SH01A and JU06A are the winners of the Roland minijack series, would be fun to hear the TB03, I dont think you had in on the bench yet
The production and humour in your videos is amazing, even if the gear isn’t specifically interesting. I never miss your releases and it always brightens my day! Thank you for the obviously creative and intelligent effort 😁
I bought a JUNO 106 back in 1984 for $600.00 and a MSQ MIDI Digital Keyboard recorder for $400.00 later I bought a YAMAHA RX7 drum machine and a YMC10 tape to MIDI sync. It was the first time I used MIDI. It was amazing to sync the drum to the synth and sync record to tape. This was the beginning of Electronic Music. A few years later I bought a Tandy 1000 TL2 and a MIDI Maestro Kit which was an 8-bit card and a piece of software that recorded MIDI information and played it back. I don't remember how many tracks maybe 16 in line with the MIDI channels. Anyway, it had a piano keyboard display like an old piano roll. This displayed the notes and info as it scrolled by. Thanks for the video as always. It brings back fond memories of years ago.
How a guy dogs the gear I own and makes me laugh and smile while he’s doing it, is an amazing magic trick! Another spot on and totally fair review of one of my favorite pieces of kit.
The pedal car and stuck on the bus analogies had me doubled over laughing. You've definitely found the secret sauce to retaining viewers and inspiring multiple views. Bad Gear is definitely my favourite little UA-cam confection.
It appears that this Roland can crank out all the sounds that I heard in clubs in the 1990s. Thanks for this; you have done some serious work getting through all the menu diving this box requires.
the tweezer adjusting the sliders in the beginning killed me🤣! Funniest and mostly insanely comprehensive review I've ever seen. This must have taken a long time to edit. Well done, subscribed!
One of my go-to synths. Sure it's limited, but it's a mini-synth. The small size and battery operation allows me to gab it, throw some headphones on and just explore. What it lacks in polyphony i make up for with other synths, bringing in additional textual layers.
Found your channel about 2 months ago instantly subbed and dusted off my old alesis sr18 and dr sample 202 your an inspiration bro..on a completely different level thanx.😃
Dammit you beat me to it on a full review! I'm not interested in most of the boutiques, but I love my JU-06A. It feels like an adorable version of the original but sounds (mostly) just as big.
The synth they used in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" was actually an ARP 2500 and the guy that plays it in the movie is Phil Dodds, ARP's VP of engineering.
I always keep a Windows XP box and an old Macbook on hand because I'm leery of digital ownership of plugins and modern DAWs. I own boxed copies of FL, Reason, Guru, and some others and I play them all with an original Oxygen 8. A little peroxide and sunshine would fix those keys but why would you want to do that?!
I love the Close Encounters of the Third Kind reference. Daft Punk actually sampled the communicating with the mothership scene's synth noise and used it on Alive 2007.
I enjoyed your jams as always ! That's a lovely little box that I always take with me on vacation. I remember getting mine after going to a gig of the darkwavers Boy Harsher who were using its predecessor the JU-06 on stage.
This dude is the real MVP. I rarely see a synth channel person reply so much to their fans. It's pretty awesome. If you read this comment, I am interested in what audio interface you use. My current one got energized and now has a constant hum, so I'm on the hunt...
I'm not sure what I appreciate more; the synth review or your razor-sharp humor & tight edits. At some times I felt the humorous meme-based inserts should have rested a beat longer to digest, but I know how comedic timing can suffer if you keep something up just a few frames longer. Great presentation and entertaining review - well done.
Great episode again! Eleven minutes? I need another eleven minutes to pause and read all this hilarious, but ultrashort memes! Stressful, but worth it! 😂
Bless you mate. Wonderful show as ever. You also totally sent the Memes to another dimension in this episode. I really needed cheering up cus me and my girlfriend both have COVID and are feeling miserable as fuck. Blessings from a Brit in Berlin. ❤️
Really awesome video, one your bests to me ! Thanks to you I learnt how to pause a video with the "k" key to rids all the illarious illustrations. And the tracks are really cool. You're really doing a wonderful job, thank you for entertaining us while discovering more synth hardware that we love so much ! :)
There are many quirks of the Boutique format. I own three of them including the JU-06A. There are aspects of their design that are frustrating but they provide immediate hands on control of fantastic sounding synth engines that have that vintage Roland vibe. Great video as always Florian, but the haters are talking out of their arse with this one. 😁
I've had several boutiques and yeah, this one is probably my favorite too. I'm also quite fond of the VP-03 as well. Great vocoder that's very intelligible.
