Trend price : 900€
Famous analog polyphonic synthesizer from the beginning of the eighties. Juno 60 was an enhancement from the previous Juno-6 but they sound the same.
Overview
(weight: 12 Kg ) 61 keys. The main panel features a 7-segments display, 27 push buttons, 21 sliders and 6 position switches.
Back panel terminal connectors:
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stereo out
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headphones out
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cutoff CV control
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clock input for arpeggio sync
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tape interface
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2 pedalswitch inputs
- DCB interface control
Voice
6 analog oscillators DCO digitally controlled. The synthesis is analog subtractive mainly based on VCA BA662 same found on Jupiter 8 or JX3P also filter IR3109.
Structure
a voice is composed by various summable waveform elements:
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square variable width (no mix level)
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triangle (no mix level)
- square sub-oscillator
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white noise
Filter
multimode analog filter:
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LPF resonant at 4 poles
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HPF fixed to 4 values from 0 to 100%
LFO
a single delayed triangular modular and 2 destinations:
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DCO pitch
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VCF cutoff
Modulation can be set to automatic mode or triggered pushing the LFO TRIGGER button and frequency range from 0 to 20hz.
Envelope
there is one 4-segments EG for:
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VCA
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VCF
Memory
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56 RAM patches
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: classic / lush / reliable
NOT : 1 osc / limited sound routing
" Overall sound is quite classic: all that sonorities from many hits including lush strings, pads, ringing brasses! Some little weaknesses: do not expect too much complex patches since the signal path is limited. Underestimated for years, they are getting every day more expensive."
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci