JU-06a Sequencer // Still my fav sounding boutique synth

JU-06a Sequencer // It’s still my fav sounding boutique synth
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** CORRECTION- the community has spoken. There are actually 8 banks and 8 presets and not 4 banks and 8 presets like I mentioned in the video.
Thanks as always for keeping me sharp my peeps ❤️
I filmed the meat of this video the day before the new Roland boutique series release of the JD-08 + JX-08. Lol I had no idea.
Still my favourite sounding synth in the boutique series though!
CONTENT OF THE VIDEO:
0:00 Intro (JD-08 + JX-08)
1:12 The JU-06a + this channel
3:20 Starting from scratch
5:45 Sequencer
8:05 Arpeggios
9:05 Chords
10:06 TikTok + why it's so important
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[@LiamKillen]

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[@charliedronkers]

Thank you Liam for making these videos.

[@LiamKillen]

It’s my pleasure! Thanks for watching

[@kathleencoveny3860]

Fabulous sound ...such a depth of musicality .. it is all like a time warp .. going back to the huge synth sounds found in much of the music of the 60's and 70's ... thanks for the amazing walk through ..

[@shaft9000]

otoh, Nord Lead was doing all of this 20+ years ago and has been ever since

[@LiamKillen]

Love those synthy sounds!

[@LiamKillen]

not as portable! For some reason the workflow of this thing is just so attractive. I just wanna play it all the time !

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

This and the Roland JX-08 sound amazing and on my wish list to make trance, house and ambient tracks.

[@LiamKillen]

Yes! You’ll be happy with the ju 06a for sure

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@LiamKillen thanks yea I need this since my elektrons don’t do trance well

[@jamessusbilla]

thank *YOU* for opening up a whole new world for me on my ju-06. feels like Christmas. =)

[@LiamKillen]

Happy holidays!

[@glynnpowell7864]

The boutiques are so underrated. I love the ju-06a! It’s really just immediate and fun. People are saying the korg minilogue is superior per $. I respectfully disagree. when it comes to actual practice, the juno tends to work in a mix better.

[@LiamKillen]

I’d love the Minilogue xd

[@hatsaok8153]

That was my experience with the minilogue, always just sounded meh to me, I tried to like it for years but eventually had to let it go

[@davidskirk7355]

DUDE the sound at 2 minutes in is incredible

[@LiamKillen]

😏 🍻 thank you!

[@sinewaymusic]

If portability and size isn't a priority, for similar amounts of money, you can get a hybrid analog and digital Korg Minilogue XD Module, which in my opinion sounds so much richer and offers amazing effects and timbres. Easily just as synthwavy.

[@sarahhey8654]

100%

[@LiamKillen]

Korg is a world I haven't gotten into yet but yeah those synths sounds really really solid.

[@marcoagius6926]

Yeah, but with mini keys

[@DubElementMusic]

nice, i buyed one for some tasty dub techno chords, but the emulation cant beat the u-he stuff like diva or reptro5 imo the interesting thing to test would be the "meow" resoance and the LFO-ENV of the ju06a, this is one of the reasons why the jo60 was so great

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah I he is very strong

[@finctank]

I’m not sure there’s any sounds in this that I couldn’t make with a Micro Freak, but it’s a funky synth for sure

[@LiamKillen]

Microfreak is another that is very very solid- I have it but haven't put too much content on it yet.

[@wingoshack]

I just got a JX-08, and I love the added features like massive polyphony, cool fx and bi-timbrality, but TBH I still think the JU-06A sounds better. If they make an upgraded Juno version I will be all over it.

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah I think it’s the best sounding one of the series personally

[@sarahhey8654]

JU-06a uses the superior ACB modelling...the newer boutiques use ABM which is inferior but gives you more voices. If Roland stacked two ACB boards in a boutique, that would be a game changer.

[@johnfrytey1331]

I sell jx 08 and buy ju 06a 😀👍

[@YoMyNamesJakeG]

I love this thing, but one issue i have with the arpeggiator is that when i change chords, i sometimes get a double note on the first note. I get around this by sequencing my chords in midi in logic and sending it to the ju-06a so its perfect. I'm just not sure if my manual experience is me being a bad keyboard player (i have 0 training) or if that's just a nuance of synth arpeggios in general.

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah it’s not perfect

[@trumjohannsmancave]

Got one coming my way this week!😍

[@LiamKillen]

Exciting! Tell us all about it in the Discord! discord.gg/xj8J2xJuBP

[@jgbpkoolguys]

Hey I have a question about the arpeggiator. When I play a chord with the arp on, it plays the chord first and then goes into the note by note sequence. For instance, if I play a C chord, it will play the chord first and then play C, E, and G. Do you know how to fix this?

