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Roland JUNO-G Owner's manual

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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!
2
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.
et’s
et starte
W
hat it means to create a son
g.
3
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
P. 4
P. 6
P. 8
P. 10
P. 12
P. 14
P. 16
P. 18
P. 20
P. 22
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.
P. 27
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.
IntroIntro
6
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
7
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
A
N
O
T
E
O
F
A
D
V
I
C
E
8
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
1
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.
2
Turn on the power, and press the
[PLAY] button.
Intro
9
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.
3 4
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.
Prepa-
ration
A
N
O
T
E
O
F
A
D
V
I
C
E
10
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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Intro
11
Equip-
ment
Prepa-
ration
Piano Bass Guitar Vocal Mixing CD Spec
You can switch rhythm patterns while recording!
Yo
u can switch between the six pattern variations while you record on the MIDI track.
ress the
[
PLAY
]
button to start recording the rhythm pattern, and
h
en
p
ress the
[
CLOSE
]
button to return to the rh
y
thm pattern
c
reen; now you can switc
h
b
etween t
h
e six pattern variations. T
h
e
p
atterns will be recorded on the MIDI track exactly as you switch
b
etween them. If
y
ou use this cleverl
y
,
y
ou can create a ver
y
cool
h
ythm track that’s shi
f
ting dynamically, and doesn’t sound simply
like patterns strung together.
Record the rhythm on a MIDI
track
Wh
en
y
ou’ve se
l
ecte
d
a r
hy
t
h
m,
y
ou can recor
d
it on a MIDI trac
k
.
O
nce a
g
ain, press the button
f
or the selected pattern to stop the
pla
y
back. Then press the
[
REC
]
button, and the JUNO-G will stand
b
y to recor
d
t
h
e pattern on a MIDI trac
k.
Press this button to stop
the pattern you selected;
then press the [REC]
button.
For this example, let’s turn
C
ount In
“
OFF
.
”
(
With the de
f
ault set-
ting, t
h
ere wou
ld
b
e a one-measure count-in, meaning t
h
at t
h
e
pattern would be recorded
f
rom the second measure.)
Press the [Down cursor] button
to move the cursor to Count In.
Turn the dial toward the left
to set Count IN “OFF.”
In this state, you can press the
[
PLAY
]
button
to start recording. After
y
ou’ve recorded as
many measures as you want (i.e., t
h
e
l
engt
h
of
your song), press the
[
STOP
]
button to
stop recor
d
ing.
Listen to what you recorded
Let’s ta
k
e a
l
oo
k
at w
h
at
y
ou just recor
d
e
d
in t
h
e MIDI trac
k
. Press
t
he
[
SONG
]
button, and the MIDI TRACK screen will appear. In
t
his screen,
p
ress the
[
Down cursor
]
butto
n
to
m
o
v
e
t
h
e
cu
r
so
r
to
“1
0
,
” an
d
you’
ll
see t
h
e r
h
yt
h
m you just recor
d
e
d
. T
h
e JUNO-G
a
lways records the rhythm on track 10
.
The MIDI TRACK screen is an excellent way to view your song as
a
whole;
f
or example,
y
ou might notice that “this section looks
’
busier’, so it’s probabl
y
right before the break.”
This shows an overview of the recorded
performance.
Now
l
et’s p
l
a
y
b
ac
k
t
h
e r
hy
t
h
m t
h
at was
recorded in the MIDI track. Hold down
t
he
[
STOP
]
button and press the
[
BWD
]
b
utton; t
h
e p
l
a
yb
ac
k
position wi
ll
return
t
o the be
g
innin
g
o
f
the MIDI track
.
T
h
en
p
ress t
h
e
[
PLAY
]
b
utton to p
l
ay
back
f
rom the be
g
innin
g
.
You can edit the rhythm track recorded in the song!
Af
ter
y
ou’ve recorded the rh
y
thm in a MIDI track, there might be times when
y
ou decide that it would be nice to have a
ll here, or a
b
reak there. No problem! Just use the edit function to modif
y
the MIDI track. One of the great things about MIDI tracks is that after
y
ou’re
nished recording the rhythm track, you can
f
reely edit each individual note with incredible detail to create absolutely any
rhy
t
h
m
y
ou can imagine.