Been waiting for a Heavy Metal clip, although I am not entirely convinced this is actually the first one. Plus the Grimes reference at the end was pure gold!! Hope Roland do build that synth.
_FINALLY_ , something I requested is put on the show! After a long time with this little guy, I've learned to appreciate a lot about the JU-06a, except for those damn hidden menu items... Great video as always. Keep up the good work!
I'm VERY fortunate to have found an old Juno 106 years ago for a bargain price. I did pick up a JX-03 a few years back for the sounds. I can always double-track for more voices, but these little boutiques are a good way to pick up some classic sounds without doing everything in the box.
Same. I was a teenager in the early-mid 2000s. I thought old synths were cool. I was just buying them up for cheap because they were still sort of unwanted then. I ended up with a pile of them. Personally, I think they're way overvalued today. And yes they sound badass, but they're big, old, heavy, temperamental, etc. I like that one comment where someone said the JX-03 sounded "factory fresh". There is so much new stuff out there that also sounds awesome, even Komplete software.
I actually really like it! While the 4 voice polyphony is a let down for sure I already have an original Juno-06 so this would be kinda like a little buddy add on for it you know like the Skipper and Gilligan lol. Your demo has got me sold on it mate.
@@AudioPilz It does, it sounds lush and warm and not at all digital! And because I am also not a "keyboardist, "it doesn't matter that it only has four voices!
I have a Juno 60 from new, bought in 1982 (after drooling over a Polysix). The boutique sounds fairly close, but no cigar. 6 voices is already cramped. I couldn't work around only 4.
After looking at the JU-06A and the offerings from Behringer, I eventually went with an actual Juno-6. After using TAL U-NO-LX-V2 for years, I can say that it is a better emulation than these newer hardware emulations while also taking up no physical space. Still, it is only 95% of the way there and Juno nerds can pick out the small acoustic differences easily. That being said, it is of course not a hardware synth and cannot inspire that level of creativity that one gets when fiddling with real knobs. For prospecting buyers, here is my advice: If you want the closest emulation you can get of a real Juno, TAL-U-NO-LX-V2 is something you should look at. If you want a hardware synthesizer with Juno vibes and doesn't totally break the bank, the Deepmind-6 is probably where it's at. However, if you want the true authentic Juno sound, there is still nothing out there that I know of that can accomplish that. Depending on the features and sound you want, a Juno-6 or 106 are where it's at. The Juno-60 sits in between those but at over twice the price.
I mostly agree, but think the System-8 is a damn good option as well. At least you get 8 voices there. It's also a great synth in its own right. But ultimately, I'm with you. Nothing would suffice until I bought an actual JUNO-6 last year.
Personally, I feel like the ACB Juno emulation is right up there with Tal - they are both very accurate. The one thing I will say in the JU-06A's favor though, is just the quick hands on control with the sliders. Yeah, I know you can map midi knobs to the Tal software...but it just ain't the same. At least not in terms of feeling like a "hands on" synth. IMO
Juno 60 owner here for about 13 years now. Got mine for £400 including flight case and Kenton dcb to Midi converter Worth around 250 alone! Best 400 I ever spent! Basically got a free Juno 😃. Never selling!
Awesome video, as always! I must say i've tried my JU-06A as part of my live set and it performed quite alright, especially the sequencer (believe it or not). Besides, it's a great tool to take out on a trip and make sounds on the fly with (in case you can't / don't feel like carrying a laptop).
I knew this would make it on here ahaha I like mine a lot actually. It sounds great and it’s just…adorable. If you can get ahold of one you should do the Korg Prologue! There is a LOT of criticism for that synth despite the great sound.
