SynthfestUK 24: Roland Unveils new Juno-D Series with Zen-Core Sound

[@sandkipper1]

These Roland Junos sell themselves. They do the job and they do it well. Love them.

[@ju34edwards]

I love the sounds on this board. This video gave me information on how much polyphony this board has finally. The Zen-core sound is amazingly awesome. The electric piano is great..

[@awienc]

I’ve had Juno DS for years and I’m still finding new awesome things about it. Don’t think I need the update yet

[@Jason75913]

You definitely do not. This 2024 Juno-D has most of the same sounds, too. If you don't want rigid quantization, Juno-DS has adjustable quantization while this newer keyboard dropped that. Then 8 parts per "Scene" ("Performance" in Juno-DS, Juno-Di, FA, JV1080, XV5080, etc.) as opposed to the more useful 16 per "Scene" in Juno-DS.

[@ZTAudio]

The biggest mistake a lot of people will make is misunderstanding how powerful Zencore is in the first place. It sounds great and is extremely versatile.

[@NickHowesAstro]

Indeed and it's £299 in an mc101

[@djkanyon]

Roland did this to themselves claiming that their top tier model like Fantoms have the same tek inside as their VST... can't be further from the truth but this was a marketing that went completely wrong

[@Jason75913]

Indeed, but very, very few folks picking up a Zen-core keyboard of any kind will delve into the killer sound design potential of this new engine.

[@arlencarroll1964]

This is the 3rd video by roland that states the juno d6 has 256 voice polyphony. Yet on the official website it says 128.. What the actual fuck roland

[@thomasyon4332]

.. feel i'd like to hear and see Ed Diaz too.

[@ChrisP3000x]

What happened to Ed? He was one of the best sales demo guys in history. What memories.

[@Jason75913]

​@@ChrisP3000x he's still with us

[@djkanyon]

Does it have OG DS rompler sounds inside? Or is it totally replaced by Zen Core? Anyone knows?

[@Jason75913]

same 30-year-old samples as Juno-DS, yes, and nearly all the same presets

[@djkanyon]

@@Jason75913 ahh cool, i love them samples, i thought they just replaced them completely

[@Jason75913]

​@@djkanyon no chance of that ever happening now due to Roland Cloud and Zen-Core/Zenology interaction they implemented

[@smalltown2223]

Is it solar powered?

[@russ254]

depends on your local power grid!

[@thefishdog]

i have a juno G , loads of features but build quality crap, its good keyboard groove box workstation

[@Jason75913]

Upgrade later to the phenomenally better FA-06. Fantom-06 instead if you want to try Zen-core and loop-based sequencing. Both are Juno-G's descendants.

[@bhaveshmistry3255]

I am very surprised with this keyboard. It sounds very professional and on a very affordable price. Frankly speaking to me it sounds better than Roland’s flagship keyboards. Good Job Roland. ❤

[@Digiphex]

D for depressing.

[@sandkipper1]

It's a musical instrument.

[@mechanicom]

Yawn - another zencore VST in a keyboard.

[@Robbinsffxi]

Zen Core isn't a VST. Zenology however is a VST using Zen-Core.

[@NickHowesAstro]

Total yawn ... The company that gave us system 8.. v synth .. and so many class concepts .. putting an mv-1 lite in a box .. slapping a Juno name on it .. dull dull dull

[@Jason75913]

Total yawn ... Same old copypasted comment ... almost no stage performers want to be using VSTs for any reason... unoriginal comment just like roland's products... dull dull dull

[@jbognap]

These have class compliant USB MIDI and audio, so you can plug straight into an iPad.

[@ChrisP3000x]

CK61 would be 100x better for "busking"......Has battery compartment (and speakers), superior breadnbutter sounds, superior interface for layering sounds, drawbars, etc...

[@wireguy123]

Battery compartment not built in battery

[@ChrisP3000x]

@@wireguy123 Right.

[@Jason75913]

that's a very different keyboard and not a workstation like Juno-D, plus CK61 + Juno-D is a better option over just one or the other if a person is willing to use two keyboards in an unlikely case: CK61 for piano, Juno-D for accompaniment using its sequencer and/or synthpad layers

[@ChrisP3000x]

@@Jason75913 1) A typical busking rig includes ONE keyboard. 2) most buskers don't use or care anything about workstations.

[@Jason75913]

@@ChrisP3000x keyboard + portable speaker, at least around here

[@davidghall-h3x]

way too expensive..... same old roland reboxing its old tech.

[@handel1111]

Don't complain, you just can't afford it

[@Dudderlyful]

It's the same thing over and over again on new boxes and you know it ​@@handel1111

[@rupakmajumdar9959]

@@davidghall-h3x I have an MC 101 which is zencore but I like this tbh. Cool sequencer, screen, and usb c for power is pretty cool I think.

[@Tripwelleverday]

What a pos Roland bs landfill synth why why why nobody wants this we want analog Juno’s not a fake Juno using some vst bs

[@morphoice]

I'm so sick of this scam shit show of putting software bullshit into fancy housings and selling it for thousands.... Just make analog Junos again

[@Jason75913]

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