Having recently fallen in love (again? I was around for part of the '80s at least) with synthwave music, I just bought a Juno-X. Hoping it inspires me to create something fantastic.
Don’t fuss over analogue reissues. If your 85% there in a model go for it. For me having experience of the original keyboards i don’t care. This X made me feel the originals like a bolt to my chest. I know the sounds. I recognised them and was immediately emotional. These boards were sound design boards. I reckon they hit the 90% accuracy combining sound and feel with modern flexibility.
I love the juno sound and interface. I love the old XV5080 sounds too. This is a great implementation. The mention at the end that "patches downloaded from the cloud last for 30 power cycles before you need to connect to the internet and re-authorise" REALLY rubs me up the wrong way though. I understand their motives, its just at odds with how I want a synth to work.
So I'm paying £2000 for an empty box which I periodically have to connect online? Does the 30 cycles per downloaded instrument also apply to the sounds you get as standard?
I have the Jupiter X and it works the same in that this only applies to sounds that have been downloaded onto the synth via the Roland dongle connected to your phone / tablet from Roland Cloud. I don't have the dongle and just use it connected to the computer via usb to use with my DAW so I haven't noticed it. I suppose that if I go on tour with it then at some point I'd need to plug it into my MacBook but this is only for sounds used with the subscription service and not any internal sounds or sounds that you create yourself.
@@galahadskeys Ah OK. And do you personally rate the Jupiter X? I had a play on that the other day and loved it. I'm by no means a professional musician by the way!
@@Johnnyjawbone You know, it's a tough one to be honest. All of the patches and models are available on Roland Cloud so in some ways the Jupiter X is a big metal box with Roland Cloud built into it. On the other hand, it's the immediacy of using it, the controls, the quality of the keyboard, in fact the build quality of the synth as a whole, the vocoder, the expandability, the balanced outputs. it all adds up to a stunning pro synth. I wonder if i would have bought it if it was a plastic synth like the FA range but as it looks like a Jupiter 8 then I couldn't resist treating myself to this little bit of luxury.
I literally feel how much love was put by Roland into this beautiful synth... In every bit of it. Oh, this instrument is awesome! How it sounds, how it looks, how sound layering and sound design work together. A great synth for professionals, a dream synth for enthusiasts.
I had the Juno 106 in 1984 and wished being classically trained, that it had velocity sensitivity and piano sampled sounds. This would fit the bill. The styling is for me emotional and there is the arpeggiator which the Juno 60 had but my 106 did not. I have VSTs galore including UHE Diva, TAL UNO, Which sound like Roland Junos as well as Halion 7 and UVI Falcon which can do similar offerings to Zenology regarding post analog, sampled, iarpeggio multi timbral parts, et al. But something compels me to want this Juno X. My inner 16 year old is cheering.
Fantastic review. After all these years I think I prefer the sound of the Juno more than the Jupiter. Juno really is the queen of synths. Doubt I will buy one but I have RC and the Juno on Zenology.
the 101 uses the same filter chip as the 6/60, the IR3109 [same as in the jupiters 4/6/8, 202, jx3p and early mks-80] where as the 106 used the 80017a.
Top marks here! ✔ By the way, the webpage Mylar mentioned with all the filter versions is this one, for anyone curious! www.florian-anwander.de/roland_filters/
So many utterly ignorant, uniformed assumptions and downright stupid comments. This sounds absolutely FANTASTIC even on UA-cam - and I’ve owned the iconic Roland classics being modeled here. Honestly, if people want a thin, boring, lifeless “impression” of a Juno, go buy a Deepmind. This is in a whole other ballpark.
@@fatbobe1986 the Deepmind is a decent synth - even bordering on a great synth for the money. Certainly nothing else comes close in its price range. But it doesn’t hold a candle to the big, beefy sound of a Juno, System 8, Jupiter X, etc.
@@zariisofficial yes, it’s a fine synth at that price point. But compared to the Roland stuff, that’s where my “thin” description comes in. They are worlds apart.
Wow. Slightly emotional watching this. I loved my 60. In my golden years I can bin everything and just get one of these and get back to my roots - on logic though lol.
After over 35 years since departing with my JX-3P with PG-200 programmer I have jumped back in again and purchased the JUNO-X! An incredible instrument but now being a little out of touch with technology I find my struggling with using some of the interface even after reading the reference manual. Any place to get some direct instruction on some of the buttons usage?
I too downloaded and read all the manuals and I agree that the user interface is confusing. Selecting a MODEL is easy, but the thousands of presets under the PRESET button is hard to figure out. Several banks are labeled as SYNTH, but they also have drums, and then they also contain tones for the XV-5080 model, and all the lines are blurry. I'm not stupid; I have a degree in computer science, and I can discern complex structures, but I can't figure out how Roland organized this preset structure: PR-A 001 = COMMON = SYNTH, but PR-A 001 COMMOND = RHYTHM? What is that? Logic Theory is predicated upon grouping under class features, but with distinctive nomenclature. Whoever designed this was smoking acid. If you can figure the patch structure on this synth, please send a link to me. Thanks.
Roland fanboy & JD-XA owner here. Did you know Jupiter X (and likely Juno X) contain at least one entire bank of the same PCMs? They are in a diferent order, so you need to tick them off individually to discover this. That said, I'll definitely try this synth in a shop, though still think JD-XA can come pretty close to both these new "X" series synths.
The negative reviews are comedy 🤣 your biggest argument is that it’s a VST in a box since it’s digital . ALL DIGITAL SYNTHS ARE. The embarrassment, you’re missing the point of this Synth . It’s not trying to be a recreation of the classics before it . It’s paying homage to them but the Juno X has its own engine . This is the next Juno . The “competition” you guys are bringing up are no where near close to the capabilities of this Synth. If you watched the whole damn video maybe you’d see that for yourself. The Deepmind is analog , great ! But that’s bout all the hell it is , the polyphony is limited , the layering and sound design doesn’t come close. Fantom 0 series are great for the value! Value! It’s part of the Fantom *O* series for a REASON! The Jupiter Xm is amazing but for the price you might as well save more and buy the Juno X . The only synth at this price I would even try to argue is the Sequential Rev 2 for all the analog purist. But… oh 8 voicings? as a keyboardist that’s simply not enough . it’s limited to what’s inside . The Rev 2 is just a Rev 2 . A Juno X is a Juno X , a modernized 60 and 106, a vocoder , with drum sequences , smart arpeggiator , expansion IF you want , Temp tuning and so many parameters for sound design and on top of all this , A Classic Juno Interface. You can complain about the price all you want. Make a comparison for another synth that offers all this at a lower price. This is fairly priced. Not to forget the build quality . Got mines on the way . This isn’t the 80’s anymore . PS - I’ve played on a 106
The design is by far the best I've seen in decades. Sounds great, the dream would have been to remake a modern analog version and stick a zencore engine or a version with ACB engines but I guess it is what it is and they want the product compatibility. Most people are going to be more than content with the sounds in this, it's certainly much better than most of the digital Roland synths of the 90s and 2ks that were trying to capture this sound. Certainly more appealing than the Jupiter XM for hands on.
