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Roland Ships TD-4SX V-Drums Kit
Popular V-Drums V-Compact Series now has full mesh head option

06-Nov-09 full story...

Flagship V-Drums Now Available
Roland ships TD-20SX V-PRO Series V-Drums

22-Oct-09 full story...

PLASA09: Roland M48 Personal Monitor Mixer
Very small, very nifty

17-Sep-09 full story...

Roland Live Exhibit At The Grammy Museum
Interactive music instrument showcase aims to educate and inspire visitors

14-Sep-09 full story...

Sling Your Synth Over Your Shoulder
Roland ships the AX-Synth Shoulder Synth for the performing keyboardist

01-Sep-09 full story...

Roland Launches New Website
Roland Connect showcases all new Roland and Boss gear

01-Sep-09 full story...

They Came. They Saw. They Juno'd.
Roland Announces How Do You Juno Contest Winners

21-Aug-09 full story...

Sonic LAB: Roland Juno Di On Test
Mobile synthesizer - has it got legs?

27-Jul-09 full story...

Michael Jackson Tribute, On Keytar
Brett Domino Gives The AX Synth A Workout

26-Jul-09 full story...

Roland's Strangest Instruments
V-Accordion vs HandSonic Hand Percussion Pad

14-Jul-09 full story...

How Do You Juno? Voting Open
Pick your winner now

07-Jul-09 full story...

Roland Fantom-G Gets Free Update
Gets New Rhythm Patterns & More!

02-Jul-09 full story...

Roland Clan Increases Web Presence
The Roland Clan community website gets completely redesigned

30-Jun-09 full story...

LIMS09: Demo - Roland Juno Di New Synth
Roland have a new synth too - video demo

14-Jun-09 full story...

V-Synth GT Update
Roland releases version 2.0 for V-Synth GT

03-Jun-09 full story...

How Do You Juno? Like This...
Swimming pool, Digeridoo and a looper, lets go

18-May-09 full story...

Rare Chance To See and Hear Roland System 700
Just sold on eBay massive monster

13-May-09 full story...

UK: Win A Boss Micro BR Recorder
Just listen to some V-Synth GT Sounds

28-Apr-09 full story...

Win A Juno Stage
Enter the How Do You JUNO? YouTube Video Contest

16-Apr-09 full story...

How Do You Juno Competition
Roland inviting submissions

14-Apr-09 full story...

MESSE09: Juno G OS V2 Adds Generous Sampling Features
Trigger, loop stretch and more

03-Apr-09 full story...

Howard Jones To Play At Roland V-Piano Bristol
4th March Arnolfini 11am

27-Feb-09 full story...

Roland V-Piano In the UK
Bristol 4th March 11.am

17-Feb-09 full story...

WNAMM09: V-Piano Soundfiles Uploaded
44.1 16-bit for your listening pleasure.

02-Feb-09 full story...

Roland Synth Sound Library For $5
Roland Clan offers a special Sound Gift library for its 6th anniversary

30-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Roland V-Piano Behind Closed Doors
We got an exclusive first look at this new modeled piano technology

23-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Roland V-Drums Tutorial Software
PC software makes learning drums easy for HD-1 owners

20-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Roland Introduces New Cube Guitar Amp
Cube-80X offers more power and advanced features

20-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Roland's VP-770
New Improved Features Demo'ed

17-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Roland Introduces Next-Generation Portable Keyboard
Prelude provides contemporary sound set at friendly price

16-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Roland Strap On AX-Synth Demo
Strap It & Slap It

16-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Fantom-G Brass
Roland announces the ARX-3 Expansion Board

16-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Vocal And Ensemble Keyboard
Roland announces the VP-770

16-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Roland Adds To V-Drums Range
TD-4K electronic drum kit makes its debut

16-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Flagship Keyboard Amp From Roland
The KC-880 makes its debut at Winter NAMM

15-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Expressive Synthesizer Evolves
Roland announce version 2 of their V-Synth GT

15-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Roland Introduce The V-Piano
Digital piano like never before?

15-Jan-09 full story...

WNAMM09: Shoulder Synth
Roland say strap it on and rock the stage

15-Jan-09 full story...

New Fantom G OS 1.2 Released
Sequencing enhancements and more RAM

26-Nov-08 full story...

Fantom Expansion Boards Now Available
Roland announce that the ARX-01 and ARX-02 for the Fantom-G Series are shipping

21-Jul-08 full story...

SNAMM08: Roland March to the Beat of a New Drum
Marching bands go electro... no kidding!

