Roland JUNO-G User manual

Record a song using Roland’s versatile JUNO-G —
the “all-in-one” synth that gives you a synth, rhythm
machine, eect unit, sequencer, recorder,
and mixer in one package!

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Play the piano. Create drum grooves. Wail away on the guitar.
S
ing
y
our
h
eart out
.
Put all of this into a“song.”
Creatin
g
a son
g
is like ma
g
ic.
I’m going to create a song to
d
a
y
,
b
ecause t
h
ere’s someone I want to reac
h.
T
he Roland JUNO-G is an excellent keyboard for live performance,
b
ut it also has sophisticated recording
f
eatures that rival studio equipment.
T
his book will lead
y
ou through the process o
f
using the Roland JUNO-G
t
o create a song, and then turning your song into a CD.
L
et’s
g
et starte
d!
W
hat it means to create a son
g.

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Co
n
te
n
ts
T
he JUNO-G will change your
mus
i
ca
l li
fe
Get your equipment together
Get ready to recor
d
Create a r
hy
t
h
m trac
k
R
ecord
y
our piano per
f
ormance
Reco
r
d
t
h
e
bass
R
ecor
d
y
our guitar p
l
a
y
ing
R
ecor
d
a voca
l
Mix your son
g
Make your song into a C
D
Main specications of the JUNO-
G
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I
ntroducin
g
the
f
eatures o
f
the JUNO-G
.
C
heck the equipment
y
ou’ll need
f
or
r
ecording on the JUNO-G.
C
lear the demo son
g
and make prepara
-
tions for recordin
g
a new son
g.
U
se the rh
y
thm pattern-function to cre
-
a
te a track as if
y
ou were using a rh
y
thm
m
ac
h
ine
.
U
se rea
l
time recor
d
in
g
to recor
d
t
h
e
p
iano performance you play on the
k
ey
b
oar
d
.
U
se step recording to step-record the
bass.
C
onnect
y
our guitar to the JUNO-G
a
n
d
r
eco
r
d
i
t
o
n
a
n
aud
i
o
t
r
ac
k
.
R
ecor
d
your voca
l
on an au
d
io trac
k
.
U
se the JUNO-G’s mixer and e

ects
to add

nishing touches to
y
our
s
ong
.
S
ave your song, trans
f
er the WAV

le to
your computer, an
d
b
urn it to a CD
.
I
ntroduces the main s
p
ecications
of
the JUNO-G.
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The JUNO-G will change your musical life
A synth you
can carry
At a mere 6.2 kg (13 lbs. 11
oz.), this is one of the lightest
61-key synthesizers available.
You can easily carry it to live
performances or to the studio.
If you’ve been using the equip-
ment provided by the studio
because your own synth is too
heavy to carry, it’s time for a
change. With the JUNO-G, you
can take it anywhere.
Your very own studio
The JUNO-G gives you all the equipment you need for
music production. The multi-eect unit provides 78 eect
types that cover all your instrumental or studio needs.
There’s rhythm machine-like functionality for creating
and playing rhythm patterns, so you can start grooving
immediately. The “song recorder” gives you step-record-
ing capability as well as realtime-recording that’s as easy
as using a multi-track tape recorder, letting you create an
entire song — complete with vocals! — on just the JUNO-
G without needing any other equipment. The instant you
get your hands on the JUNO-G, you’ve got your own very
powerful studio.

A whole world of instruments
The JUNO-G is powered by a high-quality synth engine. It contains
1,024 dierent sounds, ranging from standards such as piano, elec-
tric piano, organ, and strings, to unusual ethnic instruments and rare
large instruments. There are also 45 drum sets, letting you generate
beats of any style. With the JUNO-G, a whole world of musical instru-
ments is at your ngertips.
Computer
connection
The JUNO-G’s USB connector gives
you a single-cable connection to your
computer, allowing you to transfer
song data that you created on the
JUNO-G. After transferring the data
to your computer, you can use it to
easily burn your own CD. The “JUNO-G
Editor” software that’s included with
the JUNO-G lets you edit the JUNO-G’s
sounds on the screen of your com-
puter, further expanding the potential
of this versatile instrument.
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The JUNO-G is a power
f
ul synthesizer that lets you create a
f
ull-

edged song simply by step-recording with its built-in synth sounds.
B
ut the JUNO-G doesn’t stop there — it’s also a powerful audio recorder that lets
y
ou edit, process, and mix
y
our songs like a pro.
L
et’s check that we have the equipment needed
f
or recordin
g
.
Memory (DIMM)
W
h
en
y
ou connect
y
our guitar or mic to t
h
e
J
UNO-G and record, your performance is captured
as audio data in this memory. The more memory
y
ou’ve insta
ll
e
d
, t
h
e
l
onger recor
d
ing time wi
ll
b
e
available.
The JUNO-G lets
y
ou install up to 512 Mb
y
tes of
m
emory (DIMM). (For details, re
f
er to
“
A NOTE OF
A
DVI
C
E
”
on t
h
e next page.)
Memory is easily damaged by static electricity
from
y
our hand, so handle it with care. When
y
ou
i
nstall memory, read and observe the manual
care
f
ull
y.
For details, refer to“Expanding the Memory” (p. 176) in the owner’s manual.
CompactFlash and PC card adaptor
The content that you record into memory will
b
e lost when
y
ou turn o