Sounds fab but perhaps a few less bells and whistles and just the simple juno layout would have been good too , and price it at 1k instead of 2k, the dm12 is going to stay a strong competitor at a third the price. But having said that fair play to roland , having owned all the junos , they really nailed it. Having a dm12 now i really miss the extra octave.
re: 106 bass boost - whereas the 60 has just a highpass filter with the bottom step as 'off', the 106 has a bass boost at the lowest position, step 2 is 'off', and steps above add more HP filtering (the 6 being a continuous slider with no bass boost).
Thanks for confirming, that is top knowledge! 👍 Also we checked, and the filter chip Mylar was trying to remember (and was confusing it with the BA662 amplifier which is an important part of the sound signature of many classic Rolands) is of course the venerable Roland IR3109. The webpage he was mentioning that details the chips inside various classic Rolands is this one, fascinating to understand a bit about the shared history of all these devices (and the quirks that make them all different) www.florian-anwander.de/roland_filters/
I would really like to know what's the difference or at least the reasoning to choose between the Jupiter - X and the Juno - X. From what i recal in the Jupiter - X there is already a Juno 106 if I'm correct. So the only reason choose the new Juno - X would be layering of multiple Junos together in conjuction with the interface ? Because technically we are talking about the same engines here. Right ?? Thanks in advance
There is no difference between Jupiter X and Juno X in sound. It has less controllers (Juno X has the same number of controllers as small Jupiter Xm) and second difference is that Juno X has less synth models. It doesn’t have Jupiter 8, JX-8p and SH-101 VA synths (you get only Juno 106 and Juno 60). If you want those VA models you have to buy them and each of them is 150€. It means that if you want to have other virtual analog synth models which you get with Jupiter X and Xm in Juno X, you have to pay extra 450€. In that case Juno X costs almost the same as Jupiter X. That’s why if you are not hardcore fan of Juno synth IMO Jupiter X or Xm is better deal for Roland synth sounds.
@@roggyo Thank you for the reply. Yes that's my understanding on the matter too. I was trying to justify the reason of the Juno - X and from all the data so far I understand that is for the hardcore fans of the older Juno models !! I think at the end of the day is about the knobs and the retro style !! I think the Jupiter -Xm could be a good middle ground for studio work. has all the main models with the expansion capabilities, small footpring and a more reasonable price .. maybe the Jupiter and Juno -Xs are betters for gigs .. cheers !!
In light of the global climate, the build quality and general platform for the future - its fairly cheap. It amazes me that your part of the world think 2k is a lot of money. It's essentially nothing. I spend more than that per day.
@@ErraticFaith2k? Which is UK Average monthly income? Also 2k is pretty standard pricing for new premium products from all major AAA synth / work station developers; Nord, Roland, Korg, Yamaha. 2k is flagship money, not 'nothing' relative to the market imo. You could get 4-5 synths for 2k. This looks like it makes for a great stage / gigging Juno, great features, stable tuning etc. but if you just want a Juno sound - 2k is alot. Ju-06 is sufficient... Particularly as on the cloud you can get the same thing without the hardware for a fraction of the cost - albeit without the ergonomics.
The main point is not the various vintage Juno imitations, you can get that from the System-8 with higher fidelity. It is instead the underlying architecture and the Juno-X engine that hits the spot. This synth is simply breathtaking.
I used to have an HS-60 that I bought with my lawn cutting money in 1982. I had to buy one with external speakers because i couldnt afford a preamp and external speakers lol. I loved my synth so much till it sadly got stolen along with my 1990 454 SS parked in my driveway. I left the keyboard in the truck because it was raining and I was too lazy to get something to cover it and take it inside. I later bought a Korg X3 but nothing compared to my Roland. 😢
It's a Jupiter X with different colors? The front of the Jupiter X didn't match any of the models and the display was to the left but here it appears that the front actually matches the Juno 106 and the display is in the middle. This one is better designed than the Jupiter X IMO.
Looks like the zen core sound engine from the Jupiter X, but with Juno controls, and a few buttons to switch it into a Juno type modes. Not sure who this is aimed at other than someone chasing Juno type controls. They have also added the Xv5080 and Roland piano sounds, but that comes with other zen core products such as the MC707/101. I guess I’m starting to think of Roland products as simply different hardware controllers for their zen core vst.
Not sure about when you played it, but the front panel of Jupiter-X matches many of the models quite well and intuitively. It is a lot of fun to program.
@@scottblanchard7542 I think I was looking for the portamento potentiometer, essential on the SH-101 to adjust on the fly, and other Roland models had it in the past. I think I couldn't find the SH-101 PWM source switch and the gate + trig/gate/LFO switch for the envelope and other models too did not match. I perceived it as a universal MIDI controller running the same models you get for a few bucks a month online, but surely it is a bit more than that. Glad you are liking it though.
@@Digiphex Ah, I see. I didn't own the vintage instruments, so the muscle memory aspect of expecting certain things is not there. It's in 3.0 now, which has fixed a lot of the UX complaints from 2020.
The arpeggios notes are not sticking I notice regardless of wether he keeps holding or releases ! That’s cool! What happens if the front panel is edited during play or as knobs are edited ? Is the clock more granular? 👽
Great to see this..BUT...the Phantom O series is full work station and has a lot of these sounds and it’s only $1200. His is a nice synth but it is way too expensive. It should be priced around $1100 -$1200 tops. This price is on,y plying off the obnoxious pricing of vintage synths.
You can't edit synthesis like here with Fantom 0. Here are all posibilities to change, edit and save the patches in analog style with the faders. It s 2 different things! After time, this Juno-X will be more expensive in my opinion!
I got a juno 106 for $200 recently by mistake. Went to guys house to look at some vintage simmons drums and he then said i have more stuff andnsold me the 106 for $200. I didnt even buy it at first dodnt know what it was. Came home did research andbwent back a week later and bought it. Only reason i even know what a juno is!