For more details, refer to “Editing a Song (MIDI Track)” (p. 94) in the owner’s manual.
☞
Return to the
Rhythm Pattern
screen.
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Rhythm
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V
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E
12
Access the recording screen
N
ow that you’ve created your rhythm track on track 10, let’s record
th
e
p
iano
p
art on trac
k
1. To recor
d
t
h
e
p
iano, we’
ll
use
“
r
ealt
im
e
r
ecordin
g
,
” the method in which your keyboard playing is cap
-
t
ured just as
y
ou actuall
y
pla
y
it
.
I
n the MIDI TRACK screen, press the
[
Up cursor
]
button to move
the
cu
r
so
r
to
“1
.
”
Track 1 is selected for
recording the piano
part.
I
n the screen shown above, the name o
f
the instrument at “
1
”
i
s
highlighted, meaning that
y
ou’ll be recording track 1.
Select the piano sound you want
After you’ve selected track 1, press the
[
ENTER
]
button
.
N
ow a screen will appear where you can select an instrument to
u
se
f
or track 1
.
Turn the dial to
choose the sound
you want.
Use the [UP]/[DOWN] buttons to select the
piano category (AC.Piano or EL.Piano).
The JUNO-G contains 21 types of acoustic pianos and 36 types of
e
lectric pianos. These provide sounds that are suitable
f
or a wide
r
ange of st
y
les, so pla
y
the ke
y
board to tr
y
them out, and select
o
ne t
h
at you
l
i
k
e
.
Wh
en
y
ou’ve se
l
ecte
d
a soun
d
, press t
h
e [ENTER
]
butto
n
to
n
a
l-
i
ze your choice.
Here are the piano sounds we recommend!
T
he JUNO-G gives you 21 acoustic piano sounds and 36 electric piano sounds. PR-A:001 “Juno-G Grand” is
p
articularly recommended. It’s recorded in stereo, so it delivers amazing presence. I
f
you’re playing a piano
olo, this is the one to use. I
f
you need a crisp-sounding piano, we suggest
P
R-A: 007 “E-Gran
d
.
”
This is the
ound o
f
an electric
g
rand piano, and should be a
g
ood choice
f
or hammerin
g
out rock piano parts. For an
el
ectric piano, you s
h
ou
ld
c
h
ec
k
out
P
R-A
:
0
1
5
“L
o
n
eso
m
e
R
oad”
for that classic wavering feel —
j
ust what
y
ou need for ’70s pop or AOR, or for the R&B st
y
les of toda
y
.
P
R-A
:0
2
8
“FM EP” is t
h
e
b
ri
ll
iant e
l
ectric
p
iano
ound that was fashionable during the ’80s. It’s the perfect match for the pop songs of that era
.
Record your piano performance
using realtime recording
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Prepa-
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Record your piano performance
Pr
ess
the
[
PLAY
]
butto
n
so
that
the
d
r
u
m
s
play, and then start playing your piano part.
Having the rh
y
thm pla
y
ing makes it easier
to get into a nice groove wit
h
y
our own
per
f
ormance. Play several times until your
h
an
d
s
h
ave a
b
sor
b
e
d
t
h
e r
hy
t
h
m.
W
hen you’ve got a good idea o
f
the phrases
y
ou want to p
l
a
y
,
y
ou can start recor
d
-
in
g
. Return to the be
g
innin
g
o
f
the son
g
(
[
STOP
]
+
[
BWD
]
buttons). Then in the MIDI
T
RACK screen,
p
ress t
h
e [REC
]
butto
n
to
a
ccess the recording standby screen so that
y
ou can recor
d
y
our
k
e
yb
oar
d
p
l
a
y
ing
.
In this example, let’s set
C
ount In to
“
1 MEAS
.
”
With this settin
g
,
the metronome will sound for one measure before recording actu-
a
lly begins, so it will be easy
f
or you to start playing at the right
timing
.
