There's a reason professional keyboards and synths are filled with dials, buttons and levers. When a musician is getting ready for the next song, it's quicker to turn a knob than sift through multiple ...

Roland's ZEN-Core system is a brilliant idea hiding behind some often confusing terminology. The Zenology Pro Collection effectively throws five classic Roland synths at it, and all you need to ...

Roland has a trio of new synthesizers called the Boutique Series. They are affordable miniaturized versions of three classic analog synths from the early 80’s. Say hello to the sweet electronic sounds ...

Roland has announced the Juno-X programmable polyphonic synthesizer, which combines the power of the company's Zen-Core synth engine with authentic recreations of the legacy Juno-60 and Juno-106 ...

In the late seventies, Roland took the sonic palette available to keyboard players and opened it up to guitarists, with the introduction on the GR-500. It was quite simply a marvel, but is positively ...

Roland is again diving into its past with the JX-08 and JD-08 Sound Modules, emulating the vintage analog JX-8P and digital JD-800 synths from the '80s and '90s, respectively. Both reproduce the ...

61- and 37-note keyboards nod to the past and the future When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Jupiter name is synonymous with some ...

From the Nord Lead to the MicroKorg, virtual analogue powered some of the most beloved instruments in synth history. We tell ...

Just a day after unveiling these slick headphones, Roland's divulged details of its new analog synth modules. Modelled on the Japanese company's classic SYSTEM-100M, the Eurorack-designed range ...

Roland is finally honoring its legacy with the TR-1000, its first analog drum machine in over 40 years. It’s exactly what fans have been asking for.

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