Jura

User Guide
English

Manual Version 1.0

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the AIR Jura plugin instrument. Jura is a faithful recreation of the classic 1980s Juno
synthesizers, with both classic and expanded control layouts. Jura includes adjustable oscillator, filter, amplitude,
and envelope sections, as well as delay, reverb, and EQ effects to compliment the classic chorus effect that helps
give this synthesizer its signature sound. Jura also features performance controls like an arpeggiator, modulation
and pitch bend wheels, glide control, and detune-able unison and editable chord voicing modes.
This user guide explains how to use your plugin instrument. For more information on using other parts of the MPC
software or hardware, please consult the respective MPC Software User Guide and MPC hardware User Guide.

System Requirements & Product Support

For complete system requirements and compatibility information, visit airmusictech.com.

For technical support, visit support.airmusictech.com.

Installation

1. Double-click the .exe (Windows) or .pkg (macOS) file you downloaded. Follow the on-screen instructions to
install the software.
2. Open the plugin application.
3. Click Sign In to sign into your inMusic Brands Profile using your Internet browser. If you do not have an inMusic
Brands Profile yet, you will be prompted to create one.
4. Once you have signed in, click Activate in the plugin window to enter your serial key to unlock the plugin. You
can unlock each plugin on up to three devices at a time.
5. If you do not have a serial key, you can click Try Unlicensed to explore the plugin with intermittent audio alerts.
You can also click 10-Day Trial to initiate a free, fully featured trial of the plugin for 10 days.
If you would like to purchase a serial key, click the link to purchase a license at profile.inmusicbrands.com.

To install the plugin content on your standalone MPC device, copy the Synths directory you downloaded into
the top-level (not in any folder) of a SD card or USB drive. You do not need to copy any of the other files. Then,
insert the drive into your device.
Note: For maximum convenience, we recommend you install a SATA drive in the drive bay of your standalone MPC
and then copy the Synths folder onto this drive. MPC One does not have a SATA drive bay; for MPC One we
recommend you install the folder onto a SD card.

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Operation
Overview

Click part of the pictures below to jump directly to a section.

Modern UI

Setup
Section

Synth
Controls

Vintage UI: Click the Layout button in the upper right corner to enable the minimized Vintage layout. This can also
be enabled in the Vintage Settings menu.

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Setup Section

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1. Keyboard: Click this icon to enable or disable the virtual keyboard. When enabled, you can click these keys to
input notes, or view notes being played on an external MIDI device.

2. Tempo: Displays the current plugin tempo. To change the tempo:

• Click the number and use your keyboard to input a new value.
• Click and drag the tempo value up or down using your cursor.
• Click the Tap button at regular intervals.

3. Settings: Click this icon to open the Settings window, where you can set the following parameters:
• Output: to select an audio hardware driver in your computer system. Click the Test button to play a test
tone for checking your audio output settings. (Careful! You should lower the volume on your audio system
beforehand.)
• Sample Rate: Click this drop-down menu to select the desired sample rate for your project. This depends
on the available sample rates of the type of MPC hardware you are using or of your audio interface (i.e.,
select 96000 Hz only if your interface allows a 96 kHz sample rate).
• Audio Buffer Size: Click this drop-down menu to set your audio system’s latency. Lower values result in a
more immediate playing response but also more CPU consumption. If you are working with larger projects,
this may cause audible clicks and pops. Higher values are more CPU-friendly but can produce more delay
between pressing a pad and hearing the corresponding sound. The ideal audio buffer size also depends on
your computer’s CPU performance. Experiment with this to find the best setting for your system.
• Active MIDI Inputs: Displays available MIDI input devices. To enable a device, check the box next to its
name.
• Bluetooth MIDI: Click this icon to open your system’s Bluetooth settings menu, where you can select a
Bluetooth-enabled MIDI device to control the plugin.

4. Menu: Click this icon to open the menu, where you can find the following options:
• Scale: Click here to select a value to scale the plugin window to a new size.
• Load Preset: Click here to load a saved preset.
• Save Preset: Click here to save the current preset.
• Open User Guide: Click here to open this User Guide.
• About: Click here to view plugin version information.
• Check for Updates: Click here to check for software updates for your plugin.

5. Preset: Click this drop-down menu to view the list of included plugin presets. You can also click the up and
down arrows next to this field to move to the previous or next preset.

