Tag: roland
Roland juices their Fantom line with the Fantom EX
The latest Fantom addition is the Fantom EX, a "supercharged" creative workstation with built-in Analog Circuit Behavior tech and a bevy of composition tools.
Mapping 50 years of disco on a speaker circuit diagram
Dorothy's Disco Love Blueprint traces the history of disco through the people and places who connected one another.
House Music is a Spiritual Thing: Inside 5 Mag #210
Sacred beats: Levon Vincent, DJ Disciple, Gehno Aviance aka One A and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, house music from Chicago.
Introducing Roland’s S-1 Tweak Synth
Hardware for the masses: The Aira Compact polysynth is inspired by the legendary Roland SH-101, capturing the sound of Voodoo Ray in a compact AIRA compatible tweak synth.
Time Capsule: Inside the new 5 Mag
Joyce Muniz, Fred Everything, LF System, Conrad Colson, How to Save a Landmark, the AI botnet eating streaming platforms alive and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
Roland wins $4.6 million in tortuous patent lawsuit
The judgment against the parent company of Alesis covers electronic drum technology and might represent a renewed defense of its technology against product clones.
Acid Redux: Donner debuts with a 303 clone
Chinese brand Donner's first synth is an inexpensive remake of the classic Roland TB-303. Is it worth it?
Ian Pooley gets raw & deep on Studio A Part 2
Ian Pooley is killing with the back-to-basics house and techno approach of his two party "Studio A" series on vinyl from Rekids.
My Life in Analog Hell
It started with a Roland Juno-106. Thousands of dollars later, I had all this beautiful analog gear and couldn't write a note on it. A year in analog hell by Ed Martinez.
Roland demos Zenology FX plugin for Mac & Windows (Video)
Roland is rolling out Zenology FX, a plugin for macOS and Windows with "nearly 50 years of legendary Roland sounds, including over 90 genre-defining effects."
Chicago House pioneer Rodney Bakerr has died
Rodney Baker, known professionally as Rodney Bakerr and the brilliant artist behind early Chicago label Rockin' House passed away last week.
Roland launches TR-6S compact drum machine
Roland rolls out their new TR-6S drum machine: Compact, cheap and packed with classic drum machine flavor.
#TheTeardown Clavis on “Wirefire” and Making Music in a Time of Quarantine
Manuel Tur and Adrian Hoffman on the making of "Wirefire," title track of their new EP on Freerange.
It’s #404 Day. Roland Launches Beat Maker Contest for the SP-404.
Grab some royalty-free samples and submit a track for the first Roland SP Beat Tape.
After 37 years, the MIDI Spec Moves to Version 2.0
Backwards compatible and promising a revolutionary way to network instruments together, the first MIDI 2.0 capable instruments will be released in March.
Roland Unveils ZEN-Core, a Brand New Synthesis System
Powering all new instruments and integrating them like never before, ZEN-Core will be baked into the heart of all new electronic instruments.
Hard(ware) Wars: Roland vs. the Clones
In the battle of Roland clones vs. Roland's Cloud, the cloners are winning. Why won't Roland make the classic gear that people want?
Behringer is Shipping Its 808 Clone, the RD-8
Behringer's clone of the iconic TR-808 is among the most anticipated new drum machines of the year. They're now shipping to retailers.
Roland Explains Why Their 303 Cloud Emulator Is Better
There is not a "new TB-303" on the horizon, but the creators of the Cloud version of the 303 are explaining the tech behind the new "virtual instrument."
Behringer Clones Roland While Roland Puts a 303 in the Cloud
Instead of the long-desired hardware revision, Roland has put the TB-303 into the cloud as part of the 303 day festivities.
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A People’s History of Chicago House Music
In the poetic and robust Chicago House Music: Culture and Community, Marguerite L. Harrold captures the history of house music with the eye of a scholar and the passion of a true believer.
