Roland Juno-G Recording Guide
Record a song using Roland’s versatile JUNO-G —
the “all-in-one” synth that gives you a synth, rhythm
machine, eect unit, sequencer, recorder,
and mixer in one package!
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Play the piano. Create drum grooves. Wail away on the guitar.
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he Roland JUNO-G is an excellent keyboard for live performance,
ut it also has sophisticated recording features that rival studio equipment.
his book will lead you through the process of using the Roland JUNO-G
o create a song, and then turning your song into a CD.
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Get your equipment together
Get ready to recor
Create a rhythm trac
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ntroducing the features of the JUNO-G
heck the equipment you’ll need for
ecording on the JUNO-G.
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Make your song into a C
Main speci cations of the JUNO-
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ecord your vocal on an audio track.
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to add nishing touches to your
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ave your song, transfer the WAV le to
your computer, and burn it to a CD
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the JUNO-G.
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 equipment 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-recording 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 JUNOG 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, electric 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 instruments is at your ngertips.
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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 computer, further expanding the potential
of this versatile instrument.
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The JUNO-G is a powerful synthesizer that lets you create a full- edged song simply by step-recording with its built-in synth sounds.
ut the JUNO-G doesn’t stop there — it’s also a powerful audio recorder that lets you edit, process, and mix your songs like a pro.
et’s check that we have the equipment needed for recording.
Memory (DIMM)
When you connect your guitar or mic to the
UNO-G and record, your performance is captured
as audio data in this memory. The more memory
ou’ve installed, the longer recording time will be
available.
The JUNO-G lets you install up to 512 Mbytes of
emory (DIMM). (For details, refer to
DVICE”on the next page.)
Memory is easily damaged by static electricity
from your hand, so handle it with care. When you
nstall memory, read and observe the manual
carefull
For details, refer to “Expanding the Memory” (p. 176) in the owner’s manual.
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CompactFlash and PC card adaptor
The content that you record into memory will
e lost when you turn o the power. In order to
reserve your song data, you’ll need a Compact
Flash card. When you’re ready to send a nished
song to your computer, you’ll also write the data
o a CompactFlash card and then copy it from the
card into your computer
The JUNO-G can use CompactFlash cards up to 1
Gbyte in size. It’s a good idea to get a CompactFlash card that’s larger than the size of memor
DIMM) you’re using.
To use a CompactFlash card, you insert it in a PC
card adaptor and then insert the adaptor into the
PC CARD” slot located on the rear panel of the
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ost of today’s computers are able to burn a CD. If your computer can’t, you may be able
to attach an external CD burner. Check the owner’s manual that came with your computer.
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USB cable
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Mic
Headphones
ou’ll need this in order to connect the JUNO-G to your computer. There are several types
f USB cable, but you need the “AB type.” The “A” type connector goes to your computer,
nd the “B” type connector goes to the JUNO-G. Make sure you have the right kind of
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is is a blank CD. These days you can even buy them at convenience stores.
ou’ll need this if you want to record vocals, or if you’ll be recording an instrument via a
mic. The type of microphone called a “dynamic” mic is the type that can be connected
irectly to the JUNO-G
(The photo shows a Roland “DR-50” dynamic mic.)
If you’re recording via a mic, you should use a “sealed” or “in-ear” sealed-type of head
ones that does not allow sound to escape outside.
(The photo shows Roland “RH-300” sealed-type monitoring headphones.)
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With 256 Mbytes of memory, the JUNO-G’s four stereo audio tracks would ll up the memory in just six minutes. We recommend that
ou go for 512 Mbytes, so you’ll be able to record a song more than ten minutes long even when using all tracks in stereo
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512 Mbytes is the recommended size of memory (DIMM)!
The JUNO-G can accept 64, 128, 256, or 512 Mbytes of memory (DIMM). The following table shows the
ecording times available with each amount of memory.
emory (DIMM) siz
128 Mbyte
56 Mbyte
12 Mbyte
ecording time *Total of all tracks
rox. 25 minutes mono (12 minutes stereo)
rox. 50 minutes mono (25 minutes stereo
pprox. 100 minutes mono (50 minutes stereo)
The JUNO-G contains a demo song that you can use as a model for your own
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button to hear the demo. Be careful of the volume.
The JUNO-G has a function called the “song recorder.” The song recorder contains
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Listen to the demo song
roductions. It’s an example of what a pro musician can do with the JUNO-G.
et’s start by listening to this demo song.
Turn on the JUNO-G’s power, wait for it to start up, and then simply press the
PLAY
Take a look at the song recorder
e JUNO-G’s own sounds, and
ecorder. Let’s take a look at these two types of tracks.
audio tracks” that let you record sounds from a connected mic etc., just as though you were using an audio
MIDI tracks
The“MIDI tr
data that plays the JUNO-G’s synthesizer sound generator.
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” record the note data and other performance
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Turn on the power, and press the
[PLAY] button.
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that let you record note data that will play
AUDIO track
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rom a mic or other audio source connected to the JUNO-G
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”are the other type of track; they record actual “sound”
AUDIO TRACK
The instrumental parts of the demo song are all recorded on
hese MIDI tracks. The screen makes it easy to see which instru-
ent is assigned to each of the 16 tracks.
The vocal parts of the demo song are recorded on the audio
racks. Notice that the audio waveforms are shown on the four
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Clear the demo song
Select Performance mode so you can
use multiple instruments
Now it’s time to clear the demo song so that you can record a new
song. Don’t worry — when you turn on the power of the JUNO-G,
the demo song will be back ready to play, so just go ahead and
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Hold down the [SHIFT]button and press the [UTILITY]button;
the utility menu will appear in the bottom of the screen. Press the
song, so press the
SONG]button; the MIDI TRACK screen appears
SONG CLEAR
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [UTILITY]
button.
Press the [SONG
CLEAR] button.
e JUNO-G will ask whether you’re sure you want to clear the
EXEC]button.
When you’re creating a song on the JUNO-G, you’ll want multiple
instruments such as piano, bass, and drums etc. to be playing to
gether. “Performance mode” lets the JUNO-G’s synthesizer operate
in this way. In Performance mode you can produce an ensemble
consisting of as many as 16 di erent instruments
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mance mode
From this screen, we’ll select a performance called
– “002 Seq: Template
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[PERFORM]
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.”
Seq: Template” sets each instrument to the same volume, an
lso initializes the e ect settings. It’s an ideal group of settings for
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Press the [EXEC]
button.
Now the song recorder is empty.
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Patch mode is great for live performance!
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 of the sound you’re playing is shown in big letters in the screen, so
t’s easy to read even when you’re on stage
For more about Patch mode, refer to “Playing in Patch Mode” (p. 25) in the owner’s manual.
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In Performance mode, up to 16
In Patch mode
you use the
JUNO-G as one
single keyboard.
instruments can play simultane-
ously.
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