Synth: Juno-6 Review by: Charles Jowett cjowett@wal.ab.com Summary: A basic polyphonic analog synthesizer. Years Made: ~1982 to ~1984 Polyphony: 6 Multitimbrality: none MIDI: none Other external control: CV/Gate: none Clock: 1 step/pulse over +2.5V Other CV: Filter CV Audio input: none Proprietary (DCB, etc): none Programmer: none Other: pedal hold Patch storage: none Voice architecture: Modulation: LFO with rate and delay. Triangle waveform only. Auto or manual trigger. Spring loaded left-right pitch bend lever/wheel with an amount control. Separate button, with amount control, for manual LFO trigger. Oscillators: Single DCO with triangle and pulse. Controls for pulse width and LFO modulation. Three position switch for pulse width modulation; LFO, ADSR and manual pulse width. Sub-oscillator (square) with level control. Noise with level control. Filters: High-Pass Filter (not voltage controlled). Voltage Controlled Low-Pass Filter with controls for frequency, resonance, LFO, envelope and keyboard amount. The filter will oscillate. Switch to invert the envelope. Envelope Generator: 1 ADSR VCA: ADSR or gate Chorus: off, 1, 2, 1 and 2 Hold and Key Transpose switches Interface: Sliders for each parameter. Sequencer/Arpeggiator: Arpeggiator Independent rate control or external clock input Mode Switch - Up, Down, Up/Down Range Switch - 1, 2, 3 octave Keyboard/rack: 61 key, 5 octave keyboard, no velocity or aftertouch Known problems: none Accessories: Roland DP-2 pedal switch, FV-200 foot volume Dimensions: 1060mm x 113mm x 378mm (41 3/4" x 4 7/16" x 14 7/8") Weight: 11kg (24lbs, 4oz) Related synths/gear: Juno-60 Price range: Cheap (<~ US$200) Availability: unknown Comments: Strengths: Analog sound. Nice rugged sliders with an easy to use, good ergonomic layout. The pitch bend lever and modulation trigger switch are a strong point. The built in chorus fills out the sound nicely. Weaknesses: No patch memory. Limited single oscillator/sub-oscillator, single ADSR architecture. Overall: A good, cheap, basic polyphonic sythesizer with lots of sliders. The lack of patch memory is a major drawback for live performances.