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Page 1: ...Roland n PROGRAMMABLE POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER JUNO S Owner s Manual ...

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Page 5: ...8 b Portamento 8 c Octave Transpose 9 d Chord Memory 9 e Key Transpose 11 f Hold Pedal Jack 12 g Pedal Switch Jack 12 h Expression Pedal Jack 12 4 Tone Modify 13 5 Editing Performance Control Function 14 a How to edit the Performance Control Functions 14 b Writing the Performance Controll Functions 16 6 Edit 17 7 Tone color parameters 18 a Synthesizer Structure 18 b Parameters 19 8 Writing a Tone ...

Page 6: ...set to the ON position 2 Turn the Power Switch on The Display Window will respond with This is shown for a few seconds Then the Display changes u Tone Name 2 Tone Color Selection Any of the 128 different tone colors 192 tone col ors when the optional Memory Cartridge is used can be called by using the Group Selector Button the Bank Selector Button Q and the Number Selector Button Bank Selector But...

Page 7: ...ten into memory M Memory Group The tone colors in this group can be modified and even rewritten C Cartridge Group Select this group for using the optional Memory Cartridge M 64C The tone colors saved in the car tridge can be modified and rewritten The car tridge can be removed from the a JUNO 2 and used later at any time 2 Select the Bank 1 to 8 by pressing the relevant Bank Selector Button 3 Sele...

Page 8: ... see page 14 Editing the Perfor mance Control Functions and if it is the one in the Memorv Group see page 17 6 Edit The depth of the Modulation can be changed as shown on page 14 Editing the Performance Control Functions b Portamento Portamento effect is a slide from one pitch to another This may be effectively used for the per formance with the Chord Memory function OPERATION To turn Portamento o...

Page 9: ... Buttons Q The indicator lights up d Chord Memory Chord data can be recorded and later played with one finger Example m C4 E4 Gil Octave Transpose Normal Key Transpose i r When C4 key is played the actual chord you hear is exactly in the same pitch as the recorded one OPERATION To set to the Chord Memory mode Mm CHORD MEnOR Push the Chord Memory Button i The indicator lights up To return to the No...

Page 10: ...etained even after the power is off When the Memory Protect Switch is set to OFF 2 Press the Write Button while holding the Chord Memory Button O down If necessary return the Memory Protect Switch to the ON position The Display will respond with While a chord data is being recorded the Octave Transpose or Key Transpose function does not work therefore the middle C key always works as C4 key When t...

Page 11: ...anspose Button czi The value j i shown in the Display repre sents how many semi tones keys are currently transposed The value i i shown in the Display repre sents how many semi tones keys are currently transposed While holding the Key Transpose Button Q down rotate the a Dial to set the desired value Refer to the picture shown below The Display shows the corresponding value and if it is other than...

Page 12: ...ntrol Func tions on page 14 can be controlled Program Shift function is set at the factory Pro grams Shift is the function of calling tone colors 1 to 8 sequencially When M 13 is initially set the Tone Number will change as shown below ri i3 H M 14 15 n 15 i 3 M 16 i M l 5 1 CO 6 Irl ic M 12 1 PEOAt SW MOLD I O O O o noland ev B m Expression Pedal EV 5 Optional Pedal Switches DP 2 Optional ON 4 OF...

Page 13: ...to edit D Select one of the four modes by pushing the corresponding Tone Modify Mode Button The Display will respond as shown right Modulation Rate T D Using the a Dial O modify the tone color to your taste Rotating the a Dial will change the Display as shown below Rotating it counterclockwise a Dial I r iij ji i jrE h Modulation Depth HOD ij F Ti i Srilliance T c r L L r n p Envelope Time T y CI ...

Page 14: ...take an appropriate writing operation Parameter 1 Tuning 2 Modulation Sensitivity 3 Portamento Time 4 Preset Tone Colors DCO Bender Range 5 Pedal Switch a How to edit the Performance Control Functions OPERATION Press the Tune Function Button until the Display shows the function you wish to edit As shown in the picture each time you push the Tune Function Button the function shown in the Display ch...

Page 15: ...e to another At 0 no portamento effect is obtained and 127 is the longest time 4 Preset Tone Colors DCO Pitch Bender Range Example When the Pitch Bender Modulation lever controls the Pitch Bender effect of the whole preset tone colors P 1 1 to 88 this sets the depth of the effect from to 12 1 represents semi tone 5 Pedal Switch Example T This function selects which of the Program Shift Portamento ...

Page 16: ... it in the back up memory OPERATION Set the Memory Protect Switch to the OFF position 2 Push the Tune Function Button D While holding the Write Button down press the Tune Function Button The Display will respond with While holding the Write Button down When the Tune Function Button is pushed Return the Memory protect Switch to the ON position 16 ...