30-Jun-08 full story...

SNAMM08: Roland's GW-8
Hot & Spicy Sounds From Roland

23-Jun-08 full story...

LIMS08: Check Out the Juno Stage
Big keyboard, loads of sounds

17-Jun-08 full story...

LIMS08: Fantom G Wows James Asher
Synth man takes delivery

16-Jun-08 full story...

LIMS08: Roland GW8 On Show
John Maul tells all

16-Jun-08 full story...

LIMS08: New Sounds For V-Drum
Roland announce TDW-20 Expansion Board for TD-20

13-Jun-08 full story...

LIMS08: New Roland Workstation
Roland announce the GW-8 workstation with intelligent backing-track functionality

12-Jun-08 full story...

LIMS08: V-Drums Expanded For Extra Expression
Roland TD-12KV adds an additional V-Cymbal and mount

12-Jun-08 full story...

LIMS08: Roland Synth Designed For Live Performance
The Juno-Stage makes its debut

12-Jun-08 full story...

86MB Of Roland Sounds For $5
Roland Clan community celebrates 5 year anniversary with offer and prize giveaway

30-Apr-08 full story...

MESSE08:Roland Fantom-G More...
Artemiy gives us a look under the hood

17-Mar-08 full story...

MESSE08: Roland Unveil New Digital Grand
The RG-1 piano makes its debut

15-Mar-08 full story...

MESSE08: All-Purpose Portable Amp
Roland introduce the battery-powered Mobile Cube combo

12-Mar-08 full story...

WNAMM08: Roland Introduce New Stage Pianos
RD-700GX and RD-300GX make their debut

25-Jan-08 full story...

WNAMM08: Roland's Latest V-Drums
The new TD-9 kit in video action

22-Jan-08 full story...

WNAMM08: Small Size Big Sound
Roland launch the Micro Cube RX and the Micro Cube Bass RX amps

22-Jan-08 full story...

WNAMM08: Fantom-G Expansion Boards
Roland launches ARX boards for drums and electric piano

21-Jan-08 full story...

WNAMM08: Gee It's The New Fantom
Hanna puts a track together on the new Roland Fantom G6

20-Jan-08 full story...

WNAMM08: Roland Launch Fantom G-Series
Three new models with the wave-ROM capacity of their predecessors

17-Jan-08 full story...

Music Technology For UK Education
Roland UK, EDIROL Europe and Music Sales announce new strategic partnership

08-Jan-08 full story...

Roland Christmas Promotions
Offers include getting four free SRX boards with a Fantom X

05-Dec-07 full story...

Roland Music Academies Launched In The UK
Roland establishes new working partnerships with leading institutions

06-Nov-07 full story...

PLASA07:Roland V-Mixer Rocks The Show
48 Channels from stage to desk over CAT5??

14-Sep-07 full story...

SNAMM07: Faking It On A Grand Scale
Roland launch Digital Grand Piano with player-piano-type moving keys

31-Jul-07 full story...

SNAMM07: Listen With Roland
Roland release two new sets of monitor headphones

28-Jul-07 full story...

SNAMM07: Make Acoustic Guitars Cut Through The Mix
Roland announces AC-90 acoustic guitar performance amp

27-Jul-07 full story...

SNAMM07: Buskers Dream Amp
Roland’s new Cube Street amp offers big sound in a small portable package

27-Jul-07 full story...

SNAMM07: New Roland Sampler
Roland releases their flaghip SP-555 sampler

27-Jul-07 full story...

MESSE07: Perfect Monitor For New V-Drums Kit?
Roland expand PM monitor series with the PM-1

29-Mar-07 full story...

MESSE07: Compact And Affordable V-Drums
Roland launch the HD-1 electronic drum kit

29-Mar-07 full story...

MESSE07: Roland Launch New Sound Module
SonicCell is a USB-connected 128-voice module for computer musicians

29-Mar-07 full story...

Roland Announce UK Premiere of V-Synth GT
Jordan Rudess of Dream Theatre to tickle the keys in London

16-Feb-07 full story...

WNAMM07: Put Your Foot Down
Roland announces FC-300 next generation MIDI foot controller

31-Jan-07 full story...

WNAMM07: New Roland Digital Pianos
FP Series is expanded with two new models

31-Jan-07 full story...

WNAMM07: Roland Launch New Oriental Keyboard
Exotic sounds onboard

22-Jan-07 full story...

