I realize this is a 6 year old video. I just ordered a DS88 and I can hardly wait. Thank you Daniel for this wonderful tutorial and I hope to one day understand everything you just said. Blessings from Kansas~
WOW!!! Amazing with all the preset audio collections in addition to what's on the thumb-drive. I would have never known ... glad you were able to give us a demo.
That's a great addition to the stock patches, thank you! amazing that Roland is still dishing out also some of those old samples from the JV series. Sounds good though!
almost ten years since the release, and it still ranks as the TOP synth buy, why, because it sounds incredible, a 128 poly synth, with 8 channels, and a massive library, all for under 600 bucks
Holy $hit! I just got this keyboard last week and downloaded the expansions today. I hadn't got to try them yet. I write a lot of songs needing strings. I've been sourcing out that stuff using 2 composers. I'm glad to hear the guitar parts to play some country piano to. I've got 2 songs I really need to redo and then release them again.
I have this same board. It is most powerful at the price and the capabilities within it. I will use this beyond its intended purpose as all of hip hop used the AKAI MPC 60 beyond Roger Linns’ intended purpose. This is a tool for innovation. Even it’s limitations can be circumvented.
Hi Sweetwater! Really Love this cool expansion Thumb Drive, however - I'm already an owner of a Juno DS... Is there by any chance of ordering it as an external Component? Kind Regards from Sweden!
I vote Dan should get a bonus from Roland for doing such a great job showcasing their products, but being as he also does great demos for other manufacturers and is not a "bought" man, I doubt Roland would agree, unfortunately! :-(
good job Daniel ! thank for this great demo for me you are the best demonstrate instruments on the net ! why? because you alway make musique with all gear you present and when you talk this is just for essential thing and your feeling about the instrument. 👍from France 😉
You guys really sold me on this keyboard. I was in the market of buying something like Nexus, but then I was like wait, I should just get a hardware synth that basically does the same thing. But this thing does so much more. I was debating on this or the FA-06. Maybe I'll have my fun with this then try that out in the future.
Pretty awesome video. And what would also be awesome would be importing the .wav or .mp3 into the Juno to fire them from the Pads (instead of having to keep the thumb drive there).
NEED Advice!!! I am at beginner level and I am little confused about buying the basic digital Piano or a synthesizer (workstation) with a weighted keyboard. I have read and investigated for last couple of months on different websites in this matter. For the Basic Piano I have option of buying Roland FP-30, Kawai ES110 & Yamaha P125. And for the Synthesizer I have option of Roland Juno DS88. Now Juno DS 88 has weighted keys with many other options. I was wondering which one should be my choice since I will not be able to buy another keyboard at least for next 10 years to constrain of finance. So I need to make a decision now keeping in mind this keyboard is going to assist me for my musical learning and exploration. Though I am a beginner is it better to have a range of extra sounds (which is available in the mentioned synthesizer) to keep myself encouraged more? And will it be useful too to have DS88 over the DP, for those extra features, if I am not going to upgrade my DP/Keyboard? Roland Juno DS88 (keyboard) has the weighted Key action with ivory feel G and the Roland FP-30 (DP) has PHA IV where the latter is superior but will it be very different that I will have much lesser advantage with DS88 for the keyboard action while learning piano? If you suggest the DPs over the DS88 in that case which one would you prefer more amongst P125, FP-30 and ES110? I found something new about these DP/Keyboards that they have their certain longevity…will you please clarify that these DPs will have more or same kind of longevity over DS88 or the same? I know I have asked you many questions, But if you answer, it will enable to make up my mind and take a decision without further delay in purchasing. Thank you. Arjun.
I wouldnt buy the full weighted keys. It doesnt feel right. Just buy the smaller ones. Another important thing is: How complex is the menu navigation & how many sounds do you need want? The best idea is to go to a big seller or even a convention & try it out: When it clicks you will know it for sure :-) Good luck. Even if you missed the perfect keyboard. Sell it & try another. Easy as that ...
Most companies are know for different things. When it comes to synth stuff roland and korg all day. When you want the sounds that you hear on r&b and gospel albums.....lean more towards motif......You want a company that focuses on pianos......kirkswile.....Just depends on what you want....The juno is a great board. So is the motif series...if you want a certain motif board, and you feel it's too much....look at motif's mo series ( is essentially the motif series, at a lower price.) If you will not be able to buy a keyboard for a while after purchase. Buy something you can grow into. Spend a little money and get a good board (only if you are committed though).
The tiny screen on the DS,is why I dislike it.In fact,the screen is terrible and a total deal-breaker for me.I mean...look at what the Korg Krome offers,screen-wise!Even Casio keyboards have big,beautiful display screens on them.
