Roland JUNO-60 Owner's manual

Brand: Roland

Model: JUNO-60

Type: Owner's manual

Roland JUNO-60 is a plug-out software synthesizer that recreates the classic JUNO-60 analog synthesizer with stunning accuracy. With its authentic sound and intuitive interface, the JUNO-60 plug-out is perfect for musicians who want to add the warm, lush sounds of the JUNO-60 to their music. The JUNO-60 plug-out features a variety of waveforms, a flexible filter section, and a powerful arpeggiator, making it a versatile tool for creating a wide range of sounds. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, the JUNO-60 plug-out is a great way to add classic analog sound to your music.

Owner’s Manual

PLUG-OUT Software Synthesizer

JUNO-60

Introduction

When using the JUNO-60 for the rst time, you must specify the MIDI Input/Output setting in

the Setup screen (p. 14).

For details on the settings for the DAW software that you’re using, refer to the DAW’s help or

manuals.

About Trademarks

• VST is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

• Roland, PLUG-OUT, AIRA are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Roland Corporation in the United States and/or

other countries.

• Company names and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective

owners.

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Patch Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Playing with the SYSTEM-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Plug-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Plug-Out Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Send/Get Temporary Patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Sending the Temporary Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Getting the Temporary Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

MIDI Learn Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Canceling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Screen Layout

Main window

There are two views for the main window.

Press the [EDIT/BROWSE] button (p. 4) in the header to switch between the views (screens).

EDIT screen (p. 5)

BROWSE screen (p. 8)

Patch Manager window

Press the [ ] button (p. 4) in the header to call up the Patch Manager window.

Patch Manager window (p. 10)

Main window

Header (common for all views)

* This only works with the JUNO-60 model on the SYSTEM-8.

[EDIT/BROWSE] button

Switches between the EDIT and BROWSE screens.

[ ] button

Opens the Patch Manager window, where you can save, export and load patches.

You can also right-click this button to save the temporary patch you’re editing to the

currently selected patch, without opening the Patch Manager window.

Shows the output.

You can change the view from the menu.

Digital Meter

Analog Meter

Scope

[ ] (Menu) button

Shows the menu for the settings.

p. 14

p. 12

[UNDO / REDO] button

Press to undo or to redo your edits to a parameter.

[PLUG-OUT] button

Inserts the SYSTEM-8 into the JUNO-60.

[SEND] button

Transfers the temporary patch to the SYSTEM-8.

[GET] button

Imports the temporary patch into the JUNO-60, which you’re editing

in plug-out mode on the SYSTEM-8.

p. 12

Bank name

Shows the name of the selected bank.

Patch name

Shows the name of the selected patch.

[ ] (RATING)

Shows the rating of the selected patch.

NOTES

Shows the note for the selected patch.

[ ] [ ] buttons

Selects the previous (or next) patch.

Screen Layout

EDIT screen

This screen is designed to look like the JUNO-60. You can set the

detailed parameters on this screen.

Keyboard area

Click on the keys to hear the sound. The corresponding keys react when MIDI messages are

received.

The velocity changes depending on where you click the keys.

Click the keys up higher (closer to the control panel) for lower velocities down to the

minimum, and click the keys down lower (further away from the control panel) for higher

velocities up to the maximum.

Use the mouse wheel to shift the keyboard octave.

[HELP] button

Displays help.

[ABOUT] button

Here you can view information about

the JUNO-60.

[OPTION] button

Here you can choose skins and use

MIDI Control Mapping.

These settings can be made separately

for each instance of the JUNO-60.

[SETUP] button

Here you can edit the MIDI settings

and the direction of mouse wheel

scrolling (Only on Mac).

These settings are shared by all

instances of the JUNO-60 that you

are using.

Patch name

This area shows the name of the

selected patch.

[TUNE] knob

Adjusts the overall pitch of the JUNO-60.

[CONDITION] knob

This recreates the slight degradation of the analog sound generator circuit on the original JUNO-60 model

after the passage of several decades.

With this condition as the zero point, you can increase the value to simulate even more degradation for a

warmer, more imprecise sound that’s characteristic of analog circuitry; or you can decrease the value to

simulate a more ideal sound with less degradation over time.

p. 14

[PATCH] button

Selects a patch.

The Patch Manager window opens.

[SEND] button

Sends the patch to the SYSTEM-8.

