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At last! Behringer ships the MS-5, a "faithful reproduction" of the Roland SH-5
By Andy Jones published
The long-promised synth is in the shops and yours for just $599

Roland updates its SP-404 sampler "in celebration of 404 Day" (and to v4.04, before you ask)
By Andy Jones published
The update brings enhanced looping, multitrack output, Koala Sampler integration and a 15-waveform sound generator to the popular sampler

“No previous experience required”: Roland puts its ZEN-Core synth engine into the beginner-friendly GO:KEYS 3 and 5 “music creation” keyboards
By Ben Rogerson published
High-quality soundsets meet auto-accompaniment features

“I never looked at it as a single 'til everybody started saying it was great”: The Wham! song that George Michael called his favourite and he made on his own with a Roland Juno-60 and a LinnDrum
By Ben Rogerson published
Before he recorded Last Christmas, he came up with this

“We believe music is central to humanity”: Roland and Universal Music Group announce their 7 Principles for Music Creation with AI as they confirm new strategic partnership
By Ben Rogerson published
Two industry giants announce strategic partnership as that argue that “human-created works must be respected and protected”

“A budget-friendly instrument with core RD features”: Roland launches the RD-08 stage piano, the most affordable RD model yet
By Ben Rogerson published
A compact stage piano that comes with built-in speakers, SuperNATURAL and ZEN-Core sound engines, and Roland Cloud expansion support

The Great Synth Showdown: Roland JV-1080 hardware vs Roland Cloud JV-1080 software
By Andy Jones published
The next bout in our polyphonic synth shootout pits Roland's original JV-1080 sound module against its modern plugin recreation

Best pianos 2025: Our pick of acoustic and digital options for home, studio and stage
By Dave Clews last updated
Here’s our pick of the best pianos - and the best piano brands - including Yamaha, Casio, Nord, Roland and more…
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