Roland Boutique JU-06A Synthesizer Module User Manual

Ju-06a, Introduction, Panel descriptions

Introduction

The JU-06A is a sound module that can be used in conjunction with the K-25m keyboard unit (sold
separately). The sound can be heard through the built-in speakers.

* The JU-06A can operate on batteries or on USB bus power. If you are using batteries, insert four AA

batteries, making sure that the batteries are oriented correctly.

* When turning the unit over, be careful so as to protect the buttons and knobs from damage. Also,

handle the unit carefully; do not drop it.

* When the batteries run low, the display indicates “

bLo

.” Please install fresh batteries.

Using the JU-06A in conjunction with the DK-01 Boutique Dock

(sold separately)

For installation / removal / angle adjustment, refer to the DK-01’s Owner’s Manual.

Using the JU-06A with the K-25m keyboard unit

(sold separately)

For installation / removal / angle adjustment,, refer to the K-25m’s Owner’s

Manual.

Playing the JU-06A via MIDI or USB

You can also play the JU-06A via MIDI or USB. For details, refer to

“Rear Panel (Connecting Your

Equipment).”

Panel Descriptions

Top Panel

KEYBOARD

Controller

Explanation

[HOLD] button

If you press this button to make it light, the sound of the key you played most
recently continues to be heard even after you release your hand. If you play a
different key while hold is applied, the sound also changes.

[CHORD] button

Turns chord memory on.

[NOTE] button

If you press this button to make it light, the

step buttons can be used as a

keyboard. For details, refer to “Using the Buttons as a Keyboard (NOTE)”.

ARPEGGIO

Controller

Explanation

[ON/OFF] button

Turns the arpeggio on/off.

[MODE] switch

Selects the arpeggio mode.
UP (upward), U&D (upward and downward), DOWN (downward)

[RANGE] switch

Selects the range in which the arpeggio plays.
1–3 octaves

[RATE] knob

Specifies the note length for each step of the arpeggio.

(quarter note),

(quarter note triplet),

(8th note),

(8th note triplet),

(16th note),

16t

(16th note triplet),

(32nd note),

32t

(32nd note

triplet),

(64th note),

64t

(64th note triplet)

LFO

Here you can create cyclic change (modulation) in the sound.

Controller

Explanation

[RATE] slider

Specifies the LFO’s modulation speed.

[DELAY TIME] slider

Specifies the time from when the tone sounds until the LFO reaches its
maximum amplitude.

DCO

Here you can select the waveform that determines the character of the sound, and specify its pitch.

Controller

Explanation

RANGE [16] [8] [4]
‘buttons

Specifies the octave of the oscillator.

[LFO] slider

Allows the

LFO

to modulate the pitch, producing a vibrato effect.

Controller

Explanation

[PWM] slider

When the [LFO/MAN/ENV] switch is “MAN” (MANUAL)

Adjusts the value of the pulse width.

When the [LFO/MAN/ENV] switch is “LFO”

Adjusts the depth of modulation produced by the LFO.

When the [LFO/MAN/ENV] switch is “ENV”

Adjusts the depth of modulation produced by the ENV.

What is “Pulse Width”?

Pulse width is the amount of the upper portion of the pulse wave, expressed as
a percentage of the overall wavelength. If the upper and lower widths are not
the same, the waveform is called an asymmetric pulse wave.

[LFO/MAN/ENV]
switch

Selects whether the pulse width value is the fixed value specified by the [PWM]
slider (MAN), is modulated by the

LFO

(LFO), or is modulated by the

ENV

(envelope).

[ ] button
[ ] button

Selects the waveform that is the basis of the sound.

(Square wave/Asymmetrical pulse wave), (Sawtooth wave)

[SUB] button

Turns the sub-oscillator on/off.

[SUB] slider

Adjusts the volume of the sub oscillator.

[NOISE] slider

Adjusts the volume of the noise.

HPF

This is a high-pass filter that passes the high frequencies and cuts the low frequencies.

