Bad Gear - The HOOVER

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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

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[BrentBlueAllen]

In college I bought an Alpha Juno 1 off of Craigslist for $40, replaced a broken key, and sold it for $200 on eBay because I didn't know what to do with it.

[bangaroooo]

Do not think I’ve ever commented on a YouTube video before but my man that LAST JAM took me right back to being a little raver kid DJ and I love it so much

[kiko]

My first analog synth. I had no idea how to program so I just worked with presets.

- years later after I had more experience under my belt I went back to it this time with a Juno 2 and loved all the features. Snappy envelopes, adjustable chorus rate, pwm on sawtooth, velocity. Some of the phattest bass sounds I've ever heard. I know they don't get as much props as the 106/60 but if you get yourself a decent controller they're fantastic.

[ktisarobot]

You can’t talk about the alpha dial without mentioning how it was better than other single knob interfaces at least because it was big, smooth, and fast. And had that finger indent. We were used to rotary phones, our fingers were ready.

[paulmehlhaff]

YES! It's about time for the Alpha! Great job! The Alphas do have little tricks up their sleeve: Creating a massive-sounding chord stack is something a Juno 60 or 106 can only dream of and the "saw-width" modulation is quite unique!

[jerometournier]

I love the saw with pulse width modulation and the chorus. This synth makes some unique sounds. Awesome for pads, strings, layered sounds and of course the Hoover! Also great Roland envelope that no other analog synth that I know, has.

[lairdkilbarchan]

1980's Roland design meeting:

"Knobs or Chiclets. Knobs or Chicklets. To hell with it. Chicklets will never get old."

😂

[budgetkeyboardist]

The sounds are cool, the interface tragic, the intros on this channel are just plain MAGIC.

[kenzgbr]

OMG Space:1999 was my favourite sci fi growing up. Possibly the scariest programme ever to be shown on childrens' TV - ever. Almost as scary as the UI on the Juno. I have a real soft spot for this synth, Would D & B have existed without it??? Much love as always Florian!

[HowlingMoonCinemas]

That Juno-1 sounds so amazing and smooth, especially for making real techno music - early 90's style!

[Dudderlyful]

The hoover is so incredibly classic I'm glad you got it into a tune. I would have been sorely disappointed otherwise! HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!

[badlefthook]

The hoover was and still is etched into the soundtrack of my life. Beautiful decade the 90's

[duketranslucentrd]

Ah Florian, you really do make the internet a much better place. I'm off to eye casualty today, and I already feel a bit better for watching this. Much love.

[sebapl]

Probobly a good time to buy one before too many people watch this video

[anode]

The sewing machine for the JX at 8:13 is what broke me out laughing in this vid. Well played!

[heavysystemsinc.]

The Juno is like the Helvetica of synthesizers. It may not be the most original choice, but it has not failed anyone who knows how it's supposed to be used.

[pupation]

If there’s one synth I know a lot about, it’s the Alpha Juno-1. Bought mine used in 1992 for $125, and lucked into a PG-300 a couple years later for $50. The expression pedal opens up a ton of flexibility. I ran mine through DOD fuzz and phaser pedals, and into a keyboard amp with spring reverb. It can generate huge amounts of bass when you want, but be incredibly buzzy and angry as well. It’s such an underrated synth for the price at the time.

[DiscoStringHit]

Picked mine up from a pawn shop like a decade and a half ago. A midi controller sending sysex to control the patch completely changes the game with it and makes it a joy to tweak.

[Finn.Diesel]

I love the IR-3R05 VCF of the Juno 1. It was called the Depeche Mode Synth for the poor because with the IR-3R05 Resonance you are able to create those VCF Velocity Bass Sounds beeing used in "nothing" from the album Music for the Masses. It does have the same Resonance Character.