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New MPC One+ standalone: wireless and more storage, $699 – and runs AIR’s new Juno plugin
The MPC One Plus now adds WiFi and Bluetooth, 16 GB of storage, and brings this entry-level standalone up to the CPU specs of Akai’s other boxes. And it runs the just-announced Juno-60-inspired plugin from AIR, too (also available as software plug-in). Plus that US$699 price is appealing.
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Roland’s AIRA Compact: bite-sized versions of TR drum machine, JUNO-60 synth, vocal FX
They’re smaller and cheaper than the Boutique series and first-gen AIRA, they’re battery-powered, and they pack a surprising amount of functionality and hands-on control. Roland has a new compact platform for the AIRA, and they look cute and fun.
Peter Kirn - May 10, 2022
Gear Music tech Tech
Roland releases JUNO-X polysynth, which can be a vintage JUNO, or a lot more
The days of Roland slapping a vintage name on something fairly unrelated are over. The JUNO-X will absolutely behave like a vintage JUNO. But the digital heart underneath also means it’ll be everything from a vocoder to a JD-800 – which means if you are in the market for a Roland keyboard, you’ve got some choices to make.
Go read this amazing story on the design of the Roland JUNO oscillators
Peter Kirn - June 21, 2021
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Arturia’s Juno-6 chorus recreation is free this week as a plug-in
Peter Kirn - December 22, 2020
Music tech Software Tech
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