9 thoughts on “Switched-On Händel On A Roland Juno-60 Analog Synthesizer

  1. I never really liked any of the reasonably priced Japanese analog synths all that much. Only because of the very large Juno-60 sample library I have available to me in Kurzweil formatted samples, have I really given it a more detailed listening (and I like it more than I thought I would). As far as that bland Japanese synth sound goes, there is a lot that the Juno-60 had to offer, apparently. It’s not my cup of tea (nor are any of the other Roland or Yamaha analog synths [and, yes, that includes the grossly over-rated CS-80]), and I finally determined that I’m not racist because I absolutely love the sound of the Korg Prologue.

  2. Elmar shows how much even a modest synth can do, giving Handel an enjoyable nod. I find the Junos a bit thin on their own, but I got a lot from stacking a Juno-1 and MKS-50, treating them as one instrument. They did a lot for pads and keyboard sounds. It added more welcome weight than you’d think on first glance.

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