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    Roland Fantom - in-depth SOS review

    Read our full in-depth test report

    With little advance warning, Roland have unleashed a new flagship workstation-cum-synthesizer which builds on the Fantom's legacy with a brand-new design developed from the ground up for modern music production. It comes in three models: Fantom 6 (61 keys), Fantom 7 (76 keys) and the 88-key Fantom 8.  Read the Sound On Sound full in-depth review here.

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    Roland System 500

    Modular Synthesizer

    As rare and expensive as it is desirable, Roland's celebrated modular system has always been out of reach for most of us, but now the company have recreated it for Eurorack.

    Reviews May 2019
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    Roland announce new System-500 synth modules

    Malekko collaboration generates four more Eurorack synth modules

    First announced in 2015, Roland’s System-500 modular synth project was notable for a number of reasons....

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    Roland SH-01A

    Synthesizer

    Roland continue to mine their considerable legacy with another Boutique module, this time based on the simple but much-loved SH-101.

    Reviews May 2018
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    Roland D-05

    Linear Synthesizer

    Thirty years after the launch of the groundbreaking D-50, Roland’s Boutique version offers the same iconic sound.

    Reviews Feb 2018
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    Roland SE-02

    Synthesizer

    The latest in the Boutique range is the result of an unexpected collaboration between Roland and Studio Electronics.

    Reviews Oct 2017
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    Roland System 8

    Virtual Analogue Synthesizer

    The System 8 may offer ‘plug-out’ recreations of Roland classics, but it’s also a versatile synthesizer with a character all of its own.

    Reviews Oct 2017
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    Roland reveal D-05 Linear Synthesizer

    New Roland Boutique module recreates the renowned D-50 Linear Synthesizer from the 1980s

    The sound of the Roland D-50 was a staple of the late 1980s, famously appearing in the intro to Michael...

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    Roland unveil Boutique SH-01 & TR-08 and AIRA sampler 

    Iconic instruments modelled for compact series, SP-404SX reworked for TR-8

    Roland have announced that they will be releasing two modules based on classic products for their Boutique format. The SH-01A...

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    Roland Boutique VP-03

    Vocoder

    Roland have recreated their classic vocoder at a fraction of the cost — and size.

    Reviews Jul 2017
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    Roland launch SE-02 analogue monosynth

    Studio Electronics collaboration is first in new Boutique Designer Series

    The recent rekindling of Roland’s love affair with all things analogue and modular has taken an exciting new twist...

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    Roland Boutique TR-09 & TB-03

    Rhythm Composer & Bass Line

    Are Roland’s recreations the last word on these classic instruments?

    Reviews Jun 2017
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    Roland unveil TR-09, TB-03, System-8 & more

    909 Day sees a raft of product announcements

    The dust has now settled from Roland’s 909 Day celebrations and, barring a website crash from too much...

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    Roland Boutique JP08, JX03 & JU06

    Synthesizers

    Roland’s Boutique range recreates three of the company’s classic synths at a fraction of the cost of the originals.

    Reviews Feb 2016
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    Roland System 1m

    Semi–modular Modelling Synthesizer

    Roland have embraced the Eurorack format with their semi–modular System 1m and four Aira effects modules.

    Reviews Jan 2016
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    Roland JDXA

    Analogue & Digital Synthesizer

    With a large, well–equipped control panel and a gratuitously laden effects rack, the JDXA could be Roland’s most ambitious, hands–on synthesizer in many years.

    Reviews Dec 2015
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    Roland officially announce System-500 & power rack

    New Eurorack synth modules and PSU/travel case announced

    Roland officially announce details for the five individual System-500 modules that they previewed at Musikmesse...

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    Roland Sound Canvas For iOS

    Sound Module App For iOS

    In 1991 Roland introduced the company’s first Sound Canvas module, the SC55. Aimed at the enthusiast market, the SC55 offered...

    Reviews Aug 2015
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    Roland JDXi

    Synthesizer

    Roland’s JDXi crams an awful lot of synth into a very small box.

    Reviews Jul 2015
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    Roland System 1

    Analogue Modelling Synthesizer

    The System 1 is a fully fledged synthesizer in its own right, but it can also assume the identity of Roland classics using its built–in ‘plug–out’ technology.

    Reviews Oct 2014
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    Roland TB3 Touch Bassline

    Bass Synthesizer

    As Roland revisit their classic Bassline, we ask does everybody need a TB3?

    Reviews Apr 2014

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