The Ju-06s it´s a beauty. Unfortunately the polyphony is only 4 notes, but otherwise it sounds absolutely amazing and it's super easy and fun to program, from beefy bases to smooth synthwave style pads.Roland´s ACB sounds truly amazing and I use this little one all the time. You can make the Juno 106 and Juno 60 sounds in a tiny sturdy desktop synth and because you can get USB audio, you don't have to worry if you don't have or like to have a mixer.
After seeing this review, I went and spite bought a JU-06a!!! On a serious note, I love the sound of these things; they really are in the ballpark of the original 106's. (I've never owned a real Juno 106). What I'm finding is the 4 note polyphony actually has me thinking outside the box and finding different ways to voice and phrase chords; this limitation is actually having a positive effect on my playing. Lastly though, I might break down and buy a second unit in the near future for 8 voice polyphony.
I feel a v3 of this synth will finally give us everything we want - 6+ notes, audio in, proper screen and no hidden menus. Similar how the Volca FM2 fixed the issues with the 1st one. Roland, being Roland, need extra time to get things right.
4 voices... mini faders... mini connectors... but the first time I played a Boutique JU06, that sound! Yeah it's annoying but it just sounds so good. It fits in any mix and I can always find a use for it live. Bought plenty of synths since
Yeah 4 voices is a limitation, but for my live setup I'm like the 3rd keys player (play guitar and will add pads and things here and there), so this will be perfect for me.
Is there really a difference in sound from a mini jack vs a fullsize? (1/4 vs 1/8) My audio mixing headsets can do both. Always wanted to think the bigger jacks were more clear.
Received today really a good day 'cause you post. thx for your video rigth this special day, very interterestd in your opinion.. (My epic con 1version is no modw to cutoff) Roland's surprise :(
I used to own a ju06a, don’t get me wrong, i loved playing for at least 2 years, I ultimately exchanged mine for a dave smith mopho x4 which is my very first analog poly synth Though to be fair, i do still own a juno ds
I'd buy one in a heartbeat if it was at least a 6 voice; A pad machine with only 4 voices doesn't make sense. Deepmind does a good enough "emulation" for me and the 12 voice gives crazy nice trailing pads. I still really like the boutique line though, have many of them, and acb sounds really good for a hardware emulation. Having said that, Aira System > Boutique.
We did a comparison with an original Juno 106, and as long as we played only a single note, the sound was spot on. But immediately when multiple keys were pressed to produce a chord, the fatness of the original simply wasn't there, at all. I wish the Boutique had an oscillator detune setting to bring the fatness back!
I’ve watched every one of your videos sir, and you are a top five YT channel for me sir. Genius. Korg Microstation has so much potential, yet is so hard to use. Has anyone recommended Korg Microstation yet? It made me think I was stupid. Korg Microstation made me hatred. There has to be a whole subculture with pausing your videos. So many great synth-memes. You are a blessing sir.
I had a 106 back in the early 90's, one of my favourite synths ever - think I only paid £200 for it. Wouldn't touch any of the boutiques with a bargepole.
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Thank you for another, most entertaining and fun review on UA-cam! :) JU sounds great and looks super sexy. As a fetishist, I was considering purchasing it, but as you said, I'm concerned about connectivity. 1. For some reason, "Roland being Roland" uses (in all?) Boutiques a micro USB port, which in my experience is the most susceptible to mechanical damage. I understand that installing a USB Type B might be difficult in this size factor (although they managed to do it in Tr-6S, so I don't see any strong arguments against it). Even if so, I would prefer a USB C or oldschool mini USB any day! 2. Using more than one Roland device inside a DAW is a pain because they connect as an audio interface. You can somehow get around this by creating your own virtual interface-combo, but it somewhat missed opportunity to create a device that would be a smooth bridge between the digital work environment and tactility. So I'm more and more inclined to use a regular VST, which for a person who doesn't perform live will be more straightforward from a productivity perspective. However, my own practicality makes me sad, and doesn't fit your wonderful channel. :) Thanks!
That was a good one. Cheers bro. Have to laugh at midi bug. I own two!! One needs fixing but the other squats upon my prophet6. The juno thing is a most devisive topic, strangely. Kudos for your great work, consistantly. 👍
Compromise for the lack of polyphony: get a Digitech RP series like the RP255 and use the looper. You also have many different FX like delay reverb wah distortion, harmony, pitch shift, octave, tremolo, etc.
