You can find Alpha Juno synths at good prices if you look carefully. They are quite surprising once you get past the pre-sets. I have an Alpha Juno 1, and I use it with a VST editor inside my DAW.

 

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I feel the same was about the TX81Z and Nord Lead 1. Best bargains out there IMO. I use Edisyn to edit the TX81Z.

Juno 1 is good but the Juno 2 is slightly better build quality. I know M83 used them alot.

 

I use mine as a sound module and I play it with a controller keyboard, and as mentioned above all the programming is done inside the DAW. Regarding the actual hardware, the Juno 2 has aftertouch.

 

had one in the past and loved it.

 

You can't do classic gabber without an Alpha Juno

 

Me too. I've even built a memory expansion with static S-RAM chips.
It was a nice compact synth (even beyond the hoover sound ) but nothing a Nord Lead (3) or blofeld couldn't do.

 

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Maybe interesting



Steinberg / Mortifer Instruments XTC - Alpha Juno Emulation

Incl. sysex import. Full info: https://www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/xtc/

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