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NAMM 2018: Roland and Zoom battle it out for the hand-held recorder market

Ahead of NAMM 2018, Roland and Zoom each announced a new field recorder product, the R-07 and the H1n respectively. Both have some nifty features to lure musicians, journalists, podcasters and the like.

The Roland SE-02 MIDI editor you’ve been waiting for has arrived

Momo Müller's MIDI editors for hardware synths are probably the best in the business. He's just released the SE-02 MIDI editor for the Roland monosynth so you can automate the hardware from your DAW with ease.

How to replace the knobs on a Roland Boutique SE-02

Many people are finding the knobs on the Roland Boutique SE-02 a bit too tiny and fiddly. Don't worry, there are alternatives that could make the synthesizer experience a much happier one.

Roland recreates its famous JV-1080 sound module in plug-in format

Roland's latest Cloud service update adds a new, old software synthesizer - the JV-1080. According to Roland, the digital recreation has the look, feel, and factory patches of the 90s beast.

Behringer accidentally leaks a whole world of forthcoming vintage clones

For a couple of hours Behringer's website played host to 6 new classic synthesizer clones and 5 vintage drum machines before they were pulled. No images, but were they teasing us or is someone about to get ...

Gilbert: a DIY synth prototype inspired by MC202, SH101 and SH09

DinSync's Paul Barker has been sharing images and video of a new prototype synthesizer called Gilbert inspired by the classic Roland MC-202, SH-101 and SH-09. It's shaping up nicely.

Momo releases VST editor for Roland Boutique SH-01A

Get full control over your hardware SH-01A synthesizer with this stand-alone and VST plug-in MIDI controller and editor. Record automation, save and store presets in your DAW and get to the guts of it.

Synth Art Vol1: Last chance for this synthesizer coffee table art book

Synth Art Vol 1 is a wonderful piece of work that every lover of synthesizers should have on their coffee table. Time is running out on Ste Holme's Kickstarter so get in quick to grab yourself a copy.

Treasure: TR-808 emulation for VCV Rack virtual modular software

The forthcoming VCV Rack virtual Eurorack gets an emulation of the Roland classic TR-808 Rhythm Composer called Treasure with loads of CV controllable features.

TC Electronics to launch JUNE-60 Chorus Effect pedal

This pedal has been sneaking around undetected for a few days on the internet now and it looks as though it could be getting an actual release date sometime soon!

SynthFest UK 2017: show report

Sheffield hosted the second UK SynthFest on the 7th October presented by Sound On Sound magazine. I walked the floor, played with all manner of synths and noise machines and met the people who made them.

SynthFest UK will have a Roland Boutique D-05 to play with

Roland have announced that they have chosen SynthFest UK show for the first UK outing of the new Boutique D-05 Linear synthesizer. It's this Saturday 7th October in Sheffield.

MacOS High Sierra 10.13: Should you update?

Apple has just published a new update to OSX - but should you update right away? We checked out a few apps and called the most important software developers. Find out here if your software is supported.

Roland Cloud 4.4 Anthology Orchestra is the JV-80 orchestral expansion

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

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

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

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

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.

Boss V-BDN: ‘That’ Strandberg guitar is finally released!

We saw the prototype back at the Winter NAMM Show and now the V-BDN is finally going on to general release, but will this modern take on guitar be welcomed by the guitar world?

Roland redefines the future with a D-50 Linear synthesizer experience

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?

Is this Behringer’s SH-101 clone? Image of MS-101 appears on Facebook

Behringer post a mysterious image on Facebook of what appears to be an action shot of an MS-101 synthesizer complete with modulation grip - is this an SH-101 clone?

Roland SH-01A: The Boutique reissue of the SH-101 is finally here

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

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

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 ...