[GET] button

Loads the temporary patch currently

being edited in the SYSTEM-8’s PLUG-

OUT mode into the JUNO-60.

* These operate only when the SYSTEM-8’s MODEL is JUNO-60.

p. 12p. 10 p. 12

Zoom

Drag the bottom-right corner of the

window to resize (zoom).

Screen Layout

EDIT screen

LFO

Here you can create cyclic change (modulation) in the sound.

RATE Determines the speed of the LFO.

DELAY TIME Specifies the time from when the key is pressed until

the LFO’s amplitude reaches the maximum.

KEY TRIG

switch

Specifies whether the LFO cycle starts at the

moment you press the key (ON) or is not

synchronized with the key-press (OFF).

TRIG ENV

switch

If this is ON, the envelope starts repeatedly at

intervals of the LFO cycle.

HPF

This is a high-pass filter that passes the high frequencies and cuts

the low frequencies.

TYPE

Switches between the different high-pass filter

types.

When the type is “60” :

JUNO-60’s high-pass filter

(Lowering the FREQ gives an unfiltered sound.)

When the type is “106” :

JUNO-106’s high-pass filter

(Lowering the FREQ boosts the low-end.)

FREQ

Specifies the cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter.

Frequency components below the cutoff frequency

are cut.

VCF

This is a low-pass filter that passes the low frequencies and cuts the

high frequencies.

VELOCITY

SENS

Adjusts the sensitivity with which the low pass filter

is affected by your keyboard dynamics.

FREQ

Specifies the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter.

Frequency components above the cutoff frequency

are cut, making the sound mellower.

RES

Resonance boosts the sound in the region of the

filter’s cutoff frequency.

Higher settings produce stronger emphasis, creating

a distinctively “synthesizer-like” sound.

ENV-1 Adjusts the depth by which the ENV-1 controls the

cutoff frequency.

LFO Uses the LFO to vary the cutoff frequency.

KYBD

Adjusts the way in which the pitch of the note

affects the cutoff frequency (key follow) when using

the keyboard to control cutoff frequency. Moving

the slider downward causes the cutoff frequency to

fall as you play higher on the keyboard.

DCO

Here you can select the waveform that determines the character of

the sound, and specify its pitch.

RANGE Specifies the octave of the oscillator.

LFO Allows the LFO to modulate the pitch, producing a

vibrato effect.

PULSE

WIDTH

slider/

switch

When the switch is “MAN” (MANUAL):

Adjusts the value of the pulse width.

When the switch is “LFO”, “E1+”, “E1-”, “E2+”,

“E2-”:

Adjusts the modulation depth.

[]Adjusts the volume of the Square wave/

Asymmetrical pulse wave.

[]Adjusts the volume of the Sawtooth wave.

SUB Adjusts the volume of the sub oscillator.

NOISE Adjusts the volume of the noise.

VCA

Here you can adjust the amount of time-varying change (envelope)

for the volume.

VELOCITY

SENS

Adjusts the sensitivity with which the volume is

affected by your keyboard dynamics.

TONE Adjusts the tonal character.

GATE/ENV-

1/ENV-2

switch

Selects whether the volume is controlled by ENV

(envelope) or by the gate signal.

LEVEL Adjusts the volume.

CHORUS

This switches the type of chorus.

OFF Chorus is not applied.

IChorus 1

II Chorus 2

I + II

Adds an effect similar to a rotary speaker (fast).

(Press and hold either I or II and then drag to the

other button to hold both buttons down.)

ENV-1/2

Here you can create time-varying change (envelope).

AAttack time

DDecay time

SSustain level

RRelease time

Screen Layout

EDIT screen

TEMPO/KEY ASSIGN

TEMPO SYNC

The modulation speed (RATE) of the LFO section

and the delay time (TIME) of the EFFECTS section

are synchronized to the tempo.

MONO Plays monophonically.

UNISON Plays all sounds in unison.

POLY-1 Plays polyphonically.

POLY-2

PORTAMENTO/PITCH BEND/MODULATION

PORTAMENTO Adjusts the time over which pitch change occurs when portamento is applied.

TYPE

1: The pitch changes within the time specified in PORTAMENTO, regardless of the distance between the

keys you press.

2: The pitch changes at the speed specified in PORTAMENTO, regardless of the distance between the

keys you press.

LEGATO Applies portamento only when you play legato (i.e., when you press the next key before releasing the

previous key).

