Roland JUNO-G User manual

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Using the JUNO-G with a Computer
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JUNO-G Workstation Keyboard

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About the Workshop Booklets
Roland’s JUNO synthesizers have been making history since the 1980s.
They’ve always been affordable, easy to use, and sounded great onstage
and in the studio. The JUNO-G carries on the family tradition in the most
modern way, with 128-note polyphony and killer sounds derived from
Roland’s acclaimed Fantom-X synths—even more sounds are available when
you install an optional SRX-series sound expansion board. The JUNO-G has
a user-friendly 16-track sequencer, 4-track audio recorder, and a full-on
sampler that give you the tools you need to bring your songs to life. A
USB jack allows you to easily exchange data with—or edit JUNO-G sounds
from—a personal computer. And it’s all tied together with a look and feel
that’s both familiar and intuitive.
This JUNO-G Workshop Series booklet is intended as a companion to the
JUNO-G Owner’s Manual. It requires JUNO-G Operating System v2.0 or higher.
You can download the latest JUNO-G O.S. for free from www.RolandUS.com.
About This Booklet
The JUNO-G can exchange MIDI data with a Mac or PC via USB, letting you
use the JUNO-G as MIDI controller for a DAW and/or as a multitimbral sound
module. It also allows you to create JUNO-G sounds on your computer. This
booklet explains how to get connected.
Understanding the Symbols in This Booklet
Throughout this booklet, you’ll come across information that deserves
special attention—that’s why it’s labeled with one of the following symbols.
A note is something that adds information about the topic at hand.
A tip offers suggestions for using the feature being discussed.
Warnings contain important information that can help you avoid
possible damage to your equipment, your data, or yourself.
Hot Links
Each Workshop booklet is meant to be read in order from beginning
to end. However, if we mention an upcoming section—and you see
this arrow—you can click the arrow to jump there immediately.
Things You Can Do with Your MIDI Connection
In this booklet, we’re going to assume you know how to operate your
computer. If you don’t, consult its documentation before proceeding.
Edit and Create JUNO-G Sounds
The JUNO-G ships with Editor and Librarian software for Mac and PC
that makes the JUNO-G even more powerful. The Editor software allows
you to edit factory sounds, or create your own, on your computer. The
Librarian software helps you organize and store your JUNO-G sounds and
performances on your computer’s hard drive.
Current settings...
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...are sent to the software. Your edited settings...
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S
B
...go to the JUNO-G.
The Editor and Librarian come with their own documentation, so we’re
just going to discuss their installation in this booklet.

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Use the JUNO-G with a DAW
MIDI notes...
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...are captured in the DAW. Notes go to JUNO-STAGE...
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...where they play notes.
The JUNO-G makes an excellent MIDI controller for a DAW. By plugging
earbuds or headphones into your computer, you can use a DAW’s soft
synths; plugging them into the JUNO-G lets you use JUNO-G sounds. In a
more complex setup, you can listen to both through an audio interface.
Play General MIDI2 SMFs from a Computer
If you have a
program on your
computer that
plays General MIDI
or General MIDI2
SMFs (“Standard
MIDI Files”), you
can play them
using the
JUNO-G’s built-in
GM2 sounds.
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S
B
You can use a GM2 System On message contained in an SMF file to
select the JUNO-G’s General MIDI 2 sounds, or you can press the
JUNO-G’s PERFORM button and select PRST 064 GM2 Template.
Setting Up Your Computer for the JUNO-G
Installing the JUNO-G Software on Your Computer
The JUNO-G works with the following operating systems:
Windows XP™• • Windows Vista 32-bit Edition™ •Mac OS X™
In this booklet we’ll describe the Windows XP,Vista, and Mac OS X installation
of the JUNO-G’s USB MIDI driver, Editor and Librarian software.
The JUNO-G must be ready to boot up into USB MIDI mode in order to
install its driver. See “Selecting the USB Operating Mode” on Page 167
of the Owner’s Manual to learn how to set up the JUNO-G to do so.
When you connect the JUNO-G to your computer via USB, you’ll
typically get the best results using USB jacks on the back of a desktop
computer or on the side of a laptop. We recommend not using a hub.
The JUNO-G’s software is on the CD-ROM that came with it. If you’re using
Windows XP—
• you’ll find the driver in the Win2kXP folder at the
CD-ROM’s root level. The Editor installer (which includes the Librarian
software) can be found in the root level’s Installer folder.
Vista—
• you’ll find the driver Setup executable file and the Editor installer
(which includes the Librarian software) in the Install folder at the
CD-ROM’s root level.
Mac OS X—
• you’ll find the driver installer, and the Editor/Librarian
installer in their folders at the root level of the CD-ROM.
You can find the latest JUNO-G software on the Downloads tab at http://
www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=756.