I had one. I love many of the sounds. However, the piano and organs are a little unpolished and cheap sounding. Customizing the patches is incredibly difficult on the screen and not much better on the PC app. I wanted to play a lot of layers with effects and it was just too difficult to get the sound I wanted. Was it possible? Yes. But note there are like two guys out there that have patches you can download. They sound amazing, but the lack of community and patches shows how difficult it is. Ultimately I didn’t want to spend all day diving through the tiny screen and wasn’t confident in my ability to become proficient enough on this instrument do do what I wanted. And also again the piano is a dealbreaker.
It's a shame that U.S export means adding many $$$ to the price! I would've bought from Sweetwater my Juno DS with that thumb drive deal but had to go through a british dealer DV247. As always, Dan THE MAN delivers a fantastic demonstration of the fabulous Juno DS!!! ;-)
TRUST ME this is a smart mans keyboard. Many elite models are over priced since usb to computer software. All keyboards are digital lol Software Gigabytes, how about that lol REALLY BUY THIS WITH A MAC COMPUTER
Mr Fisher, excelente performance. Parabéns. Eu tenho, já há 2 anos o Juno DS 88. Nunca implementei sons adicionais. E fiquei muito interessado em adquirir esse drive. A Sweetwater pode me vender apenas esse dispositivo (uma vez que já possuo o Juno) com essa biblioteca de sons? Se sim, como posso adquirir? Aguardo resposta, antecipadamente agradecido pela atenção. Luiz, Brazil.
Hi,Daniel. I bought last August Roland Juno DS 88 from Amazon. And just now I saw your great demo.I would like to buy this 8GB thumb drive what ever it takes.
Hi Vytas Fv. For now, the Sweetwater Value Added thumb drive for the Juno-DS is only available with a Juno-DS purchase from Sweetwater. After a product has been out for a while, we sometimes make our Value Added thumb drives as a separate purchase. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_
Hi Daniel once again.Could you answer my question: This 8GB bonus thumb drive coming with a new arriving from Roland factory,or Sweetwater technicians making it themselves? Thanks.@@sweetwater
I have a JUNO DS-76. I downloaded the expansion files (DS_EXP-01 through to DS_EXP-10, JUNO-DS_XV_Patch_Collection_Bank_A, etc) I cannot for the life of me get any of these to show p when I do the Numeric + Power On thing. I even set up a folder structure exactly as the drive you offer on your Sweetwater deal. The USB is formatted and has a backup of my DS-76 on it. I'm just dumfounded in how to get to use the expansions I downloaded. Are these expansions only for the DS-61 and DS-88? Great demo anyway. Thanks for your insights and skills.
Hi Diki. Aside from the extra organ programs that I put on there, everything else, including any Global EQ settings, are at their flat Default. The L/R Output jacks are connected directly to a Zoom F8N Multitrack Field Recorder with no additional EQing or compressing. Thanks for watching!
Can u change tempo on the loops of the drums you load up on pads? And can you change to any key or chord for the sampled banjo or other guitar rhythms for a particular song u want to play on the fly?
2 questions 1. I already have the keyboard , can i just buy the thumbdrive from sweetwater? 2.does thw keyboard play the sounds off of the thumb drive or do you install and remove thumbdrive? Thank you so much!!
Hi satm, Sweetwater is currently including the thumb drive with purchase of the keyboard. Any one of the ten EXP Expansion Libraries can be loaded during power up. It then remains permanently in the keyboard until it's replaced with a different EXP Library. The Pad samples read off of the thumb drive each time. Thanks for watching!
Were you able to get the thumb drive? I just bought this keyboard off eBay today. Looking forward to it! Are you able to hook me up with the drive content?
Question here, since only one expansion pack can be loaded at a time. Is it possible to copy our favorite tones of each expansion set as a user patch to have them at all time? If so I would keep the piano expansion loaded after keeping a few of each other expansion set as user patches or performances.
Hi Maxime Bias. The patches and performances could be saved separately, but they all use the new samples that are loaded as one block. So none of the presets or performances would sound anything like what you were expecting. -_Daniel_
i had buy this great juno ds 88 Before. so is it possible to buy this thumb drive only ? or download from your store? anyway really great for new owner to get this thumb drive. good work done by Daniel Fisher.
Having a hard time deciding on the roland Go keys, VR09, jv30 and juno ds 61. which one has the best hammond sound. Can't remember which one has the stops
For some reason when I go to patch/perform there’s no way to scroll to EXP. it still just has the prst and user categories only even after I’ve successfully loaded and restarted the DS. Any ideas?
Can you save your own sounds and combinations to s thumb drive? If so, how? I'd love to down load these expansions but I'm afraid of loosing my sounds. I put a lot of work and time into them.