6. Layout: Click this button to toggle between the minimized Vintage Layout and expanded Modern Layout.

7. Vintage Settings: Click this icon to open the vintage setting menu, where you can find these additional options:
• UI Layout: Toggle between the minimized Vintage Layout and expanded Modern Layout.
• DCO Noise: Activates or deactivates the vintage noise setting for the digitally-controlled oscillator.
• Chorus Noise: Activates or deactivates additional noise added to the Chorus effect.

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Synth Controls

DCO

This section adjusts the digitally-controlled oscillator (DCO), which

is the main sound generator for the synth.

Parameter Description Value Range

LFO Amount of pitch modulation (vibrato). 0–100%

PWM When the PWM Switch is set to LFO, Env 1, or Env 2, this slider 0–100%
adjusts the modulation depth of the chosen modulation source
applied to the pulse width wave.
When the PWM Switch is set to Man., this slider adjusts the
modulation waveshape between a square wave (lowest value) and
a pulse width wave (highest value).

PWM Switch Determines whether the pulse width wave is modulated by the LFO, Man., Env 1,
LFO, the PWM slider (Man.), or an envelope (Env 1, Env 2). Env 2

Square/PWM Wave Activate or deactivate the square wave/pulse wave. Off, On

Sawtooth Wave Activate or deactivate the sawtooth waveform. Off, On

Sub Activate or deactivate the sub-oscillator. Off, On

Sub Level Adjust the level of the sub-oscillator. 0–100%

Noise Level of the noise generator. You can adjust the type of noise in 0–100%
the Vintage Settings.

HPF

This section adjusts the high-pass filter (HPF), which reduces frequencies below the Cut value.

Parameter Description Value Range

Cut Adjust the center frequency of the high-pass filter. 50.00 – 3000.00 Hz

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VCF

This section adjusts the voltage-controlled filter (VCF), which helps

shape the frequency content of the sound.

Parameter Description Value Range

Cut Adjust the center frequency of the VCF low-pass filter. 40.00 – 90000.01 Hz

Reso Amount of filter resonance at the cutoff frequency. 0–100%

Sat Amount of saturation applied to the VCF. 0–100%

Drive Amount of overdrive applied to the VCF. 0–100%

Invert Determines the direction of the envelope. Normal, Invert

In the normal position (up), values rise during the attack phase
before falling again at the release phase.
In the inverted position (down), values drop at the attack point
before rising again at the release point.

Env Depth of envelope modulation applied to the VCF. 0–100%

LFO Amount of LFO modulation applied to the VCF. 0–100%

KBD Amount by which the oscillator cutoff frequency changes 0–100%

following the keyboard pitch.

Vel Amount by which the oscillator cutoff frequency changes 0–100%

following the note velocity.

VCA

This section adjusts the voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA), which determines how the level of the
sound is shaped.

Parameter Description Value Range

Source This setting allows the volume to be controlled by Env 1 or Env 2, Env 1, Env 2, Gate
or by a Gate, which opens and closes when a key is pressed and
released.

Velocity Amount by which the note amplitude changes following the 0–100%
played velocity.

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Env 1/2

This section adjusts the two ADSR envelopes, which are used to
control the VCF and VCA.
Note: The Env 2 controls are only visible in the Modern layout.

Parameter Description Value Range

A (Attack) Length of time for the note to reach full volume. 0.00 – 12.00 s

D (Delay) Length of time for the note to reach the sustained volume. 0.00 – 12.00 s

S (Sustain) Level of the sound while the note is held. 0–100%

R (Release) Length of time for the note to become silent after being released. 0.00 – 12.00 s

LFO

This section adjusts the low-frequency

oscillator (LFO), which can be used to apply
modulation to the DCO or VCF.
Note: The LFO controls differ between the
Vintage and Modern layouts.

Modern UI Vintage UI

Parameter Description Value Range

Sync Sync the LFO Speed to the Global Tempo or set to Off to Off, On
adjust Speed by Hz.

Resync Determines whether the LFO is resynced each time a note-on Off, On
message is received.

Speed Rate of modulation.

When Sync is On: 8/4 – 32

When Sync is Off: 0.10 – 30.00 Hz

Delay Length of time for the LFO to begin after a note-on message. 0.000 – 3.000 s

Ramp Additional time after the Delay time that can be added to the 0.000 – 3.000 s
start of the LFO.

