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Comparison Roland JUNO-DS88 vs Roland JUNO-DS61

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Autonomous food. Phrase pad panel. Favorite mode. Microphone input. Vocoder.
Typesynthesizer (rompler)synthesizer (rompler)
Keys
Number of keys8861
Sizefull sizefull size
Mechanicsactiveactive
Sensitivity adjustment
Rigiditysemi-weighted
Specs
Polyphony128 voices128 voices
Built-in timbres1230 шт1230 шт
Auto accompaniment
Accompaniment styles240 шт240 шт
Sequencer (recording)
Sampling
Effects and control
Arpeggiator
Reverberation
Chorus
Pitch controller
Modulation controller
Connectors
Inputs
mini-Jack (3.5 mm)
MIDI in
USB to device (type A)
mini-Jack (3.5 mm)
MIDI in
USB to device (type A)
Microphone1 шт1 шт
Connectable pedals2 шт2 шт
Outputs
USB to host (type B)
MIDI out
headphones
USB to host (type B)
MIDI out
headphones
Linear outputs22
In box
In box
PSU
PSU
General
Displaymonochromemonochrome
Autonomous power supply
aA batteries /8 pcs/
aA batteries /8 pcs/
Dimensions (WxHxD)1415x144x341 mm1008x97x300 mm
Weight16.2 kg5.3 kg
Color
Added to E-Catalogfebruary 2018october 2017

Number of keys

The greater the number of keys — the wider the range of the instrument, the lower and higher notes you can take on it right during the game, without resorting to tricks like octave shift (see below). By comparison, a full size piano keyboard has 88 keys. However, in synthesizers, such an amount is rare, because. the instrument would have turned out to be too bulky and expensive, and not every musician, even a professional one, needs such an extensive range. Thus, 88-key keyboards are used primarily in high-end workstations (see "Type"). For ordinary synthesizers, the standard is 49, 61 or 76 keys ( there are also options for 73 keys) — this is usually quite enough (while the "golden mean" option is considered to be 61 keys). And small children's models can have 32 keys.

Rigidity

Unweighted. Keys with a very low pressing force, literally "failing" under the fingers. This option is well suited for inexpensive synthesizers with passive mechanics (see above), but is rarely used in active models — a small resistance force makes it difficult to choose the optimal pressing force.

— Semi- weighted. Medium-strength keys, not up to the hardness of a full-fledged piano, but showing noticeably more resistance than unweighted ones. This variant is most popular among instruments with active mechanics (see above) — the force on the keys provides adequate feedback and at the same time playing such an instrument does not cause any special difficulties even for those who previously dealt only with unweighted keyboards.

Weighted. Keys with high actuation force, comparable to that of a classical piano. Used only in professional hammer action instruments (see above) — high rigidity is a must for such mechanics (more precisely, for the response that it must provide).
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