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Roland Gaia 2: Synthesis Is Back

Roland’s Gaia 2 is a digital synth with wavetables and tons of synthesis options but does it deserve a place in the company’s pantheon of godlike instruments?

Roland Clark – “Do Better Labels”

We’ve wanted to feature Roland Clark for a while. His guilty pleasure is German chocolate cake and he’s…

D16 Releases Lush 2 A Powerful Update To Their Roland SH-101 Emulation

The Multilayer Polyphonic Synthesizer gets a long-awaited update with Lush 2.…

Roland Unveil New Addition To SH Line: SH-4d

Roland’s SH-4d is a multi-timbral virtual analogue desktop synth as well as a groove box with dedicated…

5 Women In The Synthesizer Industry: Yoriko Matsushita, Roland Japan

For International Women’s Day we talked to five women engineers working in the synthesizer industry about their jobs. This time, we speak with Yoriko Matsushita at Roland.

Roland SH-4d: Four Synths And A Drum Machine In One Black Techno Box

Roland’s latest, the SH-4d, is a multitimbral powerhouse complete with rhythm track and sequencer.

Roland Partners With HFEH Mind and Metropolis Studios On Community Artist Project ‘Music On My Mind’

Roland, has announced Music on My Mind, a new community-driven project set up in partnership with Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing…

Roland Opens Their Own Store On Denmark St

Roland, together with Outernet  London, has announced a brand-new Roland store and customer experience on London’s Denmark St…

Programming a ‘90s-Style Drum and Bass Lead With Roland’s XV-5080

Roland’s sample player modules were the secret weapons of the biggest drum and bass producers in the ‘90s. We use the XV-5080 plugin to craft a multi-layered synth lead.

What Connection To The Past Does The Roland Juno-X Have?

Does Roland’s Juno reboot sound as good as it looks? We put the Juno-X to the test.

Roland Announces the SP-404MKII

Originally leaked on Reddit last week, the SP-404MKII SP sampler is now been officially announced.…

ROM Expansion Enhances Roland TR-707 With Samples From The TR-808, LinnDrum And More

HKA Design’s update adds eight sound banks of iconic drum machine sounds to the TR-707 and 727.

Roland System-100

In our latest Hardware Focus, we take a look at Roland’s 1975 semi-modular behemoth, the System 100.

Programming FM Synthesis With The Roland TR-8S

Roland’s surprise firmware update has added FM synthesis to its already powerful drum machine. Let’s see how to make the most of it.

How High is Your Roland IQ Winners Announced

It’s time to announce the winners of last month’s Roland interactive and immersive experience. Read on to see…

Roland’s TR-8S Update Adds An FM Synthesis Engine And New Effects

Roland has released the version 2.0 update for the TR-8S, bringing FM synthesis, new effects and a reload function to the company’s flagship groovebox.

How High is Your Roland IQ?

You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…

Roland Jupiter-Xm

Any return of a Jupiter-badged synth from Roland is likely to pique interest. But how about a ‘best of…

Roland Adds Four Classic Synths To Zenology

Roland has announced that it is bringing emulations of four of its classic synths to Zenology and other ZEN-Core Synthesis instruments.

New Roland AIRA

Roland to release sync box capable of integrating modern MIDI and USB gear with vintage hardware.…

Roland TB-303: Not a Real Bass Guitar

In the latest instalment of Hardware Focus, we take a look at a cult classic: the Roland TB-303. A…

Roland MC-101

With the exception of the SE-02 synth, a collaboration with Studio Electronics, Roland has stubbornly doubled down on the…

Roland Klinkenberg

Roland Klinkenberg shows us his essential studio equipment, including the most extravagant keyboard stand we’ve ever seen.…

Roland AIRA VT-3 Voice Transformer

The VT-3 is the surprise package of the AIRA range. Greg Scarth finds out if it might become a…

How Analogue is the Roland Cloud?

Adam Douglas finds out just how analogue the Roland Cloud is.…

The Genesis of Synthesis: 10 Reasons Why The Roland Juno Is The Greatest Synthesizer Of All Time

The Queen of Gods | The God of Synths…

Roland To Reissue TB-303 And TR-808?

With the NAMM trade show just around the corner, leaked details of Roland’s new product releases hint at models…

A ON Drops New Single ‘Will 2 Be’

A ON, has dropped his new single ‘Will 2 Be’.…

Roland SH-101

In the latest instalment of Hardware Focus, we take a look at a cult classic: the Roland SH-101.…

Roland Space Echo

In our latest Hardware Focus, we take a closer look at one of the most iconic echo effects of all…

Toybox Release Thump One And It’s Free

Thump One is a free synth plugin with a glitchy ‘wavetable’ engine and a bank of flexible multi-segment envelopes…

Gene Richards Jr. -“A Simple Dude Who Loves Music”

Gene Richards Jr has been making waves in the European underground since 2020 when he debuted on Marco Farone’s…

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