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In my opinion, x0x machines are the best way to make beats and Amazon has the craziest deal I’ve seen on the Roland TR-8S, and besides, I can’t afford a TR-1000
By Simon Arblaster published
Roland’s '2nd best’ drum machine is still worth it and this Cyber Weekend is the time to get one

Missed out on Thomann's Roland TD313 Cyber Week deal? Here's how you can still get one of the newest electronic drum sets on the market at a bargain price before Black Friday becomes Cyber Monday!
By Stuart Williams last updated
Snag Roland's next-gen, mid-price V-Drums set for less, complete with the same sound engine as the mega-expensive V71 module

Roland's TD716 electronic drum set is designed to be a VST killer. Now it's had a massive $1,800 wiped off the price at Sweetwater for Cyber Weekend – you’ll get a drum rug and throne worth nearly $500 for free, too!
By Stuart Williams last updated
As Black Friday weekend turns into Cyber Monday, now’s the time to pounce on this 'if money was no object' V-Drums set from Roland

Best digital pianos 2025: I'm a professional piano and music gear reviewer, and these are my top picks
By Daryl Robertson last updated
With a decade of experience selling and reviewing pianos, these are my recommendations for the very best digital pianos from Yamaha, Roland, Casio, and Korg at all price points - including full reviews and video demos

“Roland has always been extremely good at marrying the playability of its samples with the physical feel of its hardware - this kit is no exception”: Roland VAD316 review
By Tom Bradley published
Roland’s new 3 Series offers a staggering level of features previously only available with the flagship 7 Series

“Promises a lot and mostly delivers – although it’s not without a few teething issues”: Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator review
By Si Truss published
Roland’s flagship drum machine is its first in 40 years to offer analogue sounds – but that’s only part of the story

With the TR-1000 Roland has given analogue purists what they want – so can we move on from X0X clones now?
By Si Truss published
Roland’s latest drum machine looks great – and its ‘80s inspirations are undisputed classics – but can we agree we now have enough X0X emulations?

Roland's TR-1000 combines analogue 808 and 909 recreations with the best parts of the TR-8S and more
By Si Truss published
Roland's new flagship beat machine also offers stereo-sampling, loop slicing, probability sequencing and much more

"The ability to use official Boss stompbox recreations in our DAW is here - and with that comes flexibility in terms of how, and what instruments they're applied to": Boss Effects Pedals plugin review
By Stuart Williams published
The first ever official software emulations of Boss pedals are here, but they live under a Roland Cloud…
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