Use the [Down cursor] button
to move the cursor to Count In.
Turn the dial to change
Count In to “1 MEAS.”
Recor
d
ing wi
ll
start w
h
en
y
ou press t
h
e
[
PLAY
]
button. When you’re
nished play-
in
g
, press the
[
STOP
]
button.
Look at what you recorded
When
y
ou’ve  nished recording, let’s take a look at the data that
w
as recorded. In the MIDI TRACK screen,
g
o back to the be
g
innin
g
o
f
the son
g
.
Your piano performance
is recorded on track 1.
T
h
e p
h
rases
y
ou recor
d
e
d
are s
h
own in t
h
e screen.
For now, simply take a glance at this to check the result o
f
your
recor
d
ing. But t
h
is screen is a
l
so a great wa
y
to view t
h
e overa
ll
structure o
f
a song and to help you edit it
.
For more about realtime recording, refer to “Recording Your
Performance as You Play It (Realtime Recording)” (p. 88).
☞
If you’ve made a mistake, you can backtrack!
t
’s common to make slight mistakes when recording. If
y
ou do,
y
ou can take advantage of a useful function
h
at
l
ets you cance
l
your mista
k
e. In t
h
e MIDI TRACK screen, press t
h
e [UNDO
]
b
utton, an
d
t
h
en
p
ress
h
e
[
EXEC
]
button in the con
rmation screen that appears. This will instantly erase the recording you just
m
ade. It’s as eas
y
as that, so don’t be afraid to make mistakes, since
y
ou can easil
y
undo them until
y
ou’re
a
tis
ed with your per
f
ormance
.
Press the [UNDO] button
in the MIDI TRACK screen.
In the con rmation screen,
press the [EXEC] (Execute)
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Access the recording screen
N
ext we’ll record the bass. This will complete the essential en
-
s
emble, so all of a sudden
y
our song will sound more coherent
.
Unlike the wa
y
in which
y
ou recorded the piano (b
y
pla
y
ing the
k
e
yb
oar
d
w
h
i
l
e
y
ou
l
istene
d
to t
h
e ot
h
er parts), we’re going to
r
ecord the bass usin
g
a method called
“
step recordin
g
,
”
in which
y
ou enter t
h
e notes one
by
one
.
To record the bass, we’ll select track 2 in the MIDI TRACK screen.
Use the [Cursor] buttons to move
between tracks. We’ll record the
bass on track 2.
Select the bass sound you want
to use
W
hen you’ve selected track 2, press the
[
ENTER
]
button.
A screen will appear, allowing you to choose the instrument you
want to use in track 2.
Turn the dial to
select the sound
you want.
Use the [UP]/[DOWN] buttons to select a bass
category (Bass or Synth Bass).
Th
e
“
B
ass”
category contains 27 acoustic and electric bass sounds,
a
n
d
the
“
Synt
h
Bass
”
category contains 74
b
ass soun
d
s (main
l
y
analog synths).
Wh
en
y
ou’ve se
l
ecte
d
t
h
e soun
d
y
ou want, press t
h
e
[
ENTER
]
but
-
ton to con
rm your selection.
Record the bass
using step recording
Here are some bass sounds we recommend!
T
he JUNO-G has a rich arra
y
of bass sounds.
P
R-B
:0
2
0
“
Ult
i A
c
B
ass”
i
s
a
sta
n
d
-
up bass that sounds so “woody” it will have you playing jazz ri
s right away.
PR
-
B
:023 “Fin
g
erMaster” is a
nger-plucked electric bass; a nicel
y
robust sound
t
hat’s a good choice for songs that need solid anchoring.
P
R-B:105 “TBasic
”
reproduces the sound o
f
the
f
amous Roland TB-303, and is
a
ver
y
“s
y
nth-like” bass sound that’s t
y
pical of techno st
y
les. Another tasteful
s
ynt
h
b
ass is
P
R-B
:050
“
S
H-1
0
1 B
s
1
,
”
not a  ashy sound, but highly usable in
a
variety o
f
styles. You can use the knobs shown at right to modi
f
y the sound in
very dramatic ways — try it out!
