Roland JUNO-DS Synthesizer Demo with Scott Tibbs

[@BassHappy64]

I have had the DS61 for about 3 months. It fits in nicely with my other synthesizers. I bought it to replace my old Ensoniq SQ1 Plus built in 1990. It started acting glitchy & I needed something that did organs, pianos, strings, brass & synth lead sounds. It sounds great, has a nice keybed, is laid out intuitively & has a diverse sound set. I love it!

[@yanexagravante7667]

10:42 makes me wanna cry!! Again roland, you did a really good job! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jitstrike5579]

The DS88 IS KILLER!!!

[@michaelfedora5630]

Just bought my roland ds can't waite to get into it and play.

[@tedl7538]

Thanks so much Scott for what I feel is by far the best DS88 demo on KZbin.

[@lmw6996]

Awesome demo Scott! No frills explanation, good mix of regular and modern genres, entire keyboard features covered in the shortest possible video. Thoroughly enjoyed it..

[@carlos-bt4dt]

I found out, its possible to change pattern leght to beat 32/4. also beat 32/2 and then get 4 min to recording my play. in 8 measure. Now I use the sequencer like a real time linjear sequencer. Thanks Scott Tibbs for all your demo Movie, you are really talented.

[@rscott999]

Excellent demo Scott! Well spoken, clear and informative! Thank you, ~Robert

[@davidosolo]

11:48 Streaming midi AND audio. Great!

[@tommymandel]

That Tibbs Chord at 6:36, yeah!

[@woabeatz9717]

Damn the beat at 9:00 wtf.....👍👍👍👍

[@SuperHoggs]

NEWBEATS MUSIC. 😂😂😂

[@32NinerBravo]

Unbelievable board for the money. This thing RIPS!!! Unlimited potential.

[@Aniyah8695]

Nice keyboard , sounds great lite . I have 7 top of the line boards korg is my favorite ,but I use this at church a lot. Thanks ROLAND.My next board is the Roland FA8

[@tommychappell6359]

Thanks for your great tutorial, well done. you have really sold this to me. I'm impressed. I like how you can have 16 samples just for 1 part, that's amazing! the split mode also makes a lot of sense, and the pads that allow you to play back in a song like fashion. the multi -layering effects are also very cool. this instruments seems everything like an instrument should be, logical, civilised, professional and above all fun!!!!! it seems like there are many amazing features in this keyboard.

[@DuffyLONER64]

Found one of these at a local Guitar Center, and I decided to do a "loop" cover of Charlie Puth's song Attention ... AT the store. I recorded four bars of the background music in the song into the samplers, and I had it loop, I sang along to it. I REALLY want one of these.

[@GP1USA]

knda sucks that Roland decided to NOT include aftertouch, which should be a given for a keyboard of this type and price. What were they thinking!?

[@zqa1623]

Hi buddies! Anyone knows if this keyboard has aftertouch keys? Thank you very much!

[@ezequielbenitez7460]

que equipo de sonido usas para que salga tan bien el sonido? What sound equipment are you using to make it sound very good?

[@10oclocktic]

Best demo on this here! Cheers

[@octofish]

Does the display burn out like the older Junos?

[@KarlGeorges]

A common problem with a lot of gear, not only from Roland. Akai samplers were the worst, followed by Alesis (I still use a QS6 because of the aftertouch it has) and Roland (mc-505 for example ...)

[@Jason75913]

only time will tell

[@CDK11]

Juno G too

[@carlos-bt4dt]

hope Roland update the DS so it would be possible to expand the sequencer to more than 8 measure. would be easy to use the pattern sequencer like a real time recorder. mybe a usb-memory could be used as expander memory to sequencern.

[@Praisician]

The best keyboard ive ever invested in. You can feel a change in the atmosphere playing just simple chords with this joint. Like its doing the work for you. created my whole christmas album with this joint.

[@gisselabreu2302]

Michael Raymore does it have sensitive keys?

[@alexisrico2872]

Gissel Abreu if you mean touch sensitive then yes

[@sabana7564]

1. Are you able to plug in headphones and listen to it as you play so I dont bug some of my family members practicing. 2. Has anyone had this for over a few years and noticed any problems 3. Can you plug in a microusb/cable of some sort to record and put it into fl studio .

[@peterrafeiner9461]

On mine the headphones plug right in so i don't drive the neighbors into suicide.

[@woabeatz9717]

@Kevin Aguilera -might hace sci port or go rca..in

[@MasterYugiMoto]

How can I control the Sustain? I found attack, decay, release, but sustain is not to be found. I already checked the manual many times and cant find any resources online. Anyone know?

