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The music instrument creator and major label behemoth have published a joint manifesto

Roland and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a new partnership and published a joint manifesto titled Principles for Music Creation with AI. The collaboration...

Serato and Roland celebrate TB-303 and TR-606 with new vinyl release

J. Rocc, Fast Eddie, Shadow Child and DJ Haus contribute new music produced with the iconic drum machines to a special edition 12-inch, out now

Serato and Roland have teamed up to release a special edition vinyl LP to celebrate "303 Day". The music tech giants have enlisted J. Rocc...

Underground Resistance mini-documentary, Somewhere in Detroit, to be released this week

The short film, featuring candid interviews with Mike Banks, Waajeed and more, is out this Friday

Update: 1st March 2024: This story has been updated to reflect that this documentary is out now. A new mini-documentary about legendary Detroit techno collective...

Roland GAIA 2

The new keyboard features a mix of virtual analogue and wavetable oscillators

Roland has announced a new hardware synth called the GAIA 2, which is available to buy now. Featuring plenty of tactile control, the synth uses...

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The free updates include an ACB model of the Classic CR-78 CompuRhythm Drum Machine

Roland has announced major feature updates for their TR-8S and TR-6S drum machines. The significant system updates are for two of the company's most popular...

Arturia's Acid V shown on a MacBook screen

The “corrosive bassline machine” is loaded with extra features for "revitalised rave energy"

Arturia has released the Acid V, a software emulation of Roland's iconic bass synth, the TB-303. Equipped with the 303's classic sawtooth and square waveform...

Roland Store Tokyo

The Roland Store Tokyo follows the launch of the company's first London store and showroom last year

Roland are set to open their first "immersive" retail space in Japan this October. Located in the city's Harajuku district, the Roland Store Tokyo follows...

Roland 808 BMX bike goes to auction

The auction goes live today, 808 Day 2023

Roland is auctioning a one-of-a-kind 808 BMX Bike. To celebrate 808 Day 2023 - 8th August - the leading electronic music instrument brand has teamed...

Roland's iconic drum machines including the TB-303, TR-808 and TR-909

Roland recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Here, DJ Mag Tech speaks to two Roland users and collaborators — musician Ken Ishii and artist/designer Yuri Suzuki — to reflect on the pioneering company, which was instrumental in crafting the sound of a generation

When Roland released the TB-303, TR-808 and TR-909 back in the early ’80s, little did the company know that it would go on to change...

S-1 Tweak

The S-1 Tweak Synthesizer is "primed to push classic SH tones into new dimensions"

Roland has launched a new “potent” pocket polysynth based on the legendary SH-101. The classic monosynth was released in 1982 and used by a wealth...

Roland TB-303

Free samples of a truly classic bit of kit

While the Roland TR-808 may be the most iconic drum machine ever created, the TB-303 is perhaps the most instantly recognisable for that acid bassline...

SH-4d

The "desktop powerhouse" is inspired by Roland's first-ever synth from 1973, the SH-1000

Roland has announced its new SH-4d synthesiser. The "desktop powerhouse" offers 11 oscillator models, a multi-part sequencer with four synth parts and a customisable drum...

ER-99

The free ER-99 was built to celebrate 909 Day 2022 and features sampled audio 

Electronics and software engineer Matthew Cieplak has developed a browser-based virtual analog instrument based on the classic Roland TR-909. The ER-99 drum machine can be...

Sampling Pad

This new upgrade claims to "raise the bar" following its previously released SPD-S and SPD-SX models

Roland has launched its new SPD-SX PRO sampling pad, which uses the brand's latest sensing technology and claims to "raise the bar" following its previously...

Roland Store

The store will offer pre-booked demos of a range of hard-to-find Roland and BOSS products

Roland has opened a new store and showroom in central London. Located on Soho's historic Denmark Street, the Roland London Store is part of Outernet...

The JUPITER-4 Software Synthesizer is an "authentic recreation" of the 1978 polyphonic classic 

Roland has announced the JUPITER-4 software synthesiser, an "authentic recreation" of the classic JUPITER-4 – the company's first-ever polyphonic synth and the first to bear...

Roland AIRA Compact

The T-8, J-6 and E-4 are all available for $199 each

Roland has announced a new affordable hardware drum machine, polysynth and vocal processor in the form of a new AIRA Compact lineup. The T-8 is...

Roland Juno-X

The new Juno-X is based on the classic ’80s polysynth

Roland has unveiled a new hardware polysynth called the Juno-X. Based on Roland’s hardware polysynth classic, the Juno-106, the Juno-X features a similar layout and...

Roland 808

Inspire The Music features 70 interviews with revered artists and Roland designers

Sister Bliss, Richie Hawtin, Orbital and more are to be featured in a new book celebrating 50 years of Roland. Inspire The Music: 50 Years...

roland space echo family

The Roland-owned company has announced two new models of their famous echo machine

Boss has announced two new clones of the classic Roland Space Echo RE-201 hardware tape delay. The RE-202 is the more advanced, bigger version of...