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Roland JUNO-DS: the sound for each genre
Which JUNO-DS sound to pick for gospel, neo soul, jazz, lo-fi, synthwave, salsa or cumbia, with its number and name exactly as the keyboard's screen shows it.
Three ways to sound
- Roland sound: the keyboard loads its own sound as is, without the app's effects.
- Effects only: the app writes this recipe's reverb, echo or chorus into the keyboard.
- Combined: loads the keyboard sound and writes this recipe's effects into it.
Table by genre
| Genre | Recipe | JUNO-DS sound | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salsa | Salsa montuno | Pf:S01 Grand Pno DS | Roland sound |
| Salsa | Bright salsa piano | Pf:S02 Rock Pno DS | Roland sound |
| Cumbia | Cumbia organ | Ky:038 60's Org 1 | Combined |
| Cumbia | Cumbia sonidera | Sy:S27 Fat Analog | Combined |
| Cumbia | Cumbia accordion (synth) | Ky:S16 Acd-Accord | Roland sound |
| Bachata | Bachata piano | Pf:S03 Nice Piano | Effects only |
| Bachata | Bachata strings | Oc:S04 Strings | Roland sound |
| Merengue | Merengue piano | Pf:S02 Rock Pno DS | Roland sound |
| Banda | Banda brass (synth) | Br:S04 SessionBrass | Combined |
| Norteño | Norteño accordion (organ) | Ky:S06 Acc.Master | Roland sound |
| Norteño | Norteño keyboard | Ky:012 Pop Organ 1 | Combined |
| Grupero | 90s grupero keyboard | Pf:S08 80's FM | Combined |
| Grupero | Grupero electric piano | Pf:S09 Player's EP | Combined |
| Duranguense | Duranguense keyboard | Br:030 Poly Brass | Combined |
| Tejano | Tejano organ | Ky:038 60's Org 1 | Combined |
| Bolero | Bolero piano | Pf:015 Mellow Tune | Roland sound |
| Bolero | Bolero organ | Ky:040 Smoky Organ | Combined |
| Ballad | Romantic ballad | Pf:048 FM EP 1 | Combined |
| Piano blues | Bar-room blues piano | Pf:S02 Rock Pno DS | Effects only |
| Piano blues | Blues Rhodes with tremolo | Pf:056 Vintage EP 1 | Effects only |
| Piano blues | Blues Wurlitzer | Pf:S11 Super Wurly | Combined |
| Jazz | Jazz club piano | Pf:S01 Grand Pno DS | Effects only |
| Jazz | Jazz Rhodes | Pf:S09 Player's EP | Combined |
| Jazz | Jazz organ (B3) | Ky:015 B Org 1 | Combined |
| Bossa nova | Bossa nova Rhodes | Pf:074 Tine EP | Combined |
| Bossa nova | Bossa piano | Pf:013 Warm Tune | Effects only |
| Gospel | Gospel organ | Ky:032 R&B Organ 1 | Roland sound |
| Neo soul | Neo soul Rhodes | Pf:063 EP Trem 1 | Combined |
| Worship | Worship pad | Vo:S15 Soft Pad 2 | Combined |
| Worship | Worship piano | Pf:019 Piano+Pad 1 | Combined |
| 80s pop | Eighties electric piano | Pf:S08 80's FM | Combined |
| 80s pop | Eighties pad | Sy:S26 80s Poly | Combined |
| Pop | Pop piano | Pf:010 Pop Piano 1 | Roland sound |
| Rock | Rock organ | Ky:007 FullStop Org | Combined |
| Rock | Seventies phaser piano | Pf:056 Vintage EP 1 | Effects only |
| Reggaeton | Reggaeton pluck | Sy:S16 Pluck Synth | Combined |
| Funk | Funk clavinet | Ky:051 Clavi 1 | Combined |
| Lo-fi | Lo-fi piano | Pf:013 Warm Tune | Combined |
| Lo-fi | Lo-fi Rhodes | Pf:056 Vintage EP 1 | Combined |
| Synthwave | Synthwave pad | Sy:S26 80s Poly | Combined |
| Synthwave | Synthwave lead | Sy:010 Saw Lead 1 | Combined |
Each sound's number is its position in the keyboard's list; "Pf:S01" are the JUNO-DS special category sounds. Each recipe's effects are on its page.
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Frequently asked questions
Which JUNO-DS sound works for gospel organ?
"Ky:032 R&B Organ 1", with a fast Leslie, tube drive and a church hall.
And for neo soul or lo-fi Rhodes?
For neo soul, "Pf:063 EP Trem 1" with slow tremolo and light chorus; for lo-fi, "Pf:056 Vintage EP 1" with drive and a wobbly chorus.
How do I load the sound and effects into the JUNO-DS from my iPhone?
Connect the JUNO-DS to the iPhone or iPad over USB and open a sound in Piano Effect. The app sends the sound number and writes the effects over MIDI; when you leave, it puts the keyboard back. It does not write to the keyboard's memory.
Are these the numbers on my JUNO-DS?
Yes: the app's catalogue is the 1157 sounds read one by one from a real JUNO-DS, with the name its screen shows.