Roland JUNO-DS88 88 Feel-G Key Lightweight Synthesizer

The Roland JUNO-DS88 is an ideal keyboard for all types of players, from performing pros and weekend warriors to music producers and home hobbyists. It also excels in teaching labs and other music education environments. Easy to carry and easy to use, the JUNO-DS88 is filled with great Roland sounds for any style or genre, and versatile battery or AC operation gives you the flexibility to play anytime and anywhere.

Acoustic pianos, electric pianos, and organs are bread and butter for most performing keyboardists. In the JUNO-DS88, the pianos have been newly enhanced with improved sound and response, and there are even more organs to choose from. In addition to this new DS Tone Bank, the instrument includes the entire 1000-plus sound set from the previous-generation JUNO-Di, and patches from that keyboard are fully compatible with the JUNO-DS88.

One thing that's a favorite is its instant-access design, which makes it easy to call up fantastic synth sounds right away. But if you like to dig in and customize, the Roland JUNO-DS88 now offers even more adjustable parameters than before, allowing you to tweak patches and performances with detailed precision. The front panel provides an expanded array of hands-on knobs and sliders for creating patches and adjusting sounds as you perform, while the rear panel features jacks for connecting hold and expression pedals at the same time.

With the JUNO-DS88's eight Phrase Pads, you can supplement your keyboard performances with samples or music files stored on USB memory. Just load up the pads with whatever you like-one-shot samples, vocals, sound effects, loops, or complete music tracks-and trigger them with a quick touch when needed.

• Gig-ready instrument with pro sounds, enhanced performance features, and battery-powered operation
• 88-note Ivory Feel-G Keyboard provides weighted-action feel in a lightweight design that’s easy to transport
• Includes all the sounds from the popular JUNO-Di, plus newly updated acoustic and electric pianos, additional organs, and other stage essentials
• Wave expansion slot enables users to download new sound waveforms, available for free at Roland’s Axial website
• Sample import function for playing user WAV files on the JUNO-DS88’s keyboard
• Easy sound manipulation and editing with hands-on knobs and sliders
• Eight Phrase Pads for triggering samples and audio songs stored on USB memory
• Mic input and dedicated Reverb, Vocoder, and Auto Pitch effects for impressive vocal performances
• Intuitive eight-track pattern sequencer with non-stop recording for quickly developing song ideas
• USB audio/MIDI and DAW Control mode
• Also available in 61 and 76 keys

Keyboard

• 88 keys (Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement)

Sound Generator

• Maximum Polyphony
• 128 voices
• Parts
• 16 parts
• Preset Memory
• Patches: Over 1200 
• Drum kits: Over 30 
• Performances: 64
• GM2 compatible sounds are included
• User Memory
• Patches: 256
• Drum kits: 8
• Performances: 128
• Favorites: 100
• Wave Expansion Slots
• 1 slot
• The wave expansion slot is rewritable internal waveform memory. You can download data from the Axial sound library site and write it via a USB flash drive into the JUNO-DS's internal wave memory (slot).

Sample Import Function

• File Format
• Audio file: WAV (44.1 kHz, 16 bits)
• Effects
• Multi-effects: 3 systems, 80 types
• Chorus: 3 types
• Reverb: 5 types
• Mic input reverb: 8 types

Audio File Player Section

• File Format
• Audio file: WAV, AIFF, MP3

General

• Rhythm Pattern
• Preset: 30 groups x 8
• Arpeggio
• Preset: 128
• Controllers
• Pitch bend/Modulation lever
• Control knob x 4
• Level slider x 4
• Multicolor pad x 8
• Display
• Graphic LCD 256 x 80 dots
• External Storage Device
• USB flash drive (supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed flash memory)
• Connectors
• PEDAL HOLD jack
• PEDALCONTROL jack
• MIC INPUT jack: 1/4-inch phone type
• EXT INPUT jack: stereo miniature phone type
• OUTPUT jacks (L/MONO, R): 1/4-inch phone type
• PHONES jack: stereo 1/4-inch phone type
• MIDI connectors (IN, OUT)
• USB MEMORY port
• USB COMPUTER port (supports USB MIDI/AUDIO)
• DC IN jack
• Power Supply
• DC 9 V: AC adaptor or rechargeable Ni-MH battery (AA, HR6) (sold separately) x 8
• Battery life for continuous use (differs depending on the conditions of use) Rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries: approximately 5 hours (when using batteries having a capacity of 1900 mAh) (approximately 4 hours if USB flash drive is connected)
• Carbon-zinc or alkaline batteries cannot be used.
• Current Draw
• 600 mA
• Accessories
• Owner's manual
• Leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY”
• AC adaptor
• Power cord

Size and Weight

• Width
• 1,415 mm
• 55-3/4 inches
• Depth
• 341 mm
• 13-7/16 inches
• Height
• 144 mm
• 5-11/16 inches
• Weight (Excluding AC Adaptor)
• 16.2 kg
• 35 lbs. 12 oz.

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