I have a Roland Juno-G synthesizer, which I've had for a number of yaers now. I
like playing music with it every so often, but in the last few months, I've not
iced its LCD display seems to be starting to fail. I've heard LCD failure is a
common problem with this model synthesizer. I turned on my Juno-G a few months
ago and the LCD was pretty much blank; I tried it again a copule weeks later and
it was fine, so it seems it might be an intermittent issue for now (though I su
spect its LCD will probably fully fail at some point).
I've contacted a couple of repair shops, including an authorized Roland repair s
hop in my area, who have said replacements are hard to come by (as it's an old s
ynthesizer now), and it seems there may be little chance of being able to get it
repaired.
The LCD is an important component on this synthesizer, since it provides informa
tion on what sound you're playing, what mode you're in, etc.. It seems my best
option might be to buy a new synthesizer. :/ I also have one of Roland's SRX-0
7 sound expansion boards in it, so I'd hope to find something with a similar sou
nd set and capabilities.
I'm curious if anyone has experience with Roland synths? I've heard the Roland
Juno DS has similar sounds, and Roland now offers SRX sound downloads from their
web site. Also it looks like the Juno DS is at about the same price point as t
he Juno-G was, so perhaps it's aimed at the same target market.
Nightfox
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