Few synthesizers have blazed trails like Roland’s Juno duo of the 1980s. Powered by the same conceptual architecture, the 60 and the 106 synth engines delivered instantly recognizable polyphonic sound. The Juno’s sempiternal sonics have long awaited a worthy heir, and the Juno-X has arrived to pick up the mantle. This wouldn’t be a proper continuation of the Juno lineage if it didn’t have its own evolution of its predecessors’ engines. Sweetwater’s premiere synthesists are elated to report that the ZEN-core more than delivers, donning an enhanced version of Roland’s trademark Super Saw waveform that is paired with an equally worthy Chorus III mode. The Juno-X sits in the pantheon of iconic time-bending synths, effortlessly oscillating between past and future, gracing us with its presence in the present — and we’ve barely scratched the surface.