Behringer JN-80 – analog polyphonic synthesizer

Behringer is releasing a programmable eight-voice instrument that recreates the original Roland Juno-60.

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The new model has a 49-key keyboard with aftertouch. The sound engine uses true DCOs, a rich-sounding 24 dB low-pass VCF based on the original 3109 chip, and a classic VCA architecture. The synthesizer includes BBD chorus and flexible polyphonic, unison and dual modes.

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The instrument has dedicated controls for the LFO, DCO, HPF, VCF, VCA, envelopes and chorus. Users can store up to 400 presets, each with a compare-and-match function. The JN-80 also offers 200 factory presets, including 100 premium sounds from Ultimate Patches, and supports an external tempo pedal. A built-in arpeggiator has a rate fader and several playback modes, including Up, Down and Up/Down.

The Behringer JN-80 will be available for about $600.