Digital/Analog synthesizer
The slightly improved successor to the original Alpha Juno. Great analog sound and one of the most famous Techno sounds ever, the “hoover” sound.
Roland Alpha Juno-2 audio demos
Original Sound Chart Factory Programs (the “mythical” bank found in the earlier production Alpha Junos – thank you http://www.llamamusic.com/mks50/mks-50_patches.html for the information and data!)
2.
12 Brass 2
0:12
3.
13 PWM Brass
0:15
4.
14 Spit Valve
0:21
5.
15 Synth Brass
0:16
6.
16 Brass Swell
0:13
7.
17 Brass Horns
0:19
8.
18 Fat Brass 1
0:18
9.
21 Juno String 1
0:23
10.
22 Juno String 2
0:22
12.
24 Fast String
0:17
13.
25 Orchestra
0:22
14.
26 Cello
0:30
15.
27 Solo Violin
0:16
16.
28 Pizzicato
0:16
17.
31 Piano 1
0:30
18.
32 Piano 2
0:18
19.
33 Piano 3
0:26
20.
34 Loud-Piano
0:23
22.
36 Clavi
0:15
23.
37 Harpsichord
0:13
24.
38 Chorus Guitar
0:25
25.
41 Organ 1
0:14
26.
42 Organ 2
0:14
27.
43 Cheesy Organ
0:27
28.
44 Chowa Organ
0:15
29.
45 Pipe Organ 1
0:23
30.
46 Pipe Organ 2
0:20
31.
47 Accordion
0:22
33.
51 Poly Synth 1
0:16
34.
52 Fat Synth
0:16
35.
53 Synth Sweep
0:26
36.
54 String Sweep
0:20
37.
55 Cosmo Sweep
0:29
38.
56 Velo-Reso
0:21
39.
57 Voices
0:24
40.
58 Sinusoidal
0:20
41.
61 Lead 1
0:18
42.
62 Lead 2
0:21
43.
63 Lead 3
0:14
44.
64 Flute
0:18
45.
65 Oboe
0:18
46.
66 Sax
0:18
48.
68 Synth Bass 1
0:16
49.
71 Chorus Pluck
0:18
50.
72 Bells 1
0:16
51.
73 Bell-Chime
0:17
52.
74 Xylophone
0:09
53.
75 Marimba
0:11
54.
76 Koto
0:17
56.
78 Harp
0:14
57.
81 Ominous
0:20
58.
82 Noise Shots
0:11
59.
83 Twilite Zone
0:26
61.
85 Whistle
0:12
62.
86 Arpeggiator
0:13
63.
87 Electro Drums
0:09
64.
88 Timps
0:13
Factory Programs A (same as Alpha Juno and MKS-50)
2.
A12 JazzGuitar
0:14
3.
A13 Xylophone
0:18
4.
A14 Low String
0:35
5.
A15 LeadSynth1
0:16
6.
A16 ChorusGuit
0:24
7.
A17 SynthBass1
0:20
8.
A18 ElectroDrm
0:15
9.
A21 HighString
0:16
10.
A22 TeknoStrng
0:16
11.
A23 StringOrgn
0:24
12.
A24 FastString
0:18
13.
A25 LongString
0:20
14.
A26 Cello
0:19
15.
A27 SoloViolin
0:19
16.
A28 Pizzicato
0:19
17.
A31 Piano 1
0:34
18.
A32 E Piano 1
0:22
19.
A33 E Piano 2
0:13
20.
A34 Piano 2
0:17
21.
A35 E Piano 3
0:18
22.
A36 Clav
0:19
23.
A37 Harpsichrd
0:25
24.
A38 PianoPad
0:15
25.
A41 Organ 1
0:16
26.
A42 Organ 2
0:25
27.
A43 CheesyOrgn
0:30
28.
A44 PipeOrgan1
0:26
29.
A45 PipeOrgan2
0:31
30.
A46 VoicePad
0:25
31.
A47 sinusoidal
0:22
32.
A48 Voices 1
0:19
33.
A51 Brass 1
0:11
34.
A52 Syn Rise
0:28
35.
A53 Spit Valve
0:13
36.
A54 Fat Synth
0:16
37.
A55 Arpeggiatr
0:14
38.
A56 Velo-Reso1
0:24
39.
A57 Big Brass
0:24
40.
A58 Pad 1
0:17
41.
A61 LeadSynth2
0:15
42.
A62 LeadSynth3
0:16
43.
A63 Flute
0:21
44.
A64 LeadSynth4
0:18
45.
A65 Sax
0:19
46.
A66 E Bass 1
0:16
47.
A67 SynthBass2
0:35
48.
A68 SequencrBs
0:22
49.
A71 Bells 1
0:18
50.
A72 BellChime1
0:16
51.
A73 BellChime2
0:14
52.
A74 Syn-Bello
0:14
53.
A75 Marimba
0:14
54.
A76 Syn Koto
0:21
55.
A77 StlDrumBnd
0:20
56.
A78 Harp
0:26
57.
A81 Tron Blast
0:08
58.
A82 NoiseShots
0:12
59.
A83 TwiliteZne
0:28
60.
A84 Scratchin
0:16
61.
A85 Syn Echo
0:16
62.
A86 PolePositn
0:18
63.
A87 --U-F-O--
0:15
64.
A88 Timps
0:19
Factory Programs B (same as Alpha Juno and MKS-50)
2.
B12 Brass 3
0:11
3.
B13 BrassHorns
0:15
4.
B14 FatBrass 1
0:14
5.
B15 Trumpets
0:12
6.
B16 BrassSwell
0:13
7.
B17 PolySynth2
0:29
8.
B18 PolySynth3
0:15
9.
B21 BowdStrngs
0:14
10.
