PLAY MODES
Play Modes Overview
In addition to the 6 voice polyphonic mode five new play modes are introduced with the Juno-66:
Two monophonic modes (A & B), a duophonic mode, traditional chord memory and assignable Polychord
mode. When the arpeggiator is turned off, use the MODE switch and the KEY TRANSPOSE button to
select the play mode.
KEY TRANSPOSE OFF
Select the left column of modes (Poly, Mono A and Chord)
KEY TRANSPOSE ON
Select the second column (Duo, Mono B and Polychord)
NOTE
You can use the arpeggiator freely in all modes, so it isn’t a choice between them, however, sometimes
you might get confused, or even worried that something’s wrong. Probably not, there’s just a lever set into
the mono mode, or something like that. Its good practice to reset these levers to the UP position when
you’re done playing, to avoid confusion while you’re learning these features, and discovering what they
do, and how they work.
POLY
Poly mode is the normal 6 voice polyphonic mode
also used in the original synth.
The voices are assigned in a rotary algorithm and
voice stealing is performed on the ’oldest’ voice.
To play the Juno as you might typically expect it to
work, turn off the arpeggiator, flip the MODE
switch into the UP position (POLY) and the
RANGE switch up to 1. This is POLY mode
(portamento off).
DUO
The duophonic layers three oscillators per voice
and detunes the voices to create a thicker, denser
sound similar to the ’supersaw’ or ’supersquare’
modes often found in synthesizers.
Enter DUO mode by pressing Key Transpose
(short press, so it isn’t flashing) and set the
MODE switch to the top position (UP). You should
hear the polyphony cut in half (3 voices) and the
sound get super fat (doubled). Press Key
Transpose again, and hear it return to POLY
mode. Press it again and you’re back in DUO
mode.
The “fatness” or detune can be controlled by midi
CC 6 or in the config menu 11.By adjusting the
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