Hi, great video! I have a question: can I use one of the sliders as a Modwheel? I mean, to do typical MW duties like volume swells,vibrato,filtering,crossfading adn the like. I read the manuals and in the Parameters Guide page 37, says the sliders can be freely asigned, but for Midi controlling inside your DAW...I guess I can route it back to DS sounds,but I need this for playing live in a lightwheight band, I can't carry a laptop around just to do that. The DS is a great synth but the Modwheel is an essential part of my playing idiomatics. Please tell me I can do it without a laptop or Ipad... ;oD
I realized I can’t get all the downloaded sounds. For example, I downloaded the piano sounds, powered off and on and tried to download the World sounds; and then powered the keyboard again. I realized that the previous piano sounds were longer available. Is that how it is supposed to be, or am I doing something wrong?
Yep. The Juno-DS can hold one EXP at a time. Some other Roland synths can hold two EXP files, and the Roland Integration-7 can hold four EXP files at once. -_Daniel_
I have both Roland Juno DS88 and FA08. No matter how I try to Eq, I get better acoustic piano sounds from the DS88. Is it only me ? I wonder what kind of sound engine is in the DS88, analog ? I can't get nice mids from the FA08.
I'm little confused about the section Phrase Pad of juno ds, when i click the audio. Why the songlist is root? Whats the right way to put song list in the usb flash drive to read the entire song, if i have a morethan 20 sample.?
hi, thanks for the demo, i would think that most of these piano , drum, clav, etc. sounds would be on the synth anyway, or a reasonable facsimile, are they not ? thanks, Will
Hi Willard. Yes, the factory presets have most of these sounds, but the Expansion files contain instruments with much more memory dedicated to their particular instruments. Thanks for watching!
I'm thinking about buying a Juno DS but I'm in the UK so I imagine shipping charges would make this unfeasible. Can the thumb drive be purchased on it's own?
Is this thumb drive still available? I could not find it on the Sweetwater website. Are these expansions the same as the ones available on the Roland website?
Hi diroblo. One section of the thumb drive contained all the Expansion files found on Roland's Axial webpage. Other sections contained a bunch of preset libraries, plus guides and manuals as well. At this time, they are no longer offering that thumb drive. -_Daniel_
What a bummer...I've had my juno for quite a few years now and have grown fond of it, I'd love to get my hands on a thumb drive but looks like I'll have to put in some library time and get them all
@@sweetwater Thank you! I actually just bought it and it arrived from Sweetwater yesterday! So far I love it but I am trying to get in the hang of it now. I have the thumb drive in the back of the unit however, i am curious if all of these EXP libraries/bins will stay in the machine permanently? Or do i have to keep re-writing each individual expansion pack? Also the EXP option is not appearing on my screen after I loaded the first expansion into the unit.
Hello. This key seems very well. Some questions : Is it possible to put my own samples and library in it ? How to get the key ? What is the price ? Thank You.
hi :) I have bought Juno DS 61 last January,2017. But unfortunately I'm not satisfied with the body tones of the keyboard and depth of the tone on stage. Can you please inform how I can purchase this thumbdrive? This is urgent for me as I'm not enjoying the tone hence planning to sell it! Awaiting for your feedback!
Hi Dmitry. The Juno-DS has one slot available for one EXP file. There are other Roland keyboards that can hold two EXP files at once, and there's at least one that can hold four EXP files at once. But none of them can hold all of them at once. -_Daniel_
Is it possible to save some of the presets in the expansion pack to the keyboard itself? I tried to write some of them in the user slots, but when I changed to another expansion pack the presets that I saved from the other expansion pack is muted, unplayable or something?
When you change the Expansion file to a different one (thus removing all of the previous samples and replacing them with new ones), the presets you made (that used the previous samples) won't have those samples to use. Hope that helps. -_Daniel_
1) Can you use the JUNO-DS 06's own Asio Driver on Cubase and its on-board soundcard as External Sound Card so that midi Latency is close to 0 ms? So that you don't need an extra external sound card or suffer the latency of the Realtek inner PC sound card? 2) How long do the batteries last in case you use them?
Hi The phoenix chant. I'm not sure about the specific hardware you're asking about, but I do know that the JUNO-DS can send both Audio and MIDI via the USB cable. So you may not need any of that to get MIDI and Audio directly from the JUNO-DS to your computer. Thanks for watching!
Apart from the piano keyboard, will I be missing anything major by going with the DS61 over the DS88? I really want the DS88, but I barely have the budget for a DS61.
Thank you very much for responding. Sounds great so far! I have one quick question, though. I've heard some reviewers refer to the analog sounds in the DS as sounding more digital than analog. I'm thinking they're referring to the Juno-106, Jupiter, D-50 type sounds. So I would say my question is how close does the Juno DS get to those sounds? I'm not expecting it to compare to what the System 8 or Jupiter 80 has to offer but I'm really interested in having those older sounds without breaking the bank. Thanks in advance for your time. :)
How long will you be doing this offer? I'm thinking of picking up a DS61 after the new year, and our local Guitar Center has it, but I'd gladly endure the inconvenience of not being able to take it out the door immediately if it means getting something like your offer...