BEND RANGE Specifies the amount of pitch bend range.

BEND GAIN Specifies a multiplier for the BEND RANGE, extending the range of change.

BEND SENS DCO Specifies the amount of the pitch change produced by pitch bend operations.

BEND SENS VCF Specifies the amount of the filter change produced by pitch bend operations.

MOD SENS DCO Specifies the amount of the pitch change produced by modulation operations.

MOD SENS VCF Specifies the amount of the filter change produced by modulation operations.

ARPEGGIO

ARPEGGIO Turns the arpeggio function on/off.

ARP MODE Selects how the arpeggio works.

ARP RANGE Selects the pitch range of the arpeggio in one-

octave steps.

OTHER

KEY HOLD Turns the key hold function on/off.

OCTAVE Let you shift the pitch range of the keyboard in

one-octave units.

NAME Specifies the name of the patch.

DISPLAY Displays the patch name.

DEC/INC Selects the previous (next) patch.

EFFECT/DELAY/REVERB

EFFECT TYPE Selects the effect type.

TONE Specifies the tone character of the effect.

DEPTH Specifies the depth of the effect.

DELAY TYPE Switches the delay type.

TIME Adjusts the delay time.

LEVEL Adjusts the volume of delay.

REVERB TYPE Switches the reverb type.

TIME Specifies the reverb time.

LEVEL Specifies the reverb volume.

CIRCUIT MOD (Circuit Modication)

(AMOUNT)

Simulates the calibration trimmer on the motherboard.

Raising the value creates more differences in calibration between

the voices, adding a unique kind of unevenness or expressiveness

to the sound.

The state of the calibration starting point (0) controlled by the

trimmer differs with the [CONDITION] knob settings.

+127 (large degree

of degradation)

255 (large degree

of unevenness)

-128 (small degree

of degradation)

CONDITION

(degradation over time)

CIRCUIT MOD

(calibration using the trimmer)

Screen Layout

BROWSE screen

The velocity changes depending

on where you click the keys.

Click the keys up higher (closer

to the control panel) for lower

velocities down to the minimum,

and click the keys down lower

(further away from the control

panel) for higher velocities up to

the maximum.

Use the mouse wheel to shift the keyboard octave.

Bank list

Shows the names of the banks in your library.

The contents of the banks you select are shown in the patch list at the center of

the screen.

You can select multiple banks at the same time.

• Drag to select a range.

• Click while holding down the Ctrl key (Windows).

• Click while holding down the Command/Cmd key (Mac).

Click a previously selected bank again to deselect it.

If you haven’t selected any banks yet, all banks are automatically selected.

TWEAK panel

Use this screen to operate the main parameters.

* You can also hide this from the menu.

Patch list

Shows a list of patches.

[ ]

Filters the patch list according to the characters you input.

* Click the headers to sort in ascending/descending order for each column.

[BANK]

Shows the name of the bank.

Click to select a patch.

[NAME]

Shows the name of the patch.

Click to select a patch.

[RATING]

Shows the ratings.

Click to add a rating for a patch.

[NOTES]

Shows any optional notes.

Click to edit the note.

You can input up to 40 characters in a note.

Minimum velocityMinimum velocity

Maximum velocityMaximum velocity

Screen Layout

TWEAK Panel

VCF

A low-pass filter that allows the lower frequencies to pass through while filtering out the higher

frequencies.

CUTOFF Sets the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter. The frequency

components above the cutoff frequency are filtered out.

RESONANCE Adjusts the resonance. Larger values produce greater emphasis,

creating a unique synthesizer-like sound.

VCA

Adjusts how the envelope works, to apply time-based changes to the volume.

LEVEL Adjusts the volume.

DELAY

DELAY/CHORUS Adjusts the intensity of the delay and chorus effects.

REVERB

REVERB Adjusts the volume of the reverb.

AMP ENVELOPE

These sliders control the envelope for time-based changes to the volume.

ATTACK Adjusts how quickly the volume rises (the attack).

DECAY Adjusts how much time it takes for the sound to decay to the

sustain level.

SUSTAIN Adjusts the level at which the sound sustains while the key is

pressed (note-on).

RELEASE Adjusts the time it takes for the sound to fade out (release) after

the key is released (note-off ).

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Patch Manager Window

Details View

This view shows the details of the patches within the banks.

You can see the ratings and notes in the list for each patch as well.

