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Bjooks Inspire The Music Roland
News

Inspire The Music, new Bjooks book dives into 50 years of Roland

April 19, 2022 Synth Anatomy 0

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 N zyme
Hardware

Roland n/zyme model expansion turns the Fantom 3.0 in a wavetable Synthesizer

January 21, 2022 Synth Anatomy 0

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 JD-800 Synthesizer plugin
News

Roland releases JD-800 Synthesizer plugin onto Roland Cloud

October 27, 2021 Synth Anatomy 5

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 Roland Jupiter-4 experimental
Synth Radar

RetroSound has taken its Roland Jupiter-4 into experimental sound fields

June 25, 2021 Synth Anatomy 0

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 […]

Roland JV-880 Espen Kraft
Synth Radar

Roland JV-880, Multi-Timbral Synthesizer Module Demo

May 2, 2021 Synth Anatomy 1

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 […]

Roland System-8
In-Depth

Roland System-8, Powerful Synthesizer With A Lot Of Untapped Potential

April 26, 2021 Synth Anatomy 9

Roland System-8, a strong ACB-based digital Synthesizer in which the full potential was not fully used. I took a closer look at the critical points. In 2016 Roland enriched the Synthesizer market with the System-8, […]

Roland Fantom 2.1
Hardware

Roland Fantom 2.1 Adds Model Expansions Support (JX-8P, Jupiter-8, Juno-106 & SH-101)

February 10, 2021 Synth Anatomy 0

Roland infuses with firmware 2.1 a full pack of vintage Synthesizer sounds into its Fantom workstation thanks to the new Model Expansions support (JX-8P, Jupiter-8, Juno-106 & SH-101). In September 2019 Roland presented its new Fantom […]

Roland-Verselab-MV-1
Grooveboxes

Roland VERSELAB MV-1, All-In-One Zen-Core Powered Groovebox & Workstation

January 11, 2021 Synth Anatomy 3

Roland expands its Zen-Core product portfolio with the VERSELAB MV-1, a new all-in-one zen-core and battery-powered groovebox and workstation.  The Roland Zen Core Engine is prominently represented in many new products. The MC-101, MC-707, Jupiter […]

Behringer 112 VCO Fixed
Eurorack

Behringer Has Fixed The Tuning Problems Of The 112 Dual VCO

October 3, 2020 Synth Anatomy 3

Behringer 112 Dual VCO Eurorack module had big tuning problems in the first batch, but these have now been fixed in the new one. This is the follow-up of the Behringer 112 Dual VCO article […]

Roland Zenology Pro
News

Zenology Pro Out Now, Plugin That Brings Roland’s Synthesizer History Into Any DAW

September 25, 2020 Synth Anatomy 3

Roland opens its ZenCore engine with the Zenology Pro Synthesizer for all plugin only users, with access to all legendary hardware emulations  The Zen-Core is Roland’s new sound engine, which you can find not only […]

Roland MC-707 1.6 Update
Grooveboxes

Roland MC-707 & 101 Firmware Update 1.6 Brings Arpeggiator, Class-Compliant Drivers & More

September 25, 2020 Synth Anatomy 1

Roland has today updated its MC-707 & MC-101 grooveboxes to the firmware 1.6 with a new arpeggiator, class-compliant USB drivers & more. Good news for all Roland MC-707 and MC-101 users. There is another update […]

Roland TR-8S Firmware 2.0
Drum Machines

Roland TR-8S Firmware 2.0 Update Brings FM Synthesis, New Effects & More

August 11, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Roland gives his TR-8S drum machine, released in 2018, a fresh code cure with a huge firmware 2.0 that adds FM synthesis, new effects & more to the engine. In the last few months, the […]

IK Multimedia TRackS Space Delay
News

IK Multimedia Intros T-RackS Space Delay, Recreation Of The Legendary Roland RE-201

July 16, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

IK Multimedia recreates with T-RackS Space Delay a true legendary hardware space echo processors in detail as a plugin, the Roland RE-201 The Roland RE-201 Space Delay is one of the most beautiful hardware delay […]

News

Roland Intros JX-8P Model, First Expansion For The Zenology Software Synth

July 1, 2020 Synth Anatomy 0

Roland has revived the iconic JX-8P Synthesizer in the form of its first Model Expansion for the ZEN-Core Synthesis System.   In May, Roland presented its new ZEN-Core Synthesis System and ZENOLOGY Software Synthesizer. One thing […]

Roland MC-707
Grooveboxes

Roland Updates MC-707 Groovebox To V1.3 With New Features (Note Repeat…)

March 31, 2020 Synth Anatomy 3

Roland improves its latest MC-707 Groovebox to firmware v1.3 with many new helpful features (note repeat…) and improvements. When Roland released the MC-707 in 2019, many were disappointed with the missing features that were promised […]

Drum Machines

Behringer RD-8 Analog Drum Machine Is Available Now

December 27, 2019 Synth Anatomy 2

Behringer RD-8, a fully analog recreation of the iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine is available now for pre-order Update: a new of RD-8 drum machines just arrived at Thomann and also the first units arrived […]

Behringer TD-3
Hardware

Behringer TD-3 Synthesizer, Small Batch In Red & Blue Is Available Now

December 12, 2019 Synth Anatomy 2

Behringer has today officially unveiled the TD-3 an analog clone of the Roland TB-303 and is available now or 149€ Update: A small badge of the Behringer TD-3 Synthesizer in red and blue is available […]

Hardware

Roland Jupiter-Xm Synthesizer, Sound Demo Of All Three Filter Emulations

October 3, 2019 Synth Anatomy 0

Roland Jupiter-Xm has 3 different filter emulations (SH-101, Moog Ladder & Sequential Curtis) which are freely selectable and you can hear them here With great interest, we followed in September the release of the new […]

Hardware

Roland Jupiter-X & Xm Multi-Timbral Digital Synthesizer, The Best Of Synthesis, Drum Machines & Samples In One Device

September 5, 2019 Synth Anatomy 0

Roland Jupiter-X series are two new digital synthesizers that not only have four synthesizer parts but also a powerful drum machine and samples in one instrument The biggest news comes first. In addition to the […]

Drum Machines

Roland Introduced MC-707 & MC-101 Grooveboxes, Synths Meets Sampling

September 5, 2019 Synth Anatomy 0

Roland MC-707 & MC-101 are new grooveboxes that combine Roland’s best-known Synthesizer technology, sampling and sequencing in one box. Roland already had a Groovebox in its portfolio in the 1990s with the MC-303. In recent […]

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