Roland - News and Rumours
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Coronavirus quarantine? Make 2 weeks fly by with these 5 synths.
14 Mar · So, you're self-isolating and run out of things to watch on Netflix? Here are the best synthesizers to spend 14 days with to help you stay sane as you wait out the Coronavirus.
Roland GP-002: the perfect extension for the Boutique JX-03
05 Mar · Graphic designer Robert Chrispijn has conceptualised the perfect companion to the Roland Boutique JX-03 by reimagining the PG-200 hardware programmer as the GP 002 virtual extension. Shame it's not real.
NAMM 2020: Roland reveals ZEN-Core Synthesis System unifying technology
15 Jan · Roland's CEO opens up about ZEN-Core that makes all sounds available across all instruments. He also explains why the Jupiter-Xm is the ultimate synth studio and why they're not looking to the past.
NAMM 2020: Roland RD-88 lighter and more accessible Stage Piano
15 Jan · Roland has announced a lighter, more portable and more affordable RD Stage Piano called the RD-88. It takes the RD 30 year history and puts it in a gig and home-friendly compact package.
NAMM 2020: Roland GPX-F1 Facet Grand Piano
11 Jan · Winner of Roland's Digital Piano Design Award the GPX-F1 Facet Grand Piano is an extraordinary instrument that showcases many Roland breakthroughs and inspires them for the future.
NAMM 2020: Roland launches the GO:LIVECAST smartphone streaming studio
08 Jan · Roland has announced the GO:LIVECAST live streaming studio for smartphones. It's a hardware/app combo for delivering live streams directly from your phone, without the need for other gear.
Roland A-88MKII MIDI Controller could be the first to support MIDI 2.0
07 Jan · Roland has announced a new version of their slim but fully weighted A-88 MIDI controller. The A-88MKII comes with some useful expressive control but most remarkable is that it supports MIDI 2.0
Roland Cloud puts the XV-5080 Universe of Sound online
11 Dec 2019 · Roland defined the sound of the "naughties" with the XV-5080 PCM-based sound module and now it's available on Roland Cloud with all the editing that software can offer.
Roland Juno-DS and FA-06 Black Edition available now for super-limited run
09 Dec 2019 · Roland has produced a very limited edition run of its Juno-DS and FA-06 synthesizers, a Black Edition with all-black keys. But if you want one, you'll have to be quick...
Roland TR-X and MC-X Leak! Are you kidding me?
19 Sep 2019 · An unlikely image of two new groovy machines from Roland popped up in the internet. Have they nailed it with the TR-X and MC-X or is this just wishful thinking and Photoshop?
Stagelight acquired by Roland Corporation and becomes Zenbeats
17 Sep 2019 · 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 2019 · 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 2019 · 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 2019 · 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?