[@Jason75913]

menu diving

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Licinius Varrus your quite the help,lol

[@שמואלמור-פ1ת]

an important question? Can you microphone record yourself singing for about three minutes, about the length of an average song, by connecting a microphone to Roland and recording directly to daw software?

[@ImAldair]

No saben cuando salen a la venta o ya están soy de Ecuador

[@dyster5179]

If anyone has this synth, does it come with the 8-track recorder like the Gi had? I'm looking for a used Gi, but would buy this so I can record guitar & bass right into the juno.

[@mymymymy6]

What serious musicians uses a 1/4 in jack for their mike to plug into this? An xlr would have added about $2.00 to the price.

[@SherMusician]

Transpose on fly too. 61 and 88 same guts

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

My current Roland axe is the VR-09. Does the VR-09 have any common features with this Juno model?

[@israeljohnson3844]

please can you do upto 4 layers and maybe assign those faders to function as volume??

[@Bulletzation]

does it have built in speakers or do I have to connect it to an amp? Can it play through studio monitors through a computer/audio interface?

[@MSB101196]

what was he playing at 1:45?

[@mooncosm]

I don't know whether to get the Juno DS 61 or the FA 61... :/

[@richardperez6208]

What's the Acoustic Piano song at about 1:38? Very nice!

[@marike1100]

Not sure, could be an improvisation, but that is some really fine modern jazz playing, the kind Scott is great at.

[@sabana7564]

@@marike1100 Its an improvisation but it is easily done if you watch the video a few times.

[@zermenio]

Sorry if this a dumb question but what are those two cables at the back and where can I buy some?

[@alicaramba7680]

7:47 These a 1/4 inch TRS audio cables. You can buy them in any musical equipment store and also on internet. They connect synths audio outs (left and right separately) to speakers/mixer.

[@kanwarjeet0545]

Hello sir How can control tempo on juno ds in live performance Can I do tempo fast and slow and medium How can please reply me

[@OsvaldoBarco419]

Marley !!

[@doriion]

Did the voice say yeah pizza at 9:13

[@alfredkeys619]

No. It says “ay ay ay chiquitita “ in spanish

[@carlos-bt4dt]

do JUNO DS 88 have tri-sensor Tech ?, it trigg a new sound halfway, when repeat.press key down. thats really good. Is it possible to ad string resonance in future axial piano waveform ?

[@anicetjoy5456]

Which one is better between this JUNO DS and Yamaha MODX8??

[@dennisnashville7114]

I went and checked them out sided by side. Ended up buying the Roland.

[@peteroppong1171]

G R E E T I N G S.......Hey Scott, does the Juno DS maintain the original effects on the patches when they are selected in a Performance.

[@suleimanndegea6210]

where can I get it to buy my own from Tanzania

[@woabeatz9717]

Ebay

[@casperkasparov302]

I am going to check this out, because I love my Roland RD-800 (88 key) So I am interested in the 61 on the top tier. Any comments?

[@TariganSuper]

I need massive voices of lead Synth. Which one better, juno ds or xps30. Please opinions

[@carlos-bt4dt]

if connect computer and juno ds, with USB-midi cord , and PA amplifier to samme AC-power outlet. it will give ground-buzzernoise. solution is, just connect PA to Another ac wall outlet. it are diffent Group Power supply in Electric system. not wrong with the gear. this not appear when using midi-interface, guess Electronics inside interface separate .

[@dirkbauman]

how does this compare to the Yamaha MX88?

[@carlos-bt4dt]

Juno DS 88 have Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement. compare to Yamaha its more like yamaha GH.key, Grand hammer. MX88 have lightweight GHS-keys like dgx-630. Roland have free axial sound to download from Roland webbsite. and juno ds have vocoder. yamha mx88 looks good in specifications. hard to choose

[@Jason75913]

nicer keybed on the Juno, thinner and crappier sound on the MX

[@tashan65]

hi if u make pattern. does the chord change like arranger

[@HenryAlvarez]

This or the Korg kross 2? more on pianos, eps, strings and some synths. I also like making my own patches. Thanks!

[@umaguha6369]

Henry Alvarez korg kross 2!

[@Jason75913]

either will do in that case

[@kalightmusic3170]

Glad I went with the FA instead!

[@darrylbrooks6243]

+KALIGHT MUSIC thinking of getting an FA06. What are the main differences (besides the things like the color screen)? Are the sound engines the same? Are both programmable from scratch?

