Roland JUNO-Stage 76-Key Expandable Synthesizer Keyboard

A heavyweight in features, yet light enough for easy travel, the Roland Juno Stage is an amazing balance of power and portability. Starting with the ultra-cool sounds of their flagship Fantom series workstations, Roland has created a great sounding instrument that's streamlined and geared for live performance. If you're a gigging musician who thinks a lightweight stage synth with a built-in mic input, an ability to play backing tracks from a USB flash drive, and the sonic palette of the Fantom sounds like a great idea, you're going to fall in love with the Roland Juno Stage.

Fantom-Quality Sounds For Live Performance
Sound Designers and world-renowned producers have relied on the sonic-sculpting powers of the Roland Fantom series for years, but most performing keyboardists would rather have the finished sounds than the deep editing capabilities of a workstation--without all the added weight. The Juno Stage is exactly what those musicians have been asking for. It's packed with incredible Fantom-derived sounds including acoustic and electric pianos, thick analog synth sounds, percussion, strings, horns, and more. While every sound on the Juno Stage is top-notch, of particular note are the Fender Rhodes emulation and the tonewheel organ sounds, and any sound can be sweetened with a huge palette of effects like phasing, rotating speaker sounds, chorus, and COSM-powered amp emulations. If you want to play right away, the Juno Stage ships with a great variety of preset, performance-ready sound clips. Just dial one up and off you go! If you prefer to tweak your sound to create something truly original, you will love the included Patch Editor software, which lets you connect the Juno Stage to your computer for crafting original sound banks. If you need more sounds, the Roland Juno Stage can be expanded with Roland SRX sound boards.

Super-Fast Synth-Action Keys
The 76 keys on the Juno Stage were made for long nights of demanding sets. These smooth, semi-weighted keys aren't built to emulate acoustic piano keys, but they certainly don't feel like toys, either. You'll arpeggiate, glissando, and chord-stab all over this keyboard with ease and confidence without tiring too early or cramping up. Add to this a dual-axis pitch-bend/modulation lever, assignable expression switches, and Roland's famous D-Beam optical controller, and the Juno Stage is capable of unprecedented live expressive potential. Performance oriented through and through, a footswitch can be used to switch between patches completely hands-free, so the music never has to stop.

Backing Tracks And Vocals, Courtesy Of Roland And You
Did the rest of the band call in sick on gig night? Not to worry. The Roland Juno Stage has your back, thanks to its built-in song player and professional microphone input. With an onboard USB port for reading flash memory thumb drives, the Juno Stage can play back audio files and MIDI files as backing tracks. Plug your favorite microphone into the XLR-1/4" combi jack--even those requiring phantom power--and you're the frontman, rhythm section, lead player, and whoever else you need to be to fill out the sound. If your singer shows up at the last minute, you can still use your mic to control the Juno Stage's built-in vocoder!

With all these performance-oriented features, the Roland Juno Stage just might be the ultimate live synth. Of course, with all those amazing Fantom sounds and the convenient USB/MIDI connections, the Juno Stage is just as likely to become your ultimate studio instrument as well.

Designed from the ground up for live performers, JUNO-Stage is a new breed of synthesizer that every gigging keyboardist will love. Decked out with an extra-large display, USB backing-track functionality, a Click output for drummers, dedicated performance knobs, hands-free patch select, instant master MIDI control functionality and much more, JUNO-Stage sets a new standard for powerful onstage performance at a friendly price.

Features
High-quality, versatile sound set, including 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano, plus 2 open SRX expansion slots for soundset customization

Newly-developed 76-note synth-action keyboard with first-class touch and response

Live-performance features such as an extra-large LCD, dedicated Reverb and Master EQ knobs, Click output for drummers, and hands-free patch-select capabilities

Top panel USB port enables accompaniment-track playback (MP3, .WAV, AIFF, SMF) directly from USB key

Phantom-powered mic input, plus reverb and vocoder, great for playing and singing along

MIDI Controller mode transforms JUNO-Stage into a MIDI master keyboard with a single touch - perfect when using the JUNO-Stage with a computer

Versatile, Expandable Sound Set
Carefully crafted for the stage, JUNO-Stage's factory patch set covers a wide range of essential sounds, including the flagship 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano taken from the Fantom-X. Every JUNO-Stage can also be expanded and customized via two Roland SRX Wave Expansion Boards (sold separately).

