Keyboard Corner - Roland Juno DS

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👆 Welcome To Keyboard Corner. This week, Jack testdrives the wide range of tonal options on the latest Juno DS Keyboard (more info: goo.gl/OCXmvk)
The Juno DS comes in 2 different sizes:
Juno DS 61 (synth action): goo.gl/ZKMztB
Juno DS 88 (weighted keybed): goo.gl/UNm3uw
Thanks for watching Andertons TV!

[@TheStillRunners]

It seems like the whole video he's trying not to burp

[@connora5752]

I think we wants to throw up

[@SoulDeathCheated]

😂😂😂😂

[@ET2carbon]

Lol ​@@connora5752

[@TastyChevelle]

Keyboard Corner is quickly going near the top of my list of favorite Anderton's shows.

[@stevieboy444]

This dude's getting us guitarists interested in keyboards. Can almost sense an ironic but approving smile from the late great Jon Lord.

[@3-6-9-6-3]

There are a few voices that are straight up Jon Lord. I have the DS88 and I never tire of it with my MC 707. Who needs sleep?

[@craig.encinitas]

And I played one of these for the first time tonight. I was about to buy another guitar. But here I am, looking for a good deal on this synth. 🎹 🎶 🙂

[@dekzan]

The parametric eq capabilities are huge, spectrum, enhancement and isolation of frequencies, that's just for starters. I paired in stereo with 2 Yam HS8s mostly for acustic piano sounds. No noise, no hum plays low and very loud, too. Underrated item.

[@n0jy]

Quite possibly the most useful video I have seen, for any topic. Five years on from the original post, but I'm looking at the DS61 and you answered a lot of my internal questions very well, thank you!

[@bhager9364]

Jack has come so far in 5 years. The beard was a definite blessing.

[@geofergal4657]

I am so going to get this!!!! I love the sounds & the fact that you get alot for your buck. Very underrated keyboard!!!

[@officialWWM]

Geo Fergal did you get one?

[@Jason75913]

The preset "PremierGrand" from the free EXP-04 Axial expansion sounds even better than any of the factory piano presets.

[@DansenJohn]

Easily my favourite instrument reviewer. Never stop doing meth brother.

[@AndrewMasters]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dancingclair]

This comment holds its value

[@jamesmcmahan1236]

I was so relieved when I saw it was Jack. He feels more honest than a Roland salesman.

[@YulehHabibi]

Jack has such a great personality!

[@officialWWM]

Josh I think he's drunk.

[@lance134679]

Thanks, Jack. Entertaining, as always. The new Juno DS is pretty versatile. I like the four knob/four slider control section. it lets you do quite a bit of synthy-type things, and could also be used as a controller for computer plugin synths, too.

[@dougwintersbks]

Great presentation. So natural and the host actually looks like he's enjoying himself., instead of being a rep from the company. Also, this is the first KZbin I've found that analyzes the 61 key Juno. Every other one says it talks about the 61 & 88, and only end up playing & talking about the 88. Thank you guys. I wish I was in England. Great accent. Thanks. I've actually played a whole bunch of 61 key synths, and picked this one even though it was almost the lowest priced. Does anybody how the organ patches sound? Maybe for a Hammond B-3 sound?

[@Rosariomare95]

Personally, I love this keyboard. It's very light, (I honestly just carry it like a backpack), has a great range of sounds to start, and a lot of great features. Very easy to work with, and easy to work your way around. I don't usually use the preset layers/patches because I usually have my own that I use, but honestly its a good Keyboard. It does sound different from the speakers, but recorded/mixed it's great.

[@cofiasmolskaya8905]

Useful info! Do u know is that keyboard resemles a real piano keys when u press it?

[@unclebeefy408]

Cofia Smolskaya the 88 key version does

[@Awesodge]

I would honestly watch an entire video of this dude just flicking through all the different sounds and playing random funky tunes

[@gtoctane]

Jack is my favorite reviewer and I'm a hyooooge fan of Anderton's channel. He is one of the reasons I play keys so much in a cover band. I wish Jack would do some tutorial tips and tricks like he did with the pitch bender in this vid. Nifty trick!

[@officialWWM]

gtoctane he has done a lot but you may need to search for them.