WNAMM07: Roland Hip-Hop And R&B Production Studio
MV-8800 follows on from 2003’s MV-8000

20-Jan-07 full story...

WNAMM07: A Milestone in Guitar Modeling and Performance Technology?
Roland announce the VG-99 V-Guitar System

18-Jan-07 full story...

WNAMM07: Roland Officially Announce That New V-Synth
It’s the V-Synth GT Advanced Elastic Audio Synthesizer

18-Jan-07 full story...

The World's Most Expressive Synthesiser?
Roland to launch new V-Synth at NAMM

12-Jan-07 full story...

SH-201 Support For Audio Units
Extensive driver and editor updates announced for the Roland Synth

25-Aug-06 full story...

SNAMM06: Roland Announce Latest Digital Piano
MP-70 sports stereo-sampled grand piano sounds

21-Jul-06 full story...

SNAMM06: Cube - The Power Of Three
Roland introduce three new Cube guitar amps

20-Jul-06 full story...

AES06: Roland Digital Snake On the Loose
40 channels on a single CAT5e cable

31-May-06 full story...

MESSE06: Roland Expands Electronic Drum Range
New V-Drum kits and pads

30-Mar-06 full story...

MESSE06: Roland See Red
Red-coloured limited edition of the Micro-Cube guitar amp

29-Mar-06 full story...

NAMM06: Roland Release New E-Series Arranger Keyboard
E-09 has plenty of performance at an entry-level price

22-Jan-06 full story...

NAMM06: Roland Introduces New Affordadable V-Drum Package
TD-6SX takies the V-Tour Series V-Drums to the next level

21-Jan-06 full story...

NAMM06: Roland Launch SH-201 Synth
Designed to put the fun back in synthesis

21-Jan-06 full story...

NAMM06: Roland Expansion Board Features Electric Pianos And Clavinets
Available for any SRX-compatible Roland instrument

20-Jan-06 full story...

WNAMM06: Another 808 From Roland
It’s the MC-808, a new-generation groovebox with motorized faders

19-Jan-06 full story...

NAMM06: Roland Improve Drum Triggers
RT-10 series for Kick, Snare and Tom

19-Jan-06 full story...

NAMM06: Roland Introduce New Handsonic Model…
…And an improved support stand for all Handsonics

18-Jan-06 full story...

NAMM06: Roland’s Latest Juno Makes Its Debut
Cutting-edge features combined with old school ease and a familiar name

18-Jan-06 full story...

Roland MV-8000 OS Version 3.5
Automation features, 3-band EQ and more

19-Dec-05 full story...

Roland Do Downloads: MV-8000 Kits Available
Full TR-808 kit for starters

03-Nov-05 full story...

Roland SP-404 Portable Sampler Ships
More features, more pads, more voices, more memory

03-Oct-05 full story...

Roland Teams UP With Massenburg For New EQ Plug-in
VS-Series only though folks

20-Sep-05 full story...

Roland CD Recorders To Go, Go
CD-2/CF burners have left the building

05-Sep-05 full story...

Roland Release MV-8000 Workshop Series
Booklets tell you everything

19-Aug-05 full story...

SNAMM05: Roland Expands Keyboard Range
New EXR Series Interactive Arranger Keyboards

24-Jul-05 full story...

SNAMM05: New Stage Amplifier From Roland
SA-00 a lightweight, powerful, Portable PA

22-Jul-05 full story...

SNAMM05: Roland Introduce New Rhythm Trainer
RMP-5 has built-in sounds

22-Jul-05 full story...

SNAMM05: Roland Roll Out The SP-404
Portable Sampler with FX

21-Jul-05 full story...

See What You Can Do With Roland DVD
V-Studio 3rd party Plugs videos and demo versions

25-Apr-05 full story...

MESSE05: Portable PA From Roland
SA-300 Stage Amplifier makes its debut

07-Apr-05 full story...

MESSE05: Roland Update V-Drums
Mesh Snare Pad Added To Two Kits

07-Apr-05 full story...

Tool Up Your Fantom-XR At RolandUs.com
New Sample Tools expansion kit

16-Mar-05 full story...

Roland's Power Arranger G70 Ships
Best of all worlds?

14-Feb-05 full story...

Roland Ships New Digital Pianos
RD-700SX and RD-300SX hit the road

09-Feb-05 full story...

NAMM: V-stand hits the show!
It's a Keyboard stand - WOW!

23-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: New Roland Mics at show
Well they are new and they are microphones

23-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM:New Roland D-BASS
Digital Bass Cabs for the masses

23-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: New Fantom-Xa
An affordable Sampling Workstation

23-Jan-05 full story...

