Fun fact: The Roland Go Keys 5 uses the ZEN-Core sound engine, which is what the flagship Roland keyboards have & is capable of producing complex and high quality sounds. It also has a 256 voice polyphony so you won't be limited in terms of layering sounds at all. The Juno D-08 costs more than twice what the Go Keys does so its not really a surprise it has more features overall.
Great information Phil. I just have one question,I recently purchased a Juno D and wanted to know if Wc-1 adapter will work just like my Go keys 5 would appreciate a reply I’m still learning to navigate Roland Cloud and MGR thanks
Juno-D is a studio and stage keyboard for serious use; If you want to record to DAW. MIDI interface of Juno D is also pretty valuable. Go:keys are great For beginners with an iPad and paired learning apps. We Need sponsored links to your favorite learning programs soon… better yet, We Need You to launch a learner app for all your Go:keys fans!
@@cinepost Thank you Myron for the gift! You're the best 🙏🙏🙏❤️ and my BIG ideas 💡 guy! I'm going to look into that!!! 🙏🙏🙏🥳 I appreciate you very much!!! ❤️
Awesome comparison, Phill! I think I like the Go Keys 5 better for my needs, the Juno D is a bit strangely priced since it's almost twice the cost of a Go Keys 5 but also for just a little bit more you can get a Fantom 06!
Well, it’s better to have both because these instruments are very professional, but offer different workflows. GoKeys is great as a lightweight mobile arranger keyboard with great sounds and built-in speakers. Juno D, on the other hand, offers powerful sound design, deep editing and MIDI control for working with DAWs.
The pianos on the Juno-D sound much better and crisp/expressive. I play the Juno-D 88 so I may also be biased cos of the weighted keys though. The Expansion pianos on the Roland cloud are nice but again, the expression is not as rich when playing them on the GO:KEYS 5.
Hello brother God bless you and you family im thinking in getting the go keys 5 you think i could take this keyboard to play at church? Thanks for your help
Hey @AydanPlasencia! Absolutely. I think you could use this at church to get some great tones. Piano or organ or Electric Piano. You could make it work for sure. Best wishes.
I don't think so because GOKEYS 3 and 5 are very weak in the midi department as controllers. They're not able to send multiple midi channel signals to the DAW like other keyboards. They send just one at a time. They use USB C midi and have no traditional midi sockets for in, out and thru.
I loved that Roland released the new GoKeys because I was able to pick up the stylish red first generation GoKeys at a huge discount at my local music store 😅
@phillc I thought I didn't need GoKeys until I saw it in person. I love the ease of use and the design. Such an inspiring music tool, although the first GoKeys offers significantly different features than GoKeys 3/5
@@Acrimonious_Snake I don't know if it's widely known but I believe the original Go Keys actually has the full Juno DS sound engine on it. Only a few of the sounds are accessible through the buttons on the keyboard itself, but I think someone released a program that makes it possible to access all of the other sounds from a computer. I'm not 100% sure if I'm remembering everything correctly, but it's definitely worth looking into if you have the original Go Keys!
@Sn00ze Yes, I know that. I do have a Juno DS76, but from what I hear, they are VERY different animals and sound different, although very similar, and the sound quality is excellent on both. I haven't had a chance to test them side by side (they're in different places), but even at first glance, patches with similar names are different! For example, the Gwyo Press patch is NOT the same, on the GoKeys it's polyphonic and you can play chords. On the Juno DS it's monophonic and has a nice short portamento slide between notes. Many of the GoKeys piano+pad layered patches have quieter pad parts, very subtle sounding. Many of the GoKeys patches have volume rolloff on the higher notes (keyfollow is assigned to volume). Everyone forgets that all Roland synths sound slightly different and have nuances in the sound palette. That's why each Fantasia patch is different on different devices. Fantasia on JunoDS is not the same as Fantasia on JD-Xi or D-05/50 etc. So all Rolands do not devalue each other. Thanks for your comment! I still have to dig deeper into MIDI and MSB/LSB messages of my GoKeys and JunoDS. Maybe I will find more differences or similarities, but at first glance these synths are very different.
Fun fact: The Roland Go Keys 5 uses the ZEN-Core sound engine, which is what the flagship Roland keyboards have & is capable of producing complex and high quality sounds. It also has a 256 voice polyphony so you won't be limited in terms of layering sounds at all. The Juno D-08 costs more than twice what the Go Keys does so its not really a surprise it has more features overall.
