Roland Juno-106

Records it appears on · 8

• Pacific State

  808 State · Quadrastate, 1989

  • Chord pad · InstrumentVerifiedSource of the warm chord that was sampled for the pad, played with its chorus on and the filter closed down so it sounded muted.
• 24K Magic

  Bruno Mars · 24K Magic, 2016

  • Synth brass chords · InstrumentReportedPlayed by Mars on the synth brass chords in the same studio video, according to the writer.
  • Synth arpeggio · InstrumentReportedThe writer thinks the short plucky arpeggio was probably made on a Juno 106 with delay; this is a guess, not a confirmed fact.
• Believe

  Cher · Believe, 1998

  • Piano and pad · InstrumentVerifiedOne of two sounds layered to make the main synth pad of the track.
• Discovery

  Daft Punk · Album, 2001

  • Keyboards · InstrumentInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: A vintage Juno the duo say they use, noting that distortion on it makes it unrecognisable as a Juno.
• Faith

  George Michael · Album, 1987

  • Bass · InstrumentVerifiedUsed for bass and strings sounds on the album.
• Ransom

  Lil Tecca · We Love You Tecca, 2019

  • Juno and Omnisphere parts · InstrumentVerifiedOne of the two main melodic and chordal elements in the beat.
• Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

  Moby · Play, 1999

  • Sub bass · InstrumentReportedPlayed the simple sub bass line that underpins the track.
• The E.N.D.

  The Black Eyed Peas · Album, 2009

  • Synth overdubs (album) · InstrumentVerifiedOne of the keyboards available at the Record Plant for additional synth overdubs on the album (written as Juno 106).

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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