[@kalightmusic3170]

Hey Darryl, The Sound Engines as far as I know are NOT the same. The Juno Sounds very very Cheap. I think it only uses some PCM sounds. The FA has SuperNatural Sounds and the Drum Sets are amazing! When you mean Programmable, explain a little further.

[@darrylbrooks6243]

Thanks for the information. By programming, I mean start from scratch. Choose a waveform on an osc, change filter types, route modulations to places you choose, change envelopes. Or are you only able to modify presets by changing filter cutoffs or resonance and adding effects. I am also looking at a Jupiter 50 which is completely programmable and has both SuperNATUARL synth and acoustic engines on board. Again thanks for your assistance.

[@kalightmusic3170]

Hey Darryl, That I'm not sure about that since I don't use it for the following. With your needs, That Jupiter 50 May be the best way to go! I just know that Juno was NOT it, lol. But no problem!

[@Jason75913]

I looked at an FA in a store, and the synth sounds seem to have all the same parameters as in the Juno. Indeed the FA sounds like a Juno with better sound output circuitry. Or I mised something there. Other features like the sequencer kill the Juno. FA rules indeed.

[@mymymymy6]

Where's the organ sounds? gez

[@jegoy68]

Can the DS play SMF from USB?

[@Jason75913]

WAV and MP3 only

[@TheOrganiston9th]

Are there any Mellotron strings patches? I'm looking for a good 'tron patch, or more than one, preferably on a less-than-1K keyboard. Anyone?

[@Deluxeta]

I don't have it (yet) but I think there are downloadable Mellotron samples on the Axial thing and if anything you can load your own samples.

[@marcchesterrivera7598]

Does this have a built in audio interface?

[@Gergely5000]

Marc Chester Rivera yes

[@karlhaese7183]

Good Wurly

[@joe-vz6hx]

thanks for this, but this is about 5 mins of information crammed into 13. could have lived w/o the first 1:30 which is just sales pitch stuff (but I'm guessing that wasn't your choice) for one...also the demos are too long. to be fair, you're trying to touch on a ton of info in a short time, but I wish you'd approach one area and show it (repeat SHOW...not just mention) more fully, e.g. show us the voices, then in another video or second part of this one show more fully the recording abilities, etc.

[@ummedgehlot929]

What kind of difference between xps 30 and Juno ds

[@Jason75913]

XPS is for india and certain other parts of the world

[@ternitamas]

does it have SUPERNATURAL sounds?

[@ternitamas]

***** search what roland supernatural sound is

[@OrangeJackson]

No. Wish it did.

[@ternitamas]

OrangeJackson oh, what a bummer, it looks nice but I was looking for a piano with supernatural sound engine. Thanks for the info!

[@OrangeJackson]

Yeah. Me too. I think we need to go to the Roland Fa-06 for the SN. Though, the FA-06 does not have as nice as a key bed as the 88s and of course is more $$. Compromises.

[@ultimatemexicano3535]

What’s a comparable 88 key synth that is within 1750 max? This vid/guy good I like when he goes in hard with that Arab song at 8:55! Lol!

[@ummedgehlot929]

I want to about it

[@su4691]

Di or this ? Sound quality is main concern..Thank you all...

[@marcuswilespage]

Does anyone actually use keyboards in this way anymore? Using loops and composing entire songs in the box?

[@DrBuffaloBalls]

+Marcus Wiles It's great for creating demos, which you can later fully realize fully in the studio. You don't always have a computer and DAW available, so being able to lay ideas down on the device directly is great.

[@Mandy-Lane]

+Marcus Wiles i think its not so fun to use loops someone has made for you. isnt it better to make your own melodies and record them as loops?

[@marcuswilespage]

I agree, and that's very easy to do in most DAWs

[@joe-vz6hx]

+Marcus Wiles a DAW obviously gives a lot more ability, but to answer your question, yes......in fact I love the idea of being able to compose and record w/o the use of a DAW if possible. simpler the better. we aren't all steely dan :)

[@marcuswilespage]

br What Steely Dan have to do with this? lol

[@infested37]

Is it possible to play midi files on juno ds ?

[@anshumanmishra8215]

does it has Indian sounds

[@casperkasparov302]

Do you mean does it have 1/4 tones? I kind of doubt it but I think there are keyboards that can simulate Sitar.

[@mardochejulien9840]

Check the xps30 it's almost the same keyboard but with more tones for Asia/latinos

[@VoodooDewey69]

it's literally impossible to choose a synthesizer nowadays so many different models so many different effects and you're scared to buy one because the day after you buy it casio will come out with some s*** for half price ,so what do you do.

