Sound drops out

Oh, is seems to be a rather serious problem.. I haven't experienced this kind of issue.. sorry... I guess you'll have to replace your Juno after all..

)*#@ happens? What luck? Perfect Timing?

You mentioned non-heavy use, but seems maybe you have heavy-hands?

I don't know, could it be something so obvious as the patch you're playing? Repower!? Fixes it? Very strange mate.

It's not unheard of for keys to go out on any synth, there is a little sensor under the keypad and it's possible they can go bad. I would contact Roland support and/or find your closest repair shop.

You sure you're not just hearing compression from the mastering? If you belt too much in, it will obviously kick in too, especialy if your accompanied by audio tracks, or too much bass.

Your repower may simply be resetting the master or volume settings.

With as little time as I spend on this board anymore it is a surprised that I discovered the solution.

If you find this problem, remove the EV-5 pedal and throw it away.