the power. In order to
p
reserve
y
our song
d
ata,
y
ou’
ll
nee
d
a Compact
-
Flash card. When you’re ready to send a

nished
song to
y
our computer,
y
ou’
ll
a
l
so write t
h
e
d
ata
t
o a CompactFlash card and then copy it from the
card into your computer
.
The JUNO-G can use CompactFlash cards up to 1
Gb
y
te in size. It’s a good idea to get a Compact-
Flash card that’s larger than the size of memor
y
(
DIMM) you’re using.
To use a CompactF
l
as
h
car
d
, you insert it in a PC
card adaptor and then insert the adaptor into the
“
P
C
C
ARD” slot located on the rear
p
anel of the
J
UNO-G
.
☞
Get your equipment together
for recording on the JUNO-G

Intro
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Prepa- ration Rhythm Piano Bass Guitar Vocal Mixing CD Spec
Computer
M
ost of toda
y
’s computers are able to burn a CD. If
y
our computer can’t,
y
ou ma
y
be able
to attac
h
an externa
l
CD
b
urner. C
h
ec
k
t
h
e owner’s manua
l
t
h
at came wit
h
y
our computer.
USB cable
Y
ou’ll need this in order to connect the JUNO-G to your computer. There are several types
o
f USB cable, but
y
ou need the “AB t
y
pe.” The “A” t
y
pe connector goes to
y
our computer,
a
nd the “B” type connector goes to the JUNO-G. Make sure you have the right kind o
f
c
able
.
CD-R
Th
is is a
bl
an
k
CD. T
h
ese
d
a
y
s
y
ou can even
b
u
y
t
h
em at convenience stores.
Mic
Y
ou’ll need this if
y
ou want to record vocals, or if
y
ou’ll be recording an instrument via a
mic. The type o
f
microphone called a “dynamic” mic is the type that can be connected
d
irectl
y
to the JUNO-G
.
(The photo shows a Roland“DR-50”dynamic mic.)
Headphones
I
f
y
ou’re recording via a mic,
y
ou should use a “sealed” or “in-ear” sealed-t
y
pe o
f
head
-
ph
ones t
h
at
d
oes not a
ll
ow soun
d
to esca
p
e outsi
d
e.
(The photo shows Roland“RH-300”sealed-t
y
pe monitoring headphones.)
512 Mbytes is the recommended size of memory (DIMM)!
The JUNO-G can accept 64, 128, 256, or 512 Mb
y
tes o
f
memor
y
(DIMM). The
f
ollowing table shows the
r
ecording times available with each amount of memor
y
.
M
emory (DIMM) s
i
z
e
R
ecordin
g
time *Total of all tracks
128 M
by
te
s
App
rox. 25 minutes mono (12 minutes stereo)
2
56 M
b
yte
s
App
rox. 50 minutes mono
(
25 minutes stereo
)
5
12 Mb
y
te
s
A
pprox. 100 minutes mono (50 minutes stereo)
With 256 Mbytes o
f
memory, the JUNO-G’s
f
our stereo audio tracks would

ll up the memory in just six minutes. We recommend that
y
ou go for 512 Mb
y
tes, so
y
ou’ll be able to record a song more than ten minutes long even when using all tracks in stereo
!
Equip- ment
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O
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E
O
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V
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Listen to the demo song
The JUNO-G contains a demo song that you can use as a model for your own
p
roductions. It’s an example o
f
what a pro musician can do with the JUNO-G.
L
et’s start
by
l
istening to t
h
is
d
emo song.
Turn on the JUNO-G’s power, wait
f
or it to start up, and then simply press the
[
PLAY
]
butto
n
to
h
ea
r
t
h
e
de
m
o.
B
e
ca
r
e
f
u
l
o
f
t
h
e
v
o
l
u
m
e.
Take a look at the song recorder
The JUNO-G has a function called the “song recorder.”The song recorder contains
“MIDI
t
r
acks”
t
h
at
l
et
y
ou recor
d
note
d
ata t
h
at wi
ll
p
l
a
y
th
e JUNO-G’s own soun
d
s, an
d
“
au
d
io trac
k
s
”
that let you record sounds
f
rom a connected mic etc., just as though you were using an audio
r
ecorder. Let’s take a look at these two types o
f
tracks.
Get ready to record
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MIDI tracks
T
he
“MIDI
t
r
acks
”record the note data and other
p
erformance
data that plays the JUNO-G’s synthesizer sound generator.
P
r
ess
the
[
SONG
]
butto
n
to
see
these
t
r
acks.
The instrumental parts of the demo song are all recorded on
t
hese MIDI tracks. The screen makes it easy to see which instru-
m
ent is assigned to each of the 16 tracks.
AUDIO track
s
“
A
ud
i
o
t
r
acks
”are the other type of track; they record actual“sound
”
f
rom a mic or other audio source connected to the JUNO-G
.
Pr
ess
the
[
AUDIO TRACK
]
butto
n
to
see
these
t
r
acks.
The vocal parts of the demo song are recorded on the audio
t
racks. Notice that the audio wave
f
orms are shown on the
f
our
t
r
acks.
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Turn on the power, and press the
[PLAY] button.