[@LiamKillen]

You could have some notes programmed into the sequencer.

[@Howdy606]

I can't get the Arp to work with the accent trigger in from my DR-110 (only the JU-06a's sequencer which isn't the same). My old Juno 60 allowed this and was such fun. Was there an update that fixed this? Great vid btw.

[@LiamKillen]

hmm i'm not sure about this one- thank you for watching though! :-)

[@abhisheksekhri3217]

Hey Liam! amazing video and totally going to buy this synth. What's the keyboard attached to it? As it doesn't come with one.

[@LiamKillen]

That’s just the ju06a attachment- also from Roland- have funnnn!

[@chrissender7152]

Hi Liam. I’m consuming your channel hours a day in the moment. Love it! Is there any video about the new JX-08 and the differents to the JU-06a? I’m talking about the differents in functionality.

[@LiamKillen]

I don't have a video specifically on that but thanks so much for watching! :-)

[@MichaelBLevi]

Lots of satisfying jams to be had with this module and an 88 key controller. I mention this because it can be easy to forget that you don't need to use the little pediatric keys on the boutique unit.🍻

[@LiamKillen]

That is true although I love the aesthetic of it. Just makes me want to pick up and play.

[@MichaelBLevi]

I have huge hands, so try as I might I can't enjoy my tiny Boutique keys. Cheers buddy

[@lordgeronimo72]

I use mine with a Novation SL 49MK3. Killer combo.

[@chateautemp]

@@lordgeronimo72 HNDY

[@h-dawg969]

Hello. Really helpful video. Thank you. I got a newbie question. My JU06a is plugged to my mx1 via the powered usb channel, but the volume of the JU06a just turns up the built in speakers and not the level coming through my mixer. So I have the volume turned right down. It comes through the mixer fine, but I just can’t use the volume on the synth as if I turn it up, it just comes through the onboard speakers. Why is that? I don’t think it’s connected wrong as it comes through the mx1 and my monitors fine. Just annoying as it’s a bit to loud with the fader up on the mixer compared to the tr8 and tb3 that I can control with their respective volumes. Really hope yourself or someone in the comments can explain what/how I’m doing wrong? Cheers. x

[@LiamKillen]

Try connecting into phone out vs output out. If that doesn’t solve it I’m not sure what the issue is but you can use the vca fader on the ju 06a to control gain as well- that’s what I would suggest.

[@h-dawg969]

@@LiamKillen that’s for the quick response. It’s all USB, as sync, midi (start/stop) audio all goes through one of 4 usb channels specifically for Aira & Boutique gear, and I have it through the powered usb channel, so there’s no other leads involved. It’s just weird as it comes through fine, just that the volume is internal. I’ll try setting it up/plugging it in differently. I think I’ll just have to turn up the tr8 & tb3 to match the JU06a, then turn down the master. It’s a bit odd though. Cheers x

[@damiensargeant2432]

Sounds capable in your hands 👏🏻

[@LiamKillen]

yeah i love this thing.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Wow, amazing sounds.

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks so much!!

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

@@LiamKillen 🎶🤝🎶

[@DAMAGR]

You mentioned that there are 4 banks of patches and 8 presets in each, but there are actually 8 banks with 8 banks each. You double-tap the bank buttons to cycle through. I appreciate the video! I actually never use the sequencer so it was helpful to see your approach.

[@LiamKillen]

sona of a! Thanks for that addition i'll include this correction in the description,

[@therealmber]

One of the common criticisms I've seen in text reviews is the lack of a proper manual in the box. Understandable in an age when lots of people RTFKZbin exclusively, but it'd be nice if they at least offered (a complete one) for download or *shock* in hardcopy... might make sense for something that can run off batteries and play through an onboard speaker to not require a connected smart device for documentation, eh Roland? It sounds like many functions are completely undocumented for the consumer, with occasional references to "calls to tech support" to clear up their use. Not so great for a long term future of these (allegedly) limited edition synths.

[@DAMAGR]

@@therealmber For sure. The Roland Boutique manuals are not formatted all that great, are overly verbose, and leave some things out. I think it's because the manual has to cover so many languages. They're so big and it's so hard to find the one thing you need is low-key the reason I created the Blank Patch Sheets notebook series. Not all of the notebooks have an easier to read quick reference guide, but the Roland Boutiques do. Hoping one day I can add that type of thing to all the notebooks but it's not a fast or easy process :(.

