Alpha Juno 1: the synthfreq's Juno 1 patches

[@stevenzagony6187]

I'[m glad you and your sister will be back making music soon.

[@Timecop1983]

8.48 minutes of pure heaven! Didn't know the alpha juno could be so smooth!

[@TheSynthFreq]

HI :) Creating pads on a one VCO synth is possible by using the other sub-oscillator and secondary oscillators such as the LFO. Careful use of Pulse Width modulation....and chorus help liven up a patch/sound. The rate settings of the LFO, chorus amounts and the PW mod rate make all the difference in a patch sounding thin and dull or warm, lush and organic. Also keep the VCF Fc moderate, keeping watch over those higher frequencies. Make the PWM work for you. :)

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Beautifully said. What distortion did you use all those years ago for the wonderful guitar type sounds at the end? So rich!

[@lundsweden]

The great thing on the Alphas is that you can have PWM on sawtooth as well!

[@TheSynthFreq]

Hi, thanks so much. :) I will post a video on making that patch soon. I would love for other Juno-1/2 users to post videos of compositions using that sound, that would be neat to see other peoples interpretation of it for leads.I will look at the patch sheet again and see what I have everything programmed to.The ADSR can be modified too, if you want a faster attack (T1), change is from 20 to 00, with (L1) to 100% or however you find most useful. Have fun with your Juno! Its awesome. :) TSF

[@TheSynthFreq]

I agree. :) I have played a Juno-60, a Juno-106 and my lovely Juno-1 and they all are very warm. I'd say that the Juno-1 is a little thinner of a sound, but not by much. If you listen to a CZ-101/5000 and then the Juno-1, you will hear it for sure. I love my Juno-1 as it is small, sounds warm and has stable tuning due to the DCO which is kept in tune and can't drift since it is a DCO. Its a great synth!. :) :) TSF

[@TheSynthFreq]

HI :) The Alpha Juno-1 and 2 have the blue screens. My Juno-1s LCD is a little dark from age compared to the mint Juno-2 that lives in the studio. Its very bright on the Juno-2 since its in perfect condition from little use by the past user. I believe that there are orange and blue replacements/modifications that can be made to the Junos, but I actually love the bright blue LCDs. :)

[@TheAlienDog]

I just picked one up (Synth Plus 10) same engine, slightly different case. I remember your videos from a few years back, when I was recently looking for Alpha Juno vids yours popped up! Hope you’re still rocking out!

[@Timecop1983]

You make such great patches! I picked one of these up this weekend. My first analog synth! It's already best friends with my korg radias! :)

[@TheSynthFreq]

Hi! No problem. :) A 'patch' is a name used for a "sound". Back in the day when modular synthesizers (synths with individual modules for each function adsr,osc, filter.....) were to be programmed, you had to use a patch cable (looks like a thin guitar cable). With those cables, you can interconnect the various modules to create a 'patch' or a 'patched sound' to play with. Its so wonderful that you are getting into synths again. :) TSF

[@amonra2158]

Best Roland alfa juno sounds on net .Thanks for sharing

[@synthy29]

Bonsoir. Comme promis je suis au RDV. Bravo, pour votre superbe démonstration. Incroyable ' palette ' sonore et excellent ' doigté '. Mimi

[@johnnydekock]

Lovely sounds! Awesome playing skills.

[@hschieck]

Those sounds are the reason why I kept my alpha Juno for all the years now. Good job with the patches. 👍

[@tomasbrun8242]

Great playing and great patches! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@finimo]

That 2nd bass patch is heavy.heavy.heavy!! This video has inspired me to dig deeper into my Alpha Juno 2. Great stuff!!!

[@gregpidcock]

Would love if you shared more patches! Love the first one especially! and the piano pad at 2:40! wow keep rockin!

[@Craigdna]

Excellent patch sounds and great feel for the different sounds. Thanks for providing that as it is very helpful in determining the purchase of the Juno 1. Much appreciated.

[@Prefesuersheen]

such an unreal video. your playing is immaculate! thankful for finding this

[@littlebritain64]

I listened some patches from the Arturia sinth collection vst, and lots of patches from Arp, Moog, etc. sounded like my Juno2! Really a must to have. In the beginning, using headphones, I thought it was dull and flat but linking it to a mixer and a pair of loudspeaker.....Wow!!

[@AstroZon1]

Nice video and thanks for taking the time to make it and post it. I just bought an Alpha Juno-1 that has mouse eaten black keys - works perfectly though. It was also pretty scuzzy too. It was stored in a garage or shed . I only paid $35 for it though, so no complaints. I've had an MKS-50 for 8 or 10 years, so now I can layer them or play both together. I too think that the Alphas are underrated. Cheers.