Page 17: ...elector Button The Display will respond with Example i V Push the Value Button As shown in the picture on the right of the Display the current value and the prospective value are shown Example Parameter Name value Previously set value New value D Using the a Dial O call the parameter you wish to change D Using the a Dial O change to the value you like D Repeat the steps 5 to 5 as many times as nec...

Page 18: ... Filter The HPF High Pass Filter is a filter that passes high frequency harmonics and cuts off the lower ones This changes the waveform and controls the tone color 3 VCF Voltage Controlled Filter Each VCF lets lower frequency harmonics of the input signal pass and cuts off the higher ones In other words it is a usual low pass filter By con trolling the cutoff point and resonance the waveform chang...

Page 19: ...the depth of the vibrato effect in the range of to 127 When the ENV is controlling the pitch of the DCO this parameter sets the depth of the modulation in the range of the to 127 D DCO ENV Mode Example T This selects the polarity of the Envelope curve that controls the DCO Usually V may be used In y mode ADSR pattern will be inverted Mode Display Function Normal I ENV serves to increase the DCO s ...

Page 20: ...lever to 12 are valid for this parameter and 1 is semi tone therefore 12 is an octave a DCO Pulse Waveform Example Pulse wave is selected Display Waveform Spectrum OFF LJI L 1 n iMH Pi 1 n See page 21 DCO PW PWM Depth The pulse width of 03 can be set at DCO PW PWM Depth a DCO Sawtooth Waveform Example T Sawtooth waveform is selected Display Waveform Spectrum w OFF l l 1 I _nil 1 ddl See page 21 DC...

Page 21: ...ub Oscillator Level Example This sets the volume of the Sub Oscillator from to 3 At 0 there is no oscillation D DCO Noise Level Example This sets the volume of the Noise which is often used for wind or surf to 3 are valid and at 0 there is no Noise generated Noise D DCO PW PWM Depth Example This parameter works only on the Pulse Wave 03 and Sawtooth Wave 03 The pulse width of a wave can be determi...

Page 22: ...e pulse width set with the DCO PW PWM Depth is the widest pulse made by the LFO modulation HPF High Pass Filter D HPF Cutoff Frequency Example T Level This parameter changes the cutoff point of the HPF Cutoff Point Frequency Display Function 00 The lower frequencies are emphasized This is useful for fat bass sound X Lev l Frequency 01 HPF is off lev l Frequency 02 Cutoff point is set at lower freq...

Page 23: ...27 are valid for this parameter VCF Cutoff Frequency 127 LJIJI V1 r Frequency t K LAP t lin Frequoncv CutoH Point Frequency Frequency D VCF Resonance Example T This parameter emphasizes the cutoff point set at the VCF Cutoff Frequency As you increase the value the created sound will become more unusual more electronic in nature to 127 are valid for this parameter VCF Resonance 127 Level l Level Le...

Page 24: ...th Dynamics serves to increase the VCF s cutoff point Dynamics dyn This modeisrather special the ENV has nothing to do with the VCF s cutoff point and the Dynamics directly works to increase the VCF s cutoff point 11 VCF LFO Depth Example T 1 jf C 1 l i I h j This parameter sets the depth of the LFO modula tion that changes the cutoff point of the VCF growl effect to 127 are valid for this paramet...

Page 25: ... ENV or by the Gate signal Key On Off signal ENV f Gate Signal ON Key OFF Time KevON Key OFF Mode Display Function ENV r ENV changes the volume Gate C3T Gate signal changes the volume ENV with Dynamics Dr ENV with dynamics changes the volume Gate with CSynamics DST Gate signal with dynamics changes the volume D VCA Aftertouch Sensitivity Example When the Aftertouch is controlling the volume this p...

Page 26: ...he chorus effect from to 127 c i i r LFO Low Frequency Oscillator D LFO Rate Example This parameter changes the rate of the LFO modufation to 127 are valid for this parameter D LFO Delay Time Example This parameter sets the time needed for the LFO modulation to work from the moment the key is played to 127 are valid for this parameter 26 ...

Page 27: ...o 127 are valid for this parameter In Fig 1 the length of T2 represents it This parameter sets the point 2 s level to 127 are valid for this parameter In Fig 1 the height of L2 represents it D ENV Time 3 D ENV Level 3 This parameter can set the time spent for a note to change from the point 2 to 3 to 127 are valid for this parameter In Fig 1 the length of T3 represents it This parameter sets the p...

Page 28: ...be changed depending on which key is pressed to 15 are valid for this parameter There is no change of the time at all when it is set to 0 but as the value is increased envelope time becomes shorter with higher key pressed High IMMMl Point I Point I Point I Such an Envelope Curve can be produced 28 ...