Shape Waveshape of the low-frequency oscillator. Ramp Up, Ramp Down,

Triangle, Sine, Square,
Positive Square, RND 1,
RND 2

Mode When set to AUTO, the LFO will automatically run continuously. Auto, Man.
When set to MAN., the LFO must be manually activated using
the LFO Trigger button, and can then be manipulated using
the Mod wheel.

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Chorus

This section adjusts the two types of chorus effects, which help give this synth its signature
luscious sound.
You can also click the Chorus section header to enable or disable the Chorus Noise setting,
as described here.

Parameter Description Value Range

Chorus I Activates or deactivates the Chorus I effect. Off, On

Chorus II Activates or deactivates the Chorus II effect. Off, On

Mix Wet/dry amount of the chorus effects. 0–100%

Effects

This section adjusts the additional effects included with Jura: Delay, Reverb, and EQ.

Parameter Description Value Range

Delay Click the button on the left side of the Effects section to Off, On
enable or disable the delay effect.

Time Amount of time between the dry signal and the delayed
signal.

When Sync is Off: 1 ms – 2.00 s

When Sync is On: 1/32 – 8/4

Ratio Reduces the delay Time in either the left or right stereo 50:100 – 100:100 –
field. This is useful for creating offset, panned delays. 100:50

Sync Sync the Delay Time to the Global Tempo or turn off to Off, On
adjust Time by milliseconds.

Feedback Amount of signal fed back into the delay line. 0–100%

Resonance Damp Center frequency of where the feedback signal will be 1.00–20.0 kHz
dampened.

Resonance Amount of resonance of the feedback signal. 0–100%

Reso Freq Center frequency for feedback resonance. 100 Hz – 10.0 kHz

HPF Center frequency for delay signal high-pass filter. 20.0 Hz – 1.00 kHz

Width Stereo width of delay signal. Higher values give wider 0–100%
stereo separation.

Mix Wet/dry amount of the delay effect. 0–100%

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Parameter Description Value Range

Reverb Click the button on the left side of the Effects section to Off, On
enable or disable the reverb effect.
Pre Hi Cut Amount of high-frequency reduction applied to the pre- 1.00–20.0 kHz
delay signal.
Pre Lo Cut Amount of low-frequency reduction applied to the pre- 20.0 Hz – 1.00 kHz
delay signal.
P-Del (Pre- Length of time between the dry signal and reverberated 0 – 250 ms
Delay) signal.
Diff Rate of increasing density of reverb reflections. 0–100%
(Diffusion)
At lower settings, the sound of individual reflections is
more present.
At higher settings, reflections are more uniform.
Dec (Decay) Length of reverb tail. 0–100%

Damp Hi Amount of frequency dampening applied to the high 0–100%

frequency band of reverberated signal.
Damp Lo Amount of frequency dampening applied to the low 0–100%
frequency band of reverberated signal.
Octs Level of octave shifted reverb signal. 0–100%

Fdbk Amount of the octave shifted reverberated signal sent -100 – 0 – +100%
(Feedback) back into the reverb effect.
Octs Switch When set to Once, the reverberated signal controlled by Once, Infinite
the Octs slider will shift octaves once and then hold.
When set to Infinite, the reverberated signal controlled by
the Octs slider will continuously shift octaves.

Mod Speed Rate of modulation applied to the reverberated signal. 0.01–10.00 Hz

Mod Amount Depth of modulation applied to the reverberated signal. 0–100%
Width Stereo width of reverb signal. Higher values give wider 0–100%
stereo separation.
Mix Wet/dry amount of the reverb effect. 0–100%

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 Parameter Description Value Range

EQ Click the button on the left side of the Effects section to Off, On
enable or disable the EQ effect.
Low Gain Amount of attenuation or boost applied to the low -15.0 – 0.0 – +15.0 dB
frequency band.
Low Freq Center frequency for the low-end EQ band. 20.0 Hz – 1.00 kHz

Mid Gain Amount of attenuation or boost applied to the mid-range -15.0 – 0.0 – +15.0 dB
frequency band.
Mid Q Width of the mid-range EQ band. 0.50–10.00
Mid Freq Center frequency for the mid-range EQ band. 40.0 Hz – 16.0 kHz
High Gain Amount of attenuation or boost applied to the high -15.0 – 0.0 – +15.0 dB
frequency band.
High Freq Center frequency for the high-end EQ band. 2.00 – 20.0 kHz
Output Output level of the post-EQ audio signal. -20.0 – 0.0 – +20.0 dB

Global Controls

This section controls the global plugin functions.