WNAMM05: Portable V-synth XT
Roland provide modelling synthesis To Go

22-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: New Roland toys for drummers
Things to keep their hands and ears busy

22-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: New ROLAND G-70 Power Arranger
The pinicle of their arranger keyboard range

22-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: V-synth makes it to V2
Roland polish their flagship

22-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: New Roland GW-7
Let it arrange your world

21-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: The Roland MV-8000 reaches V3
Software update for this popular workhorse

21-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: Roland CD-2 does CD and CF
Easy as pie recording with pro features

21-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: Roland TD-12S Packs Out Mid Range Drums
Can't afford a TD-20? Keep reading...

19-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: Roland's New RD Pianos
Full of sound with a progressive hammer action

19-Jan-05 full story...

NAMM: Fantom-X Version 2
OS upgrade adds new features

19-Jan-05 full story...

Roland Supercharge Customer Support
MOJO working means 26 days per year more, wait down to 30 seconds

15-Dec-04 full story...

Roland's New G-70 Flagship Arranger Has It All
They've used all the latest Roland technologies

18-Nov-04 full story...

Roland Product Manuals Now Online
Current Range now, more later

04-Nov-04 full story...

Roland Ships New Fantom Xa
Powerful AND affordable

29-Oct-04 full story...

Roland Go Square With New Cube Amp
Do-it-all 30 watt monitor ships

26-Oct-04 full story...

Roland Ships DS Range Of Digital Monitors
For the discerning pro

22-Sep-04 full story...

Roland Ships SP-606
Roland CakeWalk collaboration heads into town

04-Aug-04 full story...

SNAMM04: Boss Expand Phrase Recorder RC-20XL
A full 16 minutes now available

23-Jul-04 full story...

NAMM: Digital Monitors From Roland
Flagship DS series are active

23-Jul-04 full story...

NAMM: Roland MV-8000v2 Hits The Big Screen
Version 2 with MV8-VGA card gives you mouse power.

23-Jul-04 full story...

SNAMM04: A New Juno From Roland
The JunoD, is radio-ready

23-Jul-04 full story...

Roland's New Site Talks Tracks
Track Talk for VS and BR recorders and more

16-Jul-04 full story...

Roland Workstation Tempts Top Remixers
MV-8000 is a hit with the hitmakers

26-Jun-04 full story...

MESSE: Roland's Digital Monitors Built For Reference
3 new models with AES and SPDIF

06-Apr-04 full story...

MESSE: Roland's V-Accordian Pleases German Audience
It's like a real accordian but with a V

02-Apr-04 full story...

MESSE04: Roland and Cakewalk Get Groovy With SP606
It's a groove sampler and Cakewalk did the software

02-Apr-04 full story...

Rolands New Fantom-X Ships
Three models to rule them all

17-Mar-04 full story...

WNAMM04: New Fantom-X Gets The Gig
128-Voice Fantom-X Series Expandable to Nearly 1GB of Sounds

05-Feb-04 full story...

NAMM: GR-20 Guitar Synth Features New Pickup
Easy on, easy off � nice price.

19-Jan-04 full story...

NAMM: Roland VS-2000 CD Adds Plug-in Support and More
Loads of third party stuff, 20 tracks and CD burner

19-Jan-04 full story...

NAMM: Roland Micro Cube Debuts
Whats smaller than a Micron? A Micro Cube!

17-Jan-04 full story...

NAMM: Roland Rolls Out a New Line of Speakers
Digital Monitoring for Everyone!

17-Jan-04 full story...

Roland Release MC-909 Editor
How very public spirited of them

20-Nov-03 full story...

V-Synth Gets New OS
Version 1.5 adds new waveforms and TB-303 filter type

07-Oct-03 full story...

Drop Your MC-909 Beats And Win
Roland compo gets the juices going

11-Sep-03 full story...

Roland's Groovy Gear Giveaway
Remix mag, Roland and Mixwell unite for prize

01-Sep-03 full story...

Roland RS-50 Comes Out To Play
Catch one at a store near you - it ships.

13-Aug-03 full story...

SNAMM03: RS-70 Shows It's Chops
Video demo of the features.

04-Aug-03 full story...

SNAMM03: Roland MV-8000 MPC-a-Like On Show
Looks familiar don't it?

28-Jul-03 full story...

Roland Release MPC Clone?
MV-8000 has bells AND whistles

08-Jul-03 full story...

