Sound creation
When creating sounds for the first time, a good approach is to attempt to recreate the sound instruments you are already familar with. Provided you understand the controls on your JUNO-6, you should be able to follow along with these steps and not be confused.
As a functional example, here's some steps on how to create a simple bass patch:
- Set your filter completely open and Resonance and HPF all the way down.
- Select SAW as your only active waveform.
- Your VCA switch should be set to GATE.
- Set your Octave switch on the Performance controls to "low"
- Try to play on the keyboard, and Slowly close your filter to taste.
You already have a patch that sounds great.
Lets Now create a lead sound using square waves and PWM:
- Set your filter completely open and Resonance and HPF all the way down.
- Select SQUARE and SUB OSC as your only active waveforms.
- Move the PWM source selector to LFO and place PWM slider about halfway.
- Adjust LFO speed to whatever value you deam appropriate.
- Set your Octave switch on the Performance controls to its middle position.
- Your VCA switch should be set to ENV.
- Experiment with the ADSR controls so your sound pumps in and doesn't take a terribly long amount of time to fade out.
- If you want, experient with adding some ENV mod to your VCF using it's slider.
Does your patch sound familar?
Now go out there and make your own dang sounds!