Using multiple instruments changing parameters live

20 Feb 2013, 09:36

Hello,
my name is Simone, this is my firs post and I hope someone'll be so nice to give me an answer.

I'm looking for an unexpensive but really good synth and I think that Roland Juno Di is what I'm looking for.
But before buying it I must understand onething, that is very important due to the way I use to perform with my keyboard, the Korg Trinity, at the moment ( roland Juno 'll substitute Trinity ).

With Trinity I can build a combination of more than one program ( sound ) than, during the live performance I can assign volumes of each sound to a control pedal. So for instance, if I have a combination of acoustic piano, strings, and brass I can decide in some part of the song to play brass and in som other parts to reduce the volume down to zero and play only piano + strings.

So my question:

- is it possble to create a combination with Juno Di?
- is it possible to manipulate the volume or other parameters during a live performance?

Sorry for my bad english and thank you in advance for your answers.

Simone.

Re: Using multiple instruments changing parameters live

20 Feb 2013, 12:55

Hi Simone,

Not nearly with the same ease.

Shift+Program will open a screen showing all the volumes of your different parts..
but you would have to manually adjust each volume one by one, using arrow keys and the wheel, vs using a physical knob or fader.

I know what you mean, I was hoping for the same feature.
I've managed to survive with the above-mentioned work-around for the most part though. The on-board release knob helps too with transitions.

I love my Juno-Di, and it has served me well for several years.
It has many handy features that make the above short-coming worth the trade-off for me, at least, especially now that Roland offers an updated Patch Remain function, which smooths out bank switching.
It really depends on what music you'll be creating with it though.
There are better options if you will only be using it for basic piano, organ, string sounds.

-e

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Re: Using multiple instruments changing parameters live

20 Feb 2013, 12:57

And in regards to your other questions, yes, you can create your own combos.
If you're just creating it on the fly, you can layer or split 2 sounds; if splitting, you can choose the split point right on the keyboard.

But even better, if you connect it to your computer and load the Juno Di Editor, you can create up to 16 layers and/or splits, each starting and stopping at the same or different points on the keybed.

-e

Re: Using multiple instruments changing parameters live

20 Feb 2013, 13:59

Hi echung and thank you for your answer, really helpful.
No I don't want to use it for piano and organ, I have other keyboards for that ( Nordstage from Clavia and Hamichord as a hammond clone ).
I just need a keyboard for stings of course but also for brass, pad and synth lead.

Anyway do you have any other suggestion?

Bye,
Simone