Midi Controller Mode - Roland UNO-Di Workshop

MIDI Controller Mode

The JUNO-Di can act as a powerful MIDI controller you can use for playing
external MIDI sound modules, soft synths on a computer, or sequencing in a
computer-based digital audio workstation ("DAW"). In fact, with its light
weight, battery power, onboard sounds, and USB MIDI connectivity, the
JUNO-Di makes an killer road or stage companion for a laptop, providing you
with a totally portable performance/sequencing system.
You can connect the JUNO-Di's MIDI OUT jack to any device
that has a MIDI IN jack using a MIDI cable, or exchange MIDI
messages with a computer using a USB cable. Once you've made
your connections, you can activate MIDI Controller mode by
pressing the JUNO-Di's MIDI CONTROLLER button to light it.
Before connecting the JUNO-Di via USB to a computer for MIDI
communication, you've got to install the JUNO-Di's USB driver on the
computer. The driver's on the CD that came with your JUNO-Di.
To learn more about using the JUNO-Di as a MIDI controller, see Page 81 in
the JUNO-Di Owner's Manual.
Using a Microphone with the JUNO-Di
The JUNO-Di has a MIC IN jack, a mini-mixer, and a vocoder that uses
the mic for shaping notes played on the keyboard. There's a 1/4"
phone-type jack on the back of the JUNO-Di for connecting your
mic.
The MODE/MIC area of the JUNO-Di front panel contains
MIC IN controls for your mic. You can:
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Set your mic's level— using the MIC IN VOLUME
knob.
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Add reverb to the mic— by pressing and lighting the
MIC IN REVERB button.
Hold down SHIFT and press the MIC IN area's REVERB
button to display the MIC IN SETTINGS screen.
Make sure the REVERB button is lit to hear the effect, since pressing
SHIFT and REVERB to get to this screen turns off the REVERB button.
To display all of the MIC IN SETTINGS screen's parameters, use the 6
and 5 buttons.
On this screen, you can:
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customize the mic's reverb level, reverb type, and reverb length—
the Reverb Level, Type, and Time parameters.
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set whether the mic is live or used only for the vocoder—
Mode to
Using the JUNO-Di Vocoder
The JUNO-Di's vocoder effect allows you to control the shape of notes you
play on the keyboard by speaking or singing into your mic. Here's how to
use it.
Select the VOCAL/PAD patch 036: VOCODER Ens.
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Though VOCODER Ens is a good place to start, you can also use VOCAL/
PAD 034 VOCODER Robt or 035 VOCODER Chr, or PERFORM 60, 61, and
62, which are bass, organ, and pad vocoder sounds, respectively.
What makes the JUNO-Di vocoder work is one of its multi-effects (or
"MFX"). You can actually vocode any JUNO-Di sound by setting the MFX
to 79:VOCODER, as explained on Page 61 of the Owner's Manual.
Hold down some keys on the keyboard and sing or speak into the
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mic—you're "singing" or "speaking" the JUNO-Di's notes.
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Try tweaking the vocoder's settings to optimize the effect for your
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mic and voice, as described on Page 43 of the Owner's Manual.
ALL or VOCODER ONLY, respectively.
by setting
by setting Mic
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