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and it had quite a few synth tricks up its sleeve like an arpeggiator,
hard sync, and more.
Roland Jupiter-8
G8 – Juno-60 Pad
Like Korg's Polysix, the Juno-60 was Roland's answer to those who
wanted a polyphonic synth, but couldn't afford a megabuck bruiser
like the Sequential Prophet 5 or the Oberheim OBXa. I can recall the
Juno-60 ads that L.A.'s Guitar Center posted in the local trades like
Music Connection – "Now everyone can afford a polyphonic synth!"
The Juno-60 featured one oscillator, plus a "sub-oscillator" which
could be switched on to "fatten up" things. And it included Roland's
famous "bend-lever" which could be assigned not only to pitch, but
also to filter cutoff. An analog chorus added thickness and detuning to
the analog sound of the Juno-60, and an arpeggiator rounded out the
menu.
The Juno-60 excelled at two things – bass sounds, and pad/string
sounds. True to the original Juno-60's controller behavior, the pitch-
bend wheel controls filter cutoff as well as pitch bend on this voice.
And the arpeggiator is there when you need – just hit the arpeggio
on/off button.
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