It seems like everytime I'm eyeing a synth you make a video about it. Because of this, I'm gonna get really into the Mellotron M4000D Micro and see what happens.
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Hello my friend, excellent video as always.(well most of the time!)
Question, are you interested in an XBASE 999… ? We are talking: The rare cream one that looks like the TR-909?
I had a classic Juno 106 in the 80s and 90s when I was in a group called Non-Aggression Pact. I sold it, and have mourned that decision ever since. In the middle of watching this, I was compelled to purchase a JU-06A!
I like this series, but for something called "bad gear" you very rarely speak badly about a piece of gear. You should call it "Bad Gear?"
@@BobbyGeneric145 agree
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Don't bore us, get to the chorus.
Setting II obviously.
BEST!!!
1 + 2 = ∿∿∿
@@AudioPilz Setting l+ll = best. Enjoyed this very much, thank you :) I feel the SH01A and JU06A are the winners of the Roland minijack series, would be fun to hear the TB03, I dont think you had in on the bench yet
I hit the smile button for your comment
Yes! Talk about it *for us* lol.
The production and humour in your videos is amazing, even if the gear isn’t specifically interesting. I never miss your releases and it always brightens my day! Thank you for the obviously creative and intelligent effort 😁
Thank you so much!!!
I bought a JUNO 106 back in 1984 for $600.00 and a MSQ MIDI Digital Keyboard recorder for $400.00 later I bought a YAMAHA RX7 drum machine and a YMC10 tape to MIDI sync. It was the first time I used MIDI. It was amazing to sync the drum to the synth and sync record to tape. This was the beginning of Electronic Music. A few years later I bought a Tandy 1000 TL2 and a MIDI Maestro Kit which was an 8-bit card and a piece of software that recorded MIDI information and played it back. I don't remember how many tracks maybe 16 in line with the MIDI channels. Anyway, it had a piano keyboard display like an old piano roll. This displayed the notes and info as it scrolled by. Thanks for the video as always. It brings back fond memories of years ago.
Nice! Thanks for watching!
probably the best ten minutes of youtube in the week, well done!
Thank you so much!
How a guy dogs the gear I own and makes me laugh and smile while he’s doing it, is an amazing magic trick! Another spot on and totally fair review of one of my favorite pieces of kit.
Thank you!!!
The pedal car and stuck on the bus analogies had me doubled over laughing. You've definitely found the secret sauce to retaining viewers and inspiring multiple views. Bad Gear is definitely my favourite little UA-cam confection.
Thank you!!!
It appears that this Roland can crank out all the sounds that I heard in clubs in the 1990s. Thanks for this; you have done some serious work getting through all the menu diving this box requires.
Thanks but Roland has committed much worse crimes when it comes to menu diving;)
the tweezer adjusting the sliders in the beginning killed me🤣! Funniest and mostly insanely comprehensive review I've ever seen. This must have taken a long time to edit. Well done, subscribed!
Thank you so much!!!
One of my go-to synths. Sure it's limited, but it's a mini-synth. The small size and battery operation allows me to gab it, throw some headphones on and just explore. What it lacks in polyphony i make up for with other synths, bringing in additional textual layers.
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Found your channel about 2 months ago instantly subbed and dusted off my old alesis sr18 and dr sample 202 your an inspiration bro..on a completely different level thanx.😃
Nice! Thank you so much!
For a day that needs no additional highlights, one of the best parts of Friday is this channel.
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kudos to Roland for staying in business for so long while so many of their peers are long gone
Roland is immortal
Sometimes I disassociate and wonder if Roland is actually the matrix and we’re just living in it
Have this module and love it, still super excited to see your takedown of it
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Dammit you beat me to it on a full review! I'm not interested in most of the boutiques, but I love my JU-06A. It feels like an adorable version of the original but sounds (mostly) just as big.
Hey Gabe! Looking forward to your vid
The elderly always first son!
The synth they used in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" was actually an ARP 2500 and the guy that plays it in the movie is Phil Dodds, ARP's VP of engineering.
I was thinking about that the other day. Weird synth-chronicity. I think they also used an ARP 2600 for the R2-D2 sounds in star Wars.
