Samples From Mars have released Junos From Mars, available at the intro price of $19.00, increasing to $39.00 after the promotion.
The Juno series was an affordable line of synths created in 1982 as an alternative to the popular but expensive Jupiter 8. Sporting the same filter as the Jupiter, but with a simpler approach to synthesis, the Juno 6, 60 and 106 quickly became ubiquitous in 80’s music – across all genres – and are still widely used and sough after today.
Loved by both newbies and pros alike, the Juno is, simply put, what a synthesizer is supposed to sound like. And since it was my first vintage synth Samples From Mars ever purchased and has been on about 50% of all of the music they’ve made, they thought it was about time we put our stamp on this classic! Samples From Mars sampled their 106 and 60, capturing extensively multi-sampled synth patches, chords, FX and even Juno drums, sculpted from scratch on each synth.
First released in 1982, the Juno 60 was comprised of digitally controlled oscillators shaped by analog filters and envelopes. It sported a simple, yet effective arpeggiator and one of our favorite choruses of all time.
Released in 1984, the 106 was quite similar under the hood, but curiously has a very different sound, which is why we’ve sampled both. It lost the arpeggiator and added portamento, MIDI, and more patch storage, and most notably, switched to a software envelope (which we love). Thankfully, it kept that beautiful chorus!
So what exactly is the difference in sound? The sound of the 60 is thick, creamy and big – almost like a scaled-down Jupiter 4, while the 106 is snappier, more plastic sounding, and capable of more modern basses, closer to a polyphonic SH-101. While most people prefer analog envelopes, Samples From Mars find the digital envelope on the 106 makes for more exact attack times, and thus a much more modern sound for bass. Do Samples From Mars have a favorite? Nope! They compliment each other beautifully. And they aren’t hard on the eyes, either.
The resulting 32 multi-sampled synth patches, Juno drums, chord hits and sound FX are instantly nostalgic, and sit in a mix as effortlessly as the Junos themselves. You’ll get vintage sub bass, ethereal chorus pads, plucky leads primed for arpeggiators, classic epiano and wurli keys, warm and wobbly strings, slowly evolving pulse width modulations, quirky sound FX like “Wind” and “Ocean”, house and jazz chord stabs, and 100% bespoke analog synth drum hits. The following is made entirely from the Juno patches, even the drums.
What’s included:
- 35 Juno instruments formatted for various DAWs and samplers
- 32x Multi-sampled synth instruments and 3x one-shots instruments of chord stabs, FX and drums
- 3307 total WAV samples at 24 bit 44.1k
- Keys, bass, leads, pads, chords, FX and drums
- Smooth Subs, Punchy Leads, Etherial Pads, Classic Chorus, Chords and Stabs
- Sourced from clean and serviced Juno 60 and 106s
- Samples range from clean, to 1/4″ Tape and Tube saturation (Summit 200B, REDDI, Culture Vulture)
- Drum one shots processed through Overstayer NT-02 and API 2500
- Recorded through an Apogee Symphony MKII and API 1608 Console
- 100% Hardware processing
- 3.15 GB Unzipped
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