Parameter Description Value Range

Analog Amount of analog modeling applied to the overall signal. 0–100%

Volume Overall volume level of the plugin. 0–100%

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Modwheel

This section controls the modwheel, which is identical to the kind you would find
on a standard keyboard, including where and how the modulation is applied.

Parameter Description Value Range

Modwheel Adjusts the amount of modulation applied to the DCO and VCF 0–100%
sources.

LFO Trigger Press to initiate the LFO manually. Off, On

DCO Depth of modulation applied to the digitally-controlled oscillator 0–100%

(DCO) using the modwheel.

VCF Depth of modulation applied to the voltage-controlled filter (VCF) 0–100%

using the modwheel.

Pitch Bend

This section controls the pitch bend functions.

Parameter Description Value Range

VCF Depth of modulation applied to the voltage-controlled filter (VCF) 0–100%

using pitch bend messages.

Range Number of semitones controlled by MIDI pitch bend up and down 0–12
messages.

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Voice

This section controls the number of individual note voices available with
the synth and how they are used. This helps you to create anything from a
thick, detuned monophonic bass to fully polyphonic chords with the press
of a single key.

Parameter Description Value Range

Poly Number of allowable voices, and how voices are triggered. Legato, Retrigger, 2–7,
Poly

Voice Determines how each available voice is played. 1, Unison, Chord

When set to 1, each note corresponds to a single voice.
When set to Unison, each voice is stacked on itself, and the
stacked voices can be detuned using the Detune knob for a
thicker sound.
When set to Chord, each voice plays a set chord, determined
by the Chord Edit function.

Chord Edit When Voice is set to Chord, click the Chord Edit icon to adjust 0–127 semitones
up to three intervals to be played whenever a key is pressed.

Chord Rec When Voice is set to Chord, press and hold a chord on a 0–127 semitones
connected MIDI device and then click this button to capture it.
The intervals of up to three notes above the lowest note played
will become the intervals for the Chord function.

Detune When Voice is set to Unison, this determines the amount of 0–100%
detuning applied to the doubled voice.

Glide

This section adjusts the glide parameters, which generates a glissando between played notes.

Parameter Description Value Range

Time Length of glide time. 0.01 – 5.00 s

Mode Enables or disables pitch gliding for all triggered notes or legato Off, Legato, All
notes (a new note is played while the previous is still held).

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Arpeggiator

This section controls the arpeggiator function.

Parameter Description Value Range

On Activate or deactivate the arpeggiator. Off, On

Hold Activate or deactivate the arpeggiator hold function. Off, On

When activated, the Arpeggiator will continue to arpeggiate the
notes even after the notes are released. While notes are held,
you can add more notes to the arpeggiated chord by triggering
additional notes. If you trigger notes, release them, and then
trigger a new combination of notes, the Arpeggiator will
memorize and arpeggiate the new notes.

Sync Sync the arpeggiator Speed to the global tempo, or set to Off Off, On
to adjust the Speed by Hz.

Mode The mode determines how the arpeggiated notes are played As Played, Up, Down,
back. Up & Down, Up & Down
• As Played: Notes will sound in the order they were Repeat, Down & Up,
pressed. Down & Up Repeat,
Random
• Up: Notes will sound from the lowest to the highest.
• Down: Notes will sound from the highest to lowest.
• Up & Down: Notes will sound from the lowest to the
highest, and then back down. The lowest and highest notes
will sound only once at the directional change.
• Up & Down Repeat: Notes will sound from the lowest to
the highest, and then back down. The lowest and highest
notes will sound twice at the directional change.
• Down & Up: Notes will sound from the highest to the
lowest, and then back up. The highest and lowest notes will
sound only once at the directional change.
• Down & Up Repeat: Notes will sound from the highest to
the lowest, and then back up. The highest and lowest notes
will sound twice at the directional change.
• Random: Notes will sound in random order.

Range Number of octaves in which the arpeggiated notes will play. 1, 2, 3

Speed Adjust the rate of the arpeggio.

When Sync is On: 8/4 – 32

When Sync is Off: 0.10 – 30.00 Hz

Gate Adjusts the length of each arpeggiated note. When using fast 0–100%
arpeggios, you may need to reduce this value to make
individual notes sound clearer.

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