Roland cuts JUNO-60 and JUNO-106 plugin prices, Sonarworks and Steinberg too

Roland is making a blunt case for software as the smarter Juno purchase: JUNO-60 V2 and JUNO-106 are both marked down 55%, and the pitch is aimed straight at anyone who knows how scarce, expensive and temperamental the original hardware can be. The JUNO-60 landed in 1982, the JUNO-106 followed in 1984, and Roland is selling the plugins as a practical way to get that lineage without hunting for aging boards that need frequent tune-ups.

The JUNO-60 plug-in leans hardest into the nostalgia argument. Roland says it uses ACB, short for Analog Circuit Behavior, rather than samples or preset lookup tables, and calls it the only authentic software resource for the instrument’s sound. It includes the classic JUNO chorus, a switchable JUNO-60 and JUNO-106 filter voicing, and up to eight-voice polyphony. Roland also sells it through Roland Cloud Pro and Ultimate memberships, with a Lifetime Key option for people who want to own the instrument outright instead of renting access to it.

The JUNO-106 software instrument is pitched the same way, but with a more explicit restoration-style backstory. Roland says it modeled original hardware units, circuit diagrams and other historical data, which is the kind of wording that matters to players who care about whether a plugin is imitating the panel or actually chasing the circuit. Roland also ties the Juno sound to synth-pop, new wave and synthwave, which is fair shorthand for the range of records that made this family feel bigger than one keyboard. If you already own a FANTOM EX, Roland separately offers a JUNO-106 ACB Expansion there too.

The Juno discounts sit alongside two other useful studio buys. Sonarworks has SoundID Reference for Speakers & Headphones at 29% off during its Summer Sale 2026, which runs from June 8 to June 23, 2026. Sonarworks says the standalone app and DAW plugin is trusted by more than 200,000 studios globally, and that makes it the least glamorous deal here but maybe the one most likely to improve what you actually hear while dialing in vintage patches. Steinberg’s WaveLab Pro 13 is also 12% off, and its real-time effects, offline processors and full spectral editor make it the most obvious pick for finishing, archiving or cleaning up synth work.

For anyone deciding between a collector-grade Juno, a restoration project or a software stand-in, this is the kind of sale that clarifies the choice. If the goal is the sound, Roland’s ACB versions are suddenly a lot easier to justify than a fragile original sitting on the bench.