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Windows XP
Installing the JUNO-G USB MIDI Driver
Power up your PC with all USB cables disconnected except for your1
keyboard and mouse. If any applications are running, quit them.
Double-click the Setup file in the XP Drivers folder, or the installer
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you’ve downloaded and unzipped, to start the installer.
If XP asks if you want to run this file, click Run. If an “Install Program
as Other User” dialog appears, quit the installer, and then log in as the
system administrator before re-launching the Setup application.
Click Next to display the installation start window:3
If you see the Software Installation window instead of
the one shown above, click Continue Anyway. If you can’t
continue, see “About Driver Signing Options” later in this
booklet. (You can click this button to jump there now.)
Click Next—the driver is installed and instructions appear telling you4
what to do next.
We’ll take you through these instructions in this booklet, so you can
close this window, or drag it over to the side of the screen if you want
to keep it open.
With the JUNO-G’s power turned off, plug one end of the included
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USB cable into its USB jack, and the other end into the USB jack you
want to use on your computer.
Turn on the JUNO-G—after a few moments, the PC’s Found New
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Hardware Wizard window appears, as shown in the following
screenshot.
If, instead of seeing the Found New Hardware window, you’re asked if
you want to connect to Windows Update, select No, not this time, and
then click Next to display the Found New Hardware window.

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Click the button to the left of “Install the software automatically7
(Recommended),” and then click Next to install the driver.
When the driver’s installed, the wizard announces the completion of
the installation process.
If the “Software installation” window appears after you click Next,
click Continue Anyway. If you can’t continue, see “About Driver Signing
Options” to the right of this page.
If the “System Settings Change” window appears, click Yes to restart
Windows.
Click Finish.8
Windows displays “Your new hardware is ready to use.”
9 If the Driver Setup window’s still open, click its Close button.
Restart your computer.
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Should you ever need to remove the JUNO-G driver from your system,
its installer folder contains an uninstaller. You can hold onto this file,
or re-download the driver folder later should you need it.
Later in this booklet, we’ll provide some further information
on using the JUNO-G with a DAW. Click the button here to
jump to this section now if you like.
About Driver Signing Options
The Driver Signing window lets you select whether Windows should block
the installation of an unknown driver, warn you about it, or just install it.
In the Start menu, select Control Panel.
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If you’re in2
Category View—• click Performance and Maintenance, and then
click System.
Classic View—
• double-click System.
Click the Hardware tab, and then click Driver Signing.3
Set “What action do you want Windows to take?” to4 Ignore or Warn.
Click OK to close the Driver Signing window.
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Click OK to close the System Properties window.6
Return to the driver installation instructions earlier in this booklet.7

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Installing the Editor/Librarian Software
You can install both the JUNO-G Editor and Librarian software in a single
operation. Here’s how to do this.
Double-click the JUNO-G Editor Setup executable file.
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The installer opens. (If XP asks if you want to run this
file, click Run.)
Choose your setup language and click Next.
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Enter your name and decide whether to install the driver only for the3
current user of your computer, or for all users, and then click Next.
Read the License Agreement, and if you’d like to proceed with the
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installation, click Yes.
In the Choose Destination Location window, you can select a location
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on your hard drive for the JUNO-G software—if you don’t have a
specific reason to change it, leave the default location as it is—and
then click Next to display the Setup Type window.
Highlight the Custom installation, and then click Next.6
Checkmark all of the files in the Select Features window—if they’re7
not already checked—and then click Next.
If you want to install only one of the JUNO-G programs, make sure its
files are all that’s checked in this window.
The installer displays your installation selections and tells you it’s now8
ready to install the JUNO-G software. Click Next to proceed—the files
are installed.
Click Finish to exit the installer.
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Vista
Installing the JUNO-G USB MIDI Driver
Power up your PC with all USB cables disconnected except for your1
keyboard and mouse. If any applications are running, quit them.
Double-click the Setup file in the Vista Drivers folder, or the installer
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you’ve downloaded and unzipped, to start the installer.
If Vista tells you a program needs your permission to continue, click
Continue.

