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Bad Gear - The Alpha

Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. It’s been a while since we have criticised a true picasso among synthesizers so today we are going to talk about the Alpha Juno-1.

This classic Roland synth is primarily known for three things: that one patch that kept 90s dance floors clean, some true analog Juno goodness and our favorite synth manufacturer hiding all this behind another truly soul crushing user interface.


Roland Alpha Juno-1

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:50 Overview Roland Alpha Juno, Hoover Sound
01:51 Editors, Controllers,...
02:01 Synth Engine, Oscillators
02:48 Complex Spectra, LFO
03:00 Filter, Envelope
03:15 Macros (Tone Modify)
03:35 Unison, Chord, Portamento
03:58 Chorus, Patches
04:29 What else (Design, Connectivity, Pricing, Thanks)
05:03 Hate
05:25 Jam 1 ( Techno )
06:21 Jam 2 ( Downtempo )
07:24 Finale ( House )
07:56 Verdict