Superb demo. Andy is excellent and Mylar melodies is always superb. Watch his Polybrute demos if you get a chance. This is a very focused instrument. I wasn't quite sure about the Jupiter X and what it was trying to achieve. The layout of the Juno is almost OG and midi controllers are just not the same. Price should be about 1500 gbp imo. I have a Fantom 6,,, not the O-mg, OB6, P6, Polybrute, Summit, Modx6, Wavestate, Opsix, XD, Digitakt, Octa MK2, A4 Analog, ASM, TR6S, MPC L2, and Maschine plus and this would be a great accompaniment.... The Waldorf Iridium and MoogOne are the only others I'm considering. The UDO is also an option imho. Also, if this where hybrid and analogue it would be £2500.
the PR- banks are banks all made using the ZEN engine-4-parts each with up to 4 oscillators, and dozens of editable parameters. They use combinations of PCM waveforms and modeling. They are multi-platform banks found in other Roland gear like the Fantoms, JP-X, MC-707, and Roland Cloud. Some are excellent, some need tweaking to taste, but they all show the power of the ZEN system. Actually, all sound banks in new Roland gear are using ZEN; the model expansions are also ZEN but using a customized greatly limited set of parameters that focus on core tone of the vintage instruments, including more CPU hungry modeled filters (R, M, and S), and to me they sound impressive and fantastic.
i feel like this was perfect until the price point with the system 8 and others in the same range curious why this wouldnt be just a tad cheaper maybe im dumb - but was about to pull the trigger until i saw the price point here in cad.
DO NOT BUY IT! Dude its the Zencore Synth engine plus the Jupiter X has a Roland Juno 106 expansion so what's the point of spending 2k on this when you can get a used Deepmind 12 for an amazing price or for that amount of money you can subscribe to the Roland Cloud for 15 years. 15 years of the Zencore Pro or 15 years of the better ACB technology so if I were you...I wouldn't buy it and if you really want a Roland go for the Fantom-0 it has the Zencore synth engine as well so you could get yourself a Juno 106 expansion and its cheaper than the Roland Juno X and it does more so....make a good choice buddy do your research before investing in this shit!
You have a very limited grasp of music, technology and nigh anything you comment on Tunewurld. It's embarrassing just how obsessed you are with attacking the company - from a perspective of complete ignorance. Many devices share underlying technology. However they are nothing alike. Repeating myself is extremely tedious - much like your bigoted agenda. Why exactly are you stalking every video, with the same rubbish?
Yeah for real, i have a good keyboard, so i bought the desktop Deepmind... it’s close enough texture-wise, real analog, and wayyy more flexible with its mod matrix.
Deepmind 12 and Fantom 0 series are very limited when compared to the X tho. There’s plenty of videos comparing the X to what people would consider competition around this price… they don’t compare
Great video! When you are the RD2000 piano mode, can you apply those digital effects directly from the controls, or are they just applied to the other synth engines? In other words, what aspects of the controls are live when you are in that RD2000 piano mode. Can I apply the Roland chorus’ for example just by hitting the chorus 1, 2, 3, or are those effects reserved for the other synth engine types ? Thank you!
Sound Effects can be applied to any sound, they are not only for synth models. If it’s working the same like Jupiter X and Xm (and I think it’s the same), you can apply any FX to any sound in Part mode (one sound) and in scene mode (one or more sounds at once). Controllers are applying FX only to scene and in scene you can apply more FX at once to one sound or to more sounds at the same time. So you can make scene from one single sound (for example only piano) or more sounds (for example piano and strings together or more synths at once) and easily apply effects to your piano or piano and strings with controllers.
P.S. But if you play only piano, it’s not necessary to make a scene, because you can apply effects to one sound using menu diving. And in menu you’re going to find even special effects only for Electric Piano - EP chorus, EP flanger, EP delay, EP Phaser, EP tremolo and even EP Amp simulator.
@@roggyo thanks! Ideally those effects controllers would be relevant to each sound you bring up regardless of sound source and be immediately active as you switch between zones in a scene. I could have chorus on my piano and delay on my lead synth, reverb on my drum part, etc…Sounds like this is in fact the case which makes this instrument viable for someone who hates the menu diving….
this is still the old, virtual 106 roland engine that was already in System 8 and Boutique and Jupiter x - in "new" nostalia package. Pricey and not even close to real analogue sound.
It's worse. The System 8 has the ACB engine, which requires more CPU power per-voice. Zen core gives more voices and fx at the expense of some circuit-modeling detail.
Regarding whether it sounds like a vintage unit, it's not a Juno 106, but we just added a new video comparing the Juno X to a vintage Juno 60. See what you think, and thanks for checking out our videos in any case! ua-cam.com/video/Te4E8lW0hcA/v-deo.html 👍👍👍
Any video how to make a new scene and how to pit the instruments on part 1 part 2 part 3 etc ? Nothing in manual, mothing on UA-cam. 50 videos on jupiter x how to do anything. For juno x nothing, only demos.
Great video I see that this particular Juno x appears to be nearly black where in some videos its light grey. Can anyone confirm if it's just pot luck to which colour you get? 🤔
Thanks Tim - it's definitely light grey, very similar tone to the original 106. The differences you're seeing will be down to studio lighting and colour correction, it can look quite different in different lighting conditions. Fun fact - the Yamaha DX7 is in fact chocolate brown but always looks grey/black in photos!
the re authentication every 30 cycles is I think the only thing that irks me.. what if you go to a cabin for 5 months to make an album? you can't use those sounds unless you drive to town to connect to the internet? might be extreme case but still...
if you make them all which i guess hardware synths like this are literally for that... you would own everything you make. having a portable preset machine for that much i guess is where these problems arise @@MT-mt8bd
There are over 4000 sounds preloaded on this machine that are yours no matter what - and they cover every type of synthesis and sound for 98% of musicians. It's only the stuff you get from the cloud that requires additional authorization.
I already have the Jupiter X so no reason for me to purchase this. My gut tells me Roland has overpriced the Juno X. It should be in the $1000-$1200 price range.
Because it's nothing like a Juno X... I own both. I find it strange people think their DM12 will get this sound, it can't. It's a great synth, but nothing like this.