[@talaniel]

@@therealmberIDK, went through the JU-06A manual recently and it contained almost all the info with just a few pieces missing - maybe the authors considered them a common sense, but this is my first synth, so it was not a common sense for me :-) But it is mainly like "what gate means?", "is the ext clock jack mono or stereo?" Actually - if there are undocumented functions, I would not know about them even after reading the manual :-) I wonder what those undocumented features are :-)

[@therealmber]

@@talanielI can't remember now which, but at the time (I never ended up buying one, just did a lot of pre-purchase research online) there were a few youtube videos with a "and here's a trick Roland Tech Support told me isn't in the manual..." bits. Have a look. Also possible that manuals online from Roland got updated since those videos etc.

[@schmapps1]

Do you find the 4-voice limit polyphony gets annoying sometimes? I’m back and forth between picking one of these up or not. Especially since I already have Tal-u-no-lx …. I wonder if this would feel redundant.

[@LiamKillen]

Honestly it hasn’t bothered my one but but that’s probably because i use it mostly as a sequencer/arpeggiator

[@shaft9000]

4 voices in a 2021 synth....to look like a synth from 40 years ago called a "6" because it has six voices wtf are Roland doing lol

[@tresporros]

@@shaft9000 4 voice is enough for a chord/stab to use, I have never felt that I am really missing more voices...it's the sound and tweakability of the synth that make it great

[@marcoagius6926]

Hi. Can you control this roland JU06a module with the roland gaia sh01 synth via midi cable? Thanks

[@LiamKillen]

That's beyond my knowledge!

[@patchbaycowboy]

If the sh has a midi 5 pin out and this has a midi 5 pin in or a midi in with 3.5 to 5prong you should be fine, will work good 😎

[@marcoagius6926]

@@patchbaycowboy thanks

[@TheWoodenZozimos]

Are you able to construct the 90s techno Hoover sound on this? Or maybe one of the other boutiques?

[@LiamKillen]

This one’s more of a synthwave thing

[@MrDizzygiz]

Great video!

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks!

[@tonyjames2144]

I can't get any sound coming out of it when I hit bank one sound one or any thing else?

[@LiamKillen]

hmm- this could be a multitude of problems

[@addmanIII]

Hi! It's possible to play notes on the keyboard when the sequencer is on?

[@LiamKillen]

Well it will disrupt the sequence so that’s another limit for shizzle

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

Couldn’t you just record into the SP404 each chord and then play them back through the pads?

[@LiamKillen]

You could totally do that!

[@MaxParkerMusic]

Such a useful video - just got one of these and I’m trying to dive into it all while I’m sat here with a huge cold in bed LMAO! It’s so annoying that I can’t even muster up energy to do anything right now. Couple more days and I’ll be blazin

[@LiamKillen]

Bllaaaaazin! :-)

[@Randall-yy8os]

What in the world am I missing? I have the jx-08 and jd-08 and can't get the arpeggiator to run with the sequencer. And unfortunately I don't have the ju-06a anymore to compare them to! I swear I've tried almost everything

[@LiamKillen]

hmmm you can get into more detail about it over on my Discord - i'm sure we could trouble shoot it all together - here's an invite: discord.gg/xj8J2xJuBP

[@Two-Eyed_Boy]

Holy damn you didn't make a single bad sound with that during this session. 😳🔥 Everything sounds good

[@LiamKillen]

It's unbelievable. Everything sounds dope through this thing.

[@joseph395]

Is the k25m midi controller a good addition with the mc101 also?

[@LiamKillen]

Absolutely.

[@joseph395]

@@LiamKillen thanks man I appreciate it, I just missed a great deal for a JU06A and a k25m controller for $299 too 🤦‍♂️, I have a Mc101 right now but I wanted to get this duo pair to go along with it, would you recommend the 06A over the original JU06?

[@davidvanscouten7972]

Was there a huge audio clipping at 07:09 and 08:04 ?

[@LiamKillen]

Ah i know what it is...I add sound FX to my videos and sometimes I throw in a vinyl crackling in visual transitions. That's exactly what that is.

[@gianbonme]

would you go for this one or the jd08? do you know their main differences? quite lost here

[@LiamKillen]

JD-08 does sound and feel great- I haven't used it enough to explain all of the differences though.

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

I wish I could have them both

[@LiamKillen]

A bit of savings and you can make it happen!