B22 RichStrngs
0:23
11.
B23 Orchestra
0:18
12.
B24 SynOrchsta
0:15
13.
B25 StrngSweep
0:15
14.
B26 SoloVioln2
0:23
15.
B27 DblBasses
0:19
16.
B28 Ominous
0:18
17.
B31 Piano 3
0:16
18.
B32 E Piano 4
0:21
19.
B33 Loud-Piano
0:16
20.
B34 Piano-FX
0:17
21.
B35 Clavichord
0:11
22.
B36 Harpsi 2
0:13
23.
B37 AccGuitar
0:12
24.
B38 BassPiano
0:15
25.
B41 Organ 3
0:12
26.
B42 Organ 4
0:11
27.
B43 ChowaOrgan
0:11
28.
B44 PipeOrgan3
0:17
29.
B45 Accordion
0:17
30.
B46 Vocorder
0:16
31.
B47 Voices 2
0:18
32.
B48 Harmonica
0:14
33.
B51 SynthSweep
0:46
34.
B52 Poly Pulse
0:15
35.
B53 CosmoSweep
0:21
36.
B54 ChrusPluck
0:20
37.
B55 Bells 2
0:26
38.
B56 Vibe
0:12
39.
B57 Koto
0:22
40.
B58 BellChime3
0:19
41.
B61 Lead 5
0:11
42.
B62 Lead 6
0:21
43.
B63 Inv-Solo
0:12
44.
B64 Clarinet
0:22
45.
B65 Oboe
0:18
46.
B66 SynthBass3
0:17
47.
B67 SynthBass4
0:18
48.
B68 UpriteBass
0:11
49.
B71 Machines
0:12
50.
B72 EchoXplosn
0:12
51.
B73 ooops
0:08
52.
B74 Jet Chord
0:22
53.
B75 Take-Off
0:07
54.
B76 Whistle
0:13
55.
B77 Surprise
0:09
56.
B78 Oct Jump
0:09
57.
B81 Jet
0:23
58.
B82 Helicopter
0:16
59.
B83 DogsBark
0:08
60.
B84 WET
0:08
61.
B85 ooohSCARY
0:08
62.
B86 What the
0:35
63.
B87 SynthToms
0:12
64.
B88 Kick
0:09
Factory Programs 2 (alternative factory set)
2.
12 Sweep Down
0:17
3.
13 Sunrise
0:27
4.
14 Seq Pluck1
0:18
5.
15 Syn Harp 1
0:14
6.
16 GlideOrgan
0:11
7.
17 Syn Glide
0:13
8.
18 Cheesoo
0:13
9.
21 Pitz 2
0:10
10.
22 NoisePercs
0:08
11.
23 BackSweep
0:11
12.
24 NoiseBass1
0:11
13.
25 PulseOctBs
0:10
14.
26 ResoClkBss
0:12
15.
27 SynSlapBss
0:12
16.
28 Scratchin2
0:07
17.
31 AfroToms
0:10
18.
32 Sparrow
0:12
19.
33 Wooperwill
0:07
20.
34 Wren
0:09
21.
35 Birdland
0:09
22.
36 DrpBmbOnMe
0:22
23.
37 PiccoloPte
0:22
24.
38 Arcade
0:13
25.
41 MIDI Echo
0:15
26.
42 Speedway 1
0:45
27.
43 Rev it up
0:34
28.
44 Jet Rise
0:37
29.
45 Windy
0:43
30.
46 BlastRvrse
0:42
31.
47 SpaceOops
0:08
32.
48 WbbleCpter
0:20
33.
51 The Horror
1:01
34.
52 FlangeShot
0:08
35.
53 NoiseShot2
0:11
36.
54 Clarecordr
0:15
37.
55 Flute 2
0:15
38.
56 Hiccolo
0:14
39.
57 UpriteBs 2
0:14
40.
58 Syn Harp2
0:17
41.
61 ResoReleas
0:32
42.
62 Syn Farf
0:14
43.
63 Funk Syn2
0:12
44.
64 Wet Syn 1
0:13
45.
65 Arp Clav
0:13
46.
66 WarmStrng1
0:20
47.
67 BrightStng
0:14
48.
68 WarmStrng2
0:24
49.
71 FuzzyBass
0:15
50.
72 E Bass Pyb
0:14
51.
73 Syn Harp 3
0:16
52.
74 SqueakyBs
0:14
53.
75 SqFunkBass
0:18
54.
76 SunsetLead
0:16
55.
77 Tntd Bass
0:13
56.
78 S-Stp Bass
0:12
57.
81 MellowLead
0:12
58.
82 Seq BassPy
0:13
59.
83 SynthSweep
0:34
60.
84 Mod Bass
0:19
61.
85 Arpo
0:11
62.
86 Seq 1
0:18
63.
87 E Jazz Bs
0:17
64.
88 E Bass 1
0:15
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Roland Alpha Juno-2 factory patches in sysex
Roland Alpha Juno-2 specs
| Year of release: | 1985 |
| Polyphony: | 6-voice |
| Sound generation method: | analog |
| Keyboard: | 61-key |
| Preset memories | 64 ROM + 64 RAM |
| MIDI: | In, out, thru |
| Keyboard modes: | single |
| Sound expansion capabilities: | no |
| Sequencer | no |
| Arpeggiator | no |
| Effects | chorus |
| Touch sensitivity | yes |
| Aftertouch | yes |
| Display: | yes, LCD |
| Accessories: | Memory cartridge M-64C |
| Dimensions | 972mm (W) x 246mm (D) x 85mm (H) 38 ¼” (W) x 9 ⅝” x 3 ⅜” (H) |
| Weight | 7.5 kg / 16lb 9oz |
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