@@vaiman7777 I agree, i have the DM12D and as it's original concept was based on the Juno106 (which i'm sure you know :) , I do feel the Juno X is miles ahead. I am tempted to pull the trigger and get the Juno X, i just wish there was a music store near me that i could visit so i could get hands on with it.
so far what i have learned is do not make any, not even an even handed mildly negative comment about this thing on Gearspace. Your in box will be flooded so fast with what i can only describe as Neo-Roland monks? zealots?? idk. I was shocked. Not excited about the software side of this, but the form factor does make me interested.
it is fairly close let’s be honest, the same no but who cares. Does it sound good, i think it does. Is it selling the zenology engine and subscription over and over in a new skin, yes, yes it is. But the body matters, i notice reviewers twiddling knobs more on this because it is a simpler looking interface than the jupiter x. Is it 500 too much? Absolutely. The fantom 06 is 1500.00 and has sampling to boot. But again looks matter and the zenology is good enough.
That’s it! This is the issue. This is just outdated, incomplete junk for the price point, for the times. It’s a 106 “revision” that just smashes other engines together, but it’s just an emulation. Hardly a remaster. This would have been a great product if the lineup of Roland the past 5-8 years didn’t contradict this vision. At this point, Roland should end the Boutique lineup, even though some of those are actually designed better than zencore. The ju-06 & boutiques, the cloud, the JupiterX, the fantoms, the 707, not to mention the many vsts that put em to shame. You can’t call Roland modern if they’re a decade late. I can’t imagine why, unless I had a big incentive/reason, pick any of their “flagship” synths over their workstations let alone the truly modern competition. 2k+ for digital emulation that still is expanded with a lease service? I’ll have to avoid recommending hardware synths from Roland.
It’s a really cool synth, def my fav thing from Roland in a while. But I can’t help but laugh at how ironic it is that that put all this nerdy engineering into making feel so alive and analog, down to realtime temperature fluctuations, when they could have just made it analog and all that would have been inherent.
It's funny to see somebody barely south of the millennium talking about "back in the 1980s". Nice synth, although the Jupiter-X looks even more desirable. But that temperature gauge is just daft. Why recreate the least desirable aspect of analogue synths? It's like saying "yes, it's a brand new car, but you need to operate the choke manually, just like in the past". Finally, I *hate* subscription-based software, which includes synthesiser models. It makes sense for businesses, both suppliers and their customers, but it doesn't make sense if you're an individual. If I buy a proper XV-5080 or Juno-106, it will never need to connect to the cloud.
Wow! So it’s yet another Zen Core synth? Meaning the same synth engine they’ve been churning out repeatedly for quite some time which doesn’t sound very good at all? This product smells like the Roland executives saw how much vintage Junos are going for these days and rushed to slap as many already existing digital synthesis engines into a vintage facade to take advantage of the hype. If you want this sound, just get a Roland Cloud subscription and save yourself some money. Great shilling guys!
Good luck playing 4 of them at once, or on stage, or away from your Compooter. Yeah, you didn't factor that in did you ;) Many of these sounds are 3 layers at least. Fail troll
I can agree-kind of wish it was an analog reissue, but that would make it a 6-voice analog polysynth, and I bet that would cost even more, a minimum $3.5k, as do the current Sequential offerings.
feature-wise, this is clearly targeting the performers able to afford Fantom-0 and Nords (ignoring the built-in speakers), except it presents less than the Fantom-0 and for a higher price
Having recently fallen in love (again? I was around for part of the '80s at least) with synthwave music, I just bought a Juno-X. Hoping it inspires me to create something fantastic.
Let's gooo :)
can share the price u paid for it❤
Me too, it's arriving today! 😍
I order one piece now! ❤
OH MAN this is exciting. its not the straight-ahead analog reissue i wanted, but it might be even better than that.
same, i want the straight up reissue, but am considering buying this still...
Don’t fuss over analogue reissues. If your 85% there in a model go for it. For me having experience of the original keyboards i don’t care. This X made me feel the originals like a bolt to my chest. I know the sounds. I recognised them and was immediately emotional. These boards were sound design boards. I reckon they hit the 90% accuracy combining sound and feel with modern flexibility.
I absolutely fell in love with the temperature control.
I just ordered this unit :) So now I can’t wait until mid may:) Just love your synthwave stuff with this monster 😃😃😃
Go go gooo :)
And how is it ? I was wondering why using the synth when you can use it in vst (Color will be better in the hardware ?)
What a great synth! The techno example at around 26 minutes is fab.
Say "Heck no!" to techno! 😜
I love the juno sound and interface. I love the old XV5080 sounds too. This is a great implementation. The mention at the end that "patches downloaded from the cloud last for 30 power cycles before you need to connect to the internet and re-authorise" REALLY rubs me up the wrong way though. I understand their motives, its just at odds with how I want a synth to work.
Definitely an unappealing burden to put on your users. Kind of makes me hate it to be honest.
So I'm paying £2000 for an empty box which I periodically have to connect online?
Does the 30 cycles per downloaded instrument also apply to the sounds you get as standard?
I have the Jupiter X and it works the same in that this only applies to sounds that have been downloaded onto the synth via the Roland dongle connected to your phone / tablet from Roland Cloud. I don't have the dongle and just use it connected to the computer via usb to use with my DAW so I haven't noticed it. I suppose that if I go on tour with it then at some point I'd need to plug it into my MacBook but this is only for sounds used with the subscription service and not any internal sounds or sounds that you create yourself.
@@galahadskeys Ah OK. And do you personally rate the Jupiter X? I had a play on that the other day and loved it. I'm by no means a professional musician by the way!
@@Johnnyjawbone You know, it's a tough one to be honest. All of the patches and models are available on Roland Cloud so in some ways the Jupiter X is a big metal box with Roland Cloud built into it. On the other hand, it's the immediacy of using it, the controls, the quality of the keyboard, in fact the build quality of the synth as a whole, the vocoder, the expandability, the balanced outputs. it all adds up to a stunning pro synth.
I wonder if i would have bought it if it was a plastic synth like the FA range but as it looks like a Jupiter 8 then I couldn't resist treating myself to this little bit of luxury.
Owned an early J60 lugged it around gig after gig. It was heavy. The chorus wind tunnel woosh was insane and they've put it in. Ha ha.
I literally feel how much love was put by Roland into this beautiful synth... In every bit of it. Oh, this instrument is awesome! How it sounds, how it looks, how sound layering and sound design work together. A great synth for professionals, a dream synth for enthusiasts.