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Some phrases are just made for step recording!
I
t goes without sa
y
ing that ke
y
board instruments are fundamentall
y
di erent than other t
y
pes of instru
-
m
ents. For example, what will happen when you play the
f
ollowing bass phrase
f
rom the keyboard
?
I
t
l
oo
k
s easy,
b
ut at t
h
is rapi
d
tempo it’s not easy to p
l
ay consistent repeate
d
notes at t
h
e same pitc
h
. It
t
akes a moment to move your
nger o
the key, so it’s rather di
cult to avoid a staccato
f
eeling. Even
p
hrases like this that might be di cult to pla
y
from a ke
y
board are eas
y
if
y
ou use step recording. If
y
ou’re
t
rying
f
or high-precision patterns, you’ll want to take advantage o
f
step recording
.
Access the step recording screen
The procedure until this point has been the same as when you
recorded the
p
iano, but now we’ll shift to a
p
rocedure that is dis-
tinctive o
f
step recordin
g.
In t
h
e MIDI TRACK screen, t
h
e metronome wi
ll
b
egin soun
d
ing
when you press the
[
REC
]
button once, but i
f
you press the
[
REC
]
b
utton once again
y
ou’
ll
enter t
h
e step recor
d
stan
dby
screen.
In the MIDI TRACK screen, press
[REC] twice to access the step
record standby screen.
In t
h
is screen
,
notice t
h
at
“Sta
r
t
P
oi
n
t”
is
“000
1-
0
1-
000”
(
t
h
e
b
e-
g
innin
g
o
f
the
rst beat o
f
measure one). I
f
it’s not, use the
[
Down
cursor
]
butto
n
to
m
o
v
e
the
cu
r
so
r
to
Sta
r
t
P
oi
n
t
,
an
d
t
h
en use
the dial to set it.
Use the [Down cursor] but-
ton to move the cursor. Turn
the dial to change the Start
Point to “0001-01-0000”.
Wh
en
y
ou press t
h
e
[
START
]
b
utton,
y
ou’
ll
see t
h
e step recor
d
ing
screen.
Enter the data
We’ll begin by making some settings that specify the type of notes
w
e want to enter. Set the note len
g
th and volume as shown in the
screen below.
Use the [Left/Right cursor]
buttons to move.
Turn the dial to change the
value.
Setting
E
xplanation
NOTE TYPE
Speci
es the note length (time value)
.
G
AT
E
S
p
eci
es the duration o
f
the actual sound relative to
the note len
g
th. For example even if NOTE TYPE is set to
1/8th notes, this GATE settin
g
will determine whether
the notes are le
g
ato or staccato
.
VEL
O
Speci es the velocity (loudness) of the notes. If you set
t
hi
s
to
“REAL
,
”
the force at which you actually strike
each key will be entered as the velocity. If you specify
a
v
a
l
ue
of
1
–127, that’s the velocit
y
value that will be
entered; the
f
orce at which
y
ou actuall
y
strike the ke
y
wi
ll
b
e ignore
d
.
When
y
ou’ve
nished making these settings, press a ke
y
to enter
t
h
e
r
st
n
ote.
When you press
a key, the  rst
note will be
entered.
You can use the [STEP]
buttons to move the
location at which your
note will be entered.
(You’ll move in steps of
the length selected by
“NOTE TYPE.”)
When you press a key, a horizontal bar will appear, indicating the pitch
o
f
the note
y
ou entered. Simpl
y
repeat this step to enter the notes
.
When
y
ou’ve  nished, press the
[
STOP]
butto
n
.
For more details on step recording, refer to “Inputting Data
One Step at a Time (Step Recording)” (p. 92) in the owner’s
manual.
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Connect your guitar to the
JUNO-G
Connect your guitar to the AUDIO INPUT
“
L (MONO)/MIC
”
jack
located on the rear
p
anel of the JUNO-G. You can use the same
t
ype o
f
“phone” cable that you would use when connecting your
guitar to an amp. I
f
you’re using a stereo output (such as when
r
outing
y
our guitar through an e ect processor), make connec
-
t
ions in stereo
(
to both
L
and
R
j
acks)
.