Hi froggy doodle, although the thumb drive contains all of the sounds available from Axial, it also contains sound effects from our library, drum grooves from our CD-ROM library, and a complete reworking of all the onboard organ sounds. Thanks for watching!
There is a slot for only one. In order to use different EXP you need to unload previous. I highly recommend buying pre-owned FA keyboard for a similar price of new DS. All sounds of DS, plus modeled new sounds, two slots for expansions, better built quality, a bigger screen, full linear sequencer, more on-hands controls. Going for a new Fantom-0 would be significantly more expensive with very little extras sounds wise, though it has PC/Mac integration and plenty of hands-on controls. Another option is RD-88, though it has many compromises (only three parts instead of 16, no sequencer, no certain connectors and so on), but still could be very good keyboard for a beginner seeking cheap 88 key keyboard with extensive sound palette. BTW, with every keyboard you should learn and work with what you have and care for extras only when you really need them.
I realize this is a 6 year old video. I just ordered a DS88 and I can hardly wait. Thank you Daniel for this wonderful tutorial and I hope to one day understand everything you just said. Blessings from Kansas~
Congrats! How do you like it? Mine was just delivered yesterday, and it does so much I don’t even know where to start!
This guy who did the demo video is a beast on the keys!!! He did an amazing job showing the amazing sounds that this synth has.
that intro was sick, I would never have known that sound was a sample if I didn't see you play it
Yup! Every one of those EXP expansion blocks has something amazing to try. Thanks for watching!
WOW!!! Amazing with all the preset audio collections in addition to what's on the thumb-drive. I would have never known ... glad you were able to give us a demo.
Hmmm...I just may have to pick up that 88 key. This is really nice on top of the great sounds it already has loaded. Thanks for the post Mr. Fisher.
I bought a DS-88 from Sweetwater couple of weeks ago -- I love it!
Picture Perfect Skylines what a lucky u r ... Congrats.. Im waiting my 88 DS after I fix my credit score lol .
😂 I ordered mines IMMEDIATELY after seeing this about 10 days ago! Can’t wait to get it! 👏🏾❤️👊🏾💪🏾😎💯
That's a great addition to the stock patches, thank you! amazing that Roland is still dishing out also some of those old samples from the JV series. Sounds good though!
2:52 - Dance Trax
6:05 - Keys Collection
17:20 - World Collection
28:15 - Brass Collection
30:36 - Strings Collection
Hey man, pls say how to download all the collections. Cause when i try to download two diff ones, first one disappears, when i download second
@@jhvuvghvftdvgjgjhfgrdb78b83 I think you can only download one collection at a time.
Love that stage piano❤ 7:20 and he has done a phenomenal job showing those keyboard features…
almost ten years since the release, and it still ranks as the TOP synth buy, why, because it sounds incredible, a 128 poly synth, with 8 channels, and a massive library, all for under 600 bucks
Holy $hit! I just got this keyboard last week and downloaded the expansions today. I hadn't got to try them yet. I write a lot of songs needing strings. I've been sourcing out that stuff using 2 composers. I'm glad to hear the guitar parts to play some country piano to. I've got 2 songs I really need to redo and then release them again.
Thank You, this is what makes The Juno DS so Powerful!
I have this same board. It is most powerful at the price and the capabilities within it. I will use this beyond its intended purpose as all of hip hop used the AKAI MPC 60 beyond Roger Linns’ intended purpose. This is a tool for innovation. Even it’s limitations can be circumvented.
wow. totally sold on this. these sounds are incredible
Hi Sweetwater! Really Love this cool expansion Thumb Drive, however - I'm already an owner of a Juno DS... Is there by any chance of ordering it as an external Component? Kind Regards from Sweden!
I vote Dan should get a bonus from Roland for doing such a great job showcasing their products, but being as he also does great demos for other manufacturers and is not a "bought" man, I doubt Roland would agree, unfortunately! :-(
Thank God I've got mine DS88...love it everyday....truely awesome ....gb
Oh man! I recently picked up a B-stock Juno DS88 from a local used store. Is there any way to get the 8GB expansion drive from Sweetwater separately?
good job Daniel ! thank for this great demo
for me you are the best demonstrate instruments on the net !
why?
because you alway make musique with all gear you present and when you talk this is just for essential thing and your feeling about the instrument.
👍from France 😉
Just ordered mine ,76 key. Checked out Kross, Mx64. Still like Roland . And Sweetwater
You guys really sold me on this keyboard. I was in the market of buying something like Nexus, but then I was like wait, I should just get a hardware synth that basically does the same thing. But this thing does so much more. I was debating on this or the FA-06. Maybe I'll have my fun with this then try that out in the future.
