Is that a synth in your pocket? // ROLAND J-6 80s VIBES DEMO

[@superbear9569]

It's impossible not to smile watching Woody's video. Thank you for the great reviews and the musical examples ,👍👍👍

[@JayTheJolly]

AAAA Stop showing me all these amazing compact synthesizers that would work really well in my studio, I might just buy them all! :D

[@bachtube11]

Yes, thats hidden persuasion ;-) No its not hidden, its plain persuasion!

[@Skippersboss__]

Ryan Paris out of the box , Memories Memories 🕶🥰😍🤩🎵🎶🎼🎹🎹

[@jumpstar9000]

That was fun! Great titles too haha.

[@TheUnfinishedSynth]

Smalltown Boy appearing to morph into Wicked Game was a vibe. :)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

haha,, yeah i noticed that too, completely unintentional!

[@ZoeSummers1701A]

“MUFF CHUGGER”?!?! I feel called out!!! 😂

[@dougie6897]

The drum programming on the SX 920 sounds much better than I expected…. from an arranger keyboard .

[@WoodyPianoShack]

perhaps the psr is the real star of the show

[@antunkatona5674]

@@WoodyPianoShack Indeed! I own the previous model, the SX900, and the drums sound fabulous. I think the acoustic and percussive instruments are a real strength of the top PSR models.

[@Chris.Brisson]

That was quite enjoyable. So fun!

[@michaelboese239]

Great Video as always! You have really given me a hard time Woody. I knew the tune but couldn't remember the song until I finally remembered it at lunch. Bronski Beat “Smalltown Boy”😃

[@WoodyPianoShack]

well done, it was heavily disguised.

[@Denvermorgan2000]

Nice sweet 80s, goodness.

[@ark6969]

pure joy 🎉

[@ChrisP3000x]

Sounds good. Your performances are very nice. And yeah, like you said, 4-note polyphony?.....oh boy.

[@timweinheimer1]

You make playing keyboard 🎹 fun again 😊🎉

[@WoodyPianoShack]

always my mission!

[@timweinheimer1]

@WoodyPianoShack well you inspire me to practice more 👍

[@bio-metric-1016]

When u wished u lived in Sweden and your next door neighbour was woody ❤

[@harryjones5260]

the main thing you have to watch with the J6 is that it uses power at a faster rate than it charges. so even if you leave it plugged in, if you leave it on the whole time it will run out of batteries, as it never runs directly from power input, that only charges. But leaving on charge introduces electrical noise to your system, so you have to keep remembering to unplug and then replug after recording.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

interesting point, thanks!

[@jumpstar9000]

I have not had this problem

[@Fl4ppers]

Wish they could have eeked out another 2 or 4 notes on that polyphony tbh. It does sound good though. Very good for £140 here.

[@_greenleader]

Its the coolest gear of recent! A 'micrologue'

[@AndrewAHayes]

I remember the Buster Gonad, Biffa Bacon,Fat Slags strips in Viz, great comic, great times in the '80s! I was playing a Juno 60 and a JX3P in those days, not live though, I was the guitarist! Are these official patch titles?

[@fburton8]

I used to be an avid follower of Black Bag, the faithful border bin liner! I had a Juno 6.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

silly question!!! there are no patch titles. only numbers, for some reason these came to mind.

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

If those sounds are coming from that small unit - I might have to consider getting something like that for my EWI5000 and my other wind controllers - although switchable midi configurations would probably be a deal breaker!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i bet the roland s1 would be even more suitable for that!

[@DavideRuggerini]

basically the J6 is nothing more than a 4-voice polyphonic synth ideal for creating pads and chords? Are the presets only editable in the envelope and filter? I would be interested in connecting it to a stage piano (my numa X) in order to have some pads to layer, what do you think?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

that is all correct, but there are 64 nice presets, it would do good for that, except 4 note is not enough for pads.

[@colekeircom]

Enjoyable as always Woody. Can I ask, is the midi out only configured to the right hand side of the PSR's keybed ? Thanks Kieron.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi and thanks, yes configured to use the RH1 part, which I have extended over the entire keyboard

[@colekeircom]

@@WoodyPianoShack Thanks for the quick reply . I had tried years ago on an older model to try to keep the left hand section just for the arranger, and to play a sound module with RH1, but failed. Extending RH1 as you did seems to be the way to go. Thanks again for the fun.

[@ron-almog]

nice! can you explain a bit about the Roland j-6 ? how did you connect, what sounds come from which one?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

you can see and hear what part i am playing, but to answer general questions about features and sounds of the j6 i have video coming

[@MegaBadgeman]

1:00 The second track reminds me of Behind the Mask by Eric Clapton. I don't know why.

[@antunkatona5674]

Hi Woody! Are you using the Yamaha PSR-SX920 as a MIDI controller for the Roland J-6? I guess what I'd like to say is I can do the same with the previous PSR model, the SX900, and the J-6. It sounds stunning, absolutely stunning!! Cheers - Tunka

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi, yes that is correct

[@mahdii_prh]

Sir, witch one would you recommend to buy for a piano begginer ? Considering their sound and key action : roland gopiano 88 or korg liano l1 ?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i haven't tried either, anybody?

[@pedrogomis]

only 4 voices, best modern option to have a modern Juno 60 is the System 8 with the Juno 60 plugout although more more expensive

[@ZoeSummers1701A]

You’re really living la dolce vita! ❤does that box run out of polyphony easily?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

not too badly, if disguised with verb and delay

[@dav1dbone]

Does anyone with practical knowledge of the j6 know what polyphony it has, also is it multitimbral, I've searched online and it's never mentioned?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

strange, that info not hard to find. monotimbral 4 note

[@dav1dbone]

@@WoodyPianoShack Thanks, not sure where I went wrong, all good;-)

[@Gamerboy6424]

Are you playing “another one bites the dust”

[@WoodyPianoShack]

no

[@TheLawapa99]

Use it to make a SF2, then poly is not an issue.

[@leslie1526]

Quite funny watching this performance with Native Instruments shirt and not using any of NI 🤪

[@WoodyPianoShack]

if anybody wants to send me free clothing i will gladly wear it, more money for synths!

[@plade5433]

I can't install Roland J-6 on Windows 11, it doesn't detect it, as if it didn't exist and also by USB it makes noise. And my system works well with all other instruments without any noise. I'm frustrated, it's a shame. (UPDATE:) The new f***** usb-c cable in the box is defective. (second update:) with the new usb cable the same nightmare happens again.

[@leslie1526]

These are really cheesy demos 🙃

[@WoodyPianoShack]

cheezy in the best possible way!

[@leslie1526]

Sorry, sounds like crap

[@UrbanGarden-rf5op]

So, reclaiming the lounge lizard territory. I'll have a Strawberry Daiquiri😉 Four note polyphony is enough for me, on one synth. If not, they're so cheap you could buy a dozen for the price of an original Juno 60 on e-bay. Their boutique range has a hidden chain mode that enables poly-chaining. i wish they would implement that on the Aira synths too. But I'm sure it would be possible to implement that using the right combination of MIDI hardware and software. A sixteen voice Juno for under 800 euros anyone? ✌✌

[@WoodyPianoShack]

Buy Zencore synth with 128 note poly It sounds basically indistinguishable To the 4-note ACB

[@UrbanGarden-rf5op]

@@WoodyPianoShack Well it was you who complained about the lack of polyphony on the J-6. I was just trying to find a solution. I won't make that mistake again. Unsubscribe.