An ultra-portable synth for studio and stage. The Roland Juno-DS76 is a 76-note velocity-sensitive synthesizer that puts you in creative command making it easy to produce exceptional music everywhere you play. Rolands JUNO synths are known everywhere for their great sound ease of use and exceptional value. The Juno-DS76 takes the iconic series to a new level of performance adding many powerful enhancements while still keeping operation streamlined and simple. It includes a velocity-sensitive keybed for fluid playability with eight pads for triggering samples. Mobile Design and Stage-Ready Sounds Ideal for all types of keyboard players from performing pros and weekend warriors to music producers and home hobbyists the Juno-DS76 also excels in teaching labs and other music education environments. Easy to carry and easy to use the Juno-DS76 is filled with great Roland sounds for any style or genre and versatile battery or AC operation gives you the flexibility to play anytime and anywhere. Top-Quality Pianos Organs and More Pianos have been newly enhanced in the Juno-DS76 with improved sound and response and there are een more organs to choose from. Acoustic pianos electric pianos and organs are bread and butter for most performing keyboardists. In addition to this new DS Tone Bank the instrument includes the entire 1000-plus sound set from the previous-generation Juno-Di and patches from that keyboard are fully compatible with the Juno-DS76. Enhanced Editing and Hands-On Controls Junos instant-acess design makes it a players favourite making it easy to call up fantastic sounds right away. If you like to dig in and customize the Juno-DS76 now offers even more adjustable parameters than before allowing you to tweak patches and performances with detailed precision. Create patches and adjust sounds as you perform with the expanded aray of hands-on knobs and sliders provided on the front pannel while the rear panel features jacks for connecting hold an expression pedals at the same time. Wave Expansion Slot for Adding New Sounds To complement its impressive onboard sound set the Juno-DS76 supports internal waveform expansion via USB for unlimited tonal range. Over 1000 EXP sounds are available for free download at Rolands Axial website including top-quality acoustic piano collections world instruments go-to studio standards percussion loops and more. If dont find what you need there its even possible to load in WAV files from your personal library and play them from the keyboard! Out of the box the Juno-DS76 comes with the versatile EXP-06 Studio Collection preloaded in the wave expansion slot. Phrase Pads for Triggering Songs and Samples Supplement your keyboard performances with samples or music files stored on USB memory with the eight Phrase Pads featured on the Juno-DS76. Simply load up the pads with whatever you like – one-shot samples vocals sound effects loops or complete music tracks – and trigger them with a quick touch when needed. Mic Input with Vocoder and Auto Pitch Solo performers and singer/songwriters will love the Juno-DS76s mic input which allows you to get great vocal sounds without having to carry around extra gear. Theres a dedicated vocal reverb plus Auto Pitch for singing with the “stepped” electronic vocal effect popular in todays music. You can also sing into a mic and control the tone and pitch via sounds played on the keyboard with the built-in vocoder. Eight-Track Pattern Sequencer When you have an idea for a song or beat you can easily capture and develop it with the onboard pattern sequencer. The intuitive non-stop operation wont interrupt your creative flow letting you build up full arrangements with multiple sounds in no time. The sequencer is also perfect for enhancing live performances with pre-made backing music and on-the-fly looping. Music Production Partner The Juno-DS76 is great for computer music production as well as live stage use. Record MIDI and audio data including sounds from the mic input with the integrated USB interface probviding a solid front end for a mobile or studio recording setup. Theres even a dedicated DAW Control mode for controlling your music software from the Juno-DS76s front panel. Features Lightweight gig-ready instrument with pro sounds enhanced performance features and battery-powered operation 76-note velocity-sensitive keyboard with synth action Includes all the sounds from the popular JUNO-Di plus newly updated acoustic and electric pianos additional organs and other stage essentials Wave expansion slot enables users to download new sound waveforms available for free at Rolands Axial website Easy sound manipulation and editing with hands-on knobs and sliders Eight Phrase Pads for triggering samples and audio songs stored on USB memory Intuitive eight-track pattern sequencer with non-stop recording for quickly developing song ideas USB audio/MIDI and DAW Control mode