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Owner’s Manual

(this document)

Read this rst. It explains the basic things you need to know in order to use the JUNO-DS.

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Parameter Guide

(English)

This explains all parameters of the JUNO-DS.

MIDI Implementation

(English)

This is detailed information about MIDI messages.

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Contents

Panel Descriptions

.................................... 2

Top Panel

........................................... 2

Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)

................... 3

Installing Batteries

..................................... 3

Overview

............................................. 4

How the JUNO-DS Is Organized

.......................... 4

Basic Operation

....................................... 4

Playing the JUNO-DS

.................................. 5

Turning On/O the Power

............................... 5

Playing a Single Tone (Patch Mode)

........................ 5

Performing Multiple Sounds Together (Performance Mode)

..... 5

Changing the Key Touch (KEY TOUCH)

..................... 7

Shifting the Key Range in Semitone Steps (Transpose)

......... 7

Changing the Keyboard’s Pitch in One-Octave Steps

(Octave Shift)

........................................ 7

Using the Control Knobs to Vary the Sound

................. 7

Registering Favorite Sounds to a Button (FAVORITE)

.......... 7

Playing Arpeggios (ARPEGGIO)

........................... 8

Performing with Voice from a Mic

......................... 8

Importing a Sample and Playing It on the Keyboard

(SAMPLE IMPORT)

..................................... 9

Importing Audio Files (Sample)

........................... 9

Recalling a Sample

.................................... 9

Deleting Imported Samples

............................. 9

Editing Samples

...................................... 9

Editing Sounds

........................................ 10

Editing a Patch/Drum Kit

................................ 10

Editing a Performance

.................................. 10

Editing the Eects

..................................... 10

Saving Your Settings (Write)

............................. 10

Playing Rhythm Patterns

.............................. 11

Selecting and Playing a Rhythm Pattern

.................... 11

Changing the Tempo

................................... 11

Playing Audio Files (Audio Player)

...................... 12

Assigning Audio Files to Pads and Playing Them

.............. 12

Audio Player Operations

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Playing/Recording Patterns (PATTERN SEQUENCER)

..... 13

Playing Patterns

...................................... 13

Basic Operations for the Pattern Sequencer

................. 13

Recording Patterns

.................................... 13

Saving a Pattern

...................................... 15

Pattern Utility

........................................ 15

Overall Settings for the JUNO-DS

...................... 16

Accessing the Menu Screens

............................. 16

Making System Settings (SYSTEM)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Adjusting the Display Contrast

............................ 16

Adjusting the Display Brightness

.......................... 16

Enabling/Disabling the Auto-O Function

................... 16

Master Tuning

......................................... 16

Applying Reverb to the Mic Input

.......................... 16

Assigning the Function of the Control Pedal

.................. 16

Assigning the Function of the Control Knobs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Convenient Functions (UTILITY)

.......................... 17

Playing the Demo Songs

................................ 18

Appendix

............................................. 19

Troubleshooting

...................................... 19

Error Messages

....................................... 19

USING THE UNIT SAFELY

............................... 20

IMPORTANT NOTES

.................................... 20

Shortcut List

.......................................... 22

Main Specications

.................................... 22

Owner’s Manual

Synthesizer

Summary of content (22 pages)