Connect your guitar to
the “AUDIO INPUT”
jack on the JUNO-G’s
rear panel.
Adjust the JUNO-G’s input settings
appropriately for your guitar
P
ress the
“
PERFORM
”
button, then press the
“
MENU
”
button,
a
n
d
choose
“
6. Input Sett
i
ng” from the menu that a
pp
ears
.
Turn the dial to
select “6. Input
Setting” and press
the [ENTER] button.
I
n t
h
e screen t
h
at a
pp
ears, c
h
oose In
p
ut Se
l
ect as s
h
own
b
e
l
ow,
an
d
t
h
en
p
ress t
h
e
[
AUDIO TRACK
]
butto
n
.
Turn the dial to select “LINE
IN L” if you’re using monau-
ral input, or “LINE IN L/R” if
you’re using stereo input.
Record your guitar playing
on an audio track
An effect processor with built-in amp simulator is great!
W
hen you connect your guitar to the JUNO-G, it’s especially nice to use a
m
ulti-e
ect unit that contains an amp simulator, such as the BOSS GT-8.
S
imp
ly
connect t
h
is
b
etween t
h
e JUNO-G an
d
y
our guitar, an
d
y
ou’
ll
get
t
hat power
f
ul “studio-recorded” sound.
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Check the recording level
S
etting the level is the most important thing when recording. I
f
the level is too low, you’ll lose dynamic range, and the audio qual-
it
y
will su
er. I
f
the level is too high,
y
ou’ll get distortion (crackling
o
r grin
d
ing noise)
.
T
o
b
egin, set t
h
e
AU
DI
O
I
N
sl
i
de
r
l
ocate
d
on t
h
e JUNO-G’s
p
ane
l
to
the maximum position (all the way
up). T
h
en, w
h
i
l
e p
l
a
y
ing
y
our gui
-
tar, use the
LEVEL
knob on the rear
panel to adjust the recording level
.
Use the LEVEL knob to
adjust the recording
level.
A
d
just t
h
e
l
eve
l
so t
h
at w
h
en
y
ou p
l
a
y
y
our guitar t
h
e
l
ou
d
est,
t
h
e JUNO-G’s
l
eve
l
meter
d
oes not quite reac
h
a
ll
t
h
e way to t
h
e
maximum point. You should also make sure that the level is not
too
lo
w
.
Ideally, the loudest pas-
sages should make the
level meter reach almost all
the way to the right. If the
level reaches all the way to
the right edge, however,
the sound will be distorted.
Start recording!
First
y
ou’
ll
nee
d
to return to t
h
e
b
eginning
o
f
the son
g
(
[
STOP
]
+
[
BWD
]
button
)
. Press
t
he
[
REC
]
button to enter standb
y
mode.
T
h
is time
y
ou’
ll
b
e recor
d
ing on
ly
t
h
e soun
d
f
rom an external audio source, so set
A
udio
R
ec
M
ode
to
“SO
L
O
.
”
Turn the dial to select
“SOLO.”
Next,
p
ress the
[
PLAY
]
butto
n
to
sta
r
t
r
e-
cor
d
ing. Go a
h
ea
d
an
d
p
l
ay your guitar
l
i
k
e
a
rock star! When you’ve
nished recording,
p
ress t
h
e
[
STOP
]
butto
n
.
Take a look at the AUDIO TRACK screen at this time, and you’ll
notice t
h
at t
h
ere’s a
bl
in
k
ing grap
h
ic in
d
icating t
h
e region
y
ou
recorded
.
Press “ASSIGN” if you’re sat-
is ed, or press “UNLOAD”
if you’re not satis ed.
When you press the [STOP]
button, the recorded region
will blink.
I
f
you
’
re
h
appy wit
h
your per
f
ormance,
p
ress the
[
ASSIGN
]
button. If
y
ou’re unsatis
-
ed,
p
ress the [UNLOAD]
butto
n
.
Y
ou
’
ll
be
a
sked whether you really want to discard
y
our performance; press the
[
EXEC
]
butto
n
t
o discard it
.