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Equip- ment Rhythm Piano Bass Guitar Vocal Mixing CD Spec
Clear the demo song
Now it’s time to c
l
ear t
h
e
d
emo song so t
h
at
y
ou can recor
d
a new
song. Don’t worry — when you turn on the power o
f
the JUNO-G,
the demo song will be back read
y
to pla
y
, so just go ahead and
clea
r i
t.
Press the
[
SONG
]
button; the MIDI TRACK screen appears
.
Ho
ld
d
own t
h
e[SHIFT]
b
utton an
d
press t
h
e[UTILITY]
b
utton;
the utility menu will appear in the bottom o
f
the screen. Press the
[
SONG CLEAR
]
butto
n
.
Hold down the [SHIFT] but-
ton and press the [UTILITY]
button.
Press the [SONG
CLEAR] button.
Th
e JUNO-G wi
ll
as
k
w
h
et
h
er
y
ou’re sure
y
ou want to c
l
ear t
h
e
son
g
, so press the
[
EXEC
]
button.
Press the [EXEC]
button.
Now t
h
e song recor
d
er is empt
y
.
Select Performance mode so you can
use multiple instruments
W
h
en
y
ou’re creating a song on t
h
e JUNO-G,
y
ou’
ll
want mu
l
tip
l
e
instruments such as piano, bass, and drums etc. to be playing to
-
gether. “Per
f
ormance mode”lets the JUNO-G’s s
y
nthesizer operate
in this wa
y
. In Performance mode
y
ou can produce an ensemble
consisting o
f
as many as 16 di

erent instruments
.
Pr
ess
the
[PERFORM
]
butto
n
to
access
t
h
e
bas
i
c
sc
r
ee
n
o
f P
e
rf
o
r
-
mance mode
.
From this screen, we’ll select a per
f
ormance called
“
PRST (preset)
”
– “002 Se
q
: Tem
p
late
.
”
Use the [Up cursor] button to move
the cursor.
Turn the dial to make this read
“PRST.”
Use the [Down cursor] button to
move the cursor.
Turn the dial to select “002.”
“
Se
q
: Tem
pl
ate
”
sets eac
h
instrument to t
h
e same vo
l
ume
,
an
d
a
lso initializes the e

ect settin
g
s. It’s an ideal
g
roup o
f
settin
g
s
f
or
startin
g
out to create a son
g.
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Patch mode is great for live performance!
I
f you’re playing live, you’ll be using the JUNO-G as a simple “keyboard.”In such cases, it’s convenient to use
“Patch mode.” In Patch mode, the name o
f
the sound you’re playing is shown in big letters in the screen, so
i
t’s eas
y
to rea
d
even w
h
en
y
ou’re on stage
.
For more about Patch mode, refer to “Playing in Patch Mode” (p. 25) in the owner’s manual.
☞
In Patch mode
you use the
JUNO-G as one
single keyboard.
In Performance mode, up to 16
instruments can play simultane-
ously.
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The JUNO-G contains a rhythm
machine!
The JUNO-G can play patterns just like a rhythm machine. It’s
easier to come up with ideas for
y
our song when
y
ou’ve got a
r
hythm going.
A
pop
u
lar
rhythm
machine
:
the
BOSS
DR
-
880
T
h
e r
h
yt
h
m mac
h
ine insi
d
e t
h
e JUNO-G
d
oesn’t
l
oo
k
anyt
h
ing
l
i
k
e
t
he DR-880, but it’s de

nitely a power
f
ul tool
f
or song production.
L
et’s get starte
d!
Use the rhythm pattern function
to play patterns
P
ress the
[
RHYTHM PATTERN
]
button; the rhythm pattern screen
a
pp
ears
.
I
n this screen
y
ou can select a pattern to use in
y
our song. Listen
to the dierent
p
atterns, and choose the one that’s closest to what
y
ou have in mind
.
Turn the dial to
select a style.
Press these buttons to start the
pattern! Within the style you
select, there are six variations,
assigned to PAD 1–6.
For more details, refer to “Playing Rhythms” (p. 79) in the
owner’s manual.
☞
Try changing the tempo!
T
he tempo is an important element o
f
song. You’
ll
pro
b
a
bly
want to a
d
just
h
e tempo even durin
g
the process o
f
reating a song. On the JUNO-G, simpl
y
p
ress t
h
e [TEMPO]
butto
n
to
access
h
e tempo screen, and turn the dial.
W
hen
y
ou’ve specied the tempo
y
ou
w
ant, press the
[
TEMPO
]
button a
g
ain
t
o close the tempo screen.
Create a rhythm track
with the rhythm pattern function
Turn the dial to
change the tempo.
You can also
set the tempo
by pressing the
[TAP] button
at quarter-note
intervals of the
desired tempo.
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