Major OS Upgrade for VS-2480
Rolands flagship audio workstation gets a shot.

14-Jun-03 full story...

Roland Add OSX Support For M-1000 Digital Line Mixer
10 channels for OSX via USB

16-May-03 full story...

Roland Classic Analog for VariOS
Jupiter 8 and TB303 - it's for real

08-May-03 full story...

Roland Product Videos on Free DVD+Vid
All the latest demos from the product specialists

18-Apr-03 full story...

MESSE: Roland Introduces New RS-Series Keyboards
RS-50 and RS-70 feature improved sounds, D Beam and more

08-Mar-03 full story...

MESSE: Roland Demo TB-303 and Jupiter 8 Models on VariOS
Virtual models of the golden oldies - more to come?

08-Mar-03 full story...

WNAMM03:Roland- VariOS Outboard
Open system brings Variphrase technology to your Mac/PC

04-Feb-03 full story...

WNAMM03: Roland V-Synth + Fantom-S Video Demos
Rolands experts run us through

03-Feb-03 full story...

NAMM: Roland Release Pads That Sample
Six pad SPD-S - gives the drummer some more

30-Jan-03 full story...

WNAMM03: New Fantom Menace From Roland
Fantom-S and Fantom-88 more features

30-Jan-03 full story...

NAMM: Roland V-Synth Sights and Sounds
Check the demo...(updated)

16-Jan-03 full story...

NAMM: New Roland V-Synth Teaser Begins
Pre-launch ad campaign gets the pulse racing?

02-Jan-03 full story...

Roland Scoop 4 Categories at Future Awards
No one drunk at awards bash at all, honest.

22-Nov-02 full story...

Roland Give Away MC-909
Win one before you can get em in the shops!

17-Oct-02 full story...

Rackmount Digital Mixer From Roland
New M-1000 mixes four S/PDIF inputs, USB and More

14-Oct-02 full story...

Roland Max-out With MC-909
Desktop Groovebox joins the pros

08-Oct-02 full story...

Roland Tease With New Dance Workstation
Not sure what is but it's coming soon...

16-Sep-02 full story...

NAMM:ROLAND SI-24/Emagic Bundle
New PCI card/control surface bundled with Logic 5 - Mac AND PC

20-Jul-02 full story...

SNAMM02: Roland XV-2020 Module Released
Half rack unit with USB + 2 SRX card slots

20-Jul-02 full story...

XV5050 Software Update Too
Must be something in the air

15-Apr-02 full story...

MESSE:ROLAND DEBUTS MC-09 PHRASELAB
New Phrase Looper Includes DSP Synth, Step Sequencer, More

22-Mar-02 full story...

WNAMM02:Roland Demo New Units
SH-32(with demo) and XV-5050 in full effect

23-Jan-02 full story...

Roland Release New XV Unit
The XV-5050 - presenting the beast in a smaller cage!

12-Nov-01 full story...

The SH-32 Speaks!
We sneak a feed from the prototype unit

05-Nov-01 full story...

New Roland Synth Keeps Us Guessing
Limited information available on enigmatic new SH 32

23-Oct-01 full story...

SNAMM: Roland Bring Down A Piano
-- New F-90 Digital Piano Offers Premium Performance and Design at a Very Reasonable Price --

26-Jul-01 full story...

SNAMM:Roland Expands Expansion
Two new boards for the SRX series

23-Jul-01 full story...

SNAMM:Roland's Fantom Is Finally Spotted
All new groove workstation from Roland

20-Jul-01 full story...

MESSE:Rolands New CDR Multitrack CDX-1
8 Tracks from CD-R, No, Really

10-Mar-01 full story...

MESSE: Rolands New Orange Groovebox
Believe us, it's very orange.

10-Mar-01 full story...

NAMM:Yamaha + Roland to Team UP
But they are still rivals.

25-Jan-01 full story...

Roland expands V keyboards
Another reason to get rid of yer b-voxers

08-Dec-00 full story...

Roland release passive monitors
V-Studio owners, listen up!

31-Aug-00 full story...

Roland releases an effing 303
It's got a flanger. We like flangers at Sonic State.

24-Jul-00 full story...

Roland introduces 3-year warranty in the UK
Insurance can be fun

24-Jun-00 full story...

SP-808 File Conversion Uillity Available
PC to SP-808 at last!

22-Jun-00 full story...

Roland to rock at Tomorrow's World Event

13-Jun-00 full story...

Roland +BeOS anounce new USB partnership

29-Sep-99 full story...

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