Behringer JN-80 Synthesizer Offers ‘Supercharged’ Take On Roland Juno-60
Today, Behringer has shared their official intro for the JN-80 – their ‘supercharged’ take on the Roland Juno-60. It’s now available to pre-order at some retailers.
The Behringer JN-80 copies the look and architecture of the Juno-60, but offers 8-voice polyphony, vs the original’s 6-voice polyphony. It also reduces the size of the synth to fit into the Deepmind 12 form-factor and uses a 4-octave keyboard, instead of the 5-octave keyboard of the original.
Notably, the JN-80 offers a keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch, extending the performance options of the synth beyond the original.
Features:
- Analog polyphonic synthesizer based on Roland Juno 60
- Analog signal path based on DCO, 3109 VCF and 662 VCA designs
- 8 polyphonic voices with discrete oscillators featuring saw, square and pulse width waveforms
- 24 dB lowpass filter based on discrete 3109 circuitry with resonance and positive/negative envelope control
- Unison, double or poly modes
- Multi-stage BBD chorus
- 49 semi-weighted full-size keys featuring poly aftertouch and velocity sensitivity
- Sub-oscillator with one octave down
- Global noise generator
- Arpeggiator with manual and external tempo control plus up, down and up-down modes
- LFO to control pulse width modulation, pitch and filter cutoff
- LCD display with encoder for rapid menu parameter editing
- Assignable preset recall switches for program selection
- 256 user program memories with “compare and match” feature to quickly match all analog controls to values stored in program
- Polyphonic portamento
- Spring-loaded pitch and modulation wheels
- CV/pedal inputs for connection to expression pedals and footswitches
- MIDI implementation (including NRPN/CC control of all parameters and bulk load/save)
The Behringer JN-80 is available to pre-order, priced at $569 USD outside the US. Behringer doesn’t list a US price, but expect it to be around 30% higher, because of the current tariffs.
