155 Results for "Roland"

Electronic Drums For Beginners: Which e-Drumkit Is Best?

E-Drums are often top of the list when starting to learn, but what should you look for when buying an electronic drum kit for beginners?

Affordable Electronic Drum Sets: Top 5 Budget e-Drum Kits

Looking for an affordable electronic drum set for practice or the budding drummer in your life? These kits give you great bang for your buck.

Japan Synthesizer Tour: Synth Secrets from the Rising Sun

Forget Akihabara and Mt. Fuji. Let us help you plan your tour of the beautiful country of Japan around what’s really important - synthesizers!

Roland Announces New Global Headquarters

Roland's expansion comes amidst a global downturn, signalling the straight-to-Bad Gear company is actually doing just fine, thank you.

Roland’s FANTOM gets an EX-tra upgrade: Now with added ACB!

Roland's flagship synthesizer gets a boost via the new FANTOM EX upgrade which adds ACB modelling, new pianos and ZEN-Core model expansions. 

Roland Drops SP-404MKII Stones Throw Limited Edition

Custom-skinned version of the popular SP-404MKII phrase sampler includes Stones Throw artist-created sample banks, a vinyl record and mixtape.

Harajuku Synths! Fashion Meets Synthesizers At Roland Store Tokyo

Roland open their second retail store, this time in the heart of Tokyo’s fashion district, Harajuku. Exclusive pictures of synths and more.

Roland JUNO-60 v2 – Another Classic Roland Cloud Update

The JUNO-60 gets its v2 update as part of Roland Cloud's ongoing version 2 rollout with improved graphics, browser and modifications.

New Roland TR-8S and TR-6S Firmware: Free CR-78 and Chromatic 808 Bass

New firmware for TR-8S and TR-6S includes an ACB emulation of the CR-78 and a new instrument made from pitched 808 booms. And they’re free!

Classic Gear: Roland Juno-106

Is owning a vintage Roland Juno-106 really all it's cracked up to be? We look at this classic polysynth and how you can create its sound.

Japanese Giants: The History of Roland Synthesizers

Monosynths to Modulars, Junos to Jupiters; The History of Roland Synthesisers takes in some of the most famous synth & drum sounds of all time...

Behringer Reveal the Neptune-80 Juno 6/60 Clone

Behringer reveal the Neptune-80, their take on the Roland classic Juno 6/60 with the usual Behringer twist and the internet is divided!

Roland SP-404 Mk.II Update – Multitracks & More

Roland release a new free update for the SP404 Mk.II delivering a slew of useful new features including multitrack support and more

Review: Cherry Audio Mercury 6. The Wait Is Over!

Of all the classic Roland synth emulations, one had been notably absent until now. Cherry Audio's Mercury 6 gives us a Jupiter 6 emulation!

Buying Synthesizers From Japan – The Secret World of Cheap Synths?

Japan’s domestic vintage synthesizer market is surprisingly cheap. We tell you the best tips and tricks for buying synthesizers from Japan.

Roland Bundle Five TR-iffic Drum Machines

Following the release of their Analog Polysynth Collection, Roland have released the Drum Machine Collection featuring 5 classic rhythm boxes

Pharmasonic Roland System-100 cloned for Eurorack. Buyer beware?

Pharmasonic has released single-panel clones of the Roland System-100 Synthesizer 101 and Expander 102. But can you actually buy them?

Is Behringer still on a journey to the Jupiter-8?

The Behringer forges appear to be firing up again with some PCB teases that suggest the Jupiter-8 (Bupiter-8?) is perhaps not far off.

Review: Universal Audio Volt 476P Audio Interface

If you're searching for a versatile, affordable audio interface with premium audio processing then the Universal Audio Volt 476P could be for you.

“Inspire The Music: 50 Years of Roland History” a new book from Bjooks

Now available! To celebrate 50 years of inspiration and innovation from Roland Bjooks has released a massive 400-page tome of Roland's fabulousness.

Welcome to the new Roland stores, customized for musicians

The introduction of new Roland stores offers a shopping experience shaped for the individual where you can interact with their products directly.

Roland MC-707 and MC-101 software editors from Momo

The editors are in standalone and VST format and let you get into the guts of the Roland MC-707 and MC-101 Grooveboxes from your computer.

Roland Zentracker for Android and iOS: a recording app goes beyond the essentials

ZenTracker is a free app for Android and iOS that Roland claims gives you a "mobile studio" that's easy to use. But how does the feature set stack up?

Roland SP-404 MKII: an update to the veteran sampler arrives

Word on the street is that Roland is dishing out an extensive update for the SP-404, a 16-year old sampler that still rocks - in its own way.