[@TheShaitan2000]

This synth is actually perfect if you want to play in an industrial band. You can make your own samples and put em in any key, while also controlling the loops for the background rythms and effects like how much chorus, reverb or cut off you want to add or remove. I love this!

[@arturomma8560]

do you recomend it to play all the Killers songs like ''Human'', ''Spaceman'', Runaways or ''Mr Brightside''?? or what's the best keyboard to make all these similar synths and strings in same price? thanks.

[@madness8556]

This is Roland's answer to the Korg Kross 2 which I pen and love using with my Roland RD88. Korg and Roland sounds complement each other very nicely.

[@AndrewChart]

"There's a bloody lotta bells here"

[@davidkieltyka9]

Good stuff. Don't care much about the keyboard but I really enjoyed Jack demoing it. Keep him around!

[@richardscottmusic1]

I'm hooked!! This guy is entertaining!!

[@amc17]

Not a keyboard or piano player, Im a guitar guy but really enjoyed the video. Well done capt on choosing this host

[@devondenneen361]

I think everyone watching this is a guitar guy

[@paulgwozdz2475]

Yes like me, I’ll get me one of these :)

[@gnerdeek5362]

How drunk is this guy

[@andertons]

Very.... :)

[@damian-795]

@@andertons 😁😁😎

[@france4me117]

He’s the best and that’s that matters

[@bobbyberetta4206]

Lol, I'm a guitar player but love watching this dude!

[@wilbert0693Vlogs]

so nice the sounds of juno ds 61

[@waxhead63]

Hi jack ...good honest review ... I'm that guitarist that is crossing over to keys and Many years ago I had a Juno 106 ... brilliant .. should never had sold it ... think I will be getting the 61 👍🙏OZtralia

[@officialWWM]

The biggest problem I have with this thing is option parallisis. I spend more time going through sounds than actually playing :/

[@Jason75913]

Choose favorites and restrict yourself to them.

[@kitgroovemachine]

I still use all the time, sounds great, light and reliable.

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

Danish Pete should dance at the end of every vid. It would keep me coming back.

[@AnAmericanGuitarist]

What we really need is a top view series of how to edit these keyboards and other gear. They make and sell them, but it's difficult trying to find the straight path to do simple things like adding a Leslie sound to an organ on the DS-88 and maybe controlling the speed of the Leslie sound with a controller pedal. Roland makes a lot of exceptional gear. They always have, but why at this point in history do they not have a detailed series of short videos showing us how to use these things. Help us cut to the chase because WE WANT TO MAKE MUSIC, not read manuals and learn how to program unfriendly user interfaces!

[@caycejones1258]

They do have a series of good support videos for this. I've watched a couple of them.

[@Jason75913]

The manuals are simple. Follow the directions if your brain is trying to trick you otherwise, you'll get the hang of it in no time. If you want unfriendly interfaces, go find an old "General Music" keyboard, Yamaha MOXF8, Korg Wavestation, or an old Roland D-50, just to name a few.

[@jml19221]

This is one of the few Roland units that is NOT overpriced and serves way beyond its purpose. I use a JDS for live work and as an iPad controller for sound expansion in the studio.

[@thomasmason782]

Do you mind if I email you some questions I have about it?

[@jml19221]

Thomas Mason You can ask here Thomas. What I may not know others will.

[@thomasmason782]

​@@jml19221 Thank you for the fast reply! Here are the questions: Can you transition smoothly between favorites? Let's say I'm on one favorite that has 3 sounds layered. If I'm letting the notes ring out on my sustain pedal and switch to another favourite with different sounds, will the notes held by the sustain cut off? Or will they ring until I play notes on the new favourite. Basically can I change favourites with no sound cut off or drop out? Can you use user edited patches in a performance as a layer? If for example I took a piano, added some reverb and a few other effects and save that as a patch, can I then call up that patch to be used in a performance? If I have a performance with 3 layers for example, can I adjust the individual fx and volume of each layer in the performance, and then when I write it will it save all the edited parameters of each layer? What sustain pedal would you recommend for the Juno-DS61? Can you name performances? So that you can see the name of a performance if you register it as a favourite and select it? Thanks so much.