Instant Access to Sounds
On stage, you need quick and effortless access to your patches. JUNO-Stage is equipped with FAVORITE buttons for instant access to banks of your most-needed sounds. Best of all, you can also recall your patches via a dual footswitch* connected to a dedicated Patch Select jack, so you never have to take your hands off the keyboard.

Live-Performance Control
Roland optimized JUNO-Stage's controllers for live performance, featuring easy-to-grab knobs for instant Master EQ and Reverb control. Located above the pitch bender, two assignable switches can be used for rotary organ effects, portamento on/off, and more.

Backing Tracks Via USB
JUNO-Stage is equipped with a USB port and Song Player function that enables direct playback and control of backing tracks from a USB key. You can play MP3, .WAV, AIFF and SMF files, and even use the Center Cancel feature to minimize pre-recorded vocals for karaoke-style performance. Creating and editing playlists is simple with the supplied Playlist Editor software for PC; the playlist can be viewed on JUNO-Stage's display.

Instant Master MIDI Control
The fast and friendly MIDI Controller mode, complete with dedicated buttons, transforms JUNO-Stage into a MIDI master keyboard. In this mode, JUNO-Stage allows program and control changes to be sent with a single touch. MIDI-channel assignments are displayed in a clear, easy-to-understand format.

Stage-Friendly Bonus Features
JUNO-Stage is packed with great features for live performance, such as an XLR mic input with phantom power (ideal for vocal sing-along performance or driving the built-in vocoder), Click output (for sending an audible click track to bandmates onstage), and an external input for a portable audio player.

Technical Info

Specifications
Keyboard: 76 keys (with velocity)

Sound Generator
Maximum Polyphony: 128 voices

Parts: 16 parts

Wave Memory: 128MB (16-bit linear equivalent)

Preset Memory:
- Patches: 1027 + 256 (GM2), Rhythm Sets: 32 + 9 (GM2), Performances: 64

User Memory:
- Patches: 256, Rhythm Sets: 32, Performances: 64

Effects:
- MFX: 3 systems, 79 types, Chorus: 3 types, Reverb: 5 types, Mic Input,
- Reverb: 8 types

Song Player
File Format:
- SMF: format-0/1, Audio File: WAV/AIFF/MP3

Other
Arpeggiator:
- Preset: 128, User: 128

Rhythm Pattern:
- Preset: 256 (26 groups), User: 256 (32 groups)

Chord Memory:
- Preset: 64, User: 64

Controllers: D BEAM Controller, Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever, S1/S2 Switches, Sound Modify Knob x 7

Display: 240 x 64 dots graphic LCD (with backlit)

Expansion Slots:
- SRX expansion board: 2 slot

External Storage Device:
- USB MEMORY (supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Flash Memory)

Connectors: Headphone Jack, Song/Click Out Jack, Output Jacks (L (MONO), R): 1/4 inch phone type, Mic Input Jack: 1/4 inch phone type or XLR type (phantom power), MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT), Hold Pedal Jack, Control Pedal Jack, Patch Select Jack, USB Connector (MIDI)

Power Supply: DC 9 V (AC Adaptor)

Current draw: 2,000 mA

Accessories Included: Owner's Manual, CD-ROM x 2 (Editor/Librarian/USB MIDI driver, SONAR LE), Music Player Pad, Music Player Cable, USB Memory Protector, AC Adaptor

Options: Wave Expansion Board: SRX Series, Keyboard Stand: KS-12, Pedal Switch: DP series, Foot Switch: BOSS FS-5U/FS-6, Expression Pedal: EV-5, Connection Cord: PCS-31, USB Memory: M-UF1G

Size and Weight
Width: 1,251 mm, 49-1/4 in.

Depth: 344 mm, 13-9/16 in.

Height: 112 mm, 4-7/16 in.

Weight: 9.8 kg, 21 lbs. 10 oz.

This stage-ready version of the JUNO has just what you need for the live gig. See all your changes on the large graphic display, and tailor your tone for the room with onboard reverb and Master EQ. When it's time to fly solo, the phantom-powered mic input, vocoder, and USB backing-track port give you plenty of performance options. Features two SRX expansion ports and a 76-note synth-action keyboard.