The history of the Roland Alpha Juno, rave hoover sound and techno stabs.

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"The Roland Alpha Juno is the last analog Juno that Roland released. After its launch in 1985 it didn't really make a big impact but it ended up to be a true techno and rave classic.
Especially patch M-86: "What the" made the Alpha Juno really famous in the early 90s.

In the video I'll take a look at the history and sound of this classic programmable polyphonic synthesizer by Roland.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:02 The Juno family history
2:59 The Alpha Juno basics
5:19 Programming the 'Hoover'
6:46 One finger techno chords
8:44 The rise of the Alpha Juno
9:23 What the ?
10:50 Is the Alpha Juno still worth it in 2021 ?"