Roland, alpha juno2, manual, synthesizer created date. Roland clan forums view topic sysex memory restore on juno 2. This is actually an alternate alpha juno tone bank from roland which was made available in. Roland alpha juno 2 for sale check out ebay offers velocity weird waveformsfilters. There are some great bass and cool sounds in the factory presets. It has the same synth engine with some added features like 16 programmable chord memories, the ability to store velocity, volume, panning, detune, portamento and other similar parameters within each patch you create. The mks50 alpha juno synths was designed back in medieval times when the processor speed of a home computer was only 20mhz.
Excellent synths that failed to impress the world at the time where everyone wanted digital synths and. Can anyone recommend some good librarian software for the alpha juno 2. There are several different types of keys used on the roland keyboards, so you will need to make sure you order the correct style click on the link for your keyboard below. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Keyboard parts roland repair parts juno series page. Visualize the whole patch on your alpha juno 2, and easily edit any parameter without any menu diving. When you move the sliders, the juno sends the appropriate sysex commands that the juno expects to change its parameters like cutoff, resonance, etc. The juno 2 also had a cartridge slot for the roland m64c cartridges which held an additional 64 sounds. Roland mks50 synth info your one stop resource for mks50. Lol i want to clear the check battery message and reload the factory presets. Rolands mks50 synth module was released a year later and was essentially their alpha juno synth in a. Edit any parameter, organize patches, create random patches, and more. Roland alpha juno1, alpha juno2, and mks50 editors now. Like the korg dw8000, they dont have too many moving parts.
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. I have an mks50 3 the bulk dump data transfer methods used are slightly different from the instructions listed on page 40 of the alpha juno 1 2 owners manual. In 1985 roland released the last of their analog juno synths, the alpha juno 1 and 2. The slightly improved successor to the original alpha juno. The 14 synthesizers that shaped modern music the vinyl. The thing which is really annoying me is thte fact that i have downloaded the patch file from the roland website and have followed the instructions to reset the unit which came in that folder. Juno 1, juno 2 raw midi dumpload1 the alpha juno 1 2 should be set to midi channel 1 2 set sysex on i dont know if this is an option. Considering selling minilogue and buying alpha juno page 4. Roland alpha juno 1, alpha juno 2, and mks50 editors now in patch base.
Six voices of polyphony, only two waveform choices plus a sub oscillator, resonant lowpass filter, one lfo, one envelope, onboard chorus and arpeggiator. Roland alpha juno 2 photos click on thumbnails to enlarge. Roland clan forums view topic sysex memory restore on. Rolands mks50 synth module was released a year later and was essentially their alpha juno synth in a one space rack mount unit. Adequate in the studio or on the stage, the juno 2 has 64 presets and 64 user memory patches, a nice lcd display, an lfo capable of a very slow rate for some cool sweeping effects, and a great bass sound especially nice for acid basslines and noise effects. Intelligent patch generator creates pads, drums, basses, synths, strings, brass, and more with the touch of a button. 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. Patch base has the best roland alpha juno 2 editor and librarian available for mac and ipad.
For those who want to get the best out of the roland juno 106. 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. Alpha juno 2 is an analog synthesizer with 6 voices of polyphony, monotimbral. 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.
It is traditionally created with the roland alpha juno 2, alpha juno 1, or rack mount version mks50 synthesizer using the builtin what the patch. In this video, espen kraft shares his take on the roland alpha juno 2. The juno 6 and juno 60 analog polyphonic synths offer quick editing with one knob per function design. Roland mks50 patches and tones your one stop resource for. No matter what i try to do to restore the factory soundbank on my alpha juno 2 it will not work because im probably doing something wrong. It contains 64 patches 8 banks of 8 patches divided in a. Roland alpha juno 2 editor and librarian patch base. Jun 07, 2012 they are easy to find there and everything loaded up just fine. Once you launch the app, set the midi out destination and midi channel to correspond with your alpha juno. Mar 04, 2014 the following list contains a few of the key instruments that helped shape electronic music, from the obvious the unmistakable roland tb303 to the obscure the humble alpha juno 2. Roland alpha juno 2 64 synthcorner presets youtube.
This is the only free alpha juno vsti that can do a decent hoover. 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. Alpha juno series, released in 198586, comes in five units. The roland alpha juno 1 alpha juno 2 are analog synths which can sound great as long as you program them yourself. Free roland alpha juno hoover sample pack released by waveformless. View and download roland alpha juno 2 service notes online. Roland mks50 synth info your one stop resource for mks.
