Roland AIRA Compact J-6 Chord Synth

Good bits: For this size and portability it is just great synth. It sounds good and has good connectivity. Battery life about 4-6 hours. Plugged in charger does not make any hiss, buzz.
Bad bits: Sounds are quite similar with minor differences, no pitchbending. Quite a process to program sequences. Once one learns it its just a matter of pressing those buttons, but if not used for while, need to learn again.

The Roland J-6 is very easy to use and offers an enjoyable experience with its preset chords and arpeggiator. The limited sound-shaping options didn’t seem like a drawback to me; I find it well-suited for quick creativity and musical exploration.

Fantastic arpegiator, that you can use as a midi controller. It has a ton of different chords, really simple to use. Really really powerful sequencer!!!

Roland presents this good option cost/benefit. In my opinion, this is a good alternative if you need one compact syntesizer for compose pop or electronic music.

I expected too much from this...there is a very good reason its advertised as a chord machine. I wanted to use this as a small mobile sound module to trigger midi from my Akai Force for live gigs....and yes it can do that, but the control of it is way way too simplistic. Pity..

Juno sounds are great. Chords are easy to program in the sequencer. You will need to have the manual handy though as the screen won't show you anything useful.
But overall this is built to perform one job and does it well.
Could do with an increased polyphony (it's just 4 notes). Can easily complement another small synth. I have combined it with Minifreak, works great.

It works great for the intended purpose... Making cord progressions. The sounds from the Juno are good. Could be a bit simpler to operate if it has a simple screen like the MK4 novation keyboards. Showing the chords or keys in an easier way.