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The JUNO-G makes sounds easy to find and select by presenting them to
you in instrument-type categories. (They’re actually stored in memory
“banks” that make them accessible from external MIDI devices.)
You select patches from the PATCH PLAY screen. You can
return to this screen at any time by pressing the PATCH
button in the MODE area of the JUNO-G front panel.
Every JUNO-G user’s different, so there are three ways to select patches. Over
time, you’ll settle on the method(s) for you. In the next three sections, try
selecting different patches, both to get comfortable and to have some fun.
Selecting Sounds Using the Category Buttons
Here’s how to quickly jump to the instrument category you want using the
buttons beneath the display from the PATCH PLAY screen:
Press the desired category’s button beneath the display. To select a
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patch—• press the PIANO, KBD/ORGAN, GUITAR, ORCH, WORLD,
BRASS, VOCAL/PAD, SYNTH, or BASS button to display the type
of sound you want.
rhythm set—
• press the RHYTHM button to display the available
rhythm sets.
2 Turn the Value dial or use the DEC/INC button to select a sound.
You can check out the currently selected sound by playing the
keyboard, or by pressing the AUDITION button in the MODE area so the
JUNO-G plays the sound for you.
Press the ENTER•LIST button to confirm your choice and 3
return to the PATCH PLAY screen.
Selecting Sounds Using the PATCH PLAY Screen Parameters
Using the 3, 4, 5, 6, DEC, and INC buttons and the Value knob to select
and set the appropriate parameters, you can choose patches directly from
the PATCH PLAY screen.
Category
Group
Number
Sound type
Set the sound type to 1 Patch or Rhythm to select a patch or rhythm
set, respectively.
If you set the sound type to
2 Patch, set the category parameter to the
desired type of instrument.
If you can get to the sound you want most easily by selecting the
3
memory bank in which it resides, you can set the group parameter
to that memory bank.
Set the patch number parameter to select the patch or rhythm set
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you want.
Selecting Sounds from CATEGORY and FAVORITE PATCH Screens
You can also choose sounds from Patch mode’s
CATEGORY screen—
• which shows you an expanded list of instrument
categories, going far beyond what you can jump to using the front-
panel category buttons. (There’s just not enough room for every
category to have its own button!)
FAVORITE PATCH screen—
• which shows you a list of eight sounds you’ve
designated as favorites, all gathered together in one place for your
convenience.