Designed from the ground up for live performers, Roland JUNO-STAGE is a new breed of synthesizer that every gigging keyboardist will love.

Available form August 2008. Available form August 2008.

Carefully crafted for the stage, JUNO-STAGE?s factory patch set covers a wide range of essential sounds, including the flagship 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano. Every JUNO-STAGE can also be expanded and customized via two Roland SRX Wave Expansion Boards (sold separately).

Onstage, you need quick and effortless access to your patches. JUNO-STAGE is equipped with FAVORITE buttons for instant access to banks of your most-needed sounds. Best of all, you can also recall your patches via a dual footswitch (optional) connected to a dedicated Patch Select jack, so you never have to take your hands off the keyboard.

Roland optimized JUNO-STAGE?s controllers for live performance, featuring easy-to-grab knobs for instant Master EQ and Reverb control. Located above the pitch bender, two assignable switches can be used for rotary organ effects, portamento on/off, and more.

JUNO-STAGE is equipped with a USB port and Song Player function that enables direct playback and control of backing tracks from a USB key. You can play MP3, WAV, AIFF, and SMF files, and even use the Center Cancel feature to minimize pre-recorded vocals of audio data for karaoke-style performance. Creating and editing audio Playlists is simple with the supplied Playlist Editor software for PC; the playlist can be viewed on JUNO-STAGE's display.

The fast and friendly MIDI Controller mode, complete with dedicated buttons, transforms JUNO-STAGE into a MIDI master keyboard. In this mode, JUNO-STAGE allows program and control changes to be sent with a single touch. For computer-based track making. Cakewalk's SONAR LE software for PC is bundled.

Stage-Friendly Bonus Features JUNO-STAGE is packed with great features for live performance, such as an XLR mic input with phantom power (ideal vocal sing-along performance or driving the built-in vocoder), Click Output (for sending an audible click track to bandmates onstage), and an external input for a portable audio player.

Roland JUNO STAGE main features include:

High-quality, versatile sound set, including 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano plus dual SRX expansion bay
Newly developed 76-note keyboard with first-class touch and response
Live-performance features such as an extra-large LCD, dedicated Reverb and Master EQ knobs, Click Output for drummers, and hands-free patch-select footswitches
USB port enables accompaniment-track playback (MP3, WAV, AIFF, SMF) directly from USB key
Phantom powered mic input plus reverb, great for playing and singing along
MIDI Controller mode transforms JUNO-STAGE into a MIDI master keyboard with a single touch
Keyboard: 76 keys (with velocity)
Maximum Polyphony: 128 voices
16 parts
Wave Memory: 128MB (16-bit linear equivalent)
Patches: 1027 + 256 (GM2), Rhythm Sets: 32 + 9 (GM2), Performances: 64
User Memory Patches: 256, Rhythm Sets: 32, Performances: 64
Effects: MFX: 3 systems, 79 types, Chorus: 3 types, Reverb: 5 types, Mic Input, Reverb: 8 types
File Format SMF: format-0/1, Audio File: WAV/AIFF/MP3
Arpeggiator Preset: 128, User: 128
Rhythm Pattern Preset: 256 (26 groups), User: 256 (32 groups)
Chord Memory Preset: 64, User: 64
Controllers D BEAM Controller, Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever, S1/S2 Switches, Sound Modify Knob x 7
Display 240 x 64 dots graphic LCD (with backlit)
Expansion Slots SRX expansion board: 2 slot
External Storage Device
USB MEMORY (supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Flash Memory)
Accessories: Owner's Manual, CD-ROM x 2 (Editor/Librarian/USB MIDI driver, SONAR LE), Music Player Pad, Music Player Cable, USB Memory Protector, AC Adaptor
Dimensions: Width 1,251 mm 49-1/4 inches, Depth 344 mm, 13-9/16 inches, Height 112 mm, 4-7/16 inches
Weight 9.8 kg, 21 lbs. 10 oz.