Problems reloading factory patches post by emptyset. The sound character of this series of synths is a cross between the juno and mks synthesizers although i. The juno1 and juno2 were pretty much the same except for the larger five octave keyboard included on the juno2. Just like the mythical tone bank from very early alpha juno1 synths, roland changed the alpha juno2 factory presets to a different tone set. Original factory patches roland juno106 patch names. Be sure to follow the instructions in the juno factory kit because you must press the write key at the same time as the data transfer and bulk load keys in order to transfer the factory patches from the. Six voices of polyphony, only two waveform choices plus a sub oscillator, resonant lowpass filter, one lfo, one envelope, onboard chorus and arpeggiator. It came out about the same time as the venerable juno series, but represents a shift away from the traditional analog synthesizer interface and towards a less handson format. One tone on the aj can be stored in just 32 bytes and thats with the name included. Alpha juno1 demo probably unnecessarily long, but fun all the same. Quality sounds for hundreds of instruments, great prices and big bundle discounts. Alpha junoseries, released in 198586, comes in five units.
New ipad editor for roland alpha juno synths synthtopia. Patches for mac lots of great patches for use with the alpha juno synthesizers. Alpha juno2 is an analog synthesizer with 6 voices of polyphony, monotimbral. Juno106 librarian is written in java enabling it to work on all platforms with a java jre installed. Roland juno60 the 56 classic factory patches youtube.
The jx3p is something of a hidden treasure there is more to it than meets the eye. Juno1 juno2 juno6 juno60 juno106 junoddi junods61 junods76 junoggi junostage. Roland alpha juno 2 photos click on thumbnails to enlarge. In 2015, roland once again started producing analog synthesizers beginning with their jdxa and jd. Roland jd800 the 64 classic factory patches duration. You can load these files into a computer using a generic sysex loader program. Axial has patches from a number of classic roland synthesizers like the jupiter8, juno106, tb303, sh101, d50, alpha juno, and xv5080. You load the files into a wave editor or a media player, conect the output of the soundcard to the the input jack from the juno at the back of the juno is tapeloadand play the file.
Only a handful of synths were shipped out with this early tone bank version which makes it difficult to locate. For nearly 30 years, it was the last true analog synthesizer made by roland and has been critically acclaimed as one of their classic analog instruments. Tone banks 1 thru 7 should work on all three types of synthesizers. The alpha has a 7parameter envelope instead of just adsr and that really adds alot imo. The polys filter is very meh and paraphonic, as mentioned, and the 106 is way overpriced. The juno106 librarian is a free application to edit sounds on a roland juno106 synthesizer. Roland alpha juno 1, alpha juno 2, mks50 patches 34 patch banks for roland alpha juno series. Retaining the juno name that had previously been associated with inexpensive, sliderladen polysynths, the spartan front panel of the alpha juno lacked the immediacy of its predecessors.
Roland sa09 mp3 demo roland rs09 mp3 demo roland jp8080. These are the factory rom presets, recorded straight to sonar with no effects. Original roland juno106 factory patches from 1984 1. I then installed the m64c cartridge and proceeded to manually write a few rug tonevoices that i was missing from years ago into the cartridge memory bank to test all the program. The successors to rolands moderately successful juno series of synths ranging from the premidi juno 6 and juno 60 to the allconquering juno 106 the alpha junos felt slightly out of time. The alpha juno doesnt have 88 patches, but 64 eight banks of eight and yes, the dump format is such that with 16 messages you should have all the sounds four tones are sent in each message. Designed for fast, effective, and intuitive sound designing, all the necessary controls. Analogaudio1 is proud to present the professional analogaudio1 alpha juno patch bank, featuring 64 highly useful patches. The alpha juno is an underrated synth and with a little programming, you can. Both junos included six voices, dco digitally controlled oscillators, lfo, high pass filter, vcf filter with freqenvreslfokybd, vca envelope and a. This produced a combined total of around 116,000, between the juno6, juno60, and juno106, of these. 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. Now you can tap into the alpha junos signature 1980s strings, pianos, pads, basses and leads. The alpha junos have been used by mundo muzique, vince clarke, matt megaton haines, paul hardcastle, fatboy slim, massive attack, bomb the bass, the prodigy, faithless, youth, joey beltram and human resource.