Pretty awesome video. And what would also be awesome would be importing the .wav or .mp3 into the Juno to fire them from the Pads (instead of having to keep the thumb drive there).
I would like the Thumb drive 😆👍👍👍👍
My JUNO-DS61 will be here on the 24 i cant wait
How is it?I almost went to buy Yamha Mx49 but this Ds sounds muuuuuch better
Basically the Hip hop expansion board (and others) I've had in my XP50 for 20 years. Pianos sound excellent.
NEED Advice!!!
I am at beginner level and I am little confused about buying the basic digital Piano or a synthesizer (workstation) with a weighted keyboard. I have read and investigated for last couple of months on different websites in this matter. For the Basic Piano I have option of buying Roland FP-30, Kawai ES110 & Yamaha P125. And for the Synthesizer I have option of Roland Juno DS88. Now Juno DS 88 has weighted keys with many other options. I was wondering which one should be my choice since I will not be able to buy another keyboard at least for next 10 years to constrain of finance. So I need to make a decision now keeping in mind this keyboard is going to assist me for my musical learning and exploration.
Though I am a beginner is it better to have a range of extra sounds (which is available in the mentioned synthesizer) to keep myself encouraged more? And will it be useful too to have DS88 over the DP, for those extra features, if I am not going to upgrade my DP/Keyboard?
Roland Juno DS88 (keyboard) has the weighted Key action with ivory feel G and the Roland FP-30 (DP) has PHA IV where the latter is superior but will it be very different that I will have much lesser advantage with DS88 for the keyboard action while learning piano?
If you suggest the DPs over the DS88 in that case which one would you prefer more amongst P125, FP-30 and ES110?
I found something new about these DP/Keyboards that they have their certain longevity…will you please clarify that these DPs will have more or same kind of longevity over DS88 or the same?
I know I have asked you many questions, But if you answer, it will enable to make up my mind and take a decision without further delay in purchasing.
Thank you.
Arjun.
Hi Arjun. I currently have all the same questions. Which did you end up going with? Thank you, Marc.
I wouldnt buy the full weighted keys. It doesnt feel right. Just buy the smaller ones. Another important thing is: How complex is the menu navigation & how many sounds do you need want? The best idea is to go to a big seller or even a convention & try it out: When it clicks you will know it for sure :-) Good luck.
Even if you missed the perfect keyboard. Sell it & try another. Easy as that ...
Guitar center/sam ash.....play them, see what you like.
Most companies are know for different things. When it comes to synth stuff roland and korg all day. When you want the sounds that you hear on r&b and gospel albums.....lean more towards motif......You want a company that focuses on pianos......kirkswile.....Just depends on what you want....The juno is a great board. So is the motif series...if you want a certain motif board, and you feel it's too much....look at motif's mo series ( is essentially the motif series, at a lower price.) If you will not be able to buy a keyboard for a while after purchase. Buy something you can grow into. Spend a little money and get a good board (only if you are committed though).
Excellent job, thank you !
I hope the spit brasses are part of the internal sounds.
Great stuff. Need to add some more sounds soon. 😊
how can someone possibly dislike this fantastic invention ?
The tiny screen on the DS,is why I dislike it.In fact,the screen is terrible and a total deal-breaker for me.I mean...look at what the Korg Krome offers,screen-wise!Even Casio keyboards have big,beautiful display screens on them.
Well can't argue there, but at least it's miles better than the Yamaha Mx61!
It's 80s desingned I suppose, just listen to those tones and themes, beatiful atmosphere and sound.
Yes -- it is great for laying down thick pads for my eurorack modules to sit on top.
I had one. I love many of the sounds. However, the piano and organs are a little unpolished and cheap sounding. Customizing the patches is incredibly difficult on the screen and not much better on the PC app. I wanted to play a lot of layers with effects and it was just too difficult to get the sound I wanted. Was it possible? Yes. But note there are like two guys out there that have patches you can download. They sound amazing, but the lack of community and patches shows how difficult it is. Ultimately I didn’t want to spend all day diving through the tiny screen and wasn’t confident in my ability to become proficient enough on this instrument do do what I wanted.
And also again the piano is a dealbreaker.
Thanks for the demo.
It's a shame that U.S export means adding many $$$ to the price!
I would've bought from Sweetwater my Juno DS with that thumb drive deal but had to go through a british dealer DV247.
As always, Dan THE MAN delivers a fantastic demonstration of the fabulous Juno DS!!! ;-)
That world expansion....is crazy good....😱😱😱😱😱👍
I'd love all those sounds
9:33 sounded soooo nice
Hi tbwwb. Yeah, it does have some nice phase shifters. Thanks for watching!
Poor man's "flagship" keyboard. And he only touched the surface. I'm sold.
