Right off the back of January’s NAMM show, Behringer has officially launched the JN-80, its recreation of the Roland Juno-60.
Behringer claims this new launch is faithful to its original inspiration, with a “meticulously engineered” signal path built around genuine DCOs, a 24 dB low-pass VCF based on the original 3109 chip, and classic VCA architecture.
The Roland Juno-60 was first launched in 1982, with production ending 1984. It followed on from the Juno-6, and can be heard on classic ‘80s records, including Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams and across the catalogues of Wham and Enya. It was even well-loved by house music pioneer Larry Heard, Daft Punk, and Liam Howlett of The Prodigy.
What are the key features of the JN-80?
Behringer’s JN-80 is a fully analogue synth,…