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The Driver Setup window appears:3
Click Next to display the Driver Setup instructions window:4
Click Next.5
If Windows Security asks if you’d like to install this device software—6
as shown above—click Install.
If you plan to instal other Roland drivers in the future, you can check
Always trust software from “Roland Coporation” to save time later.
The driver’s installed, and a window opens with instructions.
We’ll take you through these instructions in this booklet, so you can
close this window.
With the JUNO-G’s power turned off, plug one end of the included
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USB cable into its USB jack, and the other end into the USB jack you
want to use on your computer.
Turn on the JUNO-G—after a few moments, “Installing device driver
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software” appears in the lower right corner of the screen.
9 When the PC’s finished installing the driver, “JUNO Series Device
driver software installed successfully” appears onscreen.
Restart your computer.
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Later in this booklet, we’ll provide some further information
on using the JUNO-G with a DAW. Click the button here to
jump to this section now if you like.
Installing the Editor and Librarian Software
Here’s how to install the JUNO-G Editor and Librarian software.
Double-click the JUNO-G Editor Setup executable file.
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The installer opens.
If Vista tells you a program needs your permission to continue or that
it doesn’t recognize the program, click Continue.
Choose English as your setup language and click OK.2

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Click Next, read the License Agreement, and if you’d like to proceed,3
click Yes.
Enter your name and decide whether to install the driver only for the
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current user of your computer, or for all users, and then click Next.
Unless you have a reason to choose a different location, leave the
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Choose Destination Location window set as it is and click Next.
Highlight the Custom installation, and then click Next.
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Checkmark all of the files in the Select Features window—if they’re7
not already checked—and then click Next.
If you want to install only one of the JUNO-G programs, make sure its
files are all that’s checked in this window.
When the installer displays your installation selections, click Next to8
proceed—in a few moments, the files are installed.
Click Finish to exit the installer.
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Mac OS X
Installing the JUNO-G USB MIDI Driver
The JUNO-G USB MIDI driver is compatible with Mac OS X 10.3.9 and
higher and any Mac with an Intel processor or PowerPC G4 or G5.
Disconnect all USB cables from your computer except for your1
keyboard and mouse.
Double-click the JUNOGUSBDriver.pkg file from your CD-ROM or that
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you’ve downloaded and de-compressed.
If the installer says it needs to run a program to determine if the
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driver can be installed, click Continue.
The Roland driver installer window appears.
Click Continue to display the Installation Type window, shown on the4
next page.

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We recommend using the default install location unless you’ve got
a specific reason for not doing so. If you do, click Change Install
Location... and then choose the location you want.
If your Mac has more than a single hard drive or volume, you may be
asked to select the drive on which you want to install the driver. Select
the drive with your active operating system on it.
Click Install to display the password authentication window. Most5
likely, your user name will already be filled in.
Type an administrator password for your computer.6
Click OK—the installer informs you that a restart of your computer7
will be required after the driver’s installed.
Click Continue Installation to install the JUNO-G USB MIDI driver.8
When you see the Install Succeeded window, click Restart.9
If your Mac displays a message about reboot caches, click OK.
When the Mac’s restarted, make sure the JUNO-G’s power is turned
off. Then plug one end of your USB cable into the JUNO-G’s rear-panel
USB jack, plug the other end into the USB jack you want to use on your
computer, and turn on the JUNO-G.
Whenever you perform Mac OS X system updates, please disconnect
the JUNO-G during the process to avoid having to reinstall the
JUNO-G USB MIDI driver.
In the same folder as the JUNOGUSBDriver.pkg file you’ll find the
JUNOG_Uninstaller. You can hold onto this file, or re-download the
driver folder later should you need it.
Later in this booklet, we’ll provide some further information
on using the JUNO-G with a DAW. Click the button here to
jump to this section now if you like.