TRUST ME this is a smart mans keyboard. Many elite models are over priced since usb to computer software. All keyboards are digital lol Software Gigabytes, how about that lol REALLY BUY THIS WITH A MAC COMPUTER
Mr Fisher, excelente performance. Parabéns. Eu tenho, já há 2 anos o Juno DS 88. Nunca implementei sons adicionais. E fiquei muito interessado em adquirir esse drive. A Sweetwater pode me vender apenas esse dispositivo (uma vez que já possuo o Juno) com essa biblioteca de sons? Se sim, como posso adquirir? Aguardo resposta, antecipadamente agradecido pela atenção. Luiz, Brazil.
Hi,Daniel. I bought last August Roland Juno DS 88 from Amazon. And just now I saw your great demo.I would like to buy this 8GB thumb drive what ever it takes.
Hi Vytas Fv. For now, the Sweetwater Value Added thumb drive for the Juno-DS is only available with a Juno-DS purchase from Sweetwater. After a product has been out for a while, we sometimes make our Value Added thumb drives as a separate purchase. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_
Hi Daniel once again.Could you answer my question: This 8GB bonus thumb drive coming with a new arriving from Roland factory,or Sweetwater technicians making it themselves?
Thanks.@@sweetwater
I just bought a juno ds a week ago is the thumb drive still available looks very entertaining and lots of fun???
I have a JUNO DS-76. I downloaded the expansion files (DS_EXP-01 through to DS_EXP-10, JUNO-DS_XV_Patch_Collection_Bank_A, etc) I cannot for the life of me get any of these to show p when I do the Numeric + Power On thing. I even set up a folder structure exactly as the drive you offer on your Sweetwater deal. The USB is formatted and has a backup of my DS-76 on it.
I'm just dumfounded in how to get to use the expansions I downloaded. Are these expansions only for the DS-61 and DS-88?
Great demo anyway. Thanks for your insights and skills.
There's a reason the keyboard is on a tabletop. It's very lightweight! Make sure you get a sturdy stand to keep it from moving.
True dat! Sometimes I even use a little duct tape underneath at gigs where I play wildly. -_Daniel_
Can we load up samples and songs like this for the new Juno-X as well? Looking forward to a video from you guys on their new synth!
17:47 Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver Green House level
LOL
Literally bought this keyboard today off EBay… is it possible to download this thumb drive content somewhere??
Where do I get that thumb drive and lots more great sounds like EP'S pianos, basses, drums, strings synth sounds like Oberheim, guitars, and brass?
Is this something you can buy separately? The usb?
Couple of minutes to load?? 🤔
Great video by the way.
Thank you 🙏
Please share your EQ setting to get those sound output....
Hi Diki. Aside from the extra organ programs that I put on there, everything else, including any Global EQ settings, are at their flat Default. The L/R Output jacks are connected directly to a Zoom F8N Multitrack Field Recorder with no additional EQing or compressing. Thanks for watching!
How to change how many notes the pitch bend goes please?
Can u change tempo on the loops of the drums you load up on pads? And can you change to any key or chord for the sampled banjo or other guitar rhythms for a particular song u want to play on the fly?
2 questions
1. I already have the keyboard , can i just buy the thumbdrive from sweetwater?
2.does thw keyboard play the sounds off of the thumb drive or do you install and remove thumbdrive? Thank you so much!!
Hi satm, Sweetwater is currently including the thumb drive with purchase of the keyboard. Any one of the ten EXP Expansion Libraries can be loaded during power up. It then remains permanently in the keyboard until it's replaced with a different EXP Library. The Pad samples read off of the thumb drive each time. Thanks for watching!
Were you able to get the thumb drive? I just bought this keyboard off eBay today. Looking forward to it! Are you able to hook me up with the drive content?
Mr. Fisher how wouldIget a thumb drive, just recently got a Roland ds 88. I just listened you music additional thru the dumb drive...its awesome...
I wish he added the percussion component while playing the various styles.
ho
and I'm totally hypnotized when you tweak synth 😊
Question here, since only one expansion pack can be loaded at a time. Is it possible to copy our favorite tones of each expansion set as a user patch to have them at all time? If so I would keep the piano expansion loaded after keeping a few of each other expansion set as user patches or performances.
Hi Maxime Bias. The patches and performances could be saved separately, but they all use the new samples that are loaded as one block. So none of the presets or performances would sound anything like what you were expecting. -_Daniel_
Does the loaded thumb drive come with this keyboard?
i had buy this great juno ds 88 Before. so is it possible to buy this thumb drive only ? or download from your store? anyway really great for new owner to get this thumb drive. good work done by Daniel Fisher.
How to use the Roland EV-5 Expression pedal with the Juno DS and the pedal settings
How can i fix the arpeggio assign to a performance patch every time i call it?