[@jml19221]

Thomas Mason All of these really good questions Thomas. Have you seen the online manual for the Juno DS? All of these are explained in detail by Roland rep Ed Diaz. He can do a much better job in a video than me on this comment. Check out those video and let me know if you got all of these answered. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4XQlKaFg8x3Z6c

[@thomasmason782]

@@jml19221 I'll check it out! Do you know much about the Yamaha mx series?

[@TonyParkin67]

Greetings from Hull - it was Vincent Price on Thriller!

[@ianlennoxx]

I'm literally the only person that finds this kid annoying? One of the best keyboards ever made and you actually started to convince me that I don't want it.

[@mattking8966]

You mentioned we might not buy this if we were the main piano player in our band. May I ask why that’s the case? Looking at getting this for our church. Would almost exclusively be used for piano / chords and playing alongside the worship team. The pianos on this board sound so much better than other keyboards with a higher price point. I can’t see why this wouldn’t fit our needs?

[@HKB-1]

Now this is what I call a proper synthesizer review, where the reviewer demonstrates things as they really are. "I can't remember any songs.........There's a bloody lot of bells going on here". The thumping noise you heard three-quarters of the way through was not a preset, but was actually the entire marketing department of Roland UK passing out and hitting the floor. In all seriousness, though, the DS is actually a great little keyboard with some high quality sounds and features.

[@dodgecukc]

I've got these keys, not the best sounding thing ever but it sits in the mix just fine, just right for my cover band.

[@howlingurra5690]

I dont play keyboard, but this was really entertaining to watch!! "guitar? your not going to use that" love the feeling to this walkthrough! :)

[@sgtpepperoni99]

That outro was dope

[@ellerysmusic]

I LOVE THIS KEYBOARD

[@lance134679]

Danish Pete and Jack should do some videos together, and not just 30 seconds of dancing to a keyboard demo :-)

[@learnerslikeus]

8:19 "not sure what you're gonna use that on" Panic at the Disco: hold my beer

[@Marbles35]

Subbed. Had great fun with your demo. Nice playing btw.

[@YouNeedMani]

Compliments to Jack, great reviewer.

[@Movieman1965]

Great demo of this Roland! You make it fun!

[@1man1bike1road]

having the 61 key verson delivered this morning

[@Blackkeys007]

I've been looking for a keyboard that has all these sounds modern Christian groups are using and I heard a handful of the sounds that I've been playing on a Yamaha motif 7 and I was so limited and I heard of this Roland and now I'm very convince that after the demo you answered all my doubt bout this keyboard, it really can do lots more than what I was shown the first time. Wow amazed I'm placing my order with just Incase any of you guys don't have the cash right now bout want to move your credit Go to American music friends and the do low payment your instruments ship in 3 working days, so I'm placing my order. 😀

[@carlos-bt4dt]

to transform pattern sequencer to a real play recorder, just change beat from 4/4 to 32/2 and it give 4 min of real play recording. if change pattern lenght to 8 measure. juno ds 88 great!

[@MrTomTraubert]

Hey guys, love this series. I'm a sax player and i've been thinking about taking up the keyboard/piano to further study harmony and to work on composition. I'd love to see a series going over the most popular beginner digital pianos in different price ranges because I'm totally lost at sea picking one here.

[@dda40x1]

O.K I'm buying the 88!

[@BillVincent]

Me too! Just bought and waiting for it to arrive Friday. Did you get yours?

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Hey, don't pretend to play "Don't Stop Believing," then back off! Play it thoroughly! "Fantasia" sounds like it would work during "Didn't We Almost Have It All," which is my favorite Whitney Houston song. The battery pack is why I might've gotten this one (or the DS88) for busking, if I hadn't first spotted another Roland product, the V-Combo synthesizer. Especially when the V-Combo has a killer drawbar organ with rotary simulator but no vocoder. I could otherwise imagine using the two models together.

[@964tractorboy]

Don't play keyboards but it was still highly watchable. Looking forward to a test where Jack isn't poorly sick.

[@kariking3539]

Could SOMEBODY play a WHOLE song on a Roland Juno DS 61, like maybe "Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode?