Wow, didn't know that. Thanks for posting!
Your best song period at the end! So damn good!! I've replayed that segment about 50 times by now
Thank you!!!
Whoa, this was probably my favorite jam you've done; wish there was a full length version!
Thank you!!! Full tracks and extended jams can be found on Patreon (shameless plug;)
Damn the memes are on point as usual :D It must take ages to make these but I'm so glad you do!
I meme on the fly;)
@@AudioPilz You are a true memelord indeed!
Never change the yellowed Oxygen 8 man! Love your videos
Thanks! It's rock solid!
I always keep a Windows XP box and an old Macbook on hand because I'm leery of digital ownership of plugins and modern DAWs. I own boxed copies of FL, Reason, Guru, and some others and I play them all with an original Oxygen 8. A little peroxide and sunshine would fix those keys but why would you want to do that?!
Masterpiece episode!! That new SMILE after the "leave a comment..." outro _alone_ deserves at LEAST 5,000 new subscribers! 🤣🏆
Thank you so much!!!
Man, the Finale jam sounds like an Eloy 80's track, love it!!
Thank you!!!
I love the Close Encounters of the Third Kind reference. Daft Punk actually sampled the communicating with the mothership scene's synth noise and used it on Alive 2007.
Great movie!
I enjoyed your jams as always ! That's a lovely little box that I always take with me on vacation. I remember getting mine after going to a gig of the darkwavers Boy Harsher who were using its predecessor the JU-06 on stage.
Thank you!!!
I Love boy harsher to death, and i think it’s so cool that Gus uses the boutique live! A Seriously iconic formula, they have (imho)
Thanks for the video. I've finally registered my TAL plugin :)
Nice one!!!
Love that finale. Good job.
Thank you!!!
idk why, but this is your best episode yet. really really enjoyed it a lot.
Thank you!!!
Particularly superb episode. I will watch this at least 8 times. Thanks!
Thanks!!!
The depth of punning and rapid fire editing is immaculate. Consistently makes me laugh out loud. Nice one!
This dude is the real MVP. I rarely see a synth channel person reply so much to their fans. It's pretty awesome. If you read this comment, I am interested in what audio interface you use. My current one got energized and now has a constant hum, so I'm on the hunt...
Try using a power conditioner, it might not be the interface but rather your power source
I'm not sure what I appreciate more; the synth review or your razor-sharp humor & tight edits. At some times I felt the humorous meme-based inserts should have rested a beat longer to digest, but I know how comedic timing can suffer if you keep something up just a few frames longer. Great presentation and entertaining review - well done.
Thank you so much! Yeah, not always easy to find the balance
Great episode again! Eleven minutes? I need another eleven minutes to pause and read all this hilarious, but ultrashort memes! Stressful, but worth it! 😂
Thank you!!!
Bless you mate. Wonderful show as ever. You also totally sent the Memes to another dimension in this episode. I really needed cheering up cus me and my girlfriend both have COVID and are feeling miserable as fuck.
Blessings from a Brit in Berlin. ❤️
Get well soon. Thanks!
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Really awesome video, one your bests to me ! Thanks to you I learnt how to pause a video with the "k" key to rids all the illarious illustrations. And the tracks are really cool. You're really doing a wonderful job, thank you for entertaining us while discovering more synth hardware that we love so much ! :)
Thank you so much!!!
This has the best sound for my ears ( as heard in the intro)
I really liked it for this too!
There are many quirks of the Boutique format. I own three of them including the JU-06A. There are aspects of their design that are frustrating but they provide immediate hands on control of fantastic sounding synth engines that have that vintage Roland vibe. Great video as always Florian, but the haters are talking out of their arse with this one. 😁
Thank you!!!
That final jam was otherworldly
Thank you so much!!!
I've had several boutiques and yeah, this one is probably my favorite too. I'm also quite fond of the VP-03 as well. Great vocoder that's very intelligible.
Mmmmh, VP-3;)
Been waiting for a Heavy Metal clip, although I am not entirely convinced this is actually the first one.
Plus the Grimes reference at the end was pure gold!! Hope Roland do build that synth.