Having a hard time deciding on the roland Go keys, VR09, jv30 and juno ds 61. which one has the best hammond sound. Can't remember which one has the stops
Hi Ebacklin. The Roland VR-09 V-Combo and its siblings have the drawbars:
www.sweetwater.com/store/search?s=v-combo
-_Daniel_
For some reason when I go to patch/perform there’s no way to scroll to EXP. it still just has the prst and user categories only even after I’ve successfully loaded and restarted the DS. Any ideas?
It says the thumb drive is still available on the website if you buy the ds 61 or 88 as of 3/30/24
great! I have a problem with this keyboard. the sound in the headphones is good, but connected to speakers it sounds without bass.
Any ideas.
Thanks
Get better speakers with a more bass sound?
@@Lainer1 i have 2 syntetizers more, and no problem sound. My speakers are good speakers
Can you save your own sounds and combinations to s thumb drive? If so, how? I'd love to down load these expansions but I'm afraid of loosing my sounds. I put a lot of work and time into them.
Hi, great video! I have a question: can I use one of the sliders as a Modwheel? I mean, to do typical MW duties like volume swells,vibrato,filtering,crossfading adn the like. I read the manuals and in the Parameters Guide page 37, says the sliders can be freely asigned, but for Midi controlling inside your DAW...I guess I can route it back to DS sounds,but I need this for playing live in a lightwheight band, I can't carry a laptop around just to do that. The DS is a great synth but the Modwheel is an essential part of my playing idiomatics. Please tell me I can do it without a laptop or Ipad... ;oD
Time line 17:20, how to I get that sound ?
I realized I can’t get all the downloaded sounds. For example, I downloaded the piano sounds, powered off and on and tried to download the World sounds; and then powered the keyboard again. I realized that the previous piano sounds were longer available. Is that how it is supposed to be, or am I doing something wrong?
Yep. The Juno-DS can hold one EXP at a time. Some other Roland synths can hold two EXP files, and the Roland Integration-7 can hold four EXP files at once. -_Daniel_
I have both Roland Juno DS88 and FA08. No matter how I try to Eq, I get better acoustic piano sounds from the DS88. Is it only me ? I wonder what kind of sound engine is in the DS88, analog ?
I can't get nice mids from the FA08.
Hi, where can I purchase this thumb drive?? I've contacted Sweetwater and was told it's not available 😒
The thumb drive comes with this?!
Hi Mallory. Yes, the bonus thumb drive comes free with a Juno-DS purchase from Sweetwater. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_
@@sweetwater awesome, thanks so much for the response!
Also, really great video! Thanks so much for this!
Does this synth have the same exact keybed as Roland A-500PRO midi keyboard?
it sounds really good
Are the sounds the same as what’s downloadable from the Roland Axial website, or is there more to it?
Greetings........ Dan, I believe BASS patches & DRUM sets deserve more review. Please.
Any nice Nord upright pianos? Nordic Pianos are so real. Even their electric pianos and organs.
I'm little confused about the section Phrase Pad of juno ds, when i click the audio. Why the songlist is root? Whats the right way to put song list in the usb flash drive to read the entire song, if i have a morethan 20 sample.?
hi, thanks for the demo, i would think that most of these piano , drum, clav, etc. sounds would be on the synth anyway, or a reasonable facsimile, are they not ? thanks, Will
Hi Willard. Yes, the factory presets have most of these sounds, but the Expansion files contain instruments with much more memory dedicated to their particular instruments. Thanks for watching!
I'm thinking about buying a Juno DS but I'm in the UK so I imagine shipping charges would make this unfeasible. Can the thumb drive be purchased on it's own?
Can this unit be connected to the zoom R8 multitrack recorder for music recording instead of using a DAW ?
Yes, you can connect 1/4'' outputs of JUNO DS to 1/4'' line inputs of Zoom R8 and record in stereo.
Is this thumb drive still available? I could not find it on the Sweetwater website. Are these expansions the same as the ones available on the Roland website?
Hi diroblo. One section of the thumb drive contained all the Expansion files found on Roland's Axial webpage. Other sections contained a bunch of preset libraries, plus guides and manuals as well. At this time, they are no longer offering that thumb drive. -_Daniel_
What a bummer...I've had my juno for quite a few years now and have grown fond of it, I'd love to get my hands on a thumb drive but looks like I'll have to put in some library time and get them all
Where is the synth that is supposed to come with this synth?
Good evening! Where could I find this expansion to add to my juno ds 61?
Hi I am interested in purchasing this keyboard. Is this bonus thumb drive included with the purchase?
Hi violet flame. Yes, the thumb drive is included with purchase. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_
@@sweetwater Thank you! I actually just bought it and it arrived from Sweetwater yesterday! So far I love it but I am trying to get in the hang of it now. I have the thumb drive in the back of the unit however, i am curious if all of these EXP libraries/bins will stay in the machine permanently? Or do i have to keep re-writing each individual expansion pack?
