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Average rating:
4.5 out of 5
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There are a lot of people around here who own this synth for a rather short time ... owning it for a few years, now, I would like to say that this a synthesizer you do not want to sell, once you have got one ... I also own a very good virtual analogue synth (the Waldorf Micro Q Keyboard) and have played many other VAs (like all the Clavia Nord Synths and the Access Virus), I have owned a few other analogue synths (like an Oberheim Matrix 6 or a Korg Poly 61 for example) and I love soft synths like the Arturia Moog Modular and the Novation V-Station, but I will never sell my Juno 106, although the possibilities to create sounds with this synth are very limited (it has only one DCO and a sub-oscillator and only one envelope). The main thing is that its sound beats all the others (including VAs and soft synths)!!! Nevertheless I agree with the one who wrote that a Juno 106 is not exactly the first choice for basses - there are monophonic analogue synths wich are better for basses - like the Waldorf Pulse.
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I have to comment on this fantastic synth, that i just happen to own for over 10 years now, produces some nice lush to speaker shaking basses as well as mad-fx sounds, but it really comes alive when you put it through an fx box or two. I usually use a distortion pedal for those prophet-5 type sync sounds with my Juno in unison mode. But after 10 years of use, my juno is exhibiting those tell-tale signs of age, the custom IC chips Roland used in the 106 are beginning to go, I get a dead note (stuck) every 6th key in poly mode 1, and Roland have no more spares which means you have to buy another Juno-106 and salvage that for spares. So I have to find some way to keep my 106 alive and kicking, although she still rocks in poly mode-2 and unison.
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I have to comment on this fantastic synth, that i just happen to own for over 10 years now, produces some nice lush to speaker shaking basses as well as mad-fx sounds, but it really comes alive when you put it through an fx box or two. I usually use a distortion pedal for those prophet-5 type sync sounds with my Juno in unison mode. But after 10 years of use, my juno is exhibiting those tell-tale signs of age, the custom IC chips Roland used in the 106 are beginning to go, I get a dead note (stuck) every 6th key in poly mode 1, and Roland have no more spares which means you have to buy another Juno-106 and salvage that for spares. So I have to find some way to keep my 106 alive and kicking, although she still rocks in poly mode-2 and unison.
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I just bought my 106 in perfect condition for about 400$ last week and I have to say that this synth is extremly easy to get into.
Just touch some sliders and put chorus on and you will already get an idea of what this synth is capable of.
If you can lay your hands on it ,don't hesitate for a second.
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I own both the Juno 106 and the JX305 & they're both superb synths. This is how I call it, the Juno 106 was there first in the heyday of electro music and got used by alot of famous musicians. So it got a healthy reputation. It is great for bass, strings & nice pads & effects. But it is meant to be used as part of a musical set-up you can't make a complete dance track with it. The JX305 on the other hand isn't as fat as the Juno overall, but is very capable. You want a great bass patch, forget the bass presets. You simply go to square lead 2, tweak the attack, decay, depth, cutoff & resonance. And you will get a bass that is as fat and heavy as anything you've ever heard. The major advantage that the JX305 has is you can edit the drums and add effects to get some awesome results. As a pure synth the Juno 106 is great, but if you're on a budget and want a superb dance music workstation. Then I would go for the JX305. It all depends on your situation. Anyway thats my two-pence peace!
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