Thanks! That's actually all scenes from the film without nudity or violence;)
Man, this is fantastic! I love your tracks and videos ;) Respect
Thank you so much!!!
This channel is so underrated. Get this guy to 100k.
Thank you, working on it!!!
_FINALLY_ , something I requested is put on the show!
After a long time with this little guy, I've learned to appreciate a lot about the JU-06a, except for those damn hidden menu items...
Great video as always. Keep up the good work!
Thank you!!!
Oh man I loved that Finale 80s Kraut-Synthwave track
Thank you!
I'm VERY fortunate to have found an old Juno 106 years ago for a bargain price.
I did pick up a JX-03 a few years back for the sounds. I can always double-track for more voices, but these little boutiques are a good way to pick up some classic sounds without doing everything in the box.
Nice!!!
Same. I was a teenager in the early-mid 2000s. I thought old synths were cool. I was just buying them up for cheap because they were still sort of unwanted then. I ended up with a pile of them. Personally, I think they're way overvalued today. And yes they sound badass, but they're big, old, heavy, temperamental, etc. I like that one comment where someone said the JX-03 sounded "factory fresh". There is so much new stuff out there that also sounds awesome, even Komplete software.
I absolutely love that you're still using that yellow-keyed Oxygen8
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I fully expected a Nick Batt reference and wasn’t disappointed
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So much fun! Thanks for this.
Thanks for watching!
I actually really like it! While the 4 voice polyphony is a let down for sure I already have an original Juno-06 so this would be kinda like a little buddy add on for it you know like the Skipper and Gilligan lol. Your demo has got me sold on it mate.
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This episode is awesome !!!
Thanks!
Audiopilz: *calls this piece of amazing fantastic gear 'bad' | Me: "And I'm here for it"
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Best sounding thing (in that price range) that I've never heard, even perhaps before the s-1 !
Really like the S-1
Oh I knew this was coming.... I'm just gonna say now I LOVE MINE FLAWS ASIDE!!!
It actually sounds really nice!
@@AudioPilz It does, it sounds lush and warm and not at all digital! And because I am also not a "keyboardist, "it doesn't matter that it only has four voices!
Thanks for using my crying out in terror meme 😂
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The 4 voice limitation is an absolute dealbreaker for me 😣 It’s a shame because I love the sound! ✌️🎶🎵🎶
Agreed!
Fair but it's possible to find deals good enough to justify getting 2 of them
Same here.
Just got the Cobalt 5s. Amazing how much difference the extra voice makes.
Maybe just get 2 and a midi cable? 🤔☝️ Wait... That's not quite the same we thing
I appreciate your skills! You make fun music.
Thank you so much!
I also appreciate his skills but resent them in equal measure!
I have a Juno 60 from new, bought in 1982 (after drooling over a Polysix). The boutique sounds fairly close, but no cigar. 6 voices is already cramped. I couldn't work around only 4.
Agreed!!!
Sold! Thanks for the awesome review.
Thanks for watching!
After looking at the JU-06A and the offerings from Behringer, I eventually went with an actual Juno-6. After using TAL U-NO-LX-V2 for years, I can say that it is a better emulation than these newer hardware emulations while also taking up no physical space. Still, it is only 95% of the way there and Juno nerds can pick out the small acoustic differences easily. That being said, it is of course not a hardware synth and cannot inspire that level of creativity that one gets when fiddling with real knobs.
For prospecting buyers, here is my advice:
If you want the closest emulation you can get of a real Juno, TAL-U-NO-LX-V2 is something you should look at.
If you want a hardware synthesizer with Juno vibes and doesn't totally break the bank, the Deepmind-6 is probably where it's at.
However, if you want the true authentic Juno sound, there is still nothing out there that I know of that can accomplish that. Depending on the features and sound you want, a Juno-6 or 106 are where it's at. The Juno-60 sits in between those but at over twice the price.
Word!
I mostly agree, but think the System-8 is a damn good option as well. At least you get 8 voices there. It's also a great synth in its own right. But ultimately, I'm with you. Nothing would suffice until I bought an actual JUNO-6 last year.