[@Swanlord05]

Wow that distorted guitar was awesome

[@abrokenframe82]

excellent audio quality, nice playing and a great sounding synth. coooooolllllll!

[@ADVANCEDBREAKAGE]

Thankyou for your great video , good to hear a custom patch video demo, some really deep sounds going on. I have own the alpha juno 2 for nearly 10years i have made literally hundreds of patches and im still coming up with more . Dont get me wrong i would love a juno 60 but i think by now i would of run out of ideas by now . Thumbs up to the Alphas n mks50 :) .If anyone is intrested im gonna be uploading some patches to the alpha-juno mks50 group all free.

[@LFOVCF]

You have some crazy 80s blood flowing through you, it's just fantastic!

[@fromafarawayplace]

that pad @ 1:43 is to die for, spine tingling

[@casperleogomez]

This is my new life goal... you kill these chords and slay these lines

[@TheSynthFreq]

HI :) I have printed patch sheets that I keep data on as well as cassette tape, but currently my Juno-1 is undergoing some minor synth 'surgery' at the moment and is out of service for a few days. I only have cassette tapes and datasheets. SysEx has never worked for any of my synths unfortunately. I would be thrilled to share patches, its just getting files to transfer is the issue computer wise.

[@emusounds]

Wow, she can shred haha. Great playing, and great patches! Now I just need to practice on getting sounds like that out of my Alpha Juno haha.

[@stefaniebianco9562]

TSF, your a inspiration and a beautiful player. God bless you!

[@TheSynthFreq]

HI. I used 70%. I use it in small amounts, dry it immediately and give it time to dry completely before re-assembly. Before cleaning plastic, I always test the alcohol on the inside of the plastic, where if there is an issue, it won't be visibly noticeable. So far, I have never had a synth have reactions to the alcohol. Even so, I am always careful to test first.

[@xbase09]

Realy great patches. love that rubbery base that you open with

[@Musicklavier]

Hey girl!!! You really rocks, one of best examples of how to show an electric instrument. If I try to make a jam inmediatley I will think in you. Regards from México City.

[@SpacehotelMusic]

The have exactly the same screen, and has SF says they dim over time so can appear different in pictures (and in reality) have had a number of juno 1/2 and they all had varying 'blueness'. My current Juno 2 keeper I've fitted a bright blue (white text) LED display in - looks great and will never fade :)

[@TheSynthFreq]

@BurninVinyl HI :) Thanks so much. :) I love programming the Juno, its an underrated synth for sure. Unfortunately Juno-1 doesn't have an arp :( I wish it did, and no Sample&H either :(. However if you have a synth or drum machine with an arp in it, you can send the midi data from that synth to the Juno but hear Juno's sounds. I do that a lot with my Juno-1 and the arpeg in the Emax SE. Works great. You might want to look for a Juno-60 if the arp is a must. :) :) TSF

[@m0de]

what a great sounding instrument.

[@DavidBoura]

A synthgirl?!? Yess!

[@DavRBailey]

@Seechz I am thankful we have people like you in the world to remind us what's considered "ugly" and what's not. Without you, we might just think that the billions of people in this world were all made differently from one another, in all shapes and sizes. We'd get distracted by TheSynthFreq's MAD, MAD talent and musical skills. Please upload a picture of yourself so we can see what "handsome" is supposed to look like, because supposedly you are the authority. Sad excuse for a person you are.

[@TheSynthFreq]

@shckltnebay Hi :) Thanks, this video is a little outdated now, so I'll be recording a new Juno video soon. :) The last few sounds on the video were the only ones effected with a delay unit, its a Zoom 707ii. Its a great unit and is easy to program once you get familiar with it. All of the settings I modify, then I save them in the unit (which will keep settings in memory without a battery) and then recall different ones for each patch depending on the sound. :) TSF

[@vinyljunkie07]

The E-Piano at 2.20 was lovely, must get using my Alpha Juno more...just need to get rid of my Waldorf obsession. I used to use the Juno loads then little by little only for the chord memory :-( Think i'll dig it out and program some more patches. Wish the backlight on mine worked hahah

[@bradgarrett5786]

Wow! Great sounds!

[@frankieserious]

greatsounds from this under rated analog baby!

[@agauerm]

Mad Skills!! Your video was crucial on my MKS-50 buy, thx!

