Roland - News and Rumours
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Roland Cloud 4.4 Anthology Orchestra is the JV-80 orchestral expansion
18 Sep · Roland Cloud's latest update brings us an orchestral library from the days when it all had to fit on an 8MB expansion card. Anthology Orchestra brings back a classic JV-80 sound set.
V-Combo VR-730 and VR-09-B live performance keyboards from Roland
13 Sep · The V-Combo VR-730 and VR-09-B are vintage looking keyboards for live performance with the sort of organ, piano and synth sounds the gigging keyboard player needs. Light, portable and very useful.
Shootout: Roland D-05 vs D50
12 Sep · Can you tell the difference between the classic presets of the original D-50 and the same sounds on the new Roland Boutique D-05? No, we couldn't either - but give it a go!
The Roland TR-606 gets miniaturized on the iPhone and iPad
09 Sep · Roland's hardware has been faithfully translated onto the iPhone and iPad's screen and features a 16-step sequencer with song mode. Swing and tap tempo controls let you shuffle up the rhythms...
Roland Boutique D-05: a reimagined D-50 Linear Synthesizer
09 Sep · Roland take us back to the era of menu diving, painful programming and the pop music of the late 1980's with the Roland Boutique D-05 Linear Synthesizer.
Roland redefines the future with a D-50 Linear synthesizer experience
06 Sep · Roland hint at something to do with a D-50 Linear Synthesizer for 909 day this year. But they've already released the VSTi plugin version so why all the mystery?
Roland SH-01A: The Boutique reissue of the SH-101 is finally here
08 Aug · Here it is, the Boutique synthesizer we've all been waiting for. Roland announces the SH-01A, their 4 voice polyphonic ACB reissue of the classic SH-101.
Roland TR-08 Rhythm Composer: the Boutique 808 we’ve been waiting for
08 Aug · It's 808 day and Roland finally announce the TR-08, the Boutique reissue of the classic TR-808 Rhythm Composer we've all been waiting for. All those lovely knobs and buttons are all a bit tiny in this format ...
Roland SP-404A announced: a cool little sampler for DJs
08 Aug · Roland announced a new sampler today, the SP-404A. With a maximum 12-voice polyphony, the SP-404A is able to store up to 120 samples and up to 120 patterns. It looks like a great tool for DJs wanting to ...
Roland SE-02: The first reviews, user demos and shoot-outs are here!
27 Jul · Roland's recently announced SE-02 caused some shockwaves to ripple through the synth community - now the first demos and reviews are in! Sit back and enjoy some twiddling!
Leak! Is this a Roland SH-101 Boutique?
23 Jul · Grabbed from an Instagram Story video posted in the middle of the night, could this be a Boutique Roland SH-101? Check out these images and tell us what you think.
Summer NAMM 2017: Boss DR-01S Rhythm Partner for unplugged grooves
13 Jul · Rock up with this DR-01S rhythm box of tastefully designed grooves and percussion for your acoustic set, busking or just jamming along to. It doesn't have to be complicated to be groovy and useful.
DeepMind 12 and Jupiter 8 Shoot-out: How close can you get?
12 Jul · How close can Behringer's low-cost synth get to the sounds of classic instruments like the Jupiter 8? A new video pits the DeepMind 12 against Roland's classic, and offers tips on how to mimic the original.
Behringer D undercuts Roland SE-02 in Moog clone price war
28 Jun · Behringer goes on the offensive after Roland and Studio Electronics muscle in on their cheap-as-chips Moog Model D clone with the release of the SE-02. How far will the Behringer D go to stay cheapest?