Juno 60 w/Kenton MIDI. Is this a Juno 106??

[Stress Man]

Does the Juno 60 with Kenton midi upgrade behave like a Juno 106?

[waveterm]

No.


WT

[Don Solaris]

Nope!

[space2012]

juno-60 has 3 chorus mode, I, II, I+II

i think the juno-106 does not,.

[chrisso]

Both are nice synths.
If memory serves me they have a slightly different sound and some different features. But it's more than ten years since I used either.

[ignatius]

Originally Posted by chrisso

Both are nice synths.
If memory serves me they have a slightly different sound and some different features. But it's more than ten years since I used either.

i think they have different oscillators and one has an arpeggiator or something. check vintagesynth.com for specifics.

[waveterm]

Roland Juno-60 :

No Midi. Instead it has DCB
56 memories
Arpeggiator
No portamento
3 modes of chorus

Roland Juno-106 :

Midi
128 memories
No arpeggiator
Portamento
2 modes of chorus

Both are equally good but different sounding.

WT - Juno-60 with Groove Midi owner.

[Stress Man]

I think you guys are misunderstanding my question. What I'm wondering is if a Juno 60 with the Kenton midi upgrade will give you the same MIDI FUNCTIONS as a JUNO 106. Not the same SOUND as the 106 ,just MIDI functions. Does anyone here have a Juno 60 with the Kenton Midi upgrade? Has anyone ever used one the upgrade?


Thanks in Advance.

[waveterm]

And the answer to that ( functions ) is.........

no.

WT

[Stress Man]

Originally Posted by waveterm

And the answer to that ( functions ) is.........

no.

WT

What Midi functions does upgrade allow you to control?

Thanks, again
Stress

[Stress Man]

Originally Posted by Drone

If you pick up an unmodded one you could always add something like this. CHD ELEKTROSERVIS

Interresting, do you have one of these?

[chrisso]

Originally Posted by Stress Man

What I'm wondering is if a Juno 60 with the Kenton midi upgrade will give you the same MIDI FUNCTIONS as a JUNO 106. Not the same SOUND as the 106 ,just MIDI functions.

Well I think people have tried to answer generally (both midi, features and sound).
Have you looked up the Kenton midi spec?
Kenton - Retrofit kits

Compare that to the 106 midi functions and you have your answer.

[spunkadellic]

if you want midi control over all the paramaters on the J60 - my guess would be no

if you want aftertouch or velocity - my answer is still no

if you want note on and off - then yes!

i have both...and they do sound different - i was looking at that same box to add midi, but dont really need it

[Don Solaris]

Originally Posted by Stress Man

Interresting, do you have one of these?

I have that kit. Totally expands the Juno. It adds a second LFO, adds velocity (i.e. velo -> filter), and other things etc. For details, see their web page.

[Stress Man]

Originally Posted by spunkadellic

i have both...and they do sound different - i was looking at that same box to add midi, but dont really need it

When you say you have both what do you mean?

[chrisso]

J60 and J106 I would think.

[Don Solaris]

I believe these were actually called JU-60 and JU-106. thumbsup

[chrisso]

Or Juno 60 and Juno 106.

[Altitude909]

Originally Posted by Stress Man

Interresting, do you have one of these?

I had one and it worked as advertised. Adding some cool features like lfo to filter cutoff allowed for some cool sounds not normally available for the JU-60 and I got mine for $155 with shipping from Czech Republic. Look like they have updated it also.

[Stress Man]

Originally Posted by Altitude909

I had one and it worked as advertised. Adding some cool features like lfo to filter cutoff allowed for some cool sounds not normally available for the JU-60 and I got mine for $155 with shipping from Czech Republic. Look like they have updated it also.

And aned add feature is you are now able to use your Juno 60 with a MIDI sequencer? Correct?

[Altitude909]

Originally Posted by Stress Man

And aned add feature is you are now able to use your Juno 60 with a MIDI sequencer? Correct?

Yup. I had a version 1 box and it did that just fine. I have not gone over what they added with the update. You can also use your Juno as a midi controller also with this.

[Stress Man]

Originally Posted by Altitude909

Yup. I had a version 1 box and it did that just fine. I have not gone over what they added with the update. You can also use your Juno as a midi controller also with this.

Thanks for that info.

[Stress Man]

Originally Posted by Drone

If you pick up an unmodded one you could always add something like this. CHD ELEKTROSERVIS

One more thing, how is the CHD ELEKTROSVIS different from this??

Kenton - MIDI / Digital converters

[dannygold]

The Juno 106 transmits EVERY slider move via sysex. It's great. Want to trade your Juno 60 for my Juno 106?

[Altitude909]

Originally Posted by Stress Man

One more thing, how is the CHD ELEKTROSVIS different from this??

Kenton - MIDI / Digital converters

IIRC, the chd had more features (maybe even more now) but the big thing is price, the Kenton goes for about $270

[sctt_stone]

Anyone have a Juno 60 they want to sell at a resonable price?

[Chiconcuac]

Originally Posted by Stress Man

Does the Juno 60 with Kenton midi upgrade behave like a Juno 106?

NO!!!

[Don Solaris]

Originally Posted by sctt_stone

Anyone have a Juno 60 they want to sell at a resonable price?

Unfortunately they are hard to find in reasonable price range. Just two years ago i gave $300 for mine (in mint condition). Prices since then went crazy...

[sctt_stone]

Right. I am wondering if its worth the price of admission.
I have not seen one for less than 600 on Ebay and know a dealler who has a beat up one for 800 and a mint one for 1200.
But then the same dealer has Rouges for 900 so go figure.
I think it is Probally a good idea to buy one now at these prices. I do not tink they will go back down. Just up.

Originally Posted by Don Solaris

Unfortunately they are hard to find in reasonable price range. Just two years ago i gave $300 for mine (in mint condition). Prices since then went crazy...

[sctt_stone]

Wow, someone just scored a JUno 106 of Ebay for 256$