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JUNO-6 Roland Operation Manual Contents © Basic Connections . (© Functions . 4 |. Functions for Sound Creating co PE ver. vea ENV tO Functions for Playing Keyboard Controllers Arpeagio Hold. Key Transpose Remote Controls Effects Chorus Other Effects (Options) ‘The Roland. Juno is a six voice and sixty-one key polyphonic synthesizer. ‘The Digitally controlled Oscillator that offers exceptionally stable pitch, The real six voice polyphonic synthesizer completely equipped with 6 VCF's, 6 VCA's and 6 ENV's, ‘An Arpegato function that enables you to ‘enjoy wide variation of the paterns by changing the MODE and the RANGE. Chorus effects that expand the sounds for 2 rich performance, A key transpose function that allows you ‘to transpose to any keys, It is necessary for you to understand the functions of the controls and selectors of the Juno-6 perfectly so that you can fully enjoy the advantages of the unit. Some setting exemples are shown in this ‘manual s0 that it might be easier for you to master how to operate the Juno-6, but you are the one who creates the sounds. Please find out your own setting and new ways of playing. Arpeggio Samples... eee. IT Semple Sounds... se eee es 18 Sound Synthesis Memo ......... 29 Specifications 2 Options 33 Gain /OO!} © bb (Tunations for Paying Hold this button down ana press the key to which you ‘want to transpose LFO ‘Changes the pitch ranges, cons Changes the speed of Arpeasio. after the key is released, is applies to Arpeagio the Arpegato function. Changes tne move" ment of the patterns, a Digitally controlled Oscillator that determines the pitch It also gonerates three waveforms that are the sound source of the synthesizer. A Low Frequency Oscillator that generates vibrato and grow! effects. Etect 7 ‘The filter that cuts or emphasizes harmonies and consequently determines the tone color. ‘The amplifier that controle the amplitude, resutingin changing he volume 1 gonerates the control voltage which is applied to the VCA and VCF, controlling the harmonies and the volume. (CHORUS: madesswitch J This changes the depth of the Chorus effect, fe on ig set to MANUAL) (AUTO) In this mode it delays IS the vibrato tgrawl) effects by the DELAY TIME determines the ime required for the LFO signal to become maximum, lap A manually operated lever which waveform of the DCO. \Each of them can be ENT of the Envelope. {Negative polarity is for This adjusts the level of the Envelope signal which con- trols the Cutoff Point of i, veo eh cm, 1 LEI Control sna select wih This controls the rate To select the pulse width: ‘This emphasizes the Cutoff ‘This selects the signal which controls the VCA. at =n othe FO Conaling sont Point (rating unas Ul dbeiges whether fo charge the volume FO THI he manually operated button sounds). > using Envelope signal or Gate signal. for the LFO. by : _ ? ) (works en the TRIGGER ax=my CED MODE switch, situated in the LEO, PUNE You can select the output This determines the polarity This cantrols the tim needed for the voltage to reach its maximum sewoen To alter the range the st amount Switched on and off ni special effect.) oa of the keyboa (MANUAL) While the LFO vidually.) EEE i (1 octave up and down.) TRIGGER button is being pressed Pee ‘This determines the time hover seaded forthe voltage controls the pitch al the DCO — toeach the Soran and the Cutott Frequency of ca the VOF Baer Thisis the volume of another This adjusts the depth of the ~~ TEATS po Ha opi rt dl sound source, NOISE. growi/wah effects, This determines the Sustain x= automatically depending on which This control sets the maximum position this switch is set to, “HPF Cutoff FREQUENCY. (MANUAL, AUTO) effect of the BENDER, ‘As you raise the knob, low fre: level to which the voltage falls at the end of the Decay time, quency is cut. (The sound is ‘As you lower the Knob, the °°" EE getting brighter.) {ifference of the tone colors. eNERNTarT adjusts the depth of the betwaen di vibrato effect. becomes larger Pulse Width Modulation ‘As you lower the knob, high frequency harmonics ate cut off This sets the time required for the sound to finally fades out after the key is released (MANUAL) The pulse width is adjusted, (The sound is getting softer.) (LFO.ENV) The intensity of the modu: lation is controled, Kcunetions for Playing? {_—______________runctions for Sound Creating}

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