[@Jason75913]

Potentially

[@burnTrobot]

03:58 sold me on it.

[@willowbowman1931]

I played one of these in store on a couple JBL monitors. it's like 30% filler shite. How ever there's 70% kick ass sounds to work with in there not to mention the loads of expansions you can meddle through. For the money there isn't much better. People complaining about this thing need to take their heads out their arse and realize this is not super polished synth which would run you well over a thousand bones.

[@officialWWM]

Willow Bowman to be fair, they are all 30 percent fully shit :)

[@unclebeefy408]

Most are 80% shit, I have a juno88 and even a lot of the sounds I'd never use are still fun to play with

[@officialWWM]

Uncle Beefy agreed but I'm mainly a guitar player and I use a Headrush. Most of the factory sounds in that are shit too but if you program you're own, they are awesome. Most synths require the same approach.

[@Begbiespintpot]

good to see that Jack has a bit of a slot on Andertons, aside from the average piano sounds, the synthetic stuff sounded pretty good.

[@leadpipejustice9253]

Worth getting just from the demo. Time to sell out shows with it

[@zatminc1]

I don't even play keyboards but came here for the playing.

[@AudioReplica2023]

damn they still shipping that JV sounds ? thats how good they sound. One thing I really love about Roland is the keybed....is so perfect for midi ..and feels great when you play.

[@Jason75913]

JV sounds are eternal. Korg and Yamaha still use '90s sounds, too. Good luck.

[@tmjvtxtmjvtx]

Pete you made my day

[@mynx_uk]

Andertons, you have moved the pedals round in the rooster on the wall, just noticed.

[@geoffwebber8272]

Can we have some organ demos please....love a bit of Leslie....

[@nathanaelvalville9191]

His reaction after the wurli 😂😂😂😂

[@pineoandloeb]

This guy is a legend

[@lana.9073]

There is nothing better than a Brit's charme 😄 Love the end!

[@stevied6286]

those of you having a go at the sounds should realise the only way to audition a keyboard is with a quality pair of headphones plugged into the actual keyboard..sounds and features are way better than the price may suggest!

[@markushutto4017]

Exactly! Some amps just won't give an accurate idea of the real sound

[@markushutto4017]

I have a studio and use about 7 different ones from the ones plugged into your phone to recording. Some have a way low decibel limit and can make your highs sound like mids. They're good for rap and dance. All of my headphones give slightly different versions of the sound. Try using a good pair in the music store

[@MrCarcusvk]

Love the review!

[@archivestereo]

I met you at Elderly's. These reviews are great!

[@allenbaker_music]

You had me at Peter Gabriel

[@VidarW]

You have such a «drunk Forrest Gump-vibe» man 😹😹😹 great demonstrator

[@MrZiggyMarbley]

tell u what... I wanted to hate this vid, but in the end it came out GRRRREAT!!! cheers!

[@russellmusictv4403]

Brings me to my widdle stick!

[@shanehart4967]

Are you related to Milo Yiannopolus?

[@guerrerojg72]

This had a rough night before this demo recording session…

[@account2871]

I'm stuck between the Yamaha MX series and this series, is there a disadvantage to the modulator also coming back to default position? I know that the Yamaha MX modulator stays put when moved, but this one looks like it doesn't.

[@Jason75913]

The downside depends on your playing style. Or maybe you can adjust to it? MX doesn't compete with Juno-DS in sound, MX is specialized in being a Cubase AI controller or a practice keyboard. Juno is made for much more, minus being a dedicated Cubase controller. You can always remove the bottom panel and remove the spring on the modulator so it stays put instead like most other keyboards.

[@chrisjones7397]

You are Great as a Demo player!!! I think you kick it! CJ

[@tomaszmikinka8681]

I like this dude, because he know his shit 😁

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

Doesn't look like a massive upgrade from the Di. But great nevertheless. Awesome review. Really fun watching.

