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“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…

"Evolves the SH-101 template while still capturing the sound of the original": Donner Essential L1 review
By Si Truss published
The Chinese brand's second synth enters into the increasingly busy budget 101 fray – can it stand out from its rivals?

“Will definitely please those who are a fan of the sound already, but standalone price is expensive”: Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus plugin review
By Matt McCracken published
The world’s most famous solid-state amp finally gets an official amp model for your DAW

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
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