Controller

Explanation

[FREQ] slider

Specifies the cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter. Frequency components
below the cutoff frequency are cut.

VCF

This is a low-pass filter that passes the low frequencies and cuts the high frequencies.

Controller

Explanation

[FREQ] slider

Specifies the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter. Frequency components
above the cutoff frequency are cut, making the sound mellower.

[RES] slider

Resonance boosts the sound in the region of the filter's cutoff frequency.
Higher settings produce stronger emphasis, creating a distinctively “synthesizer-
like” sound.

[

] switch

Selects the polarity (direction) of the envelope.

[ENV] slider

Adjusts the depth by which the

ENV

(envelope) controls the cutoff

frequency.

[LFO] slider

Uses the

LFO

to vary the cutoff frequency.

[KYBD] slider

Adjusts the way in which the pitch of the note affects the cutoff frequency (key
follow) when using the keyboard to control cutoff frequency. If this slider is
moved upward, the cutoff frequency rises as you play higher notes.

VCA

Here you can adjust the amount of time-varying change (envelope) for the volume.

Controller

Explanation

[

] switch

Selects whether the volume is controlled by

ENV

(envelope) ( ) or by the

gate signal ( ).

[LEVEL] slider

Adjusts the volume of the patch.

ENV

Here you can create time-varying change (envelope).

Controller

Explanation

[A] slider

Attack time

[D] slider

Decay time

[S] slider

Sustain level

[R] slider

Release time

SEQUENCER

Controller

Explanation

[START] button

Makes the sequencer play (lit) or stop (unlit).

[EDIT] button

Lets you edit the step sequencer.

[NOTE/GATE] switch

Switches the target of editing (note number or gate time).

[VALUE] knob

Use this to edit values.

Common section

Here you can switch the sound (patch/bank).

Controller

Explanation

Display

Shows the bank number and patch number.
During patch editing, a decimal point “

” is shown at the right of the patch

number.
If the SEQUENCER [EDIT] button is lit, this shows the tempo or the sequencer
value that you’re editing.

Controller

Explanation

BANK [1 (5)]–[4 (8)]
buttons

PATCH [1]–[8]
buttons

What is “Patch/Bank”?

Here you can save or recall 64 sounds taken from the JUNO-60 (8 patches × 8
banks) and another 64 sounds taken from the JUNO-106.

To switch the bank/patch

Press the BANK [1 (5)]–[4 (8)] buttons to switch the bank.

Each time you press the same bank button, you alternate between banks
1–4 and 5–8.
To select banks 5–8, you can also hold down the bank (5–8) that you want
to select and then press another bank button to select it.

Press the PATCH [1]–[8] buttons to switch the patch.

To store the patch

* When you edit a patch, a dot appears in the display.

1-1.

Press the save-destination BANK [1 (5)]–[4 (8)] button.

Long-press the save-destination PATCH [1]–[8] button.

[CHORUS ] button
[CHORUS ] button

Turns the chorus effect- / On/Off.

[DELAY] button

Turns the delay effect On/Off.

[MANUAL] button

Causes sound to be produced according to the current settings of the sliders.

[60/106] switch

Switches between JUNO-60 sounds and JUNO-106 sounds.

EXT CLK IN jack

Inputs a clock signal from an external device.
You can make the sequencer’s steps advance in synchronization with the clock
(pulse) that is input.

Rear Panel

(Connecting Your Equipment)

* To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn off all the

units before making any connections.

A B

Micro USB (

) port

Use a commercially available USB 2.0 cable (A-micro B) to connect
this port to your computer. It can be used to transfer USB MIDI and
USB audio data.

You must install the USB driver when connecting the JU-06A to your computer.

Download the USB

driver from the Roland website. For details, refer to Readme.htm which is included in the download.

https://www.roland.com/support/

[VOLUME] knob

Adjusts the tone.

PHONES jack

Connect headphones (sold separately) here.

OUTPUT jack

Connect this jack to your amp or monitor speakers.

