[sdiy] juno 6 MIDI

[Sean Ellis]

I recently picked up a Juno 6 for very cheap (off my boss!) and have looked
at MIDIing it. Can anyone tell me if this retrofit for a Korg Poly6 will
work:
http://www.angelfire.com/geek/srlabs/p6retro2.html
The connectors are exactly the same in the Juno and the surrounding
circuitry is similar on both. I've built the circuit and tested in the Juno
but got nothing, not a surprise since I think my only 74148 is dodgy
(another is on the way). I also added the DINer PIC from this site to sync
the arpeggiator to the MIDI clock, that works great :) Any help with this
would be much appreciated, it certainly is cheaper than the other methods.

Regards,
Sean

----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh at iquest.net>
To: <alex at badsneakers.com>; <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] juno 6 dcb


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex <alex at badsneakers.com>
>  >The Juno-6 has an internal DCB connector. You should be able to route a
> cable from the connector to a Kenton Pro-DCB with minimal mods to
theJuno-6.
> Unfortunately, I sold my Juno-6 about two years ago so I cannot verify
this.
>
> Anybody know how I can take this futher, or where to look?
> Thanks, Alex
> -------
> Larry Hendry writes:
> Alex, I own a Juno 60, a Kenton pro-2000, and the Roland MIDI to DCB
> converter model MD-8.  I can shed a little light on this for you.
>
> 1 - It is true, the Kenton pro-2000 can do DCB.  However, you must order
it
> as an option as it does not come standard in the pro-2000.  I don't know
the
> cost of the option.  But, the Kenton pro-2000 is fairly expensive itself
> (over $400).  If you don't need it's other features (control voltage),
that
> is pretty expensive.
>
> 2 - The DCB on the Juno 60 supports nothing but note on and note off (and
> maybe sustain I think).  Even the patch change that is supported in DCB
for
> the Jupiter 8 is not implemented in the Juno 60.  So, any converter that
> simply connects to the DCB port is going to give you VERY limited
> capability.
>
> 3 - MD-8s are rather difficult to find.   But, I would look for one at a
> reasonable price as your easiest solution.
>
> 4 - I don't know anything about the MIDI retrofit.  That might be a better
> way to go if you get more control.  It certainly cannot be less than the
DCB
> option. :)
>
> 5 - The Juno 60 note on /off receive in OMNI ON.  So, you cannot select a
> receive channel.  You need some kind of MIDI filter to channelize it. I
use
> the MIDI Solutions box.  It is a million times better than the Anatek
pocket
> filter.  That feature might be built into the Kenton DCB add on for the
> pro-2000.  I don't know since my pro-2000 is not so equipped.
>
> AND, finally, I am just seeing that you said 6 not 60 (Geesh).  I don't
> think the 6 has a DCB port.  Someone correct me if I am wrong.
>
> I hope this information is useful.  E-mail if I can help with other
> questions.
> Larry Hendry
>
> .
>