Roland - News and Rumours
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Stagelight acquired by Roland Corporation and becomes Zenbeats
17 Sep · Open Labs has taken Stagelight as far as they can go and Roland has picked up this versatile touch-orientated DAW and will move it forward as Zenbeats. Free move for existing users plus classic Roland kits
Roland evolves the Fantom into a space age composition behemoth
05 Sep · If you're after a huge workstation that will be everything and do everything while looking like the flight deck of a moon-sized space station then Fantom is right up your exhaust port.
Reworked Roland JU-06A Boutique now includes the soul of both Juno-106 and Juno-60
05 Sep · Much improved front panel design on the reworked JU-06A that brings in the Juno-60 to play with the Juno-106 complete with chorus, arpeggiator and sequencer.
The Roland Groovebox returns with the MC-707 and MC-101
05 Sep · The MC-707 is packed with 8 tracks of sequencing, sampling, loops and phrases with the synthesizer, drum and effects engine of the new Jupiter-X. The MC-101 does the same with 8 tracks - but where's the D-Beam?
Roland announce Jupiter-X Flagship synthesizer and Jupiter-Xm sidekick
05 Sep · The Jupiter-X looks fantastic and runs all their vintage models and has a built-in drum machine. The Jupiter-Xm has all that in a more hipster package. Is this the flagship we've been waiting for?
Roland Cloud gets classic pro sounds with the Roland SRX Studio
08 May · Roland brings some high-end professional sounds into the Roland Cloud subscription with a virtual instrument version of the classic SRX Studio expansion card.
Roland finally re-releases the TB-303 Bass Line – on Roland Cloud
03 Mar · Roland has taken on the 3rd March as 303 day to reclaim the beloved TB-303 Bass Line synth and released an authentically modelled software version of the analogue classic - dammit!
Roland registers the look of the TR-808 and TB-303 as trademarks
07 Feb · Roland pulls their finger out and registers the design and layout of the iconic TR-808 and TB-303 as trademarks in Germany. How will this affect Behringer and other clone manufacturers?
NAMM 2019: Roland Cloud introduces SRX World and Drum Studio Acoustic One
24 Jan · New World Music expansion packs and a bunch of acoustic drum kits have been added to your Roland Cloud account for instant download.
NAMM 2019: Roland FP-10 is an affordable, simple portable piano
23 Jan · Roland expands its FP range of portable pianos with the simple, cheap and reasonably authentic FP-10. The 88-key hammer-action does what it's supposed to without any fuss for under £500.
JX-3P now available as a software synthesizer in Roland’s Cloud
18 Oct 2018 · The 1980's classic preset polyphonic synthesizer, the JX-3P has arrived in the RolandCloud via its Plug-Out experience with the System-8. Comes with the iconic soundset and the PG-200 programmer for deeper ...
Roland VT-4 Voice Processor messes with your voice
17 Oct 2018 · Sound like a robot, sing through a megaphone, vocode and harmonise your voice with MIDI controlled chords. The Roland VT-4 is a one-stop vocal messing machine.
Roland’s AX-Edge keytar with custom blades couldn’t be more metal
13 Sep 2018 · Equal parts nuts and awesome the AX-Edge is the coolest thing ever. Any normal person would feel ridiculous but in the hands of the right sort of extrovert this thing is gonna rock!
Roland makes the JUNO-DS61 slightly larger: Enter the JUNO-DS76!
13 Sep 2018 · I was so frustrated that the JUNO-DS61 felt a little small and yet the JUNO-DS88 was too many notes for me to cope with. With the new 76-keyed JUNO-DS76 I couldn't be happier.