[@Backjack31]

Wutipong Wongsakuldej is there any difference to our Juno Di besides a name change and less knobs

[@tommymandel3326]

@@Backjack31 & Wutipong Wongsakuldej YES - there's a pretty big diff. I traded a Di for this DS and it was well worth it. Lots of new sounds. AND you can download free EXPANSION Packs from axial.roland.com that give you a whole other synth inside. PLUS you can now load YOUR OWN SAMPLES and MULTISAMPLES (a computer is needed - no 'built-in' Sampling.) ALL are NEW in the DS. PLUS the DS *will* completely 'become' your Di, with a RESTORE from Di Utility. And THEN you can go about folding in all the new features, starting with all the Performances and Patches and Favorites that you worked hard on the Di to program! Plus cool Auto-Tune on the Mic input. No D-Beam, (not really missed) BUT instead you have a pretty cool Mini-Pattern-Sequencer and Triggering Sample Pads. Also, a NEW 2nd Pedal INPUT - for a Controller pedal, which the Di didn't have. I would say, GO FOR IT. Oh I forgot - the SLIDERS are REALLY helpful. It seemed like Captain Jack was just getting to know his Unit when he stumbled on this video - but he did seem to feel its innate KOOL all the same. THANKS! it's really the best take it on the Subway (oops, Tube) all-in-one that I've found. Guilford?! Say hi to Eric.

[@TranceCore3]

12:15 This is the exact reason I want to learn piano as a composer.

[@ffdtsfsfgdfasdgsyhg]

Would doing a sort of beginner's buying guide be possible? I'd love to see it!:)

[@funk411]

Jack's back!

[@cefrancek9810]

The voice on Thriller is the late Vincent Price.

[@bassmike5671]

Lot of synth/ drum stuff on this. I'm looking for a Juno G type keyboard w good piano/ b3/string/horn/Rhodes/ bass patches I can split/ transpose/sequence.Basic stage keyboard. Optimally that I can add a card w more library patches.

[@Jason75913]

This has far more than the G, and Roland provides Axial downloadable expansions for free. EXP-02 has the most sounds of them all, EXP-04 introduces a piano patch better than even the SuperNatural pianos on the Integra-7 and FA-08 ("PremierGrand"). EXP-06 is loaded by default. It does everything the G does but better, except sequencing. There is an 8-part loop sequencer, but you can't do a long, continuous song with more than 8 parts like on the G, but if you split your song into looping sections, you'll be just fine (verse, pre-chorus, chorus, etc.). No MIDI output from the sequencer, though, and no custom arpeggio patterns like on the G. You'll have to step up to the Juno-G's current successor, the FA, if you want more. The Juno-DS actually isn't a replacement for the Juno-G, despite the name. FA offers much more than the G, including some limited SP-404-like sampling capability and per-part EQ and insert FX for all its 16 parts. It's a phenomenal beast.

[@joeblow593]

Just plug into a pignose and the sound is large my friends and very portable.

[@hxsm8090]

Hi. Is juno ds a full sized keybed? It looks small. Or maybe your hands are big?

[@andreasschellinger6322]

Dear Jack, are you okay ? I'm really a bit worried about you. Okay, synth stuff is explained pretty good, but Juno DS is just another plastic stuff outdated in 2 years from now as all others as well. I would recommend to buy the recent one for 20% the price or buy 4 of them and wait another 2 years. the features all iPad APP available do it better either way. What you need on stage is your preset nobs quickly accessible. Nobody does editing or should not be crazy wasting time in editing with scroll through tiny screen uuuh. the sound fits or not and the sound of Juno for this price are perfect! the pads are shining to bright on stage and I could not find how to disable.

[@OnzeManInKazakhstan]

Some say his teeth are white-white-black-white-black. Some say his IQ test was off the negative scale. All we know is...he is called Jack.

[@andrebarbee3206]

OnzeManInKazakhstan Top Gear fan I see....

[@matthewneiman]

can you do an episode on using midi to create and mix different sounds together?

[@Infinighost]

I'm a bit confused. This is called a synth, but can you manipulate the oscillators? Like, can you choose a sawtooth wave and combine it with a sine wave, and set the ADSR on it? Otherwise, it kinda just seems like a keyboard with a bunch of sounds. But anyways, this host is awesome. I will be watching any vids with him- very funny.