For more about audio recording, refer to “Recording a Song
(Audio Track)” (p. 104) in the owner’s manual.
☞
Totally cool! You can change the tempo of the recording!
If
y
ou’re not con dent of being able to pla
y
at the necessar
y
tempo,
y
ou can drop the song tempo a little (see
p
age 10 o
f
this booklet) when you record. I
f
you think this will make you look uncool, you’re wrong — you can
change the tempo back when
y
ou’re
nished recording! This is an absolutel
y
great
f
eature that most other
ha
r
d
-
d
i
sk
r
eco
r
de
r
s
do
n’
t
ha
v
e!
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Set the AUDIO IN
slider to the maximum
position.
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Connect your mic to the JUNO-G
Connect your mic to the AUDI
O
INPUT jac
k
“
L (MONO)/MIC
”
on
th
e JUNO-G’s rear
p
ane
l
.
B
e aware that the
“R”
jack doesn’t support microphones, and
w
on’t give
y
ou t
h
e correct vo
l
ume.
Connect your mic to
this jack.
Adjust the JUNO-G’s input set-
tings appropriately for a mic
Just as you did when you played your guitar, press the
[
PERFORM
]
b
utton an
d
t
h
en
p
ress t
h
e
[
MENU
]
butto
n
.
Fr
o
m
the
m
e
n
u
that
appears, select “6. Input Settin
g
.
”
Turn the dial to
select “6. Input
Setting,” and press
the [ENTER] button.
I
n t
h
e screen t
h
at appears, ma
k
e t
h
e settings s
h
own in t
h
e screen
s
hot below.
Turn the dial to make this
read “MICROPHONE.”
T
h
en
p
ress t
h
e
[
AUDIO TRACK
]
butto
n
.
Record a vocal
on an audio track
Watch out for background noise when recording from a mic!
W
hen recordin
g
f
rom a mic, it’s important to watch out
f
or back
g
round
n
oise. If
y
ou’re recording at home, the mic could accidentall
y
pick up all
s
orts o
f
noises
f
rom everyday li
f
e. I
f
possible, you should try to record at
a rehearsal studio or soundproo
f
room. I
f
y
ou’re using headphones o
f
a
type that can leak sound, your mic will also be picking up leakage from
the headphones. It’s best to use sealed-type headphones that completely
c
over
y
our ear, or “in-ear” t
y
pes that  t tightl
y
into
y
our ear canal.
The photo shows Roland
R
H-300 sea
l
e
d
h
ea
d
p
h
ones
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Prepa-
ration
Rhythm Piano Bass Guitar Mixing CD Spec
Check the recording level
As w
h
en recor
d
ing
y
our guitar, a
d
justing t
h
e
l
eve
l
is important
f
or vocals as well. The di
erence is that in the case o
f
vocals, it’s
d
i
cult to maintain a consistent distance to the mic, meanin
g
that
the volume will change ever
y
time
y
ou face the mic. The volume is
a
lso a
ected by the condition o
f
the person who is singing. These
f
actors make it hard to get a consistent vocal recording.
T
he process o
f
adjusting the level
is t
h
e same as w
h
en recor
d
ing
y
our
g
uitar; set the AUDIO I
N
slider to
the maximum
p
osition, and use the
rear
p
ane
l
LEVEL
s
l
i
d
er to a
dj
ust
the recordin
g
level.
Use the LEVEL knob to
adjust the recording
level.
T
he volume o
f
a vocal will tend to change signi
cantly, so it’s best
to be cautious, and set the level a bit lower than
y
ou otherwise
w
ould.
The vocal volume will change
widely, so set the level com-
fortably below the maximum
at the right edge.
Start recording!
Since we’re going to record the vocal on audio track 2, use the
[
Down cursor
]
button to select track
“2
.
”
Return to the beginning of the song
(
[STOP
]
+
[
BWD
]
button), and then press the
[
REC
]
b
utton to enter stan
dby
mo
d
e; t
h
e metro
-
nome wi
ll
b
egin soun
d
ing
.
