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About the JUNO-Gi Workshop Booklets
The Roland JUNO-Gi Mobile Synthesizer with Digital Recorder is an
affordable, portable, perfect instrument for performers and songwriters.
It’s got a top-of-the-line sound engine and over 1300 exciting new sounds.
The onboard digital recorder allows you to record and develop your songs,
with dedicated faders and acclaimed BOSS GT-class effects. With USB MIDI
capabilities and its instant MIDI Controller mode, the JUNO-Gi also fits nicely
into any computer-based recording system. Finally, the JUNO-Gi sports a
versatile USB song player for playing backing tracks onstage.
Each JUNO-Gi Workshop Series booklet focuses on one JUNO-Gi topic, and is
intended as a companion to the JUNO-Gi Owner’s Manual.
This booklet requires JUNO-Gi Operating System v1.01 or higher. You can
download the latest JUNO-Gi O.S. for free from www.RolandUS.com.
About This Booklet
This introductory tour of the JUNO-Gi’s major features will give you an idea
of what the JUNO-Gi sounds like, and what it can do.
Understanding the Symbols in This Booklet
Throughout this booklet, you’ll come across information that deserves
special attention—that’s the reason it’s labeled with one of the following
symbols.
A note is something that adds information about the topic at hand.
A tip offers suggestions for using the feature being discussed.
Warnings contain important information that can help you avoid
possible damage to your equipment, your data, or yourself.
Hot Links
Each Workshop booklet is meant to be read in order from beginning
to end. However, if we mention an upcoming section—and you see
this arrow—you can click the arrow to jump there immediately.
The Four Sides of the JUNO-Gi
No, we’re not talking about its top, sides, and bottom. The JUNO-Gi is really
four major musical tools packed into a single lightweight—less than 13
pounds—portable instrument. It’s a
• JUNO-family synthesizer—optimized for performance, with the Roland’s
latest cutting-edge sound engine and synth effects and all the realtime
controls a performer needs.
• powerful 8-track digital recorder—you can use for creating songs with
JUNO-Gi sounds and/or live audio from its mic, guitar, and line inputs.
The digital recorder has its own effect processor that produces GT
effects like those found in the BOSS GT-10.
• master controller and audio interface for a computer-based music rig—
with its instant-on MIDI Controller mode and guitar, mic, and line inputs.
• handy USB song player—that allows you to use backing tracks or other
pre-recorded materials onstage, in a range of common audio formats.
Master controller and
audio interface
USB
Song Player
Digital
recorder
Synthesizer
All of these elements work together in making the JUNO-Gi a potent
performance synth and instrument for the modern songwriter or producer.
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