The matrix 12 is similar to the xpander and the lighter matrix 6. Access to all patch menu parameters mks50 and ability to select programs. Computer music april 07, 2014 excellent alpha juno recreation. The mks50 is an upgraded rackmount version of the alpha juno. The hoover sound generated on these synthesizers is unique for the use of a pwm sawtooth wave, which inserts flat segments of variable width into a sawtooth waveform. Upon its release in 1985, rolands alpha juno was a harbinger of things to come. It has a fairly similar overall tone to its predecessor, the juno. A yahoo group for alpha juno mks50 users to exchange info and ask questions. Roland alpha juno 2 1986 synthesizer 61 dynamic key. Mar 16, 2012 a basic introduction to the roland alpha juno 2 synthesizer, which was first made in 1985. The mks50 1987 is a rackmount version of the alpha juno. The emulator includes juno 2 factory preset and memory.
The roland jx10 super jx was a 12voice analog synthesizer keyboard produced from 1986 to 1989, along with a rackmounted version, the mks70. Sep 07, 2011 roland alpha juno 2 analog synthesizer from the year 1986 the direct successor of the juno 106 but with more possibilites. The 14 synthesizers that shaped modern music the vinyl factory. In 1985, roland released the last of their analog juno synths, the alpha juno 1 and 2. Roland alpha juno 2 the best roland synth ever to me. Great analog sound and one of the most famous techno sounds ever, the hoover sound. If only i could sing all parts are the ju1, except, of course, for the drums. We offer a big selection original factory and created soundssingle voices patches in sysex format for download in real synthesizer. Fixing the roland juno 2 dead keys was pretty easy. I need to reload the factory patches on my roland alpha juno 2 the previous owner wrote over most of the 64 presets in the memory group patch bank. I just changed the battery in my roland hs80 synthplus 80 which is the same as a roland alpha juno 2 in a different case with powered speakers.
Sep 30, 2019 the roland programmer pg300 offers complete control over all midi editable parameters of the alpha juno, the alpha juno 2 and the mks50. You have to remove the key bed which is far easier than most keyboards. Analogue heaven roland alpha juno 2 librarian software. Jan 05, 2012 alpha juno1 demo probably unnecessarily long, but fun all the same. Axial has patches from a number of classic roland synthesizers like the jupiter8, juno 106, tb303, sh101, d50, alpha juno, and xv5080. Find great deals on ebay for roland alpha juno 1 and roland alpha juno 2. The roland alpha juno series of keyboards are analog. For the op,i have a minilogue xd and an alpha juno1 and both are interesting,but very different sounding. Zip original factory presets for mks50 synthesizer. Contribute to mikeroddjune21 development by creating an account on github. Other new features included better midi implementation than previous roland synths and a larger memory of 64 presets and 64 user patches. Roland alpha juno 1 alpha juno 2 new custom patches. Roland alpha juno 2 analog synthesizer 1986 single sounds. The following list contains a few of the key instruments that helped shape electronic music, from the obvious the unmistakable roland tb303 to the obscure the humble alpha juno 2.
Get new sounds for your roland synth roland australia. Theres factory banks for both the juno and mks50, 21 banks. But the matrix 12 is much fatter and more programmable than either. Theres factory banks for both the juno and mks50, 21 banks from the yahoo group covering various timbres and a bunch of single presets. Redominator vstau audiorealism virtual synthesizers. 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. Roland mks50 patches and tones your one stop resource. May 15, 2012 hi all, i need to reload the factory patches on my roland alpha juno 2 the previous owner wrote over most of the 64 presets in the memory group patch bank.
Roland alpha juno 2 64 synthcorner presets hello, i temporarily closed this yt channel and move all of this synth video demos and lots. Alphasphere is a patch bank for the roland alpha juno 1, alpha juno 2 and mks50 synthesizers. Includes an archive of some patch sheets and manuals for gear including the sci sixtrak, the roland alpha. Upon power up i instigated the factory reset procedure to clear out the display check battery message and then did the tonevoice copy from preset rom to memory ram. A yahoo group for alpha juno 2 users to exchange info and ask questions. The midi send and receive settings on your computer might be too fast for the mks50 alpha juno midi buffer to handle. Apparently, this will entail connecting my computer to the juno 2 and loading the data from a midi file. The 10 best synth presets in history and where you can. Original roland juno 106 factory patches from 1984 1 bank64 patches, wav. Every control can have an effect on some other parameter thanks to oberheims flexible design. Massive x cinematic ambient soundset by anton anru is a collection of custom presets made from scratch specially for people who work in genres like. These are the factory rom presets, recorded straight to sonar with no effects. Includes an archive of some patch sheets and manuals for gear including the sci sixtrak, the roland alpha juno 1 2, csq100 and.
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. Replacement keys these plastic keys will replace broken ones on your keyboard. 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. The mks50 is a sixvoice polyphonic programmable synthesizer module, featuring a poly mode and a solo mode that at the time was in vogue to use with a midi guitar so that each string had one voice and midi channel this was before the current crop of midi guitar interfaces. This is the famous hoover sound from the roland alpha juno 1 and 2 more keys, and the mks50rack module used especially in hardcore and gabbar music, e. Alpha juno control is a stand alone app that can be used with any daw or just on its own.
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