[@floridahiker1503]

Besides for the present patches you can save 256 patches internally. A patch contains 4 selectable waveforms. There are 2500 waveforms to choose from. Over 20 analog emulation waveforms sine, sawtooth, triangle, pulse, square, white and pink noise from Junos, Jupiters, Prophets, Moogs, OB etc and all acoustic and electric drums, keyboards, wind etc waveforms. In the LCD menu is all parameters you would need to edit or create a patch without a computer or you can download a free editor. Each oscillator has 2 adsrs 2 lfos and a 16 step lfo, pitch etc.

[@photonspark]

@@floridahiker1503 that sounds interesting. How hard would it be to change these parameters, compared to using a normal synth's controls?

[@floridahiker1503]

@@photonspark . It's alot more time consuming than a knob perfunction synth. The adsr is rate and levels so the decay is a rate and the sustain is a level. Because it has 2 lfo's it's better at modulation than Roland's 1 lfo synths. You'd have to download the free parameter guide and supplemental manual from Roland's website to figure it out. You'd also have to print out the waveform list because it's confusing the way they are laid out. It took me time to learn to create new patches but it was well worth it because I've been able to create complex sounds. I've been able to get nice DnB sounds experimenting with the TMT section.

[@lesleyelisabeth4151]

Hey Andertons Music, I have this keyboard and I am interested in recording for videos like this someday. How did you get the sound as your playing the keyboard to sound so amazing in this recording? Is it hooked straight up to your computer or just an amp in the room ? etc?

[@luke_reiss]

A nice digital synthesizer. For me, the best things were: super layer, knobs and faders . (though I would say that Roland should've put 9 faders in there, at least for midi control... but for the price, who cares? an external faders midi controller would solve it) It reminds me a lot that classic Yamaha DX7, but in a better package with improved interactivity. So, I would place the Juno where a DX7 would be.

[@juandiegoalvan7811]

This one or the korg kross 2?

[@Jason75913]

Whichever

[@zajtoja]

Love the review, charisma and the dance moves 💚 Where I live Juno ds is advertised as a synth, not a keyboard. So what is it actually? Does it process the sounds or does it play recorded/created sounds? P. S. OK, the video answered my question already, it's a keyboard.

[@filemongolgota3581]

Huh?

[@3-6-9-6-3]

It's Vincent Price and it's at the end of "Thriller". Good review.

[@mjmj360]

Jack is such a likeable guy

[@rodmjones]

Impressive demo, but I live in Spain with next to no chance of getting my hands on one before buying. The Juno DS seems to have lots of features, but I'm wondering if anyone out there has compared sound quality to: 1) the Korg PS60, and 2). the Yamaha MX61? Anything else in the price range?

[@unclebeefy408]

It will depend greatly on what you do with it, I run mine into a board with compression and out to Yamaha monitors and you can't beat it. Plug in 5 dollar headphones it will be different.

[@rustymcnally]

Man this guy sounds like he’s hanging. He needed a duvet day that day!

[@bobbyberetta4206]

¿Can it do cool John Carpenter Synth type sounds?

[@MauiBoyTrav]

If you’re interested in this keyboard check the other videos. This guy just does what you’re going to at home, and runs through the sounds without showing you what it’s capable of. Other vids like rolands , sweet water, or the tutorials get into the keyboard,and show you what it’s capable of. Sure you could use the mic for busking, but it means for vocoder. All sounds are very tweakable, so if that stock piano sound is too bright for you, you can alter it in many ways.

[@Jason75913]

Replacing the EXP-06 expansion loaded by default with EXP-04 introduces the best piano, beating even the SuperNatural pianos in the Integra-7 and FA-08: "PremierGrand". Mic input doesn't need to be for vocoder at all if you don't want it to.

[@Cr1z4n63L]

Buen video Luis Miguel de los 90 ;)

[@Jason75913]

¿Qué? :V

[@Cr1z4n63L]

@@Jason75913 XD es que se parece un poco

[@Jason75913]

@@Cr1z4n63L Si tu dices, para mi que no se parece en ningún sentido. :v

[@javierloaizamusic]

Jack is a great keyboardist and reviewer. On the other hand I feel kind of disappointed about the Juno DS, I own a 2009 Roland Juno D and I don't hear much of a difference in sound.

[@PaulIsbell]

Should I get the Roland Juno-DS or Deepmind 12? They’re both the same costs.