Roland Alpha Juno 2 // SOUNDING GORGEOUS // sounds only demo

[@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND]

great “finally no cheesy 80s pop covers”, the only demo that shows (except fir the boring hoover) the true modern potential of this synth and how timeless it is 👌. i would describe the Alpha Juno sound as “Emotionally 3Dimensional” especially Percussive Chimes is so so dope🫶🏻🫶🏻. also people don’t know but this synth is far far more nicer in a Trance track than the JP8000

[@Firstinversion899]

This was the synth I should’ve bought all those years ago. I remember a pile of the programmers being sold at huge discount because nobody wanted them!!! sounds great with the Specular Tempus, too

[@tiborvegh700]

Charlie says always tell your mummy before you go off..!

[@rm2kmidi]

Finally got my hands on the PG-300 controller. Looking forward to being able to change sounds on the fly! Great demo. These sounds are nice. Always nice when you can get all this done with one synth!

[@StarskyCarr]

I wish I'd got the G300 years ago... I just never realised how useful it could've been

[@Firstinversion899]

This was the synth I should’ve bought all those years ago. I remember a pile of the programmers being sold at huge discount because nobody wanted them!!!

[@cf5914]

The Alpha Juno is my favorite of the Junos.

[@SolidtraxNL]

Another dope video by Starsky! Thanks for this! And indeed, funny how remarkable that piano sounds like a juno-2😉

[@julien-vogel]

thank you for making a demo of the synth without playing all those cheesy 80 's progressions

[@StarskyCarr]

Haha cheers.. I demo them how I'd use them rather than how they were originally played, or how they were intended to sound (80's presets are generally so awful!)

[@ultrajayme]

Found one on Reverb for a song. No pun intended. Can't wait to get the DT-800 also, which I got for my JX-8P and can also use for this. Oh boy!

[@ultrajayme]

Second thought I don't think the DT-800 will work. I don't think the coding will sync up. Looks like I'll be using ctrlr website ;)

[@seanrichards8774]

Aw man. You’re making me sob over my first synth. I miss AJ

[@SamplePuzzles]

Just bought one again 😅 this time I will invest in a controller too. Thanks for the nice video(s) ❤

[@ebutuoytm7560]

Just awesome, loved this!

[@StarskyCarr]

Thanks. ~I loved making it.

[@lanfeustdaytona4483]

I'm Blown away ! At 4:31 it really sounds like an oberheim eight voices

[@JimDaneker]

Sounds fantastic Starsky. And glad to see you getting the Tempus involved! That thing is MONEY!

[@StarskyCarr]

Thanks… just getting to grips with he ST. Trying to get a feel for where it works best. Sounds nice on everything!

[@JimDaneker]

@@StarskyCarr For sure. If you haven't already, check out the editor app - makes it much easier to tweak. I spent a few hours with it one night creating a batch of my own go-to presets. It's now in a permanent loop in my studio!

[@endonyxoneaudio8644]

AH The Alphe Juno's the whole Rave / Gabber scene was seriously based 90 % on the 909 and the Alpha Juno. Can't be beaten for those raw hoover sounds That pitch envelope and chorus are so good :)

[@StarskyCarr]

Pitch envelope and chorus are its secret weapons. I've got a walkthrough coming soon where I start with a simple sawtooth, mess with the itch envelope and have a classic hoover tone in about 3 steps!

[@maccagrabme]

Would be a dream come true if Roland did a boutique version of the Alpha that looked like that controller

[@roryjineffect]

@@maccagrabme I requested that on some video that Roland actually was looking at, they tagged me in a response to thank me for feedback. 🤞🏻

[@rok_koritnik]

The best of all Junos. There, I said it.

[@d-v-f]

Sounds Amazing.

[@jeremydbjbjbjb]

Soooo sad that I sold my Alpha Juno 2 for rent money in the early 90s. My first synth... Nice sounding patches!

[@sawtooth808]

That is truly heart wrenching, I saw an Alpha Juno 2 at a used music equipment store years ago, I passed on it in favor of a DX 100, which I still own (since my late Grandmother got that for me as a birthday present one year, that keyboard is priceless to me)

[@lundsweden]

But it back, they're as cheap as chips! Also TAL has a new VST of it which is spot on, it's called TALpha, lol.

[@Dan-xj4xq]

Sounding VERY good..

[@RaveTracks]

Sounds sublime! In the hands of a genius. Oh and Congress, yeah baby.

[@StarskyCarr]

Haha high praise indeed.

[@alfiedotwtf]

Came for the hoover, stayed for the rest.Yo Gabba Gabba!

[@AceGarpTruckingCo]

^^ continues to make amazing videos that prove ADSR > ASMR

[@corri303]

alpha juno - best juno

[@keythinwatford7153]

I still have mine and 3 M64-C cartridges. Haven't run out of "memory" yet. It does need a bit of fixing though but good over MIDI.

[@StarskyCarr]

The keys on this have had it. I’ve tried to fix so many times but there’s always a couple broken. Last time I had it open I’ve replaced the rubbers upside down on 4 keys which now always play at full velocity. Time to open it up again aaargh!

