Roland JU-06A User manual

JU-06A

Operation Manual!

NOTES

This is not an oﬃcial document from the Roland

Corporation or anyone employed by, or

associated with Roland at all. This is a remix of

the leaﬂet that comes with the Roland JU-06A

sound module. It’s a re edsign by Sunshine Jones

for clarity, and utility. It was made with love, and!

intended to be distributed free of charge. If

someone is trying to charge you for this

document, give them a piece of your mind and

then head over to http://sunshine-jones.com and

score it for free.!

Version 0.01B #August 2020!

Editorial notes added and some of my usual

typos corrected for rev B$

The JU-06A is a sound module that can be used

in conjunction with the K-25m keyboard unit (sold

separately). The sound can be heard through the

built-in speakers. !

The JU-06A can operate on batteries or on USB

bus power. If you are using batteries, insert four

AA batteries, making sure that the batteries are

oriented correctly. %

When turning the unit over, be careful so as to

protect the buttons and knobs from damage.

Also, handle the unit carefully; do not drop it. %

When the batteries run low, the display indicates

“bLo.” Please install fresh batteries. %

Using the JU-06A in conjunction with the DK-01

Boutique Dock (sold separately) %

For installation / removal / angle adjustment, refer

to the DK-01’s Owner’s Manual. %

Using the JU-06A with the K-25m keyboard unit

(sold separately) %

For installation / removal / angle adjustment,,

refer to the K-25m’s Owner’s Manual. %

Playing the JU-06A via MIDI or USB %

You can also play the JU-06A via MIDI or USB.

For details, refer to “Rear Panel (Connecting Your

Equipment).” %

TOP PANEL

1 KEYBOARD

CONTROLLER ## EXPLANATION!

[HOLD] button # # If you press this button to make it light, the sound of the key !

###you played most recently continues to be heard even after !

###you release your hand. If you play a diﬀerent key while hold !

###is applied, the sound also changes.!

[CHORD] button #Turns chord memory on. !

[NOTE] button # # If you press this button to make it light, the 10 step buttons !

###can be used as a keyboard. For details, refer to “Using the !

###Buttons as a Keyboard (NOTE)”. !

2ARPEGGIO !

[ON/OFF] button #Turns the arpeggiator on/oﬀ.!

[MODE] switch ## Selects the arpeggiator mode.%

###UP (upward)!

###U&D (up and down)!

###DOWN (down)%

[RANGE] switch #Selects the range the arpeggiator spans.%

###1–3 octaves%

[RATE] knob # # Speciﬁes the note length for each step of the arpeggiator.%

###4 (quarter note)!

###4t (quarter note triplet)!

###8 (8th note)!

###8t (8th note triplet)!

###16 (16th note)!

###16t (16th note triplet)!

###32 (32nd note)!

###32t (32nd note triplet)!

###64 (64th note)!

###64t (64th note triplet) !

3LFO!

Here you can create cyclic change (modulation) in the sound. !

CONTROLLER ## EXPLANATION!

[RATE] slider # # Speciﬁes the LFO’s modulation speed.!

[DELAY TIME] slider #Speciﬁes the time from when the tone sounds until the LFO !

###reaches its maximum amplitude. !

4 DCO%

Here you can select the waveform that determines the character of the sound, and specify its pitch. !

CONTROLLER ## EXPLANATION!

RANGE [16] [8] [4] #Speciﬁes the octave of the oscillator.%

buttons!

[LFO] slider # # Allows the 3LFO to modulate the pitch, producing a vibrato !

###eﬀect !

[PWM] slider # # When the [LFO/MAN/ENV] switch is “MAN” (MANUAL) !

###Adjusts the value of the pulse width. !

###!

###When the [LFO/MAN/ENV] switch is “LFO” !

###Adjusts the depth of modulation produced by the LFO. !

###!

###When the [LFO/MAN/ENV] switch is “ENV” !

###Adjusts the depth of modulation produced by the ENV. !

###WHAT IS PULSE WIDTH?!

###Pulse width is the amount of the upper portion of the pulse wave, expressed as #!

###a percentage of the overall wavelength. !

###!

###If the upper and lower widths are not the same, the waveform is called an !

###asymmetric pulse wave.%

[LFO/MAN/ENV] switch #Selects whether the pulse width value is the ﬁxed value !

###speciﬁed by the [PWM] slider (MAN), is modulated by the 3!

###LFO (LFO), or is modulated by the 8ENV (envelope). !

[SQUARE/PULSE] #Selects the waveform that is the basis of the sound.!

Button###(Square wave/Asymmetrical pulse wave).!

[SAW/RAMP] Button # !

[SUB] Button# # Turns the sub-oscillator on/oﬀ.!

[SUB] Slider# # Adjusts the volume of the sub oscillator. !

[NOISE] Slider# # Adjusts the volume of the noise. !

5HPF%

This is a high-pass ﬁlter that passes the high frequencies and cuts the low frequencies. !

CONTROLLER ## EXPLANATION!