MIX IN jack

This is the audio input jack. Sound from the connected device is
output from the OUTPUT jack and PHONES jack.

MIDI port

You can play the JU-06A by connecting a MIDI device via a
commercially available MIDI cable.

[POWER] switch

This turns the power on/off.

Turning the JU-06A On

* Before turning the unit on/off, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the volume

turned down, you might hear some sound when switching the unit on/off. However, this is normal
and does not indicate a malfunction.

* When handling the sound module while adjusting its angle or during installation, please be careful

not to get your fingers pinched between the movable part and the unit. In places where small
children are present, make sure that an adult provides supervision and guidance.

* Do not use a micro USB cable that is designed only for charging a device. Charge-only cables cannot

transmit data.

Using the Buttons as a Keyboard

(NOTE)

You can perform by using step buttons [1]–[16] as a one-octave keyboard.

Press the KEYBOARD [NOTE] button to make it light.

Step buttons [1]–[12] are lit.

Perform by pressing step buttons [1]–[12].

You can use step buttons [13] and [14] to shift the keyboard’s pitch range in one-octave units.
You can use step buttons [15] and [16] to switch between solo/unison/poly modes.

Mode

Explanation

SOLO

Plays monophonically.

UNISON

Plays all sounds in unison.

POLY

Plays polyphonically.

Using the Arpeggiator

Press the ARPEGGIO [ON/OFF] button to make it light.

Use the [MODE] switch to select the arpeggio mode.

UP (upward), U&D (upward & downward), DOWN (downward)

Use the [RANGE] switch to specify the range (1–3 octaves) in which the arpeggio plays

Use the [RATE] knob to specify the length of the notes.

Hold down multiple keys simultaneously.

You can perform while using this function together with chord memory and the [HOLD] button.
You can also use the step buttons to play the keyboard. For details, refer to “Using the Buttons as a
Keyboard (NOTE)”.

Chord Memory

Here’s how to play chords that are assigned to step buttons [1]–[16].

Press the [CHORD] button to make it light.

Play a key.

You can use the [HOLD] button to make the sound continue.
You can also use the step buttons as a keyboard. For details, refer to “Using the Buttons as a
Keyboard (NOTE)”.

Selecting a Chord Memory

Press the [NOTE] button to make it go dark.

Hold down the [CHORD] button and press a step button [1](

)–[16](

c16

* You can also make a selection by holding down the [CHORD] button and turning the [VALUE] knob.

Editing a Chord Memory

Select the chord memory (

–

c16

) that you want to edit.

Press the [NOTE] button to make it light.

Hold down the [CHORD] button and press the [1]–[14] buttons as desired.

Use these buttons to edit the settings of the selected chord memory.

Button

Explanation

[1]–[12]

Specify the notes of the chord (C–B)

[13], [14]

Change the octave

You can also edit the chord memory by holding down the [CHORD] button and pressing keys on the
K-25m.

Using Step Sequencer Mode

What is a step sequencer?

The step sequencer lets you input a note at each of up to 16 steps, and play back the notes as a loop.
change the number of steps between 1 and 16. Up to 16 patterns can be stored.

Step button [1]–[16]

In step sequencer mode, the [1]–[16] buttons are called

“step buttons.”

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Selecting/Playing Patterns

Hold down the [START] button and press a [1]–[16] button to select a pattern.

The display shows the pattern number.

* You can also select a pattern by holding down the [START] button and turning the [VALUE] knob.

Press the [ START] button to play the pattern.

Each time you press the button, the pattern plays or stops. You can also select the next pattern while
a pattern is playing. When the current pattern finishes playing, the next pattern starts playing.

Changing the Tempo

Press the SEQUENCER [EDIT] button to make it light.

The display indicates the tempo.

Use the [VALUE] knob to change the tempo.

JU-06A

MIDI keyboard

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

English

Owner’s Manual

SOUND MODULE

JU-06A

Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY”). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for

immediate reference.