31:15 Super Saw sounds awesome!! :D
The synthwave machine. Wow
I had the Juno 106 in 1984 and wished being classically trained, that it had velocity sensitivity and piano sampled sounds. This would fit the bill. The styling is for me emotional and there is the arpeggiator which the Juno 60 had but my 106 did not. I have VSTs galore including UHE Diva, TAL UNO, Which sound like Roland Junos as well as Halion 7 and UVI Falcon which can do similar offerings to Zenology regarding post analog, sampled, iarpeggio multi timbral parts, et al. But something compels me to want this Juno X. My inner 16 year old is cheering.
I gave in. It's arriving Friday. So excited! did you get one?
Fantastic review. After all these years I think I prefer the sound of the Juno more than the Jupiter. Juno really is the queen of synths. Doubt I will buy one but I have RC and the Juno on Zenology.
Wow that opening tone holy shit
Would love to hear your thoughts on this
the 101 uses the same filter chip as the 6/60, the IR3109 [same as in the jupiters 4/6/8, 202, jx3p and early mks-80] where as the 106 used the 80017a.
Top marks here! ✔ By the way, the webpage Mylar mentioned with all the filter versions is this one, for anyone curious! www.florian-anwander.de/roland_filters/
i played it in a music store for a few minutes. sounded amazing and youre writing new songs immediately on it.
I love sounds of this and dinamics of this rewiev.
Thanks for the demo! Did you like the keybed on the new Juno X? (I wonder how it compares to the Jupiter X keybed mechanically.) Thanks!
I’m seriously thinking of buying this. Thank you so much. Some of these sounds made me tear up. Just wish I could see this vs the Jupiter x.
So many utterly ignorant, uniformed assumptions and downright stupid comments. This sounds absolutely FANTASTIC even on UA-cam - and I’ve owned the iconic Roland classics being modeled here. Honestly, if people want a thin, boring, lifeless “impression” of a Juno, go buy a Deepmind. This is in a whole other ballpark.
What's your full impression of the deepmind 12?
@@fatbobe1986 the Deepmind is a decent synth - even bordering on a great synth for the money. Certainly nothing else comes close in its price range. But it doesn’t hold a candle to the big, beefy sound of a Juno, System 8, Jupiter X, etc.
@@JimDaneker I wouldn't say the Deepmind is thin and lifeless lol, i have the DM12D. At the price point it's a bargain, and sounds great.
@@zariisofficial yes, it’s a fine synth at that price point. But compared to the Roland stuff, that’s where my “thin” description comes in. They are worlds apart.
Wow. Slightly emotional watching this. I loved my 60. In my golden years I can bin everything and just get one of these and get back to my roots - on logic though lol.
So happy that Roland developed this new synth. Love the old design with the modern features.
internally, it appears to be just the Jupiter-X/Xm again
sounds so beautiful, magic. thanks for the video.
It's so weird that there's drums in there... Synth sounds nice though! I'll stick with my Juno VST for now
After over 35 years since departing with my JX-3P with PG-200 programmer I have jumped back in again and purchased the JUNO-X! An incredible instrument but now being a little out of touch with technology I find my struggling with using some of the interface even after reading the reference manual. Any place to get some direct instruction on some of the buttons usage?
I too downloaded and read all the manuals and I agree that the user interface is confusing. Selecting a MODEL is easy, but the thousands of presets under the PRESET button is hard to figure out. Several banks are labeled as SYNTH, but they also have drums, and then they also contain tones for the XV-5080 model, and all the lines are blurry.
I'm not stupid; I have a degree in computer science, and I can discern complex structures, but I can't figure out how Roland organized this preset structure: PR-A 001 = COMMON = SYNTH, but PR-A 001 COMMOND = RHYTHM? What is that?
Logic Theory is predicated upon grouping under class features, but with distinctive nomenclature. Whoever designed this was smoking acid. If you can figure the patch structure on this synth, please send a link to me. Thanks.
Roland fanboy & JD-XA owner here. Did you know Jupiter X (and likely Juno X) contain at least one entire bank of the same PCMs? They are in a diferent order, so you need to tick them off individually to discover this. That said, I'll definitely try this synth in a shop, though still think JD-XA can come pretty close to both these new "X" series synths.
nice Demo guys ! Im interested in the "X" side of things, as I have the 60 & 106 in my studio... It does sound very nice..
The negative reviews are comedy 🤣 your biggest argument is that it’s a VST in a box since it’s digital . ALL DIGITAL SYNTHS ARE. The embarrassment, you’re missing the point of this Synth . It’s not trying to be a recreation of the classics before it . It’s paying homage to them but the Juno X has its own engine . This is the next Juno . The “competition” you guys are bringing up are no where near close to the capabilities of this Synth. If you watched the whole damn video maybe you’d see that for yourself. The Deepmind is analog , great ! But that’s bout all the hell it is , the polyphony is limited , the layering and sound design doesn’t come close. Fantom 0 series are great for the value! Value! It’s part of the Fantom *O* series for a REASON! The Jupiter Xm is amazing but for the price you might as well save more and buy the Juno X . The only synth at this price I would even try to argue is the Sequential Rev 2 for all the analog purist. But… oh 8 voicings? as a keyboardist that’s simply not enough . it’s limited to what’s inside . The Rev 2 is just a Rev 2 . A Juno X is a Juno X , a modernized 60 and 106, a vocoder , with drum sequences , smart arpeggiator , expansion IF you want , Temp tuning and so many parameters for sound design and on top of all this , A Classic Juno Interface. You can complain about the price all you want. Make a comparison for another synth that offers all this at a lower price. This is fairly priced. Not to forget the build quality . Got mines on the way . This isn’t the 80’s anymore .
PS - I’ve played on a 106
Hard to deny. I....like it!
The design is by far the best I've seen in decades. Sounds great, the dream would have been to remake a modern analog version and stick a zencore engine or a version with ACB engines but I guess it is what it is and they want the product compatibility. Most people are going to be more than content with the sounds in this, it's certainly much better than most of the digital Roland synths of the 90s and 2ks that were trying to capture this sound. Certainly more appealing than the Jupiter XM for hands on.
Sounds fab but perhaps a few less bells and whistles and just the simple juno layout would have been good too , and price it at 1k instead of 2k, the dm12 is going to stay a strong competitor at a third the price. But having said that fair play to roland , having owned all the junos , they really nailed it. Having a dm12 now i really miss the extra octave.
Very informative! Thanks! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
re: 106 bass boost - whereas the 60 has just a highpass filter with the bottom step as 'off', the 106 has a bass boost at the lowest position, step 2 is 'off', and steps above add more HP filtering (the 6 being a continuous slider with no bass boost).
