KIWI Technics has introduced.
KiwiTechnics Patch Editor should I get one? I sold my PG-800 and bought a Kiwi Patch Editor for the same price.
Kiwitechnics Kiwi 1. Juno Upgrade Board. Greg Cole Writes. Kiwitechnics Kiwi- 1. Much has been written previously about the Roland Juno 1.
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With the last unit built in 1. One company has set out to resolve this issue and bring the Roland. Juno 1. 06 firmly up to date. This company is Kiwitechnics, a small setup based in New Zealand with a background in synth repair and microprocessor controlled lighting setups stretching back, co- incidentally, to the same year the Juno.
Their first synth- related product was a replacement for the Roland PG range of hardware controllers and frustrations with the Roland JX3. P used during its development led to an upgrade board for the JX3. P and another, for the Korg Polysix, followed. The latest lucky recipient of the Kiwitechnics steroid injection is, of course, the Juno 1. Since the general sound of the 1. Instead I'll cover some of the many features that the upgrade provides and take a look at the included software editor/librarian.
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In the box. The kit consists of a hardware upgrade (best installed by a technician unless you are very handy with a soldering iron) and a software editor developed by Psicraft in Canada. For a small extra fee a swap- back board can be included which allows the 1. Spec- wise the full list of features offered by the upgrade are listed here: http: //www.
Highlights, for me at least, in no particular order are: Extra keying modes with a range of mono and poly options and variable detune between voices for the unison modes. LFOs with 6 wave shapes and 2 envelopes which have flexible routing. Pattern generator with 2 to 1. Useful in combination with the Arp or Sequencers.
Both patterns and sequences are saved with the patch, patch storage now offers 5. Midi clock sync for the LFOs(random waveshape only), Arp, pattern generator and sequencer. VCF and VCA respond to velocity and aftertouch data over midi, response is modeled on the Alpha Juno. Excellent responsiveness between the software editor and the hardware. For those preferring not to use a computer in their setup all of the new features are available from the front panel of the synth, which I'll get to later. Although currently there is no VST version of the editor I found it easy enough to have the standalone version open alongside my DAW in order to edit patches on the Juno whilst using it in tracks. A VST/AU version is planned but there is no timeline on a likely release date.
On the whole the editor looks good, with a choice of Juno- like layout or a '2. You can also program Patterns and Sequences, the pattern editor is very intuitive but the sequence editor I found less so, luckily the included manual is well written and quite entertaining. I found responsiveness between editor and hardware to be very good, movements on screen were followed promptly by the hardware and vice versa. Stepping was audible if controls were moved rapidly but this is to be expected with the relatively basic communication via Sys. Ex. Patches can be saved with full names rather than just the numbers displayed on the synth itself along with full description and tagging that you'd expect from a modern soft- synth.
These can also be saved to disc from the editor to allow you to keep backups of your patches or swap patches with other Kiwi 1. I pretty quickly got used to working in my DAW, triggering the Juno from my DX7ii main keyboard and tweaking patches from the software editor but if your workflow doesn't involve a computer or you prefer your tweak to be more hands- on then there is an alternative.
Front Panel Controls. Given the limitations of the existing Juno's controls and considering the number of additional features there was always going to have to be some sort of workaround to squeeze everything in.
Kiwitechnics have got round this by splitting the functionality into 5 virtual 'pages'. Each page covers a particular area of the programming so they are split into: Normal play/Arp. Sequence play/edit. Pattern play/edit. Sysex dump. Global/patch edit. A full diagram is available here: http: //kiwitechnics. Arpeggiator on/off and a few others.
To be honest I made no effort to program sequences or patterns from the synth itself as it just seemed much easier to use the editor for more complex tasks such as this but I'd imagine with a bit of time to familiarise yourself with the layout it would be perfectly possible. I can see new users having to refer to a nice big printout of the page structure for a while at least though. Also Synthgraphics have released a panel overlay which shows all the functions of the upgrade while leaving it easy to return your Juno to factory appearance should you wish. More detail here: http: //www. Jupiter 8 colour scheme)It's worth noting also that the Kiwi 1. Midi CC for all parameters so there'd be nothing to stop you using a generic USB control surface to map to some of the commonly used controls, this also opens the door to parameter automation from your DAW too. Finally the Kiwi 1.
Kiwitechnics hardware PG replacement ? Well I don't own a Juno 1.
I'll look at this two ways: If I owned a Juno 1. I'd say the extra features offered by the upgrade are extremely compelling and really open up the possibilities for sound design significantly.
If you're a 1. 06 owner and have the funds available I think this is a good investment and if you are based around a computer for your sequencing and recording then the much improved DAW integration and midi- enhancements are a huge plus. For non Juno owners I'd say things get less clear- cut. If you count on 2nd hand value on a tidy 1. US, add the $4. 40 for the upgrade and then pay a good tech for a couple of hours work to fit the upgrade I'd imagine you're getting up into the $1. At this level you're starting to tickle the price band that things like the Prophet 0. However there is the undeniable charm of the vintage synth which many people still find so persuasive and many are discovering anew and we are lucky as electronic musicians these days to be blessed with so many options for creating our music.
If you find yourself with unanswered questions then I'm sure Murray at Kiwitechnics would be happy to answer any questions related to the hardware and Psicraft have a forum at http: //kiwi- 1. Syntegrator, the man behind the editor, has a few videos up on his Youtube channel which give a very thorough window on both the hardware install procedure and the software editor, you can check it out here: https: //www. Syntegrator. Huge thanks to Murray at Kiwitechnics for kindly lending me his demo Juno for the past few months (sorry it took so long Murray, I wasn't dragging my heels so I could keep the Juno longer, honest). If any of you out there in Sonic. State land have Kiwi- fied your 1. Pricing on the upgrade is $3.
US, $2. 5 to Australia. See www. kiwi. 10.