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![]() ![]() Stylistically, its a little basic with a faintly retro feel, but not dissimilar in this respect to the Juno-G. In truth, there are many heavier keyboards that have better action, but thats not really the point of the Di. Its 61 keys are good, although not the most expressive youll fi nd a trade-off to keep the overall weight down. The Juno-Di is very light but feels well-built and would certainly be comfortable to carry in a soft case. Hollin Jones asks if Roland has the solution.KEY FEATURES Synth with over When it comes to busking, keyboard players are often left out in the cold. Roland claims a battery life of up to fi ve hours (using rechargeable AA batteries) and theres a handy battery-condition indicator on the front panel. ![]() Such as onstage its compact size and light weight as well as its feature set become its main strengths. But if a suitable power source is available The idea is that you can busk with it running through an amp without needing a power source. Initially targeted at guitarists and vocalists, the company has now come up with a version of its Juno synth the Juno-Di that can also be powered by batteries. Roland has made inroads into developing amplifi cation that runs off batteries check out its Cube Street and Mobile Cube amps. Hardcore buskers can sometimes be seen using small generators or car batteries for this purpose, but this is above and beyond what most people would want to bother themselves with. ![]() Whereas guitarists and drummers can easily carry and play an acoustic, bongos or a tambourine, theres really no such fl exibility for power-hungry synths or keyboards (and were not counting USB-powered models because who wants to stand on the street powering their keyboard from a laptop?). Web W hen it comes to making music on the move or even busking keyboard players have alwaysīeen pretty much out of luck. ![]()
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