[@Carolyne56100]

Love the last sounds...awesome

[@TheSynthFreq]

HI, Many thanks :) Yes, every patch is strictly the Juno-1 (bad keys and all). The Alpha Juno-1 and 2 are excellent, warm, single DCO synths, with the DCO/VCF/VCA architecture like the Juno-60, 6 and so on. :)

[@michaelpierce3264]

man you got some skills!

[@network909]

Really cool! You're the Alpha Juno dominator =)

[@alfiedotwtf]

That shred at 6:56 🤘🤘🤘

[@buscrates]

2:19 is beautiful. love it. def. getting one of these.

[@TheSynthFreq]

@rezisehtnys HI :) Thank you so much. I think I could record a better, more up to date video of the Juno since I have new patches for it, and this video is old. lol That is awesome, I hope that you find another Juno in decent shape, mine is so fragile but it still works great, lovely little synth it is. I couldn't imagine my studio without my Juno. :) :) TSF

[@VonStacheProductions]

Hey your sounds are insane! If at all possible id love to get some of those settings from you. Thanks so much!

[@Luccio80]

Nice setup you got there :D Got 4 synths myself and a electric piano.. Jam on!

[@yebot]

Thanks for the demo. Thinking of picking one of these up.

[@jeffkrong621]

I love the first sound!

[@sequentialcircuits4501]

The only one on KZbin who can make the Juno 1 sound good. Everyone else's videos suck ass.

[@TheSynthFreq]

@ReducedTuna Hi :) Thank you for your very kind words!. :) Greetings from Texas. :) TSF

[@zwete]

I gotta get my dads old one of these down from the attic, it obviously does some pretty awesome sounds.

[@Yoghurtacid]

2:20 This is a brilliant sound, well done

[@PatrickDiAngelo]

First patch: This IS a BASS...Well done...

[@Riktenstein]

Excellent demo - thanks

[@Henrik_Mikkelsen]

You're a great skilled keyboardplayer. I used to have a juno 1 but was stupid enough to sell it

[@H4NDCRAFTED]

Nice demo, this thing does some Cosy pads, but I first heard it in songs with the favours Hoover patch. Things like Mentasm and Dominator.

[@joegozz443]

great patches!

[@blotterdreams]

Very nice! he sound around 3.35 reminds me of the verse in Kyrie.

[@MrVitalic85]

great demo!!

[@Beephouse]

Awesome, love the sounds!

[@Sjobeck7]

@TheSynthFreq... :) Hi, you sure love your synths and it shows! @Kyrite420 I'd go with the Juno 1 over the poly 800. Totally different sounding. More air in the polys, reliability issues as well. However the Poly 800s (I have a Mk2) are exceedingly fun to create sci-fi + slap back delay sounds. Are also capable of some pretty nice strings sounds. The Junos = warmer and have better midi implementation.

[@BaymondRell]

Very nice patches

[@JohnLRice]

Nice patches and demo! :-)

[@TheSynthFreq]

HI :) That is wonderful that you will have a Juno-1! Great synth with a big sound. Alpha Juno come in two flavors, Juno-1 with 49 full size keys, no velocity, Juno-2 has 61 full size keys, velocity sense and a cartridge. Juno-1 is smaller lighter in weight since its chassis is plastic and metal, the Juno-2 is solid metal, heavy, but well made. I have the 1 and 2 and they both are excellent synths. Check out the related videos or my channel for plenty of videos of the Juno. :)

[@olivierrigaux1232]

Super . I m french. I love your test

[@hang-sangitch]

Great sounds!

[@TheSynthFreq]

@Psycho742 Hi :) Thanks! I don't mind at all. My current hearing aids are the highest power (120_144db) hearing aids made right now, & they are the best I have used so far in the past 15 years of wearing hearing aids. I can finally hear above 3k for the first time in my life. lol I still struggle with low frequencies & the nerves in my ears are dead as far as high frequencies from medication at birth. Also, no matter the synths, its what you do with them that's awesome. :) hehe TSF

[@gerardsyd8320]

Super EPiano ! Bass : yes - Bravo

[@tunnis7us]

Good video. If it's possible could you make like in depth tutorial how this synth works and what is the signal flow from start to finish pleaaaase :)

[@TheSynthFreq]

@pomfrit93 Hi :) No, my Juno thankfully has a nice bright LCD even though the battery needs to be changed really soon. Its still got the original battery from 1986. I have seen some Juno LCD modifications that are orange or blue, that would be strange to have an A-JU with an orange LCD but its neat that the option is available. :) TSF

[@Ssktchwn]

1:45 sounds soooo good! I just got one of these with a case off craigslist for $70. Pretty pumped. :)

[@HardMod67]

SYNTH GODDESS

[@kimowasabe]

Amazing!!