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Synthesizer Owner’s Manual Contents Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Panel Descriptions Top Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Controller Explanation Page Controller 1 MODE [SAMPLE IMPORT] button [DAW CONTROL] button Used to import an audio file (sample) into the JUNO-DS. p. 9 Used to control DAW software from the JUNO-DS. For details, refer to “Parameter Guide (English)“ (PDF). MEMO You can move to the EDIT MENU screen by pressing the [SAMPLE IMPORT] button and [DAW CONTROL] button simultaneously.
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Panel Descriptions Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment) Amplified speakers Microphone Headphones External audio player MIDI device ** To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn off all the units before making any connections.
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Overview How the JUNO-DS Is Organized Controller section The performance information generated when you press/release a key or press a hold pedal are transmitted to the sound generator section. This section consists of a keyboard, pitch bend/modulation lever, the panel buttons and knobs, and pedals connected to the rear panel.
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Playing the JUNO-DS Patches are organized into categories which are assigned to buttons. Each category is further divided into several sub-categories. Turning On/Off the Power Before turning the unit on/off, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the volume turned down, you might hear some sound when switching the unit on/ off. However, this is normal and does not indicate a malfunction. 3. Use the value dial to select a patch. MEMO 1.
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Playing the JUNO-DS Playing Different Tones with Your Right and Left Hands (SPLIT) You can use the [UPPER] LEVEL slider and [LOWER] LEVEL slider to adjust the upper (part 1) and lower (part 2) volume (LEVEL). The “LEVEL” values in the screen change accordingly. 1. Press the [SPLIT] button to make it light. The Split screen appears. 1 Adjusting the volume 2 Exchanging the upper/lower patches 4 3 1. Hold down the [SPLIT] button and press the [DUAL] button. 8 Switching patches 5 No.
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Playing the JUNO-DS Changing the Key Touch (KEY TOUCH) Sets the keyboard’s touch. 1. Press the [KEY TOUCH] button. The KEY TOUCH screen appears. Using the Control Knobs to Vary the Sound You can use the Control knobs to control the sound in real time. You can control a total of 12 parameters, organized as three groups each containing four parameters. If you select the parameters to be set for each part, the target affected by these modifications will depend on the current settings. 2.
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Playing the JUNO-DS Recalling a Favorite 1. Press the [FAVORITE] button to make it light. 2. Press the [0]–[9] button to select a favorite. Switching Favorite Banks 1. Press the [BANK] button to make it light. The button from [0] to [9] that corresponds to the currently selected bank blinks. 2. Press the [0]–[9] button to select a bank. Editing Arpeggios 1. Press the [ARPEGGIO] button to make it light. The ARPEGGIO screen appears. 2.
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Importing a Sample and Playing It on the Keyboard (SAMPLE IMPORT) Audio files that you’ve imported from a USB flash drive into the JUNO-DS (referred to as “samples”) can be assigned to the keyboard and played. In Performance mode, you can assign up to 16 audio files (16 parts). NOTE For an audio file to be imported, it must be a WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit file. If any other file is selected, the display indicates “Incorrect File!” and the file cannot be imported.
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Editing Sounds MEMO For details on the parameters that you can edit, refer to “Parameter Guide (English)” (PDF). Editing a Patch/Drum Kit 1. Select a patch or drum kit that you want to edit. 2. Press the [SAMPLE IMPORT] button and [DAW CONTROL] button simultaneously. The EDIT MENU screen appears. Saving Your Settings (Write) If ou turn the power off or select another tone, the changed settings are lost. If you want to keep the changes you made, perform the Write operation.
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Playing Rhythm Patterns A rhythm pattern is a fixed phrase played by rhythm instruments such as drums or percussion. The JUNO-DS can play back rhythm patterns assigned to pads [1]–[8] while you use the keyboard to perform along with the rhythm patterns. A rhythm pattern consists of eight “variations,” and the eight variations are collective called a “rhythm pattern group.” When you select a rhythm pattern group, the variations are automatically assigned to pads [1]–[8].
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Playing Audio Files (Audio Player) Audio files saved on a USB flash drive can be assigned to pads [1]–[8] and played back. Audio files that can be played MP3 Format Sampling Frequency Bit Rate WAV/AIFF Sampling Frequency Bit 8. Press the [ENTER] button. The audio files in the selected folder are automatically assigned to the pads in descending order. For example if you choose the SONG1 folder, the files are assigned as shown in the illustration. MEMO MPEG-1 audio layer 3 44.
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Playing/Recording Patterns (PATTERN SEQUENCER) The pattern sequencer is a function that lets you record your keyboard performance and knob movements, and then play them back repeatedly. The recorded data is called a “pattern,” and you can record and save patterns of up to eight measures. 55 A pattern consists of tracks 1–8, and recording occurs on the currently selected track. 55 The patterns are organized into 32 preset patterns (PRST) and 128 user patterns (USER), and are saved in a “pattern bank.
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Playing/Recording Patterns (PATTERN SEQUENCER) Parameter Input Quantize Resolution Strength Value/Explanation Specifies whether quantize will be applied during recording. ** Quantize: Automatically corrects inaccuracies in the timing of your keyboard playing, so that the timing is more accurate. OFF Quantize is not applied during recording. ON Quantize while recording. Specifies the note timing value at which quantization is applied.
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Playing/Recording Patterns (PATTERN SEQUENCER) Saving a Pattern A pattern that you create will be lost if you select a different pattern or if you poweroff the JUNO-DS. When you’ve created a pattern that you like, you should save it. 1. While the PATTERN SEQUENCER screen is shown, press the [WRITE] button. The PATTERN NAME screen appears. Initializing a Pattern (PATTERN INIT) 1. In the PATTERN UTILITY screen, select “PATTERN INIT” and press the [ENTER] button. A confirmation message appears.
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Overall Settings for the JUNO-DS Accessing the Menu Screens 1. Press the [MENU] button. The MENU screen appears. Parameter Curve Offset Velocity Value/Explanation Adjusts the Velo Curve. Lower values make the keyboard feel lighter. Higher values make the keyboard feel heavier. -10–+9 Specifies the velocity transmitted when a key is played. The transmitted velocity value will correspond to the force REAL with which you strike the key.
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Overall Settings for the JUNO-DS Parameter Value/Explanation KNOB Assigning the Function of the Control Knobs Knob 1–4 Assign Specifies the function that is assigned to each knob when the parameter controlled by the control knobs is set to ASSIGN 1–4. ** For details, refer to “Parameter Guide (English)” (PDF). SYNC/TEMPO Sync Mode Clock Source Startup Tempo Tempo Lock Specifies the synchronization message that the JUNO-DS will use for operation. The JUNO-DS will be the master.
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Overall Settings for the JUNO-DS Saving JUNO-DS’s Data to USB Flash Drive (BACKUP) Here’s how to backup user data to USB flash drive. Types of data that can be saved 55 55 55 55 User data for patches and performances Favorites User data for vocoder/auto pitch Samples 55 55 55 55 Loading JUNO-Di Backup Data into the Unit (RESTORE (JUNO-Di)) JUNO-Di user data that was backed up to a USB flash drive can be loaded back into the JUNO-DS.
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Appendix Troubleshooting If the JUNO-DS does not function in the way you expect, first check the following points. If this does not resolve the problem, consult your dealer or a nearby Roland service center.
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY WARNING To completely turn off power to the unit, pull out the plug from the outlet Even with the power switch turned off, this unit is not completely separated from its main source of power. When the power needs to be completely turned off, turn off the power switch on the unit, then pull out the plug from the outlet. For this reason, the outlet into which you choose to connect the power cord’s plug should be one that is within easy reach and readily accessible.
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Shortcut List Shortcut Explanation MODE [SAMPLE IMPORT] + [DAW CONTROL] Common section Displays the EDIT MENU screen. All three SELECT indicators (K) that indicate the control knob function will light, allowing you to use the four control knobs to adjust the volume of each part. Perform the same operation once again to return to the previous knob function. ** For details, refer to “Parameter Guide (English)” (PDF). Displays the MIC IN SETTINGS screen. There you can specify the effect applied to the mic.