Also the EXP option is not appearing on my screen after I loaded the first expansion into the unit.
Does the thumb drive size matter?
Hello. This key seems very well. Some questions : Is it possible to put my own samples and library in it ? How to get the key ? What is the price ? Thank You.
Hi,Daniel. I Saved on my JunoDS88 dual layer,but can't find how to delete it.
hi :) I have bought Juno DS 61 last January,2017. But unfortunately I'm not satisfied with the body tones of the keyboard and depth of the tone on stage. Can you please inform how I can purchase this thumbdrive? This is urgent for me as I'm not enjoying the tone hence planning to sell it! Awaiting for your feedback!
If you already own a Juno, can you purchase the thumb drive?
How to load and save all those EXP presets in the synth to use them without loading each one from the memory stick? It's pretty uncomfortable. thanks
Hi Dmitry. The Juno-DS has one slot available for one EXP file. There are other Roland keyboards that can hold two EXP files at once, and there's at least one that can hold four EXP files at once. But none of them can hold all of them at once. -_Daniel_
Is it possible to save some of the presets in the expansion pack to the keyboard itself? I tried to write some of them in the user slots, but when I changed to another expansion pack the presets that I saved from the other expansion pack is muted, unplayable or something?
When you change the Expansion file to a different one (thus removing all of the previous samples and replacing them with new ones), the presets you made (that used the previous samples) won't have those samples to use. Hope that helps. -_Daniel_
1) Can you use the JUNO-DS 06's own Asio Driver on Cubase and its on-board soundcard as External Sound Card so that midi Latency is close to 0 ms? So that you don't need an extra external sound card or suffer the latency of the Realtek inner PC sound card? 2) How long do the batteries last in case you use them?
Hi The phoenix chant. I'm not sure about the specific hardware you're asking about, but I do know that the JUNO-DS can send both Audio and MIDI via the USB cable. So you may not need any of that to get MIDI and Audio directly from the JUNO-DS to your computer. Thanks for watching!
This thumbdrive looks really interristing. Is there a way to get it as a standalone good ?
Or if it's free can i download it's content ?
Thanks
Apart from the piano keyboard, will I be missing anything major by going with the DS61 over the DS88? I really want the DS88, but I barely have the budget for a DS61.
Hi Larry, other than the number of keys, size, and weight, the JUNO-DS61 and JUNO-DS88 are identical. Thanks for watching!
Quite the lovely demo! But, I have a question about the thumb drive. How long is this promotion running for?
Hi Ionian Blue, since I make these myself, we will have them for as long as we sell JUNO-DS keyboards. Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much for responding. Sounds great so far! I have one quick question, though. I've heard some reviewers refer to the analog sounds in the DS as sounding more digital than analog. I'm thinking they're referring to the Juno-106, Jupiter, D-50 type sounds. So I would say my question is how close does the Juno DS get to those sounds? I'm not expecting it to compare to what the System 8 or Jupiter 80 has to offer but I'm really interested in having those older sounds without breaking the bank. Thanks in advance for your time. :)
@@sweetwater Hi dear Sweetwater. Can we order the USB stick alone?
Where can I buy this thumb drive with the sounds?
Hi guys would you post the thumb drive to the UK and how much would it cost? It's a really great addition of sound the the Juno DS! Great work 😉
Those claves!!!!
How long will you be doing this offer? I'm thinking of picking up a DS61 after the new year, and our local Guitar Center has it, but I'd gladly endure the inconvenience of not being able to take it out the door immediately if it means getting something like your offer...
Hi Larry, the Sweetwater exclusive Value Added for the Juno-DS will be available for as long as we sell those keyboards. Thanks for watching!
Is this Dan Fisher/Sweetwater exclusive thumb drive a different set of sounds from Axial?
Hi froggy doodle, although the thumb drive contains all of the sounds available from Axial, it also contains sound effects from our library, drum grooves from our CD-ROM library, and a complete reworking of all the onboard organ sounds. Thanks for watching!
How many expansion can save in the Juno Ds thanks for answer
There is a slot for only one. In order to use different EXP you need to unload previous. I highly recommend buying pre-owned FA keyboard for a similar price of new DS. All sounds of DS, plus modeled new sounds, two slots for expansions, better built quality, a bigger screen, full linear sequencer, more on-hands controls. Going for a new Fantom-0 would be significantly more expensive with very little extras sounds wise, though it has PC/Mac integration and plenty of hands-on controls. Another option is RD-88, though it has many compromises (only three parts instead of 16, no sequencer, no certain connectors and so on), but still could be very good keyboard for a beginner seeking cheap 88 key keyboard with extensive sound palette. BTW, with every keyboard you should learn and work with what you have and care for extras only when you really need them.