New Product: Roland Juno Stage Performance Synth
Sep 3, 2008 1:47 PM Asher Fulero (Writer)
Continuing the ongoing
rebirth of Juno synthesizers, Roland's Juno Stage ($1,599;
http://www.roland.com/products/en/JUNO-STAGE/index.html) brings the critical
elements to the foreground with an aim to improve playability and minimize
access time. It sports the same patch set as the Juno G (including the flagship
stereo acoustic piano from the Fantom), and the sounds are expandable with
optional SRX wave expansion boards. New Favorite buttons access banks of needed
sounds and setups superquickly, and patches can now be recalled using a Roland
FS-6 Dual Footswitch for hands-free changes. Losing the complex multitrack
editor from the Juno G, the Stage instead has a USB port for connecting flash
drives and a Song Player that can read MP3, WAV, AIFF or SMF audio files with
Playlisting and front-panel access. An easy MIDI Controller mode transforms the
thing into a full-featured MIDI keyboard. A phantom-powered XLR mic input is
great for driving the included vocoder or singing along, and the unit also
features a Click output and an external input for patching in an iPod or MP3
player.
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