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the midi signal goes into the DAW, then out to the synth where the actual note is produced


Depends on how you have it hooked up.
I'm guessing the Audio outputs from the Juno DI go somewhere, which will lead us to how you are hearing it.

FTR, usually the MIDI goes out and the synth creates an actual sound at the same time. In a normal setup, the synth would not rely on the MIDI going to the computer and coming back before it generates sound.

It CAN however generate the sound from the keyboard being played and also receive MIDI from the computer which causes it to generate other sounds at the same time. Perhaps this is what's confusing you (?)

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I believe it contains both the keyboard and midi synth, correct?

It contains both the keyboard and a MIDI synth.
Question is, is this the synth you are hearing (and how).
You likely have multiple MIDI synths in play (one in the computer and at least one hardware synth)

Last edited by rharv; 11/24/20 01:33 PM.
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