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Installing the Editor and Librarian Software
Double-click the JUNO-G Editor/Librarian Installer—the Software1
License Agreement window appears.
After reading the license agreement, click Accept. (If you want to
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print the agreement for your reference, click Print....)
A Read Me window appears telling you that
if you have an earlier version of the software installed—
• you’ll have
to remove it before performing the installation.
you should quit all other applications that are currently running—
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before proceeding.
When you’re ready to proceed, click Continue to display the installer.
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We recommend leaving the installer set to Easy Install, and the Install
Location as it is unless you have some specific reason to change either
setting.
Click Install—the Editor/Librarian software is installed.4
When the installation’s complete, click Quit to exit the installer.5
The programs you’ve installed can be found in the Roland folder within
your Applications folder, presuming you didn’t change their destination
location during installation.
About Using the JUNO-G with a DAW
Setting Up MIDI Communication
Using the JUNO-G as a DAW MIDI Controller Only
The JUNO-G makes an excellent MIDI controller for sequencing in a DAW.
Here’s how to get your JUNO-G ready for this.
Going Modal
When you’re sequencing with a DAW, it’s most common to send MIDI data
on a single MIDI channel at a time. Press the PATCH button to enter Patch
mode and display the PATCH PLAY screen.
If your DAW can capture data on multiple MIDI channels simultaneously,
you can use the JUNO-G’s Performance mode to send MIDI data on
multiple MIDI channels, either at the same time of from different areas
of the keyboard. See Page 63 in the Owner’s Manual to learn about
constructing performances.
Local Off
The JUNO-G has a “local off” switch that sets whether the JUNO-G plays its
current patch. When you’re sequencing you’ll want to set this switch to Off
so notes you play go only to the DAW. This is because
you don’t want to hear doubled notes—
• when a DAW track’s MIDI output
is being sent back to the JUNO-G, each note would sound once when
you struck a key, and then again when the data had passed through the
DAW and back to the JUNO-G (this is called a “MIDI loop”).
you want to hear what you’re actually sequencing—
• when you’re
sequencing with DAW soft synths. If you’re also hearing a JUNO-G
sound as you sequence, what you hear will not be not so much what
you get.

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When you’re not sequencing and you’re controlling external MIDI
sound modules—perhaps onstage, you may want to turn Local Sw on to
combine JUNO-G sounds with those from your external modules.
To set the JUNO-G Local Sw for sequencing:
Press the MENU button to display the Top Menu window,
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and select System in the menu.
Press ENTER to show the System Menu at the bottom of the screen.2
Press F3 (MIDI) to display the MIDI General screen.3
If what you see doesn’t look like this, press F1 (GENERAL).
Set Local Sw to Off, and then press F6 (WRITE) to save the setting.4
MIDI Channel
Most DAWs “re-channelize” the incoming data to the desired MIDI track, so
there’s seldom a need to match the JUNO-G’s transmit channel to the DAW’s
MIDI receiving channel. However, if you do need to do this, the MIDI General
screen is where you can see and set this by setting the Kbd Patch Rx/Tx
Channel parameter as desired.
Using the JUNO-G as a Controller and Sound Module
You can use the JUNO-G’s keyboard as a MIDI controller for a DAW whose
tracks are playing JUNO-G sounds. Here’s how to set this up:
Press the JUNO-G’s MENU button
1 to display the Top Menu
window, and select System in the menu.
Press the ENTER button to display the System Menu at the bottom2
of the display.
Press F3 (MIDI) to display the MIDI General screen.3
If you don’t see this screen, press F1 (GENERAL).
Set Local Switch to4 Off. (For an explanation of why you should do this,
see the “Local Off” section on Page 10.)
To avoid MIDI problems, we recommend also turning off the Remote
Keyboard Switch parameter on this screen as well as the Transmit
Program Change, Transmit Bank Select, and Soft Through parameters
on the MIDI TX screen—to display the MIDI TX screen, press F2 (TX).
Press F6 (WRITE) to save the change you’ve made.5
Press the PERFORM button and select PRST 002 Seq: Template. This6
performance sets up the JUNO-G for use as multitimbral sound
module that can simultaneously play up to 16 of its sounds.
In this performance, the 16 parts are lined up with the 16 MIDI
channels so that Parts 1-16 receive MIDI data on MIDI Channels 1-16,
respectively. Each DAW track sends out data on the MIDI channel
corresponding to the part that plays its sound, as shown on the next
page.