Personally, I feel like the ACB Juno emulation is right up there with Tal - they are both very accurate. The one thing I will say in the JU-06A's favor though, is just the quick hands on control with the sliders. Yeah, I know you can map midi knobs to the Tal software...but it just ain't the same. At least not in terms of feeling like a "hands on" synth. IMO
The Swiss made TAL products are amazing, love them all ;-)
Juno 60 owner here for about 13 years now. Got mine for £400 including flight case and Kenton dcb to Midi converter
Worth around 250 alone! Best 400 I ever spent! Basically got a free Juno 😃. Never selling!
I didn't have much time, so I thought I'd watch this timeless episode about the timeless JU06A.
Really love that finale jam 🙂
Thanks!
Awesome video, as always! I must say i've tried my JU-06A as part of my live set and it performed quite alright, especially the sequencer (believe it or not). Besides, it's a great tool to take out on a trip and make sounds on the fly with (in case you can't / don't feel like carrying a laptop).
Thank you!!!
I knew this would make it on here ahaha I like mine a lot actually. It sounds great and it’s just…adorable.
If you can get ahold of one you should do the Korg Prologue! There is a LOT of criticism for that synth despite the great sound.
Great suggestion, thanks!
Wow, that portamento! Great 👍 video.
Thanks!
With this video you have now reviewed my entire synth collection. Bravo. I'm now questioning every decision I've ever made.
Bad Gear=Best Gear;)
... and yet the description for the meme-jam was perfect 😆
Thank you!
The Ju-06s it´s a beauty. Unfortunately the polyphony is only 4 notes, but otherwise it sounds absolutely amazing and it's super easy and fun to program, from beefy bases to smooth synthwave style pads.Roland´s ACB sounds truly amazing and I use this little one all the time. You can make the Juno 106 and Juno 60 sounds in a tiny sturdy desktop synth and because you can get USB audio, you don't have to worry if you don't have or like to have a mixer.
Really like the ACB engine but the limitations and form factor can be quite a buzzkill
After seeing this review, I went and spite bought a JU-06a!!!
On a serious note, I love the sound of these things; they really are in the ballpark of the original 106's. (I've never owned a real Juno 106). What I'm finding is the 4 note polyphony actually has me thinking outside the box and finding different ways to voice and phrase chords; this limitation is actually having a positive effect on my playing. Lastly though, I might break down and buy a second unit in the near future for 8 voice polyphony.
Yeah I agree, I had the original 106 and am enjoying the little JU-06A.
I feel a v3 of this synth will finally give us everything we want - 6+ notes, audio in, proper screen and no hidden menus. Similar how the Volca FM2 fixed the issues with the 1st one. Roland, being Roland, need extra time to get things right.
Maybe 5 voices;)
Epic Intro for a Epic ending Jam! 🔊 🚀
Tones of Love from Synthryalis. 💕🛸
Thank you so much!
4 voices... mini faders... mini connectors... but the first time I played a Boutique JU06, that sound! Yeah it's annoying but it just sounds so good. It fits in any mix and I can always find a use for it live. Bought plenty of synths since
Yeah, they nailed the sound on this one
Yeah 4 voices is a limitation, but for my live setup I'm like the 3rd keys player (play guitar and will add pads and things here and there), so this will be perfect for me.
Sounds pretty good!! These flashing memes make me go back every 5 seconds. Good job exploding the view count and engagement:D
You know too much;)
Is there really a difference in sound from a mini jack vs a fullsize? (1/4 vs 1/8)
My audio mixing headsets can do both. Always wanted to think the bigger jacks were more clear.
Fullsize jacks have a reputation of being more durable and it's easier to connect to pro equipment
Received today really a good day 'cause you post. thx for your video rigth this special day, very interterestd in your opinion..
(My epic con 1version is no modw to cutoff) Roland's surprise :(
Thanks!!!
I used to own a ju06a, don’t get me wrong, i loved playing for at least 2 years, I ultimately exchanged mine for a dave smith mopho x4 which is my very first analog poly synth
Though to be fair, i do still own a juno ds
DS, interesting. I'll have a closer look
Final jam description is FIRE
Thanks!
If it hadn’t been for the 4 voice limit, I would have got this. I’m lucky enough to own the Juno 60, but I just don’t have room for it on my desk.
Bruh
Nice one!