[FREQ] slider # # Speciﬁes the cutoﬀfrequency of the high-pass ﬁlter. # # # #

###Frequency components below the cutoﬀfrequency are cut. !

6VCF%

This is a low-pass ﬁlter that passes the low frequencies and cuts the high frequencies. !

CONTROLLER ## EXPLANATION!

[FREQ] slider # # Speciﬁes the cutoﬀfrequency of the low-pass ﬁlter. # # # #

###Frequency components above the cutoﬀfrequency are cut, !

###making the sound mellower.%

[RES] slider # # Resonance boosts the sound in the region of the ﬁlter's cutoﬀfrequency.%

###Higher settings produce stronger emphasis, creating a distinctively “synthesizer- !

###like” sound. !

[POLARITY] switch #Selects the polarity (direction) of the envelope.!

[ENV] slider # # Adjusts the depth by which the 8ENV (envelope) controls the cutoﬀfrequency. !

[LFO] slider # # Uses the 3LFO to vary the cutoﬀfrequency.!

[KYBD] slider # # Adjusts the way in which the pitch of the note aﬀects the cutoﬀfrequency (key !

###follow) when using the keyboard to control cutoﬀfrequency. If this slider is !

###moved upward, the cutoﬀfrequency rises as you play higher notes. !

7VCA%

Here you can adjust the amount of time-varying change (envelope) for the volume. !

CONTROLLER ## EXPLANATION!

[ENV/GATE ] switch #Selects whether the volume is controlled by 8ENV (envelope) or by the gate #!

###signal.%

[LEVEL] slider # # Adjusts the volume of the patch. !

8ENV%

Here you can create time-varying change (envelope). !

CONTROLLER ## EXPLANATION!

[A] slider# # Attack time!

[D] slider# # Decay Time!

[S] slider# # Sustain time!

[R] slider# # Release time!

9SEQUENCER !

CONTROLLER ## EXPLANATION!

[START] button ## Makes the sequencer play (lit) or stop (unlit).!

[EDIT] button # # Lets you edit the step sequencer.%

[NOTE/GATE] switch #Switches the target of editing (note number or gate time).!

[VALUE] knob # # Use this to edit values. !

10 COMMON SECTION%

Here you can switch the sound (patch/bank). !

CONTROLLER ## EXPLANATION!

Display###Shows the bank number and patch number.%

###During patch editing, a decimal point “ . ” is shown at the right of !

###the patch number.%

###If the SEQUENCER [EDIT] button is lit, this shows the tempo or !

###the sequencer value that you’re editing. !

BANK [1(5)]-[4(8)] #What is “Patch/Bank”? !

buttons###Here you can save or recall 64 sounds taken from the JUNO-60 (8 patches ×8!

PATCH [1]-[8] buttons#banks) and another 64 sounds taken from the JUNO-106.!

###!

###To switch the bank/patch

###1. Press the BANK [1 (5)]–[4 (8)] buttons to switch the bank. Each time you !

###press the same bank button, you alternate between banks 1–4 and 5–8.!

###To select banks 5–8, you can also hold down the bank (5–8) that you want to !

###select and then press another bank button to select it. %

###2. Press the PATCH [1]–[8] buttons to switch the patch. %

###To store the patch !

###* When you edit a patch, a dot appears in the display. 1-1. !

###!

###1. Press the save-destination BANK [1 (5)]–[4 (8)] button. Each time you press !

###the same bank button, you alternate between banks 1–4 and 5–8.%

###To select banks 5–8, you can also hold down the bank (5–8) that you want to !

###select and then press another bank button to select it. %

###2. Long-press the save-destination PATCH [1]–[8] button. %

[CHORUS I] button#Turns the chorus eﬀect- I/II On/Oﬀ. !

[CHORUS II] button!

[DELAY] button# # Turns the delay eﬀect On/Oﬀ.%

[MANUAL] button#Causes sound to be produced according to the current settings of the sliders. !

[60/106] switch# # Switches between JUNO-60 sounds and JUNO-106 sounds.%

EXT CLK IN jack#Inputs a clock signal from an external device. You can make the sequencer’s !

###steps advance in synchronization with the clock (pulse) that is input. !

REAR PANEL!

AMICRO USB PORT!

Use a commercially available USB 2.0 cable (A-micro B) to connect%

this port to your computer. It can be used to transfer USB MIDI and%

USB audio data.%

You must install the USB driver when connecting the JU-06A to your computer. Download the USB

driver from the Roland website. For details, refer to Readme.htm which is included in the download -

https://www.roland.com/support/ !

B[VOLUME] knob !

Adjusts the tone. !

CPHONES jack%

Connect headphones (sold separately) here. !

DOUTPUT jack%

Connect this jack to your amp or monitor speakers. !

EMIX IN jack%

This is the audio input jack. Sound from the connected device is !

output from the OUTPUT jack and PHONES jack. !

FMIDI port%

You can play the JU-06A by connecting a MIDI device via a !

commercially available MIDI cable. !

G[POWER] switch%

This turns the power on/oﬀ. !

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