The roland jx10 super jx was a 12voice analog synthesizer keyboard produced from 1986 to 1989, along with a rackmounted version, the mks70. Roland mks50 patches and tones your one stop resource. Dcb roland to roland syncinterface roland md8 converts dcb to midi for midi control. Great analog sound and one of the most famous techno sounds ever, the hoover sound. Roland alpha juno 1 alpha juno 2 new custom patches. Ikutaro kakehashis efforts in the 1960s and 1970s with his previous company, ace tone, laid the groundwork for rolands vigorous vertically integrated manufacturing process by the early 80s. Roland alpha juno1 favorite classic presets 2017 synthesizer demo by rik marston watch in hd turn it up. It has the same synth engine and architecture, with some added features like 16 programmable chord memories, and the ability to store velocity, volume, panning, detune, portamento and other similar parameters within each patch. You may need to slow down the transmission rate of the sysex, and. Upon its release in 1985, rolands alpha juno was a harbinger of things to come. Kid nepro sound patches and samples for synthesizers and. The slightly improved successor to the original alpha juno. Your one stop resource for mks50 and alpha juno synthesizers patches, tones, diy, utilities and information info join the roland alpha juno group on facebook.
Kid nepro is the patch king now in our 36th year welcome to the patch kingdom. Considering selling minilogue and buying alpha juno page. Load patches from the alpha editor to your alpha juno load the current patch from your alpha juno to the alpha editor. Roland mks50 synth info your one stop resource for mks. I put together a rar with patches, banks, tools and useful documentation i tracked down on the net over time. For those who want to get the best out of the roland juno106. Once i confirmed every parameter on the juno 2 was working a it should, i installed the factory bank b tonevoices into the memory bank via sysex with midiox. Theres factory banks for both the juno and mks50, 21 banks from the yahoo group covering various timbres and a bunch of single presets. Includes an archive of some patch sheets and manuals for gear including the sci sixtrak, the roland alpha juno 12, csq100 and pg300 programmer br8 resources a great br8 info site including a very good guide to upgrading the 100mb zip drive to 250mb with instructions and pictures. Hey guys iv had my alpha juno 2 for a while now but have just started messing around with it properley.
They are easy to find there and everything loaded up just fine. The hs80 is an alpha juno 2 for the casual home user, with a slightly less appealing cosmetic appearance. The program can create patches from scratch or receive and edit patches from the synthesizers memory. The mks50 1987 is a rackmount version of the alpha juno. The roland alpha juno1alpha juno2 are analog synths which can sound great as long as you program them yourself.
Roland msq700 sequencer 10 reasons why the roland juno is the greatest synthesizer of all time. The 14 synthesizers that shaped modern music the vinyl. If only i could sing all parts are the ju1, except, of course, for the drums. The mks50 is an upgraded rackmount version of the alpha juno source vintage synth explorer alphasphere contains 64 patches 8 banks of 8 patches divided in a number of sound categories like bass, strings, pads, synths, leads and effects. But not everyone has the time or inclination to learn synth programming, especially when sounds get lost or as is frequently the case, the factory presets are just not that good the factory presets are mostly imitations of acoustic instruments. I know how to back up and load my own banks and single patch dumps. Check out ebay offers juno weird dcosprice edit is painful limited eg lfo. Problems reloading factory patches post by emptyset sun dec 09, 2012 5. Mks50 factory presets b group alpha juno1 and alpha juno2 factory presets ram t11 brass 2 t12 brass 3 t brasshorns t14 fatbrass 1 t15 trumpets t16 brassswell t17 polysynth2 t18 polysynth3 t21 bowdstrngs t22 richstrngs t23 orchestra t24 synorchsta t25 strngsweep t26. All used electronic parts are tested and guaranteed working.
This listing reflects our current inventory and is updated daily, so if a part is. Roland alpha juno 64 new original patches synthpop. The alpha juno remains a dark horse synthesizer history and now you can tap into its signature 1980s strings, pianos, pads, basses, leads and more. These are midi sysex files compressed in a macintosh friendly format. Roland alpha juno mp3 demo my patches roland mc202 mp3 demo roland jp8000. The factorypreset envelope of this patch is set to sustain quite a bit not like a guitar would do. Novation bassstation patches 7 banks and 108 single patches for novation bass station. Roland, alpha juno2, manual, synthesizer created date. 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. This is a video of my roland alpha juno 1 and the patches that i have made for it. The jx3p was mostly aimed towards players looking for those great stable roland sounds of the time, but with immediate presetbased. The 10 best synth presets in history and where you can. Puremagnetiks sound design team has scrupulously emulated the original factory a presets with their filter settings and programmed it as an ableton live pack, kontakt and logic instrument.
Iv download the patches that were uploaded by hecticcc but i carnt get any of them to work. Theroland juno106 is a great classic analog synth with easy editing. Roland alpha juno 2, alpha juno 1 analog synthesizer. For the op,i have a minilogue xd and an alpha juno1 and both are interesting,but very different sounding. I found the juno 2 factory sounds in sysex format in the juno yahoo groups.
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