Thanks for confirming, that is top knowledge! 👍 Also we checked, and the filter chip Mylar was trying to remember (and was confusing it with the BA662 amplifier which is an important part of the sound signature of many classic Rolands) is of course the venerable Roland IR3109. The webpage he was mentioning that details the chips inside various classic Rolands is this one, fascinating to understand a bit about the shared history of all these devices (and the quirks that make them all different) www.florian-anwander.de/roland_filters/
I would really like to know what's the difference or at least the reasoning to choose between the Jupiter - X and the Juno - X. From what i recal in the Jupiter - X there is already a Juno 106 if I'm correct. So the only reason choose the new Juno - X would be layering of multiple Junos together in conjuction with the interface ? Because technically we are talking about the same engines here. Right ?? Thanks in advance
There is no difference between Jupiter X and Juno X in sound. It has less controllers (Juno X has the same number of controllers as small Jupiter Xm) and second difference is that Juno X has less synth models. It doesn’t have Jupiter 8, JX-8p and SH-101 VA synths (you get only Juno 106 and Juno 60). If you want those VA models you have to buy them and each of them is 150€. It means that if you want to have other virtual analog synth models which you get with Jupiter X and Xm in Juno X, you have to pay extra 450€. In that case Juno X costs almost the same as Jupiter X. That’s why if you are not hardcore fan of Juno synth IMO Jupiter X or Xm is better deal for Roland synth sounds.
@@roggyo Thank you for the reply. Yes that's my understanding on the matter too. I was trying to justify the reason of the Juno - X and from all the data so far I understand that is for the hardcore fans of the older Juno models !! I think at the end of the day is about the knobs and the retro style !! I think the Jupiter -Xm could be a good middle ground for studio work. has all the main models with the expansion capabilities, small footpring and a more reasonable price .. maybe the Jupiter and Juno -Xs are betters for gigs .. cheers !!
Love to own one, but $2k? I think I will have to stick with my JU-06 👌
In light of the global climate, the build quality and general platform for the future - its fairly cheap. It amazes me that your part of the world think 2k is a lot of money. It's essentially nothing. I spend more than that per day.
@@ErraticFaith2k? Which is UK Average monthly income? Also 2k is pretty standard pricing for new premium products from all major AAA synth / work station developers; Nord, Roland, Korg, Yamaha. 2k is flagship money, not 'nothing' relative to the market imo. You could get 4-5 synths for 2k. This looks like it makes for a great stage / gigging Juno, great features, stable tuning etc. but if you just want a Juno sound - 2k is alot. Ju-06 is sufficient... Particularly as on the cloud you can get the same thing without the hardware for a fraction of the cost - albeit without the ergonomics.
I’ll stick with Softube’s Model 84 Juno. Also lol ‘i spend more than 2k per day.’ 😂 Apparently you can’t buy class.
@@ErraticFaith 2k iSnT a LoT oF MoNeY. I sPeNd MoRe ThAn 2k a MoNtH. What an ass hat.
The main point is not the various vintage Juno imitations, you can get that from the System-8 with higher fidelity. It is instead the underlying architecture and the Juno-X engine that hits the spot. This synth is simply breathtaking.
I feel like I'm going to end up owning this synth. When I have the cash. May be a while. But it will almost certainly be mine. Eventually. I hope. lol
haha no.. still thinking about it though a whole year later @@ObsidianSeduction-jz7js
I used to have an HS-60 that I bought with my lawn cutting money in 1982. I had to buy one with external speakers because i couldnt afford a preamp and external speakers lol. I loved my synth so much till it sadly got stolen along with my 1990 454 SS parked in my driveway. I left the keyboard in the truck because it was raining and I was too lazy to get something to cover it and take it inside. I later bought a Korg X3 but nothing compared to my Roland. 😢
om 🎶 grande saund 🎹🎶🌟
It's a Jupiter X with different colors? The front of the Jupiter X didn't match any of the models and the display was to the left but here it appears that the front actually matches the Juno 106 and the display is in the middle. This one is better designed than the Jupiter X IMO.
Looks like the zen core sound engine from the Jupiter X, but with Juno controls, and a few buttons to switch it into a Juno type modes. Not sure who this is aimed at other than someone chasing Juno type controls. They have also added the Xv5080 and Roland piano sounds, but that comes with other zen core products such as the MC707/101. I guess I’m starting to think of Roland products as simply different hardware controllers for their zen core vst.
Not sure about when you played it, but the front panel of Jupiter-X matches many of the models quite well and intuitively. It is a lot of fun to program.
@@scottblanchard7542 I think I was looking for the portamento potentiometer, essential on the SH-101 to adjust on the fly, and other Roland models had it in the past. I think I couldn't find the SH-101 PWM source switch and the gate + trig/gate/LFO switch for the envelope and other models too did not match. I perceived it as a universal MIDI controller running the same models you get for a few bucks a month online, but surely it is a bit more than that. Glad you are liking it though.
@@Digiphex Ah, I see. I didn't own the vintage instruments, so the muscle memory aspect of expecting certain things is not there. It's in 3.0 now, which has fixed a lot of the UX complaints from 2020.
The arpeggios notes are not sticking I notice regardless of wether he keeps holding or releases ! That’s cool! What happens if the front panel is edited during play or as knobs are edited ? Is the clock more granular? 👽
Beautiful, but I'm curious where I can find the 106 Tech Bass setting, or only available with the WC-1?
Great to see this..BUT...the Phantom O series is full work station and has a lot of these sounds and it’s only $1200. His is a nice synth but it is way too expensive. It should be priced around $1100 -$1200 tops. This price is on,y plying off the obnoxious pricing of vintage synths.
You can't edit synthesis like here with Fantom 0. Here are all posibilities to change, edit and save the patches in analog style with the faders. It s 2 different things! After time, this Juno-X will be more expensive in my opinion!
0:00 is a picture in motion by waveshaper?
Does the aux in run through the onboard effects? Would like to use the onboard efx for my other synths as well!! Just wondering if this is possible.
I got a juno 106 for $200 recently by mistake. Went to guys house to look at some vintage simmons drums and he then said i have more stuff andnsold me the 106 for $200. I didnt even buy it at first dodnt know what it was. Came home did research andbwent back a week later and bought it. Only reason i even know what a juno is!
