AudioThing JUNE, now JULY, is an authentic emulation of the legendary Roland Juno-60 Synthesizer for macOS, Linux, Windows, and iOS, with extra features.
Last October, AudioThing released the June plugin, an authentic emulation of the Roland Juno-60 that is cross-platform and even runs on iOS.
Update 1.2 is now available, and surprisingly, the plugin is no longer called June but July.
June Becomes JULY
No joke, and it’s not even April Fools’ Day yet, but AudioThing has renamed the JUNE plugin to JULY. Apparently, because JULY is warmer and supposedly better fits the plugin. Update: It looks like Roland contacted Carlo of AudioThing, so he changed the name.
I’m not a fan of name changes, but this sounds too legit. I hope they will not change the name to AUGUST in several months, because August is usually even hotter.
Besides the name change, there are a few other changes. JULY now features a custom color selection, allowing you to customize the UI. Anyone who doesn’t like Juno’s classic red/blue can now change it to green, yellow, or other colors.
Then, they also improved the contrast on the sliders and other GUI elements. On the engine side, they improved the built-in phaser and echo FX processor. Lastly, they fixed a rare issue when loading the standalone or multiple instances in a DAW.
On iOS, AudioThing also added a MIDI learn mode and improved parameter lock behavior.
To celebrate this release, you can buy AudioThing JULY for a special price of 39€ instead of 69€ (40% OFF) for a limited time. Also, the iOS version is on sale for $12,99 instead of $19,99.
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Article from October 10, 2025
The Roland Juno series is one of the most emulated synthesizers in the plugin world. No wonder it’s a super popular synth with a warm, timeless sound that defined 80s pop and electronic music to this day. There are authentic emulations from Arturia, AIR Music Tech, Cherry Audio, even Roland, Softube, TAL, u-he, and others.
With so many 60- or 106-emulation options, it’s fair to ask whether the saturated market needs another one. Not necessarily, but I always say you can do better than the competition. Carlo from AudioThing seems to agree and has released JUNE today.
AudioThing JUNE
The Roland Juno emulation selection expands with another candidate. AudioThing June is a new cross-platform Synthesizer plugin that provides an authentic emulation of the Roland Juno-60 from 1982. Carlo from AudioThing says:
We spent months living with the original, studying every quirk and charm, from the warm, steady DCO to the silky filter and that unmistakable chorus, then modeled its circuits in detail to bring its soul into software.
Do we really need another JUNO? We think the answer is yes, if it’s done with care.
June offers the 1:1 original Juno-60 feature set, recreated using analog modeling. It includes a single DCO with pulse, saw, and square waveforms. You have the obligatory pulse-width modulation (PWM), a sub-oscillator, and noise.
Then, the filter section is also true to the original, with a non-resonant highpass filter, a 24 dB lowpass filter with frequency and resonance controls. In the section, you have direct access to filter modulation, envelope, LFO, keyboard tracking, and added velocity.
On the modulation side, there are some tweaks. Unlike the original Roland Juno-60, AudioThing JUNE offers two modeled ADSR envelopes, giving you more flexibility for oscillator, filter, and amp modulation.
It remains with an LFO but offers additional waveforms compared to the original hardware. You can set it with rate and delay controls, plus select a trigger mode (auto, manual, or modwheel). A VCA also has the envelope or gate function with added velocity.
Magic Chorus & Hypnotic Arpeggiator
Two essential features of the Roland Juno-60 are the lush, magical BBD-based chorus and the hypnotic, straightforward-to-use arpeggiator. Yes, both are also on board in extended versions. The chorus operates like the original hardware, with the I and II buttons.
Switch to the second UI page, and you can dive into the modeled chorus with modes modelled after the Juno-6 and Juno-60. On top of that, you can tweak the rate and noise parameters, giving you greater flexibility than on the 1982 synth.
The arpeggiator that many musicians love is also included here in a modeled version with expanded features. Alongside the original modes and additional ones, the arpeggiator now features selectable velocity, an order feature with chord functionality, and a bar reset.
Also, in the second UI page, you can set the pitch and modwheel behaviors, bring voice variations into play with the age function, and tweak the voices. You can play it in mono with legato option, with up to 24-voice polyphony, or in unison.
Multi-FX
As in all recent AudioThing Synthesizer plugins, JUNE also features a multi-FX processor. It consists of four vintage-inspired effects, including tape echo (based on the Outer Space plugin), spring reverb, overdrive, and phaser.
Further, it ships with various factory presets and a neat patch randomizer function.
First Impression
I can neither confirm nor deny the full authenticity of the JUNE plugin, as I don’t own a hardware Juno synth to compare it to. From the teasers of the last few days and the demo today, I like the output very much, and it gives me Juno vibes.
I like the new features that Audiothing has implemented, especially the second envelope and expanded arpeggiator. Big thumbs up to the plugin’s cross-platform option, so Linux and iOS users can play with it too.
Now the question: is this the last Juno emulation, or is it like a June fever dream that never ends? I suspect this will only be over when every possible developer has emulated a Juno.
AudioThing June is available now for an introductory price of 39€ instead of 69€ (43% OFF). It runs as a VST, VST3, AU, AAX, and CLAP plugin on macOS (native Apple Silicon + Intel), Linux, and Windows.
The iOS version is available now for $12,99 on the Apple App Store and runs as a standalone app and AUv3 plugin on iPhones and iPads.
More information here: AudioThing / App Store
We all waited for this, because the plugin is so rare! There only a few on the market!
You don’t have to buy it. The rest of us appreciate the huge variety of plugins available these days. This one looks really nice; solid UI, quirky effects to add to the vintage flavour.
Ultimately, it’s all about finding a tool that inspires you to make good music.
“I’m not a fan of name changes made out of thin air because, for media outlets, it means the entire article’s SEO is completely thrown off.”
I think your readers are not a fan that you combine all the articles and comments into one.
About the plugin. I’m sticking to TAL-U-NO-LX. Sounds just a bit more like the Juno-60 imo.
I’m happy how I make it. I don’t want to make for every small update a new article, sorry! And it looks like he must changed it because of Roland
I know you’re happy I’m just saying your readers aren’t that’s all. Do with it as you please I just thought I mention it.
you are the first mentioning it so I think it works for most of them. Thanks for your input
I disagree with Champ. I think it’s actually super helpful.
I can’t see why it would ever be a problem.
I like the way articles are updated on this site. It’s helpful when a product goes from pre-announcement, through release and maybe even some major firmware updates.
The only thing I don’t like is that old comments linger on the post, and sometimes they become completely irrelevant after a product is released and has a feature that someone claims it doesn’t have, and so on.
I can’t change that but each comment has a date so it’s pretty easy to check if its older or not.
Yes, I have learned to ignore the old comments on updated posts. It works ok with a little bit of experience.
It’s clearly not an easy read and I don’t know why you keep claiming that it is.
You clearly made a mistake by doing it this way and instead of fixing it you keep claiming it’s better this way.
If you were right more sites would do this but instead none do which should be clear indication you’re wrong. (or at least that’s how the majority of the world looks at it)
Articles combined is one thing. Doable although the long scroll makes it anything but a pleasant experience.
However having comments being mixed like that is a real mess and you can’t convince me that’s not the case.
I’m all for discovering new ways in doing things but this clearly isn’t the right way to do it.
I might be my slightly autistic brain but anyone understands that if you first have to read the date on the comment things are not logical placed.
Gearnews, Amazona… doing the same way so. If you don’t like well there are other websites
but maybe not in the same extend or even without comment option.
Reading a date on the comments before answering should be easy no? Take it or leave.