Yes indeed. Thanks for sharing @RaidenKhan
Great information Phil. I just have one question,I recently purchased a Juno D and wanted to know if Wc-1 adapter will work just like my Go keys 5 would appreciate a reply I’m still learning to navigate Roland Cloud and MGR thanks
@worldendspastormedina9703 Yes indeed! Check out: lp.roland.com/juno-d-and-roland-cloud/en - I have not demonstrated this yet.
By far the best review not only on these keyboards but lots of other types of product reviews
Juno-D is a studio and stage keyboard for serious use; If you want to record to DAW. MIDI interface of Juno D is also pretty valuable. Go:keys are great For beginners with an iPad and paired learning apps. We Need sponsored links to your favorite learning programs soon… better yet, We Need You to launch a learner app for all your Go:keys fans!
@@cinepost Thank you Myron for the gift! You're the best 🙏🙏🙏❤️ and my BIG ideas 💡 guy! I'm going to look into that!!! 🙏🙏🙏🥳 I appreciate you very much!!! ❤️
GoKeys is also very good as an auxiliary keyboard for a professional musician. The quality is very good.
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Awesome comparison, Phill! I think I like the Go Keys 5 better for my needs, the Juno D is a bit strangely priced since it's almost twice the cost of a Go Keys 5 but also for just a little bit more you can get a Fantom 06!
Totally agree @Sn00ze! Great point Re: Fantom 06! Thanks for sharing!
Well, it’s better to have both because these instruments are very professional, but offer different workflows. GoKeys is great as a lightweight mobile arranger keyboard with great sounds and built-in speakers. Juno D, on the other hand, offers powerful sound design, deep editing and MIDI control for working with DAWs.
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Nice video. One question. Juno D has more piano patches than GO Keys, but do you know if Piano samples are different at both instruments?
The pianos on the Juno-D sound much better and crisp/expressive. I play the Juno-D 88 so I may also be biased cos of the weighted keys though. The Expansion pianos on the Roland cloud are nice but again, the expression is not as rich when playing them on the GO:KEYS 5.
Great review. Finally an unbiased opinion! 👍
@@Acrimonious_Snake 🙏🙏
Hello brother God bless you and you family im thinking in getting the go keys 5 you think i could take this keyboard to play at church? Thanks for your help
Hey @AydanPlasencia! Absolutely. I think you could use this at church to get some great tones. Piano or organ or Electric Piano. You could make it work for sure. Best wishes.
The color of the ibstrument is last in consideration, sounds, weight and ease/ comfort of use are 100 times more important than a torqouise keyboard
Can go Keys3 be used with an mpc to control midi and with stereo output
I don't think so because GOKEYS 3 and 5 are very weak in the midi department as controllers. They're not able to send multiple midi channel signals to the DAW like other keyboards. They send just one at a time. They use USB C midi and have no traditional midi sockets for in, out and thru.
They can generate stereo output though. They're great keyboards but need to be used differently.
@@phillcthanks bro you saved me the inconvenience i think I’ll just get the Juno D instead appreciate you
I loved that Roland released the new GoKeys because I was able to pick up the stylish red first generation GoKeys at a huge discount at my local music store 😅
@Acrimonious_Snake Ain't that such a cool color!? Dope!
@phillc I thought I didn't need GoKeys until I saw it in person. I love the ease of use and the design. Such an inspiring music tool, although the first GoKeys offers significantly different features than GoKeys 3/5
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@@Acrimonious_Snake I don't know if it's widely known but I believe the original Go Keys actually has the full Juno DS sound engine on it. Only a few of the sounds are accessible through the buttons on the keyboard itself, but I think someone released a program that makes it possible to access all of the other sounds from a computer. I'm not 100% sure if I'm remembering everything correctly, but it's definitely worth looking into if you have the original Go Keys!
@Sn00ze Yes, I know that. I do have a Juno DS76, but from what I hear, they are VERY different animals and sound different, although very similar, and the sound quality is excellent on both. I haven't had a chance to test them side by side (they're in different places), but even at first glance, patches with similar names are different! For example, the Gwyo Press patch is NOT the same, on the GoKeys it's polyphonic and you can play chords. On the Juno DS it's monophonic and has a nice short portamento slide between notes. Many of the GoKeys piano+pad layered patches have quieter pad parts, very subtle sounding. Many of the GoKeys patches have volume rolloff on the higher notes (keyfollow is assigned to volume). Everyone forgets that all Roland synths sound slightly different and have nuances in the sound palette. That's why each Fantasia patch is different on different devices. Fantasia on JunoDS is not the same as Fantasia on JD-Xi or D-05/50 etc. So all Rolands do not devalue each other. Thanks for your comment! I still have to dig deeper into MIDI and MSB/LSB messages of my GoKeys and JunoDS. Maybe I will find more differences or similarities, but at first glance these synths are very different.