What a deal - treasure that Juno!
oh boy here we go
Superb demo. Andy is excellent and Mylar melodies is always superb. Watch his Polybrute demos if you get a chance. This is a very focused instrument. I wasn't quite sure about the Jupiter X and what it was trying to achieve. The layout of the Juno is almost OG and midi controllers are just not the same. Price should be about 1500 gbp imo. I have a Fantom 6,,, not the O-mg, OB6, P6, Polybrute, Summit, Modx6, Wavestate, Opsix, XD, Digitakt, Octa MK2, A4 Analog, ASM, TR6S, MPC L2, and Maschine plus and this would be a great accompaniment.... The Waldorf Iridium and MoogOne are the only others I'm considering. The UDO is also an option imho. Also, if this where hybrid and analogue it would be £2500.
Thanks for watching and your thoughts - at the end of the day, it feels like there's just such a wonderful variety of choice these days!
Andy’s Fantom 06 demo is really god too
When choosing a Model/ Engine, besides Juno-x, Juno-106, XV5080 etc. you can choose PR-A/ PR-B ... PR-X. What are those and what is the difference?
the PR- banks are banks all made using the ZEN engine-4-parts each with up to 4 oscillators, and dozens of editable parameters. They use combinations of PCM waveforms and modeling. They are multi-platform banks found in other Roland gear like the Fantoms, JP-X, MC-707, and Roland Cloud. Some are excellent, some need tweaking to taste, but they all show the power of the ZEN system.
Actually, all sound banks in new Roland gear are using ZEN; the model expansions are also ZEN but using a customized greatly limited set of parameters that focus on core tone of the vintage instruments, including more CPU hungry modeled filters (R, M, and S), and to me they sound impressive and fantastic.
Does it has seamless transition feature when changing the sound (like Fantom has) ?
Yes, and so does Jupiter-X.
i feel like this was perfect until the price point
with the system 8 and others in the same range
curious why this wouldnt be just a tad cheaper
maybe im dumb - but was about to pull the trigger until i saw the price point here in cad.
DO NOT BUY IT! Dude its the Zencore Synth engine plus the Jupiter X has a Roland Juno 106 expansion so what's the point of spending 2k on this when you can get a used Deepmind 12 for an amazing price or for that amount of money you can subscribe to the Roland Cloud for 15 years. 15 years of the Zencore Pro or 15 years of the better ACB technology so if I were you...I wouldn't buy it and if you really want a Roland go for the Fantom-0 it has the Zencore synth engine as well so you could get yourself a Juno 106 expansion and its cheaper than the Roland Juno X and it does more so....make a good choice buddy do your research before investing in this shit!
@@tuneunleashed thanks dude - helps when people like chime in so thank you again - tryna to do that research - thats why im here lmfao
You have a very limited grasp of music, technology and nigh anything you comment on Tunewurld. It's embarrassing just how obsessed you are with attacking the company - from a perspective of complete ignorance. Many devices share underlying technology. However they are nothing alike. Repeating myself is extremely tedious - much like your bigoted agenda. Why exactly are you stalking every video, with the same rubbish?
Yeah for real, i have a good keyboard, so i bought the desktop Deepmind... it’s close enough texture-wise, real analog, and wayyy more flexible with its mod matrix.
Deepmind 12 and Fantom 0 series are very limited when compared to the X tho. There’s plenty of videos comparing the X to what people would consider competition around this price… they don’t compare
Straight back to the 90’s. I love it!
80's
New Juno X engine sounds badass
Great video! When you are the RD2000 piano mode, can you apply those digital effects directly from the controls, or are they just applied to the other synth engines? In other words, what aspects of the controls are live when you are in that RD2000 piano mode. Can I apply the Roland chorus’ for example just by hitting the chorus 1, 2, 3, or are those effects reserved for the other synth engine types ? Thank you!
Sound Effects can be applied to any sound, they are not only for synth models. If it’s working the same like Jupiter X and Xm (and I think it’s the same), you can apply any FX to any sound in Part mode (one sound) and in scene mode (one or more sounds at once). Controllers are applying FX only to scene and in scene you can apply more FX at once to one sound or to more sounds at the same time. So you can make scene from one single sound (for example only piano) or more sounds (for example piano and strings together or more synths at once) and easily apply effects to your piano or piano and strings with controllers.
P.S.
But if you play only piano, it’s not necessary to make a scene, because you can apply effects to one sound using menu diving. And in menu you’re going to find even special effects only for Electric Piano - EP chorus, EP flanger, EP delay, EP Phaser, EP tremolo and even EP Amp simulator.
@@roggyo thanks! Ideally those effects controllers would be relevant to each sound you bring up regardless of sound source and be immediately active as you switch between zones in a scene. I could have chorus on my piano and delay on my lead synth, reverb on my drum part, etc…Sounds like this is in fact the case which makes this instrument viable for someone who hates the menu diving….
Audio over usb? That’s awesome!
What is the first tune he plays please?, the one before Darude: Sandstorm.
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is this the cloud engine ?
Can arpeggios be recorded into the sequencer? Peace 👽
this is still the old, virtual 106 roland engine that was already in System 8 and Boutique and Jupiter x - in "new" nostalia package. Pricey and not even close to real analogue sound.
It's actually worse than the one in System 8
It's worse. The System 8 has the ACB engine, which requires more CPU power per-voice.
Zen core gives more voices and fx at the expense of some circuit-modeling detail.
Regarding whether it sounds like a vintage unit, it's not a Juno 106, but we just added a new video comparing the Juno X to a vintage Juno 60. See what you think, and thanks for checking out our videos in any case! ua-cam.com/video/Te4E8lW0hcA/v-deo.html 👍👍👍
@@Gear4musicSynthsTech Check out my comparison of hotwheels to an actual car
Could you guys modify the Fantom update soon so we can add new sounds via Wifi from a phone.
48:32 How mean digital to analog converter? The xlr out? Thx
Any video how to make a new scene and how to pit the instruments on part 1 part 2 part 3 etc ? Nothing in manual, mothing on UA-cam. 50 videos on jupiter x how to do anything. For juno x nothing, only demos.
Great video I see that this particular Juno x appears to be nearly black where in some videos its light grey. Can anyone confirm if it's just pot luck to which colour you get? 🤔
Thanks Tim - it's definitely light grey, very similar tone to the original 106. The differences you're seeing will be down to studio lighting and colour correction, it can look quite different in different lighting conditions. Fun fact - the Yamaha DX7 is in fact chocolate brown but always looks grey/black in photos!