Page 29: ...e connected to the a JUNO 2 the Display will respond with The Display will change to as shown below When this is seen securely connect the cartridge then try again Example Editing the PRESET 11 and writing it in the CARTRIDGE 11 While holding the Write Button down Push the Group Selector Button CARTRIDGE Cursor Push the Bank Selector Button U _Z_ Cursor Push the Number Selector Button Q U 1 1 When...

Page 30: ... is in the Cartridge group set the Protect Switch on the cartridge to the OFF position While holding the Write Button B down select the tone color to be written by pushing the relevant Group Selector But ton D the Bank Selector Button D and the Number Selector Button The Display will change to Example Renaming M 1 While holding the Write Button down Cursor Tone Color to be renamed Push the Group S...

Page 31: ... copy of the signal fed into the MIDI IN is sent out through this connector O MIDI OUT Connector Use this connector for sending signal from the a JUNO to control the external MIDI device The signal fed into the MIDI IN is not sent out through the MIDI OUT MIDI OUT o MIDI IN Other MIDI Device MIDI THRU MIDI PIN a JUNO Other MIDI Device NOTE Please do not connect more than three MIDI de vices throug...

Page 32: ...ation ON OH OFF Modulation Message MIDI Program Change ON uri OFF Tone Color Selection Message 10 MIDIVolume ON UH OFF Volume Message 11 MIDI Portamento ON OH OFF Portamento Message OPERATION Keep pressing the MIDI Button until the MIDI function you wish to change is shown in the Display 11 MIDI Portamento Example T 1 MIDI Channel Example T 10 MIDIVolume iilDI PORTO m _ MIDI OMNI Example Example T...

Page 33: ...en when the unit is turned off OPERATION Set the Mennory Protect Switch to the OFF position 2 Push the IVIIDI Button D While holding the Write Button down push the MIDI Button The Display will change to While holding the Write Button down f When the MIDI Button is pushed Return the Memory Protect Switch to the ON position 33 ...

Page 34: ...receivable sound range with MIDI is 8 octaves as shown above If the transmitted data exceeds this range it will be automatically transposed up or down until it fits in the range The Key Transpose and the Octave Transpose functions do not work on the data received at MIDI IN d Pedal Switch Depending on the function currently in use the MIDI messages sent by the pedal switch differ Pedal Switch Func...

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Page 36: ...ords the Display should be showing a tone number and the tone name a Saving into the Cartridge OPERATION While holding the Data Transfer Button down push the U Cartridge Save button In the Nunnber Selector Button The Display will change to While holding the Data Transfer Button down D Set the Protect Switch on the cartridge to the OFF position D Push the Cartridge button in the Group Selector Butt...

Page 37: ...ttons The Display will change to While holding the Data Transfer Button down 2 Set the Memory Protect Switch to the OFF position D Push the Cartridge button in the Group Buttons The Display will change to When the loading starts When the Number Selector Button I is pushed When the loading is correctly done Return the Memory Protect Switch to the ON position 37 ...

Page 38: ...on 2 Bulk Load while hold ing the Data Transfer Button down The Display will react as shown below and the unit Is ready to receive data While holding the Data Transfer Button down When the Number Selector Button T is pushed D On the transmit a JUNO push the Number Selector Button T l Bulk Dump while holding the Data Transfer Button down The Display will react as shown below and the unit will begin...

Page 39: ...he Display as below check if the connections are made correctly and securely D Return the Memory Protect Switch on the receive a JUNO to the ON position 1 Bulk Load means loading the entire data in the Memory group 64 tone colors from other a JUNO by means of MIDI Exclusive 2 Bulk Dump means transferring the entire data in the Memory group 64 tone colors to other a JUNO by means of MIDI Exclusive ...

Page 40: ...ange T L LJ DCO LFO Depth I DCO ENV Depth PiQ 12 f DCO ENV Mode I Normal Invert Normal with Dynamics Invert with Dynamics DCO Aftertouch Sensitivity J J _ l I 1 DCO Bender Range 50 12 DCO Pulse Waveform Pi i U OFF LTl 1 n lQi I I DCO Sawtooth Waveform 00 0 3 OFF ld mill III 40 ...

Page 41: ...scillator Level i j T VJlZr DCO Noise Level DCO PW PWM Depth yu jj I l i Pi DCO PWM Rate r U HPF Cutoff Frequency QB 5 X F rPE Q VCF Cutoff Frequency Uf F RE50 VCF Resonance 1 I IzN VCF ENV Depth i i f VCF ENV Mode r L Normal Invert Normal with Dynamics Dynamics Cj F Ci VCF LFO Depth 80 i J VCF Keyboard Follower 41 ...