1. Click the [ ] button in the header.

The Patch Manager window appears.

2. Click the [ ] button.

A group of 64 patches is

called a “bank”.

Bank

Patch 01

Patch 02

Patch 03

Patch 64

[WRITE] button

Saves your edited tone as a patch into a bank.

1. You can select the save destination patch from

the list.

2. Click the [WRITE] button.

3. Input the name of the patch to save.

[ ] / [ ] buttons

Switches between views in the Patch

Manager window.

[NEW] button

Creates a new bank.

[DELETE] button

Deletes the selected bank or banks.

[IMPORT] button

Loads a bank from a file.

[EXPORT] button

Exports a bank to a file.

[SEND ALL] button

Sends all 64 patches in a bank to the SYSTEM-8.

[GET ALL] button

Receives all 64 patches from the SYSTEM-8.

NOTE

This receives and overwrites the 64 patches in the selected

bank. If you want to keep the bank as-is, create a new bank

and then store the received data into the new bank.

“ i ” mark

Hover your mouse cursor (pointer) over this mark to see a list

of shortcuts. Zoom

Drag the bottom-right corner of the

window to resize (zoom).

What you can do with the patch list

You can do the following things with the patches you select.

Swap patches in a bank

Use your mouse to drag and swap bank numbers.

Edit patch names

Click in the [NAME] column to edit the patch names.

Edit the ratings

Click the stars in the [RATING] column to edit the patch ratings.

Edit the notes

Click in the [NOTES] column to edit a note.

You can enter a text string of up to 40 characters in length.

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Screen Layout

List View

This view shows the patches within the banks as a list.

1. Click the [ ] button in the header.

The Patch Manager window appears.

2. Click the [ ] button.

A group of 64 patches is

called a “bank”.

Bank

Patch 01

Patch 02

Patch 03

Patch 64

[NEW] button

Creates a new bank.

[DELETE] button

Deletes the selected bank or banks.

[IMPORT] button

Loads a bank from a file.

[EXPORT] button

Exports a bank to a file.

[SEND ALL] button

Sends all 64 patches in a bank to the SYSTEM-8.

[GET ALL] button

Receives all 64 patches from the SYSTEM-8.

“ i ” mark

Hover your mouse cursor (pointer) over this mark to see a list

of shortcuts.

NOTE

This receives and overwrites the 64 patches in the selected

bank. If you want to keep the bank as-is, create a new bank

and then store the received data into the new bank.

[ ]/[ ] buttons

Switches between views in the Patch

Manager window.

[WRITE] button

Saves your edited tone as a patch into a bank.

1. You can select the save destination patch from

the list.

2. Click the [WRITE] button.

3. Input the name of the patch to save.

What you can do with the patch list

You can do the following things with the patches you select.

Swap patches in a bank

Use your mouse to drag and swap bank numbers.

Edit patch names

Click to edit the patch names.

Zoom

Drag the bottom-right corner of the

window to resize (zoom).

[NAME]

Shows the selected patch. Click to edit the patch name.

[NOTES]

Shows the note for the selected patch. Click to edit the patch’s note.

[ ] (RATING)

Shows the rating of the selected patch. Click to edit the patch’s rating.

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By connecting the SYSTEM-8 to your computer (Mac/Windows), you can use the JUNO-60 in

conjunction with the SYSTEM-8.

The “SYSTEM-8 CTRL” shown as a MIDI connectors is the port used by the JUNO-60.

Do not use this port from your DAW.

Plug-Out

What is a “Plug-out”?

“Plug-out” is technology that allows a software synthesizer such

as JUNO-60 to be installed and used in the SYSTEM-8.

¹You can play the JUNO-60 on the SYSTEM-8 by itself, without

using a computer.

¹You can send the settings of the selected bank to the

SYSTEM-8.

¹You can use the knobs and sliders of the SYSTEM-8 to edit the

sound.

Plug-Out Procedure

1. Click the [PLUG-OUT] button.

2. Select a plug-out destination (PLUG-OUT1–PLUG-OUT3) that corresponds to the

desired MODEL button of the SYSTEM-8.

A conrmation message appears.

3. Click the [OK] button.

A progress bar appears, and plug-out processing begins. This takes approximately one minute.

* If the JUNO-60 is already plugged-out to one of the plug-out destinations (PLUG-OUT1–

PLUG-OUT3), you can’t plug-out a new instance.