[@frydchde88]

Alpha Junos are so cool.. I love my J2..

[@thevco]

love your work mad mad respect :)

[@989fred]

How are you doing? Miss your videos!

[@TheSynthFreq]

Fred Skymberg hi! I’m doing ok. Just waiting out this virus and trying to be careful and stay inside most days. I have so much synthesizer work and composing to do that I have years of work in the studio to stay occupied through and pandemic and beyond. I have videos to post as well and might try the live stream thing too. I’d love to connect with everyone again. Right now I’m without electricity too due to a transformer issue outside. So I’m hoping I will have power sometime today. Power outrage during a pandemic is a bit disturbing... :/ How are you doing? Please be safe everyone and just know I’m always here thinking of everyone in synth freq spirit. Always.

[@989fred]

@@TheSynthFreq HI! Im glad to hear everything is good with you! Hope you get the electricity back soon! Take care! /Fred

[@VincentsVideoVisions]

that EP sound around 2:25 or so is ridiculous... want it~!!

[@Music2123232]

You are so talented! You make the Alpha 1 sound amazing. Could you share some of your patches?

[@NTC01934]

I smoke weed then run this synth through my tape delay

[@clamsnake5401]

左宗棠雞 cool guy

[@elvergalarga4461]

@@clamsnake5401 party pooper

[@straydog8843]

Fucking hell!! Please shared these!!

[@emceepiccolo]

awesome !

[@fredskymberg6773]

Lovely! :)

[@paulroux5003]

you're patch are awesome! can you share it? pleaaase ;)

[@aroulleauxdugage]

Nice demo. Thanks. Any website to learn how to settle good patches as yours ? ;-)

[@saarnoldbhm]

I have a Moog Little Phatty, Yamaha EX 7, two Alesis QS 7s and a Yamaha MM6 but I started out with my little Alpha Juno 1, which I still have. I have to confess that I never took the time to really program anything with it, just tweaked some of the existing sounds. Do you have any videos on how you programmed these sounds, particularly the pads?

[@TheSynthFreq]

Wonderful!! :) Congrats! :) TSF

[@Letsgetbread8500]

Genius

[@michaelbauers8800]

Nice, especially for a one oscillator synth.

[@Boatdude31]

I come back and listen to these beautiful patches frequently. Any chance you would ever sell the sound set? Or do a tutorial on some of these awesome sounds? I know it’s been a decade since you posted this but I’m crossing my fingers.

[@TheSynthFreq]

Hi! Thanks so much for still tuning in after all these years. I still have most of these patches written down thank goodness. My alpha Juno-1 here in the video is no longer with me but I now have a mint juno-2. I will make a “how’s it made” patch video of those sounds once I get them into the juno2. :)

[@Boatdude31]

@@TheSynthFreq Awesome! I didn't expect to even get a reply. I'm a huge fan of all of your work here on KZbin. Thanks so much for getting back to me.

[@TheSynthFreq]

@@Boatdude31 awesome. :) I appreciate all our fans and talking with the audience is one of the best parts of KZbin. :)

[@GeyloFollen]

@@TheSynthFreq New video soon?? great news!!

[@algluba377]

@@TheSynthFreq Would be really nice to see how that patches was created. They are really unusuall.

[@Psycho742]

I hope you don't mind me mentioning, but for a "hearing impaired" person, you program the sh*t out of that good ol' beast! three thumbs up! Greetings from The Netherlands, from a dumbass who only owns a jp8k, a cs1x and a mc303 :)

[@soonerbjj]

Good stuff! Any insights on creating pads on the Juno, or that last patch? I finally picked up a PG-300 so I can really dive into programming my AJ2. Thanks!

[@afterstars]

Thanks for the reply TSF! I understand what you are saying, that makes sense. I am ordering one of these Juno 1's in a couple days, found a used one in good shape. Your're playing is really great. As I mentioned, I've played mainly guitar over the years. I started up a new project and I am looking to expand the sound by throwing some synth sounds in there. Do you have any 'songs' you have written. I'd love to hear them, I'm sure others would too! Thanks again. :)

[@Drumsdude123]

Great!! Is it possible to download these patches?

[@Psycho742]

@TheSynthFreq Guess you're right, i have to make much more time for my blue babies :)

[@notavailable3001]

great demo, I've got one coming my way, I bought one to just have the original hoover sound. and it's pretty cheap, some of the sounds in thebeginnning are great... the later sounds were you overload your soundcard? or the mic ? or was it through effects being overloaded?