Sound great but I hope they address the stepping in the filter sweep at ua-cam.com/video/kk0jlAzlw7w/v-deo.html in a firmware upgrade.
Do the Juno-X sliders transmit controller messages like the Juno-106 sliders transmit SysEx?
Can you plug in USB storage to play audio backing tracks through it?
Woah cool 106 mod. You diy??
another vst maby make somthing analog allready?
It always appears to be sold out anytime I check.
I would'nt mind an Alpha Juno model, but I guess they don't have that.
I bet it's coming. Roland seem to be supporting this gen, and the improvements on other gear have been excellent.
the re authentication every 30 cycles is I think the only thing that irks me.. what if you go to a cabin for 5 months to make an album? you can't use those sounds unless you drive to town to connect to the internet? might be extreme case but still...
It's just annoying that after paying 2 grand for a synth, you still don't own your sounds.
if you make them all which i guess hardware synths like this are literally for that... you would own everything you make. having a portable preset machine for that much i guess is where these problems arise @@MT-mt8bd
There are over 4000 sounds preloaded on this machine that are yours no matter what - and they cover every type of synthesis and sound for 98% of musicians. It's only the stuff you get from the cloud that requires additional authorization.
I already have the Jupiter X so no reason for me to purchase this. My gut tells me Roland has overpriced the Juno X. It should be in the $1000-$1200 price range.
I'd like to see it closer to $1500.
If the deep mind is analog and half the price, why isn’t the Juno x ? Make it make sense.
Because it's nothing like a Juno X... I own both. I find it strange people think their DM12 will get this sound, it can't. It's a great synth, but nothing like this.
@@vaiman7777 I agree, i have the DM12D and as it's original concept was based on the Juno106 (which i'm sure you know :) , I do feel the Juno X is miles ahead. I am tempted to pull the trigger and get the Juno X, i just wish there was a music store near me that i could visit so i could get hands on with it.
Base sound design from 18:31
Thanks - chapter markers added now! 👍
Intro sounds a little bit like Alan Parsons Project - Sirius.
Holy cow!
Great! As soon as I have $2000 to burn, this is mine! x'D
If i do this on a Korg 73 Ex, would i be O.K. -- or yo get mad;.?
Askin for a fri8end.
42:06 🥲
31:36 💯💯🎹🎹🎶🎶🏆🏆
so far what i have learned is do not make any, not even an even handed mildly negative comment about this thing on Gearspace. Your in box will be flooded so fast with what i can only describe as Neo-Roland monks? zealots?? idk. I was shocked. Not excited about the software side of this, but the form factor does make me interested.
haha, oh wow
it is fairly close let’s be honest, the same no but who cares. Does it sound good, i think it does. Is it selling the zenology engine and subscription over and over in a new skin, yes, yes it is. But the body matters, i notice reviewers twiddling knobs more on this because it is a simpler looking interface than the jupiter x. Is it 500 too much? Absolutely. The fantom 06 is 1500.00 and has sampling to boot. But again looks matter and the zenology is good enough.
31‘15‘‘: Instant „Stranger Things“.
sounds like a plugin@2000 euros
OMG #synthlove
That’s it! This is the issue. This is just outdated, incomplete junk for the price point, for the times. It’s a 106 “revision” that just smashes other engines together, but it’s just an emulation. Hardly a remaster. This would have been a great product if the lineup of Roland the past 5-8 years didn’t contradict this vision. At this point, Roland should end the Boutique lineup, even though some of those are actually designed better than zencore. The ju-06 & boutiques, the cloud, the JupiterX, the fantoms, the 707, not to mention the many vsts that put em to shame. You can’t call Roland modern if they’re a decade late. I can’t imagine why, unless I had a big incentive/reason, pick any of their “flagship” synths over their workstations let alone the truly modern competition. 2k+ for digital emulation that still is expanded with a lease service? I’ll have to avoid recommending hardware synths from Roland.
It’s a really cool synth, def my fav thing from Roland in a while. But I can’t help but laugh at how ironic it is that that put all this nerdy engineering into making feel so alive and analog, down to realtime temperature fluctuations, when they could have just made it analog and all that would have been inherent.
500 like 🎉
Is it 6 note poly 😜
I am so confused, on so many levels
It's funny to see somebody barely south of the millennium talking about "back in the 1980s". Nice synth, although the Jupiter-X looks even more desirable.
But that temperature gauge is just daft. Why recreate the least desirable aspect of analogue synths? It's like saying "yes, it's a brand new car, but you need to operate the choke manually, just like in the past".
Finally, I *hate* subscription-based software, which includes synthesiser models. It makes sense for businesses, both suppliers and their customers, but it doesn't make sense if you're an individual. If I buy a proper XV-5080 or Juno-106, it will never need to connect to the cloud.
It's definitely neat, but that price... :(
So.. am I tripping or TECHNICALLY, does this thing have 4 envelopes?
VST in a £1600 box. Which has to be authorised every 30 power cycles. Appalling crap.
Waaaay too expensive for what it is!
Wow! So it’s yet another Zen Core synth? Meaning the same synth engine they’ve been churning out repeatedly for quite some time which doesn’t sound very good at all?
This product smells like the Roland executives saw how much vintage Junos are going for these days and rushed to slap as many already existing digital synthesis engines into a vintage facade to take advantage of the hype.
If you want this sound, just get a Roland Cloud subscription and save yourself some money.
Great shilling guys!
Good luck playing 4 of them at once, or on stage, or away from your Compooter. Yeah, you didn't factor that in did you ;) Many of these sounds are 3 layers at least. Fail troll
My brand new 35 year old analog Juno 106 with analogue renaissance chips would make this LED monstrosity cry like Amber Heard's attorneys
It's cool, but it's not 2k cool.
$2000? They tweaking
Garbage disposal is where that can go old Roland gear sounds better
I wish they would make a cheaper (less features) version. 2grand is divorce territory for me.
I can agree-kind of wish it was an analog reissue, but that would make it a 6-voice analog polysynth, and I bet that would cost even more, a minimum $3.5k, as do the current Sequential offerings.
No offense but this is underwhelming as usual from Roland. It’s essentially one of their overpriced stage piano keyboards but has a Juno skin.
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Very bizarre for Roland to shotgun-market this at a time when barely 5% of customers can afford a $2000 VA.
feature-wise, this is clearly targeting the performers able to afford Fantom-0 and Nords (ignoring the built-in speakers), except it presents less than the Fantom-0 and for a higher price