as a standalone workstation - G or Gi ?

[delirium]

which one would you chose to have mobile standalone workstation out o these two?
I see some differences in numbers of tracks etc.

[dbijoux]

... not a workstation.

Delirium, you should know better. ;-)

[delirium]

>>Delirium, you should know better. ;-)

both can work as workstation :)

[wladymeer]

Juno Gi seems to be more versatile.

[dbijoux]

Versatile as what?

I don't like to point it out, since it's not a workstation(repeat after me), but there is no sampler/sequencer in the Gi. These seem to me pretty essential to be "standalone". Maybe you actually meant, standalone workstation with computer by its side?

[delirium]

I don't like to point it out, since it's not a workstation(repeat after me), but there is no sampler/sequencer in the Gi.

"workstation" is whatever you turn into station to work for you...

from roland site Gi has full-featured eight-track digital recorder onboard with Guitar/Mic/Line inputs plus V-Track: 64. On the other hand G has MIDI tracks: 16 and Audio tracks: 4 stereo tracks so to me both can work as a recording workstation. Gi more conservative/analog way and G midi/audio way.

[dbijoux]

Well... noone can say you don't have an imagination. ;)

Keeping this in context, it's not a workstation(see "the Workstation is Dead" thread).

I think you get the picture tho. I'd only add that the Gi is focused more on live performance than the studio.

[DJ RAZZ]

The Gi sounds great where the G did not. I have owned a G and now have Gi. Get a good PC with a full version of Sonar X1 and you will be ready to compose. Now the Gi's drum machine and pres are pretty poor for anything beyond a demo or sketch pad so get one of those new Roland pres as well, oh and use Sonar's drums in your mix. You will be on your way.

[Mystic38]

At the risk of 'shock horror" personally if i did not have the G i would go for the Roland GW-8 if i now wanted a budget workstation.. you get the arranger and a 16 track sequencer.. a great combo.

and @ delirium, while you can define a workstation as what works for you, the Gi is advertised by Roland itself as a portable synthesizer with digital recorder..not a workstation :)

[tompabes]

Juno Gi seems to be more versatile.

Depends on what you have to do with it. For example, I really need the sampling features and sample pads of the Juno-G, otherwise I'd have to add a notebook to my setup just to trigger samples. I also need the 16 parts performance mode, otherwise I'd have to go on some gigs with three keyboards, while thanks to the powerful performance mode of the G I can get away with only 2 keyboards. I also need the Live Settings mode, otherwise I would not be able to select sounds as quickly as I need. If you play live, I'd definitely say that the G is more versatile.
Btw, of course acoustic sounds are better on the Gi, but as a synth the G can do really good. Let's say that if it doesn't sound good it is because you need to spend more time on sound design. And you don't need a pc to edit sounds because you have full editing on board. It's really a pity that Roland didn't develop the G, especially if you consider the new Yamaha MOX6 (which lacks many features that the G had) Roland is the only one that chose to drop workstations in the $1000 range, and I don't really agree with those who say that workstations are dead.
Just look at Korg: they have both the M50 (entry level workstation) and the PS60 (entry level synth).