[@KitCatStudio]

I love reviews of synth’s I already own 😅

[@LiamKillen]

It's always nice to see someone else's perspective- I watch reviews all the time!

[@KitCatStudio]

@@LiamKillen yep! makes me wanna take it out for a spin . This one is a really dope synth, I never tried to put it through the sp404 that I also have which seems like a great idea!

[@Dubtee]

I want this synth

[@LiamKillen]

It's just so simple and straight forward.

[@GT.Bugger]

Can you connect this to a digital piano?

[@LiamKillen]

You can use a midi keyboard to control it!

[@GT.Bugger]

@@LiamKillen what if the piano has midi input/output?

[@talaniel]

@@GT.BuggerIf the piano outputs MIDI messages for pressed and released key (note) then it will work.

[@ACURAOCULTA]

Very.nice

[@LiamKillen]

Cheers.

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

Those stabs sound amazing

[@LiamKillen]

I know it's really like you can't go wrong with this thing.

[@Addacomment915]

Convinced me

[@LiamKillen]

😏

[@marike1100]

As much as I like the Juno sound, the 4-voice polyphony is unfortunate. Dreadbox Nymphes is a Juno-esque synth with 6 analog voices like the original Juno 60/106. And as mentioned, the new JX-08. It has 20 voice polyphony and a bi-timbral sequencer. Good job.

[@LiamKillen]

There are def other options out there!

[@lundsweden]

I used to own a Juno 106, great synth but as Liam shows the JU-06A is also a really great synth. It is not 100% identical, but but does'nt matter. It certainly feels like another Juno... and more like the 106 that the 6, 60 or Alpha Junos.

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah it's quite a specimen- i'm actually getting rid of mine now because I feel like i've used it to its potential.

[@MLNDY360]

I come back everytime for 5:39

[@LiamKillen]

Ya like that synthwave eh?

[@martywhiskersdoggity9392]

can you play the keys?

[@LiamKillen]

Me personally? I know basic chords and stuff

[@martywhiskersdoggity9392]

@@LiamKillen I have a number of synths, vintage JUNO-106, Korg DW-8000, Poly-800, a Roland Gaia, and a Deepmind-6 Keyboard, and Deepmind-12 desktop box. I also have a Prophet-08, Blofeld and more. Here is my comment on the Boutiques, Korg Volca and other small box synths. There is a world of difference between playing synth on a keyboard (37 key, 61 key, or full 88 key versus the mini key 25 or less models. You actually can put yourself into that special state of mind where you feel yourself in the trance state of music with a large pressure velocity sensitive keyboard. I have most of the boutiques, JU-06a, JU-06, SH-01, JP-08,TR-08, and while I appreciate their sound quality, Roland should have insisted on a minimum 37 key keyboard- of a quality at least as good as the rebooted Yamaha DX, YC, CP and CS.

[@kolorsurreal4491]

Hey man great video! There’s actually 8 banks not 4 if you click a bank twice it goes from bank 5-8 👍

[@LiamKillen]

It's my bad! I made that correction in the comments section. Thanks for pointing it out!

[@LiamKillen]

The community has spoken haha

[@marantz1]

As much as I love the Juno sound, it's not hard to make the argument that the highly versatile microfreak isn't superior in this price range.

[@LiamKillen]

Two completely different synths imo! I love the microfreak sequencer it's way deeper than the JU-06a but not quite as immediate. Gotta work it to come up with something cool.

[@TriviaChallenge]

Ohhh so that's how Stranger Things made the score!

[@LiamKillen]

😂

[@cloneroom]

NOOB time........, I see you are using a keyboard with the JU-06a Sequencer...am I missing something.

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah! You can buy a keyboard for any of the boutique synth- from Roland I believe.

[@199ks9]

It’s pronounced JU-06ayyyyyyy

[@LiamKillen]

Ayyyyyy

[@Motocicleiros]

It's a shame that it doesn't have a power supply jack. Batteries? Seriously? Makes it look like a toy. 😶

[@LiamKillen]

It seems like that’s slowly turning into the standard moving forward

More complex, not as complex as you.... Good fooking bai

[@LiamKillen]

Good fooking bae ***

[@shaft9000]

What's that weird crackling every so often...fix your audio chain, man

[@LiamKillen]

it's the low end of the JU-06a when i switch to chord stabs- i had to turn that volume down at some point because yeah there was some crackling.

[@LiamKillen]

Ah i know what it is...I add sound FX to my videos and sometimes I throw in a vinyl crackling in visual transitions. That's exactly what that is.