Midi club is excited to announce its first hardware product, the junoctrl. You can now access all the sound editing parameters hidden inside your juno1, 2 and mks50. The roland alpha juno series of discontinued keyboards are analog polyphonic synthesizers with a digitally controlled oscillator manufactured by roland corporation from 1985 to 1987. It is well know for its use of digitally controlled oscillators in conjunction with analog filters. Retroaktiv mpg50 is a fully featured midi programmer for the popular roland alpha juno 1 and 2, and the mks50 rackmount synthesizer. Computer editing is the way to go for me, i just, could not even be bothered to slog through the alpha dial editing. Roland mks50 patches and tones your one stop resource for. Roland alpha juno 1 editor and librarian patch base. The existence of the juno 1 seems to be only one thing. Edit any parameter, organize patches, create random patches, and more. The existence of the juno1 seems to be only one thing.
Roland alpha juno 1 the legendary roland alpha juno is a 6 note polyphonic synth released in 1985. Demo of roland alpha juno 1 by paul mehlhaff free listening. Only a handful of synths were shipped out with this early tone bank version which makes it difficult to locate. D20, d50, d70, d110, gp8, gr50, juno1, juno2, mks50, mks70, mks80. Lookup prices for alpha juno 1 related forum topics. You can quickly explore all of the sonic space that the synth offers. A version of the alpha juno 1 was released as the hs10 synthplus 10. Synthesizer demo of the analog synthesizer roland alpha juno1 from 1985. The hs10 synth plus 10 is an alpha juno for the casual home user, with a slightly less appealing cosmetic appearance, and the hs80 was a similar. The hs10 synth plus 10 is an alpha juno for the casual home user, with a slightly less appealing cosmetic appearance, and the hs80 was a similar repackaging of the alpha juno 2. Roland alpha juno is notable for its combination of the stability of digitally controlled oscillators with the arguably more pleasant quality of analogue filters. I use a korg nanokontrol via ableton to edit my juno 1. Introducing the alpha juno programmer, our new programmer panel overlay for the lowcost behringer bcr2000 midi desktop controller.
This video, via lektroid, takes an indepth look at the roland alpha juno 1 synthesizer the alpha juno 1 is a fairly limited synth, by todays standards, with. The alpha juno is used by mundo muzique, vince clarke, matt megaton haines and a lot more. While offering only 2 digitally controlled oscillators dcos per voice main and a suboscillator the single dco supplies multiple waveforms at once. Roland wanted people to believe that it was digital because that was the in thing back then when the dx7 was killing everything its no coincidence that the alpha junos look a bit like dx7s, but really its an analog synth pretending its digital as opposed to todays digital synths pretending theyre analog. Download the ctrlr program and the panel for your synth or create your own design. It really benefits from having an external controller to get under the hood of the exterior to program your own patches the casing is heavy and well built. Roland alpha juno 1 manual the legendary roland alpha.
Some of rolands documentation refers as the alpha juno 1 as the ju1. Not quite as warm in sound as the previous junos but still a nice addition to any. Roland alpha juno 1 alpha juno 2 new custom patches. Other than that it has the same great sound and features as the juno 1. Unlike the previous junos the alpha juno does not feature sliders, instead editing is carried out using the alpha dial and an lcd display.
Roland junogi is a music workstationsynth introduced in 2010 by roland corporation. Factory patches dseries, juno12, mksseries, useries, gp8, gr50. How to get new sounds for your roland synth poweron roland uk. Alpha juno2 synthplus 10 synthplus 80, mac logo windows logo linux logo, ctrlr this freeware utility lets.
Vishay 016n001abpp5n0000 blue or o016n001awpp5n0000 white via mouser, u. Alphasphere, presets and patches for roland alpha juno,the roland alpha juno is a great sounding synth produced in 1986 and is still being used today. The alpha juno is a great sounding juno type synth. Power cables free delivery possible on eligible purchases. This continued the tradition of their analog juno synths, but to get costs right down, they dropped the sliders and instead used a data entry method where all the parameters were adjusted with a single data wheel. Download patch base for ipad free in the app store. You can now access all the sound editing parameters hidden inside your juno 1, 2 and mks50. The black series of the nanokontrol fits perfectly on the right side of the alpha juno 2. Another roland classic analogue from their wonderful juno range of synthesisers.