* If another software synthesizer is already plugged-out on the SYSTEM-8, a conrmation

message appears. Click the [OK] button to continue.

Send/Get Temporary Patches

1. Connect the SYSTEM-8 to your computer.

2. Turn on the SYSTEM-8’s MODEL [PLUGOUT 1–3] button to which you plugged-out

the JUNO-60.

* In order to send or get a temporary patch, you must rst plug-out (p. 12).

Sending the Temporary Patch

You can send the current JUNO-60 temporary patch to the SYSTEM-8 and play it on the

SYSTEM-8.

The sound is output from the SYSTEM-8’s OUTPUT jacks.

3. Click the [SEND] button of the JUNO-60.

The temporary patch is transmitted.

Getting the Temporary Patch

If you’ve used the SYSTEM-8 to edit a temporary patch of the plugged-out JUNO-60, here’s how

to load that temporary patch into the JUNO-60.

4. Click the [GET] button of the JUNO-60.

The patch is loaded.

Playing with the SYSTEM-8

If an error message appears, check the following items.

¹Is the MIDI connectors specied correctly? (p. 14)

¹Is the SYSTEM-8 connected to your computer?

¹Is the SYSTEM-8’s MODEL [PLUG-OUT 1–3] button turned on?

¹Is the JUNO-60 plugged-out on the SYSTEM-8? (p. 12)

If an error message appears, check the following items.

¹Is the MIDI connectors specied correctly? (p. 14)

¹Is the SYSTEM-8 connected to your computer?

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Playing with the SYSTEM-8

MIDI Learn Function

Here’s how to associate a MIDI control change with a sound parameter, so that the parameter

can be controlled by that MIDI message.

Procedure

1. Right-click the sound parameter controller (knob or slider).

2. Choose “Learn MIDI CC.”

3. Operate your external MIDI device to transmit a control change message.

NOTE

You can’t associate more than one MIDI control change with a single controller. Only the

most recent setting is used.

Canceling

1. Right-click the sound parameter controller (knob or slider).

2. Choose “Forget MIDI CC.”

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Settings

1. Click the [ ] button in the header.

2. Select items.

A µ is shown for the selected item.

Item Explanation

JUNO-60 Layout

SYSTEM-8 Layout

Changes the layout of the controllers in the main window.

JUNO-60 Layout: The controllers are laid out as they are on the JUNO-60 (original).

SYSTEM-8 Layout: The controllers are laid out as they are on the SYSTEM-8.

Digital Meter

Analog Meter

Scope

Changes the header’s output view.

Digital Meter: Uses a bar graph meter.

Analog Meter: Uses a needle indicator meter.

Scope: Shows the waveform.

TWEAK Panel Shows/hides the TWEAK panel in the browse screen.

Set MIDI Control Mapping for SYSTEM-8 Check this item if you want to use the SYSTEM-8 as a control surface for the JUNO-60.

Here you can make MIDI mapping settings for the buttons and sliders.

Clear MIDI Control Mapping Clears all MIDI control change mapping.

2–8 Voices Specifies the maximum simultaneous polyphony.

You can reduce the load on the CPU by lowering the polyphony.

Optimize for Lower CPU Usage Turn this ON if CPU usage is high, and clicks or pops occur.

Setup... Opens the Setup screen.

Authentication... Performs user authentication for the JUNO-60.

Help... Shows the owner’s manual (PDF).

About... Shows the About screen.

Setup

1. Click the [ ] button in the header.

2. Click “Setup...”.

The Setup screen opens.

* Flip Scroll Direction is only on Mac.

3. Edit the parameters.

Parameter Explanation

MIDI CTRL Input Choose “SYSTEM-8 CTRL.”

MIDI CTRL Output

Flip Scroll Direction

(Only on Mac) Inverts the direction of rotation when using the mouse wheel to edit a value.

* If multiple instances of the JUNO-60 are running, these settings apply to all instances.

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Settings

Others

If you want to use the SYSTEM-8 to play the JUNO-60 (plug-in) in your DAW, set the SYSTEM-8’s

menu item “SYSTEM” Ó “SOUND” Ó “Local Sw” to “SURFACE.”

The internal sound engine of the SYSTEM-8 no longer produces sound; only the JUNO-60 can

produce sound.

For details, refer to SYSTEM-8 Reference Manual.

Roland JUNO-60 Owner's manual