A
s w
h
en recor
d
ing t
h
e guitar, we’
ll
b
e recor
d
ing just t
h
e soun
d
f
rom an external source, so set
A
udio Rec Mod
e
t
o
“
SOL
O
.
”
S
ince we’re recordin
g
the mic in mono, set
A
udio Rec Channel
to
“M
O
N
O
.
”
Turn the dial to select
“SOLO.”
Use the [Down cursor]
button to move the cursor.
Turn the dial to set Audio Rec
Channel to “MONO.”
Pr
ess
the
[
PLAY
]
b
utton to start recor
d
ing.
When you’ve  nished singing, press the
[
STOP
]
button to stop.
In the same wa
y
as when
y
ou
nished recording the guitar part,
p
ress t
h
e [ASSIGN] button if
y
ou’re satis ed with
y
our perfor
-
mance. I
f
you’re not satis
ed, press the
[
UNLOAD
]
button, and
y
ou’
ll
b
e as
k
e
d
w
h
et
h
er
y
ou rea
lly
want to erase t
h
e recor
d
ing;
press t
h
e
[
EXEC
]
button to discard your per
f
ormance.
For more about audio recording, refer to “Recording a Song
(Audio Track)” (p. 104) in the owner’s manual.
☞
If you’re not recording, keep the AUDIO IN slider lowered!
When recording a guitar or vocal, you should set the
A
UDIO IN slider
t
o the maximum position in order to get the best sound. But if the
AU
DI
O
IN slider is raised, any noise from the mic or guitar connected
t
o the JUNO-G will always be mixed into the output o
f
the JUNO-G,
s
o it’s
b
est to
k
ee
p
t
h
e
AU
DI
O
IN s
l
i
d
er
l
owere
d
un
l
ess
y
ou’re actua
lly
r
ecording. I
f
you notice unwanted noise coming
f
rom the JUNO-G,
check the AUDIO IN slider
rst
!
3 4
Set the AUDIO IN slider
to
the maximum position.
Keep this lowered
unless you’re recording.
Vocal
A
N
O
T
E
O
F
A
D
V
I
C
E
20
Why “mixing” is necessary
Mixing is the process of adjusting the volume balance of the tracks
on w
h
ic
h
y
ou’ve recor
d
e
d
t
h
e instruments an
d
voca
l
s, an
d
a
dd
ing
r
everberation and/or other e
ects to give your song the
nishing
t
ouches. The mixing console is the heart o
f
ever
y
recording stu
-
d
i
o.
A mixer in a recordin
g
studi
o
Th
e
JU
N
O
-G h
as
i
ts
o
wn mix
e
r
bu
il
t
in
.
S
in
ce
i
t
a
l
so
co
n
ta
in
s
a
f
u
ll
r
ange of e ects, it’s not too much to say that the JUNO-G gives you
an entire recording studio! Here’s how to use it to bring your song
t
o a  nal state of com
p
letion
.
The JUNO-G has a built-in mixer
The JUNO-G has dedicated mixers for the MIDI tracks and the
A
UDIO tracks. Even though these have essentiall
y
the same func-
tionality as a stand-alone mixer, they’re conveniently built right
i
nto the JUNO-G
!
The
“LEVEL”
sliders control the volume o
f
each instrument
(
track
)
.
There are 16 sliders for the MIDI tracks
,
and four sliders for the
AU
DI
O
t
r
acks.
MIDI TRA
C
K mixer
AUDIO TRACK mixe
r
Use the sliders to adjust the AUDIO TRACK volumes!
You can use the sliders on the front panel of the JUNO-G to adjust the AUDIO TRACK volumes. In fact,
y
ou
c
an simultaneously adjust the MIDI TRACK mixer in the screen while you use the sliders to adjust the AUDIO
volumes. The volume of each part is something
y
ou’ll want to keep an e
y
e on, so this feature is incredibl
y
co
nv
e
n
ie
n
t.
Mix your song to a final polish
Adjust the
MIDI TRACK
volumes
Adjust the AUDIO
TRACK volumes
1 2
A
N
O
T
E
O
F
A
D
V
I
C
E
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