It adds an extended 61 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch and an external memory cartridge slot. Kakehashis biography is available as a book from robert olsen. Most of these are sampled from the original instruments and processed using rolands supernatural sound engine, in order to recreate a tweakable yet playable patch. Roland is part of a juno 2, and removed an octave, velocity and aftertouch keyboard, and replaced by a tape storage cassette interface. May 14, 2015 c by analogaudio1 you can buy these patches read the description for further details scroll down. I like the cool 303ish and other bass kind of sounds, and some of the pad and string type ones you can get. If you want some juno lushness and dont have the cash to pay the continuously increasing prices for a classic juno, check this out. And yes, the oled fix for the alpha juno 1 is quite similar in concept to jeroen oldenhofs work on the roland alpha juno 2, but the ju1 and ju2 are different machines and the roms are not interchangeable.
Just like the mythical tone bank from very early alpha juno1 synths, roland changed the alpha juno2 factory presets to a different tone set. View and download roland alpha juno 2 service notes online. Ive never played an alpha juno 2, but i see that it has the exact same alpha dial nonsense that my roland jx10 has. Alpha juno control is a stand alone app that can be used with any daw or just on its own. It uses membrane buttons instead of buttons and sliders and the alpha dial is used to edit and browse through the big amount of parameters. The roland alpha juno 1 is an analog polyphonic synthesizer manufactured between 1985 and 1986. This is a software paramater controller for the alpha juno synth. Get new sounds for your roland synth roland australia. Roland alpha juno wikipedia, the free encyclopedia magenticka of intervenus demos alpha juno control. Roland alpha juno 2, alpha juno 1 analog synthesizer. It features one alpha dial that controls multiple parameters, as well as midi in, out, and thru functionality. Click the icon next to each track or the full board button.
As an installment in the longrunning juno series, the synthesizer is the successor to the junog. Features the same great sound as the alpha juno 1 but adds a bit of sheen by including. Roland alpha juno 2 sound bank demo by hardballs records. Truth be told, its so painless to move from parameter to parameter on the 3p. Roland alpha juno 2 sound bank demo by hardballs records published on 201110t18. Its a little thinner than the 660106, but still has the vibe.
Download alpha juno 2 controller harrymclane2s blog. View and download roland alpha juno1 owners manual online. Sep 14, 2016 this video, via lektroid, takes an indepth look at the roland alpha juno 1 synthesizer the alpha juno 1 is a fairly limited synth, by todays standards, with just one dco per voice and a clunky editing interface. I want something that can primarily generate those spacey, new agetype pads and other sounds comparable to vangelis mvmt. Axial has patches from a number of classic roland synthesizers like the jupiter8, juno106, tb303, sh101, d50, alpha juno, and xv5080. Roland mks50 and alpha juno utilities your one stop. Custom synth patches i have programmed over the years, showing off the capability of the classic roland alpha juno 1. How to get new sounds for your roland synth poweron roland. The roland alpha juno series of discontinued keyboards are analog polyphonic synthesizers. I hope to bang it out before christmas as a gift for all you ajuno owners, a virtual pg300 down to the last detail ctrlr is the. Several synths are currently supported including roland mks50, alpha juno1, alpha juno2, mks70, jx8p, mks80, juno106, korg, yamaha, moog, akai, emu, waldorf, and more. The roland alpha juno1 demonstrating some beautiful analog. Synthesizer demo of the analog synthesizer roland alpha juno 1 from 1985.
The juno 1 produces a wide range of tones which are much cleaner than previous models and can sometimes sound almost digital. I am looking to produce everything from funk to electronic to house to dnb to hip hop. It features 37 sliders and knobs which control all of. Patch base has the best roland alpha juno 1 editor and librarian available for mac and ipad.
The roland alpha juno 2 is the slightly upgraded version of the roland alpha juno 1 analog keyboard synth. Roland alpha juno 2 analog synthesizer 66khz electronic. The program uses a collection of custom designed panels designed by users. It is well know for its use of digitally controlled oscillators in conjunction with analog. Visualize the whole patch on your alpha juno 1, and easily edit any parameter without any menu diving. Roland is part of a juno2, and removed an octave, velocity and aftertouch keyboard, and replaced by a tape storage cassette interface. When you move the sliders, the juno sends the appropriate sysex commands that the juno expects to change its parameters like cutoff, resonance, etc. Roland alpha juno 1 analog synthesizer 66khz electronic. The alpha juno is used by mundo muzique, vince clarke, matt megaton haines, paul hardcastle, massive attack, bomb the bass, the prodigy, youth, joey beltram and human resource. Roland pg300 alpha juno1, 2, hs80 roland pg800 jp8p roland xv5080 basic set roland xv5080 mfx complete set spectrasonics atomosphare steinberg cubase 5sx waldorf ppg wave 2. The alpha juno 1, alpha juno 2, mks50, hs10, and hs80. It still sounds fab but unlike the mks50 its a keyboard version with membrane buttons and a small lcd display.
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