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MIDI
Channel 1 Part 1—PRA:001 JUNO-G Grand
MIDI
Channel 2 Part 2—USER:024 Comp’d Bass
MIDI
Channel 10 Part 10—PRST:01 StandardKit1
Piano
Bass
Drums
DAW tracks JUNO-G performance parts
The performance’s parts are also set to respond to various MIDI
Program Change, Bank Select, and Control Change messages. All
of the parts are also set to default levels you can change with MIDI
messages from the DAW.
To learn about MIDI Program Change, Bank Select, and Control Change
messages, see our An Introduction to MIDI InFocus booklet. To learn
how to work with them in your DAW, see your DAW’s documentation.
You’re now set up.
As you sequence tracks, there’s nothing you need to do on the
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JUNO-G other than play. Everything else takes place in the DAW.
About Selecting JUNO-G Sounds for Use with a DAW
No matter how you decide to select JUNO-G sounds for use with a DAW,
we recommend starting with PRST 002 Seq: Template.
When you’re playing JUNO-G sounds from a DAW, there are three ways to
select the sounds in the JUNO-G performance you use.
You can create a performance with the desired sounds on the
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JUNO-G—Here’s how:
Press the PERFORM button to display the PERF PLAY screen.
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Press F5 (PARTVIEW).2
If your screen doesn’t look like this, press F1 (PART).
Select the part for which you want to select a sound by3
highlighting one of its parameters.
Press the ENTER button to display the CATEGORY screen from
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which you can select the sound you want the part to play.
To learn about navigating the CATEGORY screen, see Page 5 of the
JUNO-Geography Workshop booklet.
Select the desired sound for the part and press ENTER to lock in5
your choice.
Repeat Steps 3-5 to select the performance’s other sounds.
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You can build the performance you want using the JUNO-G Editor—• on
your computer, and then send it to the JUNO-G’s memory.
To preserve performances you create using either method, write them
into the JUNO-G’s memory. See Page 63 in the Owner’s Manual.
The DAW tracks can select each part’s sound—• by sending MIDI Bank
Select and Program Change messages to the JUNO-G on the part’s MIDI
channel.

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Configuring Your DAW for Use with the JUNO-G
Once you’ve installed the JUNO-G driver and made your USB connection,
your software DAW can
receive MIDI data from the JUNO-G—
• This allows you to play the DAW’s
soft synths, and to sequence your playing onto DAW tracks.
use the JUNO-G as a destination for outgoing MIDI data—
• This allows the
DAW to play the JUNO-G’s sounds from its tracks.
While each DAW has its own way of doing things, the following general
principles always apply. (You can consult your software’s documentation for
details.)
Receiving JUNO-G MIDI Data in a DAW
To get your DAW to receive MIDI data from the JUNO-G, select the
JUNO-G as a MIDI input within the DAW, or set the DAW to receive all MIDI
data coming into the computer. If your DAW can accept MIDI data on all MIDI
channels—often referred to as “omni” mode—enable this option.
As we mentioned earlier, there’s seldom a need to match the DAW’s incoming
MIDI channel to the JUNO-G’s transmit channel. However, if you need to do
this, here’s how to figure out and/or set the JUNO-G’s MIDI transmit—shown
as “Tx” onscreen—channel.
If
you’ve selected a performance on the JUNO-G so you can sequence using
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multiple JUNO-G sounds—each of the performance’s parts transmits
on its same-numbered MIDI channel. From the PERFORM PLAY screen,
press F5 (PARTVIEW), shown on Page 12, and then use the 6and 5
buttons to move from part to part. The JUNO-G will transmit MIDI data
on the currently selected part’s channel.
you haven’t selected a performance on the JUNO-G—
• you can set the
system-wide Kbd Patch Rx/Tx Channel parameter to the desired
channel. To get to the parameter, follow the instructions on Page 11 of
this booklet to navigate to the MIDI General screen.
Sending Data from DAW Tracks to the JUNO-G
All DAWs provide a method for directing sequenced MIDI data from
individual MIDI tracks to the desired external devices—for example, the
parts of a JUNO-G performance. Consult your DAW’s documentation to learn
how to direct the data on each of your DAW’s MIDI tracks to the desired
JUNO-G parts.
The End
We hope you’ve found this workshop helpful. Keep an eye out for new
JUNO-G updates and support documents you can download for free at
www.RolandUS.com.