Is the JUNO-D8 good for live gigs?

Yes. It is built around stage use, with quick access to pianos, organs and synths, a pitch/mod lever and hands-on knobs and sliders. USB-C battery power lets you play without a wall outlet.

How does it differ from the smaller JUNO-D models?

The D8 is the top model and the one with 88 weighted hammer-action keys. The other JUNO-D versions use lighter synth-style actions and fewer keys.

Can I run it on a battery?

It supports USB-C mobile battery power, so a USB-C power bank can run the keyboard. You need to supply the battery yourself.

What sounds does it include?

The ZEN-Core engine ships with over 3,800 ready-to-play sounds, covering acoustic and electric pianos, organs, synths and other stage staples. More Sound Packs and Wave Expansions are available through Roland Cloud.

Can I load my own samples?

Yes. It has a sample import function for playing and editing user WAV files, and the phrase pads can trigger samples and drum sounds.

Does it have a sequencer?

Yes. It includes an eight-track sequencer for building arrangements, alongside eight phrase pads for triggering patterns and samples.

Where is the Roland JUNO-D8 Keyboard Synthesizer cheapest?

At musicstore.com, for $1,159.00, 19% under what the other stores charge, as of our latest check.

Where can I buy the Roland JUNO-D8 Keyboard Synthesizer?

12 stores we checked sell it, including Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center, Amazon, musicstore.com, eBay, Guitar Center.

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About the Roland JUNO-D8 Keyboard Synthesizer

The Roland JUNO-D8 is an 88-key synthesizer keyboard built around the ZEN-Core sound engine, with over 3,800 sounds. It has a PHA-4 Standard keyboard with escapement and Ivory Feel, giving it a weighted, hammer-action, piano-style touch. Sounds include acoustic and electric pianos, organs and synths.

Hands-on controls include a pitch/mod lever, four sound modify knobs, four sliders and eight phrase pads. The pads trigger drum sounds and samples, rhythm patterns, audio files and track mutes. A color display shows creative modes, sound selection and sequencer control. An eight-track pattern sequencer is built in, and a sample import function plays and edits user WAV files.

The mic input has a noise suppressor, EQ, reverb, compressor, vocoder and auto-pitch. The USB-C port works as a class-compliant audio/MIDI interface for mobile devices and computers. The keyboard can run on AC power or on USB-C bus power from a mobile battery. Sound Packs and Wave Expansions are available from Roland Cloud.

Keyboard

88 keys, PHA-4 Standard Keyboard with Escapement and Ivory Feel

Sound engine

ZEN-Core; tones can be imported and exported

Sounds

3,800 tones or greater; 95 drum kits or greater

Parts

Expansion

EXZ Series rewritable internal memory; download data from Roland Cloud and write via USB flash drive

Scenes

Preset: 128 scenes × 2 banks; User: 128; Favorite: 128; Scene Remain: Yes

Effects

Multi-Effects: 8 systems, 93 types; Insertion Effect: 1 system, 93 types; Chorus: 10 types; Reverb: 8 types; Part EQ: 8 systems; Drum Part COMP: 6 systems; System EQ: 1 system

Mic effects

Mic Reverb: 8 types; Mic Noise Suppressor/Compressor

Vocoder

13 bands, mono

Sequencer

8 tracks per scene; up to 64 steps; real-time, step and TR-REC recording; step edit

Audio file player

WAV, AIFF; 44.1/48 kHz, 8/16/24 bits

Other features

Rhythm Pattern, Arpeggio, Chord Memory

Controllers

Pitch bend/modulation lever, 4 sound modify knobs, 4 sliders, 2 × 4 pads