[@alicaramba7680]

You should know what you are calling a synthesizer. Juno DS isn't synthesizer per se, it's sampled instruments player with some capabilities of synthesizer. It is called a "rompler". It has sampled sounds of various instruments, real synthesizers among them. Those sounds like by synthesizer, but in fact is sampled. Real synthesizers do what their name tells - they synthesize new sounds, there are analog, digital and software digital synthesizers. None of them has acoustic sounds like Juno DS. Synthesizers commonly are much more capable of sculpting desired sound than romplers. Also synthesizers by different manufacturers usually sounds distinctively different from each other while you will find romplers sounds more or less the same. On the other hand romplers usually offers much much bigger sound palette, acoustic and drum tones included, and also in more expensive models functions such as full sequencer, sample playback, more effects, higher polyphony are added. Recently a few manufacturers in some models combined rompler and digital synthesizer engines in one keyboard. P. S. Casio currently do not produce synthesizers.

[@joe-vz6hx]

thanks for this but it would have been a lot more helpful to see workflow, i.e. been shown HOW the DS does this or that a lot more vs just saying it can do it....and I wish we'd heard a lot less electronica/techno garbage and more demo of actual instruments to see how they sound, like horns, woodwind etc

[@ternitamas]

is that the voice of the boy from last guardian?

[@ternitamas]

***** the game

[@viktorragnarwashuus8157]

I know what you mean, it does really sound like him.

[@ternitamas]

Viktor Ragnar Washuus I think he even says Trico haha

[@marcossgarbi7984]

I prefere Juno - Di. It's more portable....And I prefere recurses of Juno - Di.

[@Aristoper]

Scott Tibbs holla if you hear me Fantom XR demo song is like a midlife crisis.

[@lancegoerner1719]

Strange demo.

[@KarlGeorges]

Aftertouch ?

[@paolopizzi5603]

No. But then again AT is not very practical on a weighted keyboard. The lack of AT on the Juno DS-61 is less excusable.

[@LaughingSkull451]

I've never understood aftertouch. Can someone explain it to me in layman's terms? Lol I always thought it was similar to sustain.

[@paolopizzi5603]

Aftertouch is a MIDI control you activate with extra pressure of your fingers. Just like a mod wheel, it can be assigned to whatever you want (LFO, pitch bend, envelope, whatever...), depending on your synth, of course (most of the old ones don't even respond to AT.) There are two types of AT: channel AT and polyphonic AT. Nowadays, most keyboards with AT only come with the former, which is a lot cheaper to make. Channel AT means that if you extra press one key, AT will be activated for the entire channel. With Poly AT, every key can individually activate AT only for that note.

[@вечная_мерзлота]

Aftertouch is when u hold a key it plays sound but then u push harder or push slightly easier aftertouch changes sound velocity wile holding a key. so far I have seen it only on Yamaha tyros when I played it.

[@Jason75913]

@@вечная_мерзлота or MIDI controllers

[@yokofujiwara2461]

lol trap is a genre haha wtf

[@Jason75913]

I didn't know either until not too long ago

[@danielreyes9664]

Awful sounds!

[@TallicaMan1986]

Then don't rely on presets and make your own sounds if you're so good.

[@Broken_Biscuit]

Welcome to the 1980´s....ffs.

[@marike1100]

What? He played some great stuff on that keyboard and none of it sounded like the 1980s ffs.

[@MajorOSC]

I think most of the haters in this thread are kids who can't afford a Roland. =D

[@B1SCOOP]

The only true Junos were analog.

[@looneyburgmusic]

That is just a dumb comment to make... Roland owns the "Juno" line... Roland decides what is, and what is not, a "Juno". As a matter of fact, since there have now been more digital Juno synths, than analog ones, the truth would be, "The only true Junos are Digital."

[@yamahamusicians]

Some people just can't move with the times. It may have escaped your attention but a whole generation have grown up "without" the Juno. All they know is the new digital Juno's. In any case it's all just a name. It doesn't really matter what the logo says, it's what you do with it as a musician that counts.

[@Jason75913]

@@yamahamusicians based

[@floridahiker1503]

He has a point. Before 1987 the junos and jx synthesizers had dco oscillators and the jupiters had vco oscillators. After the d50 in 1987 they used pcm samples which have a digital sound.

[@doriion]

@@looneyburgmusic But roland decides

[@mymymymy6]

Stop playing so long in each example..

[@anshumanmishra8215]

does it have Indian sounds

[@Jason75913]

see XPS-30