Page 42: ...mics Jl I I H i i VCA Aftertouch Sensitivity CriUr i J Chorus I I 5 i Chorus Rate 00 12 1 LFO Rate 1 zil l LFO Delay Time i i ii i t i ENV Time 1 _ 1 w _ i Ef U ENV Level 1 00 V Er J r2 ENV Time 2 zM 1 2 ENV Level 2 i _ _ _ _ ni i i T ENV Time 3 00 2P illf ENV Level 3 i 1 y rkll i T I ENV Time 4 00 127 ilki i M r ENV Keyboard Follower 42 ...

Page 43: ...dge Insert Cartridge You have tried to write into the cartridge with the protect switch on the cartridge set to the ON position Cart i iProtected The bull dump data has not been completely received Bulk Load ERR The bulk dump data has not been completely transferred Bulk DupiP ERR The battery for back up memory is flat When this indication is shown the data in the back up memory is lost Consult wi...

Page 44: ...3 Memo cr ijj S 2 cc III a 1 o q o Q z LlI o CM I o UJ I CO r to Ln nT 00 CVJ OJ E 3 C ra 03 CVJ CO LO CO r oo 44 ...

Page 45: ...cr LU S S cc III a 1 o cc Q l z UJ o h CM I o z ID 5 LU 00 r CD LO CO OvJ a3 ci E 3 c fo CsJ 00 r un CD r CXD 45 ...

Page 46: ... No Bank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 No Bank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 46 ...

Page 47: ...e LP 25 XI Value Button Write Button OPTIONS Tone Modify Mode Buttons Modulation Rate Stereo Headphones RH 10 Depth Brilliance Envelope Time Expression Pedal EV 5 Pedal Switch DP 2 FS 1 Control Section Stand KS 6 u Dial Carrying Case AB 4 Volume Knob Memory Cartridge M 64C Octave Transpose Buttons Normal Down MIDI SYNC Cable MSC 07 1 5 25 50 1 00 Portamento Button Chord Memory Button Pitch Bender ...

Page 48: ...xx XXXX ion nnnn 0100 0001 QOxx XXXX 1100 nnnn Oppp pppp nio nnnn Obbx XXXX Obbb bbbb 1011 nnnn 0111 1010 0000 0000 1011 nnnn oni 1010 0111 nil ion nnnn oin ion 0000 0000 inn nnnn oni 1100 0000 0000 mn nnnn oin 1101 0000 0000 ion nnnn 0111 1110 0000 mmam 1011 nnnn oin nil 0000 0000 nn 1110 Notea Note OFF velocity ignored Note OFF kkkkkkk 127 12 lOBi Note ON kkkkkkk D 127 12 108 v vvvvv 127 Modulat...

Page 49: ...semi 9 bit resolution 1 4 5 Control 7 64 Change 65 Mod lever X EXP PEDAL in Pedal sw Mod depth Volume Hold Modulation Portamento Time Hold 1 Portamento Svi itch Prog Change True H 0 127 0 127 127 System Exclusive System Song Pos Song Sel Common Tune X X X X X X System Clock Real Time Commands X X X X Aux Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Mes Active Sense sages Reset X O 123 X X O O 123 127 O X memorized ...

Page 50: ... unit mesaaXe objective unit RQF W3F ACK J t DAT ACK DAT ACK t EOF ACK Notes This unit sends RJC and the sequence is discontinued when it receives ERR or detects soma error This unit sends RJC when the sequence is discontinued manually This unit stops the sequence If the unit receives RJC Summed value of the Im ITbitsI all bytes in data and the check au 5 1 4 Acknowledle ACK Byte Deacripti UU 0000...

Page 51: ... 19 bis ENV L3 20 bl6 ENV T4 21 bl7 s TONE NAME 1 22 bl8 TONE NAME 2 23 bl9 s TONE NAME 3 24 b20 t i TONE NAME 4 25 b21 TONE NAME 5 26 b22 t TONE NAME 6 27 o I c TONE NAME 7 28 c 3 c 2 1 TONE NAME 8 29 c 6 c 4 TONE NAME 9 30 c 7 c 6 TONE NAME 31 dummy 0 ignored if received bOO CHORUS 1 UFK 1 s OM bO h02 DCO ENV MODE ENV normal 1 1 I 1 ENV inverted ENV normal with dynami ENV invertf d with dynami b...

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Page 53: ...Take Off UFO Oct Jump 8 Jet Helicopter Dogs Bark WET ooohSCARY What the Synth Toms Kick I Roland i i irMLJ SOUND CHART Preset Group Banl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Brass 1 Brass 2 PWM Brass Spit Valve Synth Brass Brass Swell Brass Horns Fat Brass 1 2 JUNO String 1 JUNO String 2 Synth Orchestra Fast String Orchestra Cello Solo Violin Pizzicato 3 Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 3 Loud Piano Electric Piano 1 Clavi Harp...

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