NAMM 2025: Roland V-Stage is a new stage keyboard lineup with four flexible sound engines (acoustic piano, electric piano, organ, and ZEN-Core synths). The doors of NAMM 2025 officially open in two days. Many companies […]
Roland partnered up with Bandcamp for Bandcamp Friday on October 4, 2024, offering three months of Roland Cloud Ultimate to all BC artists/fans. One of the most popular independent music distribution platforms is Bandcamp. Here, […]
Roland Juno-D is a new ZEN-Core-powered stage Synthesizer series for gigging musicians, replacing the Juno DS keyboards from 2015. ZEN-Core dominates the current Roland Synthesizer landscape. The engine can be found in different versions, whether […]
Deal: you can save 25% OFF on the Roland Integra-7 rack/expander Synthesizer during Thomann’s 70th-anniversary sale. Let’s stay with Boss, or rather Roland. Not only has Thomann dropped the price on the SDS-3000D delay pedal, […]
Roland has just released the iconic RE-201 Space Echo with an extended feature set as an FX plugin in the Roland Cloud. Software companies often emulate vintage Roland gear, especially synths. The SH-101, Juno-106, or […]
Roland Fantom EX series: new flagship Synthesizer workstation with familiar clothes but powered by the new EX engine with next-gen ACB. In November 2023, Roland released the Fantom EX software update for their flagship Synthesizer […]
Roland has released the SP-404MKII 4.04 firmware, a massive update with new loop capture functionality, Koala app integration, synth engine and more. Regular updates for hardware products are welcome. Some time ago, Roland was less […]
Nembrini Audio NA 501 is an authentic emulation of the legendary Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo for macOS, Windows, and iOS AUv3. Roland built many now legendary effects in the 70s and 80s. The RE-201 Space […]
Roland is showing a new A-88MKII flagship MIDI controller at NAMM 2020 with new onboard creative tools (3 zones, arpeggiator, chord memory…) and support for the new MIDI 2.0 In 2020, Roland released the A-88MKII […]
The Fantom EX Upgrade supercharges the Roland Fantom Synthesizer workstation series with ACB technology, new synths, pianos, and more. In 2019, Roland introduced the next generation of its Fantom Synthesizer workstation. A newly developed hybrid […]
Roland GAIA 2 follows the best-selling GAIA polysynth and continues the hands-on concept with new hybrid with wavetable and virtual analog synthesis. Typically, synthesizers stay on the market for a few years, then are replaced […]
Roland SH-4b Leak: a new photo shows a possible hands-on bass Synthesizer brother of the SH-4d with knobs, a touch keyboard, and more. Update The leak is wrong. Sorry. According to Gearnews.com and their “man […]
Roland SH-4d, a new desktop multi-oscillator multi-timbral desktop Synthesizer combining synth and drum parts with hands-on control. Roland has shaped the Synthesizer history with their iconic analog synthesizers. The SH-101, SH-2, Promars, Juno-60/106, Jupiter-4, 6, […]
Roland intros new battery-powered AIRA Compact Series with the T-8 beat machine, J-6 chord synth, and E-4 voice tweaker, each for $199,99 USD. Compact synthesizers and drum machines are very popular. They are portable, fit […]
Roland Juno-X is a new hardware ZEN-Core Synthesizer that is built on the Juno legacy featuring a souped-up all-digital engine. The ZEN-Core is Roland’s current Synthesizer engine, initially launched in 2019 and that can be […]
Bjooks’ new book “Inspire The Music” packs Roland ‘s 50-year history of inspiration and innovation into 400 illustrated pages. In our fast-paced digital world, there is something unique about books. They require no electricity, no […]
Roland Fantom 3.0 introduces the n/zyme model expansion that turns the flagship workstation in a powerful multi-layer wavetable Synthesizer. January is the time of NAMM. A time with many new products. Unfortunately, the fair fell […]
Roland first made their JD-800 emulation playable as a model expansion for ZEN-Core, now the plugin version is available on the cloud. Subscriptions aren’t popular, that’s no secret. I don’t like them either, to be […]
RetroSound has taken the Roland Jupiter-4 into experimental sound fields that show the analog Synthesizer classic from 1978 in a new light. Vintage synthesizers are often associated with certain sounds. Some have become legendary. For […]
YouTuber Espen Kraft has released a hands-on demo of the Roland JV-880 multi-timbral Synthesizer module from 1992. (Synth Radar) Video Description The Roland JV-880 from 1992. The module version of the JV-80. In my opinion […]
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