AIR Music Technology has announced the release of a meticulous recreation of a revered synth, first released in 1982. The new Jura synthesizer takes a new approach and offers both a faithful emulation and a modern take on the Juno-60 synth from Roland.
In 1982 something magical happened in the world of synths, a Japanese legend was born. It was one of the synths that defined the sound of the 1980s and was used on countless hits by artists such as The Eurythmics, Cyndi Lauper, and Aha. Now it’s loved more than ever and used on hits by acts like Charlie Puth, Tame Impala, and the Weeknd.
Now AIR Music bring you something very special, the authentic sound of that 80s synth, meticulously recreated. But that’s just the start, they wanted to build on the legend and make it fit for modern music production workflows.So for those with qualified AKAI MPC/FORCE standalone versions, you get complete touch control of every parameter. You can really get your hands on this vintage classic and craft your future hits.
Jura features
- Switchable between Classic / Expanded controls.
- Oscillator section with pulse, saw, sub and noise waveforms.
- Create classic pulse width modulation sounds using manual control, LFO or one of two envelope modulation sources.
- Filter section including VCF section with cutoff, resonance, saturation and drive.
- Filter modulation via invertible envelope, LFO, keyboard and velocity tracking.
- High Pass Filter (HPF) filter control.
- VCA section with gate / envelope modes, plus velocity tracking.
- 2 ADSR envelopes.
- BPM syncable LFO including 8 shapes including 2 random generators as well as Speed, delay and ramp controls, re-sync and manually triggerable via LFO trigger button.
- Classic Juno Chorus section, 3 modes with mix control.
- Comprehensive Delay, Reverb and 3-band EQ section.
- Analog character knob.
- Detune-able unison and editable chord modes.
- Modulation wheel and pitch-bend controls.
- Glide controls.
- Arpeggiator.
Available for Windows and Mac (VST/VST3, AU and AAX), Jura is on sale at Plugin Boutique for the intro price of $74.99 USD until June 13th, 2023 (regular $149.99 USD).
More information: AIR Music Technology