Another masterpiece of a video!
Thank you!!!
I'd buy one in a heartbeat if it was at least a 6 voice; A pad machine with only 4 voices doesn't make sense. Deepmind does a good enough "emulation" for me and the 12 voice gives crazy nice trailing pads. I still really like the boutique line though, have many of them, and acb sounds really good for a hardware emulation. Having said that, Aira System > Boutique.
Really enjoyed the System1
Awesome, didn't know I could turn the chorus noise off. Thanks!
Always a pleasure!
We did a comparison with an original Juno 106, and as long as we played only a single note, the sound was spot on. But immediately when multiple keys were pressed to produce a chord, the fatness of the original simply wasn't there, at all. I wish the Boutique had an oscillator detune setting to bring the fatness back!
Interesting! Thanks for posting!
@@AudioPilz It's sadly called "get a System-8" which does a perfect replication of the Juno's
Your memes are very clever - we have to pause which increases your view times. Well played. ....on the Juno 60.
Thanks;)
1st. Favorite Friday Lunchtime entertainment. I'll stick with the TAL product and my DM-12.
Cheers!
I’ve watched every one of your videos sir, and you are a top five YT channel for me sir. Genius.
Korg Microstation has so much potential, yet is so hard to use.
Has anyone recommended Korg Microstation yet? It made me think I was stupid.
Korg Microstation made me hatred.
There has to be a whole subculture with pausing your videos. So many great synth-memes. You are a blessing sir.
Thank you so much! Great suggestion!
Excellent as. Always
Thank you!!!
Amazing, as always
Thank you!!!
I had a 106 back in the early 90's, one of my favourite synths ever - think I only paid £200 for it. Wouldn't touch any of the boutiques with a bargepole.
Simpler times;)
love the yellowed keys on that oxygen8.
So do I;)
Could it really have costed that much more chip wise to give us 6+ voices? It's digital and released in 2019, the future, come on.
It's a Roland;)
Man I love your style!
Thank you!!!
When you think you're just one device away from having your perfect electronic music producer weapons collection, you get it, and then it appears HERE.
It always does;)
Thank you for another, most entertaining and fun review on UA-cam! :) JU sounds great and looks super sexy. As a fetishist, I was considering purchasing it, but as you said, I'm concerned about connectivity. 1. For some reason, "Roland being Roland" uses (in all?) Boutiques a micro USB port, which in my experience is the most susceptible to mechanical damage. I understand that installing a USB Type B might be difficult in this size factor (although they managed to do it in Tr-6S, so I don't see any strong arguments against it). Even if so, I would prefer a USB C or oldschool mini USB any day! 2. Using more than one Roland device inside a DAW is a pain because they connect as an audio interface. You can somehow get around this by creating your own virtual interface-combo, but it somewhat missed opportunity to create a device that would be a smooth bridge between the digital work environment and tactility. So I'm more and more inclined to use a regular VST, which for a person who doesn't perform live will be more straightforward from a productivity perspective. However, my own practicality makes me sad, and doesn't fit your wonderful channel. :) Thanks!
Thank you so much!!!
That was a good one. Cheers bro. Have to laugh at midi bug. I own two!! One needs fixing but the other squats upon my prophet6. The juno thing is a most devisive topic, strangely. Kudos for your great work, consistantly. 👍
Nice, I really want one of these! Thanks!
best use of nick so far 💀
His Nickness!
Compromise for the lack of polyphony: get a Digitech RP series like the RP255 and use the looper. You also have many different FX like delay reverb wah distortion, harmony, pitch shift, octave, tremolo, etc.
Nice technique!
top-tier genius review/editing as per...
Thank you!!!
dude the oxygen8 midi just cracks me up so hard :D:D
Best!!!
Thanks Flo!❤️
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I'd never treat my real juno for these little things. But great and honest review!
That one's a keeper! Thanks!
It seems like everytime I'm eyeing a synth you make a video about it. Because of this, I'm gonna get really into the Mellotron M4000D Micro and see what happens.
Should I?;)
Liked the final jam on this one :)
Thank you!!!
Nice as usual!
(I am pretty sure while Uli is ticking all the boxes he’s just waiting for your Deepmind review.)
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