Synth Wizards Episode 2: Juno We Could Make It Do That?

The Syntaur team takes several beat-up Roland Juno-106's and creates an amazing customized and modded Juno-107.

[chiefbucknell]

This video is so well-produced. If this was a show on TV, it would be the only reality show I'd ever follow!

[jackspencer]

I could genuinely listen to these guys doing this all day long. I have recently bought a Roland Juno X which includes a fantastic model of the 106. Excellent synth.

[ernestbuckley]

I love this episode. Not crazy about the new look but watching you guys work is amazing.

[rollatorskatemovies]

I watched this yesterday and was excited about the audio input option with the chorus. Today my favourite DAW (FLStudio) had an update and one of the new plugins is a retro chorus modelled after this. That's crazy..

[yeahuri]

Freaking beautiful! That sound coming out of that thing is insane! 19:37

[samscott]

That wrap looks amazing Roland Chorus input sounds freakin great too

[penya]

Roland needs to hire these guys. They know what the modern musicians really lusts and crave for..

[shoominati]

Chroming plast is incredibly hard to do, firstly its got to be done under vacuum and there are several chemical reactions that need to be performed first .. I saw a video about how the badge for a mustang is made that needed to be painted and chromed in different parts, and it is incredible the amount of work needed for something that you can hold between two fingers

[eleven]

Your show is so charming. Just found the Synth Wizards and I cant stop watching!

[hanpieckfilho]

Its like top gear fo Synth heads!!! You guys Rock!!!!

[geoffstockton]

You guys are knocking these videos out of the park. Really great content. Very share-worthy. I think it's going to pay off. There are easily 100s of 1, 000s of people just waiting to subscribe to this channel. It just popped up in my feed and I immediately subscribed and already have a number of friends in mind to share the channel with. Keep it up!

[stonycreekproductions]

I have wanted a Juno 106 for quite some time but now I really want a Juno 107!!!
I hope to get myself some vintage treat from Syntaur in the near future! Amazing work and from what I’ve seen on the website..killer prices!
Keep up the great work guys!

[LukeWatts]

This series is great! You guys deserve waaay more subs

[zoomosis]

The riff at 14:07 is from "Only The Lonely" by The Motels.

[jimpemberton]

I'm a few years late here, but I've been a customer of yours in recent years as I replace the voice chips on my 106. I restored it a few years ago with a few items from your store and have been replacing the chips as they go bad. These new ones from you all are very sturdy and I can mix them with the old ones without hearing any difference. So I'll plug them for you. I only have a couple of original voices left, so I count on replacing them with some Syntaur magic. I plan to gig with this classic synth for many more years. Thanks for your work!

[martinheath]

Around 20:00 you inadvertently showed a great tip for recording ie putting your synth through a guitar/bass/keyboard amp with a microphone in front. Your synthesiser sounds will sit completely differently in a mix. Great custom job guys Very impressive!

[stevecurtis]

OMG. I have a Roland Juno Studio that I bought new in 2010. Around 2017 it start acting up. I was getting those same “grungy” sounds on a couple patches. Then over the course of a few months the grunge migrate to other patches. I got a deal on a used Yamaha motif and retired the the Roland. I just love watching your channel. I have a 40 year old background in electronics, including servicing music equipment. Seeing you opening up a keyboard, servicing it and sometimes making modes, just makes my mouth water. Today I watched the episode on your modified Juno “107”. You talked about how the voice and DCO modules go bad. I’m going to pull my Juno out of the closet and see if the modules are the problem. Then again I’m sure a 2010 digital keyboard will not as discrete component. Guess I’ll find out. Keep those videos coming. Thank you.

[todddenzil-williams]

Beautiful job! That patch sweep is a great idea, I'd love one in a euro module

[Renjeaux]

Sweeping through the sound patches is a badass option.

[robinsonkyn]

I subscribe to all sorts of channels that I like, but I can truly say that this is the first channel I've subscribed to that I can say I'm in love with this channel! It's probably because I'm a musician and although I play many instruments, I have been playing piano since I was 5 yrs. old. I play by ear but my sister took two years of piano lessons. After she took lessons for two years her recital was Tea for Two. It was 1979 and while she played Tea for Two flawlessly, I was playing Don't Stop Believing by ear along with a whole catalog of other songs. I was 12 yrs. old at that time. My sister quit taking lessons so my Mom ask her piano teacher to come by the house and listen to what I played and how I played to see if she could give me lessons. The piano teacher (sorry I can't remember her name) said there was nothing she could do for me because she thought it would only mess me up because I was already well beyond what my sister could do after two years. I'm not sure if the piano teacher was correct in saying that or not but either way I took it as a compliment. I now play on Yamaha keyboards because I like the Grand Piano sound they have but I still have a 1971 Korg patch synth and the Korg Poly 800 which I've heard people call the Mini Moog Killer. I love seeing all these classic synthesizers and seeing you guys fix them up and demonstrate the differences in them. I had a Yamaha mini synthesizer that I regret getting rid of but oh well. I wish I could remember what model it was but it had 49 mini keys and I could create a sound that was close to the sound used for Jump. I learned to play Jump on that little Yamaha. Looking forward to watching all of your videos, I just love it.