[@icemannbmw]

How did you make that supersaw type sound at 9:18

[@mauriziomauricone]

7:40 Have you seen the intro of the movie "IRREVERSABLE" with Monica Bellucci and Vin Cassel? It will change your perception of the "hoover" sound forever LOL

[@TheAVsChannel]

Does Env Release Time View at 2:59 came with the last firmware update? Forgot to load the update... Great addition to the programmer! Nice tunes :) The first reminds me of BOC

[@albertswift]

The Percussive Chimes at 5:52 sounds a little like like Billie Ray Martin - Hearts

[@StarskyCarr]

I’m not sure how to take that 😂

[@albertswift]

@@StarskyCarr coincidence I'm sure 👍

[@michaelpierce3264]

Starsky if you could do a tutorial on the envelope of the alpha it would be nice!

[@StarskyCarr]

A walkthrough is on its way 😀

[@Drumsdude123]

Thanks.. so few bass sounds..

[@zdave6083]

AJ's envelope is not as snappy as other junos like 106 which has that famous and satisfying bass we all love.

[@prodby_luffuate]

0:32 Brooooo, please tell me you didn't sample the sound of skeletons rattling in minecraft! LOL

[@StarskyCarr]

That’s would’ve been a brilliant idea. So no, but I’m going to now!

[@ThoseSleepless]

do the presets work with an MKS-50?

[@StarskyCarr]

I’ve not tried them but I think so. I’ve seen other sites where the patches are interchangeable. The MKS50 has some extra info per patch (pitch bed range, volume etc) so I think it must just leave these at default settings. But as I say I’ve not tried.

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

Amazing work Starsky loved the whole vid . Btw I do hope you played the better day piano on the sq80v by arturia.

[@ashleywhiteman2684]

Is the external controller a custom connection or midi

[@StarskyCarr]

Midi

[@thedoberman7535]

This synth never ceases to amaze me, so simple yet so unique in sound. Starsky, what would you say comes closer in nowaday synths ?

[@StarskyCarr]

Its odd, in that nothing really does this. There are synths with complex envelopes, but don't have the same waveforms (Waldorf stuff). The u-He Diva has the waveforms, but simple envelopes, and that's software. So it's quite unique.

[@thedoberman7535]

@@StarskyCarr Thx for getting back to me, I guess we'll just have to wait for a boutique version ;)

[@SolidtraxNL]

@@thedoberman7535 now that would be cool!

[@mpmi7588]

beginning joint has a Prince vibe to it

[@StarskyCarr]

Interesting, I never thought that… but will take it 😂

[@sawtooth808]

Prince meets Bladerunner, it is there

[@erik_gerhard]

Did you add in the cool blue backlight or did it come like that? Curious to mod my own as the LCD is a tad dim…

[@StarskyCarr]

I bought a new Screen when the backlight died…. Well a few years later! As far as I remember it was really cheap about £17 from a German website - but dont ask which. Easy install with no soldering. Actually it wasn’t the screen just the backlight strip I think.

[@activelow9297]

The Specular Tempus is what makes this sound. Nobody else has noticed it yet... and that's just fine. It's kind of a secret weapon for synth players, courtesy of the guitar world. Also... where did you get your Hologram Microcosm?

[@StarskyCarr]

I thought I’d show how it sounded through Fx- as that’s what you’d do in the wild 😀 but most sections I’ve bypassed for a bit. The ST sounds great I’ve just not dig deep into it yet.

[@boheem3451]

I miss Boards of Canada.

[@StarskyCarr]

Haha... I'll have to listen to them some more. Was never a fan (not because I don't like them, but because I never really knew about them at the time). I listened to an album last year... lots of nice stuff in there.

[@michaelpierce3264]

love it or hate it a303 and a909 are naked without the alpha!

[@Marc_Angel]

Name drum loop at 4:23 please?

[@StarskyCarr]

It’s fools gold by the stone roses. It was used exactly as I’ve used it here in a remix of the Jimi Polo track.

[@Marc_Angel]

@@StarskyCarr Thanks!

[@LuminiousX]

I've owned the Alpha Juno 1 briefly in the mid 90s. Never was very really a fan of its sound. It's nice to be able to have realtime control using the Retroaktiv, but the sound still can't really convince me.

[@StarskyCarr]

Its always frustrated me. It can't do squelch, and the envelopes aren' t very snappy... but it can do so much more than the presets would suggest.

[@aceofdub]

Great synthesizer. Terrible digital envelopes compared to the Juno 60 or even 106 though. No really made for percussive sounds or basses.

[@StarskyCarr]

no, not good for percussion... I think I mention that in my walkthrough (coming soon). It's pretty good for basses, but not squelchy stuff, and you can get some thunderous stuff using the filter. Even though it won't self-oscillate the bass can rattle the windows.

[@ogasi1798]

:-)

[@inneryard]

I sold mine in a while ago. but I love the hoover Sound ;) It reminds me to the gorgeous track "9 is a classic" kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3WzaXSko5ibq9E