Roland Alpha Juno

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Roland Alpha Juno
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Alpha_Juno

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Alpha Juno 2 manual
http://ftp://ftp.roland.co.uk/ProductSupport/Manuals/JUNO-2_OM.pdf


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http://www.rolandmuseum.de/synth/html/JU2/Roland_JU2.php

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ROLAND JUNO 2
http://www.hollowsun.com/donations/juno2/index.html

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The Roland Alpha Juno 1 and 2 synthesizers were released in the mid 80's to widespread popular acclaim. The MKS-50 is the rack-mount version. These synths sound incredible. But......Roland made PROGRAMMING these synths OPTIONAL. They designed the PG-300 as an optional programmer allowing full, real-time control and editing of all of the parameters of the synthesizer (with real sliders and switches for every function) And what control it is... There are 25 sliders and 11 switches.
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2008/03/roland-pg-300.html

http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/pgs.php

http://www.retrosynth.com/docs/mks50/pg300_user.pdf

Alpha Juno Control
http://xmidi.com/juno.html | http://img.xmidi.com/screenshotJuno.jpg

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Roland M-16C Memory Cartridge
http://www.memi.com/niko/studio/Gear%20Porn/Roland/Alpha%20Juno-2/slides/Roland%20M-16C%20Memory%20Cartridge.html

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OK, All you fellow not-quite analog MKS-50/alpha-juno owners.  I just
found the MIDI chart for my PG-300.  Contained in this note, therefore
will be everything you need to write a programmer, using Winsysex, Max
or whatever.
http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Roland/Juno/info/Alpha-Juno.sysex.txt


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Alpha Juno Control (Just for Mac)
http://xmidi.com/juno.html

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Patch Editor/Librarian for the Roland Alpha Juno synth family
    Compatible with all Alpha Juno synthesizers: JU-1/2, HS-10/80, MKS-50
    Edit and transfer tones & tone banks, patches & patch banks (MKS-50), and chord memories (MKS-50)
    Load and save standard Alpha Juno SysEx files for all supported types
    Tone editing features slick parameter control, graphical envelope editing, and section/global randomize
    Tone parameters controllable via CC messages from keyboard/knobby controller
    For any Windows system running the .NET 3.5 Framework
http://www.auralnebula.net/Alpha%20Base/


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Roland Alpha JUNO
DCO Analog

Roland Alpha JUNO series are the last evolution of the DCO analog JUNO series.
Alpha JUNO-1 (JU-1) is the 49-keys version, Alpha JUNO-2 (JU-2) has 61-keys, and MKS-50 is the rackmount version.
http://homepage.mac.com/synth_seal/html/ajuno1.html

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Re: SYSEX memory restore on Juno 2

Postby JunoJohn » 09:15, 22 August 2009
Welcome to the Roland Clan, thomohawk!

Here's the correct procedure:

1) Press and hold the DATA TRANSFER button…
2) Press and hold the WRITE button…
3) Press and hold the 2 (BULK LOAD) button…
4) When the LCD shows Bulk Load MIDI.o release all three buttons
5) Have your sequencer play the MIDI file or "dump" the SysEx, if that option is available

Note that you should see Bulk Load MIDI.o in the display.
Bulk Load MIDI.. indicates you did not press the WRITE button.

The MIDI channel number of your JU-2 must match that of the SysEx file you are loading. It is probably channel 1. (Technically speaking, we are dealing with the Device ID. But with most synths of this era, that is automatically set to the channel number minus one.)

The Memory Protect switch on the back panel must, of course, be OFF. But MIDI EXCL can be either ON or OFF for bulk loads and dumps.

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Re: SYSEX memory restore on Juno 2

Postby JunoJohn » 22:06, 22 August 2009
When the load is complete, Bulk Load MIDI.o will be replaced by Bulk Load ..END. You then simply select any Tone to clear that message and resume normal operation. There should be no need to flip the power switch for any of this.

Thanks for the link. I've downloaded the folder. If I get the chance tonight (Sunday morning for you, I think), I'll play with it and see what's going on.

I've edited my posts to change Bulk Load.o to Bulk Load MIDI.o and Bulk Load.. to Bulk Load MIDI.. I hope that error didn't confuse you.

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Re: SYSEX memory restore on Juno 2

Postby JunoJohn » 05:41, 4 December 2010
Welcome to the Roland Clan, aksmaster!

To send the Memory Group (64 Tones) to a computer, you must also press the WRITE button. Here's the correct procedure:

1) Set SysEx Librarian to receive…
2) Press and hold the DATA TRANSFER button…
3) Press and hold the WRITE button…
4) Press and hold the 1 (BULK DUMP) button…
5) When the LCD shows Bulk Dump MIDI.o release all three buttons.

Note that you should see Bulk Dump MIDI.o in the display. Bulk Dump MIDI.. indicates you did not press the WRITE button.

To load from SysEx Librarian, you must also press WRITE button. See my first post in this thread for details.

http://forums.rolandclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=29747&start=15