Posted on Wed 19 March 2014 in DJ Gear • Tagged with roland, roland aira, roland aira tb-3, roland aira tr-8, roland aira vt-3, roland tb-3, roland vt-3
We recently received some very special packages from Roland... but what could they be? In fact, it felt like Christmas had come early (and not just because of the way they were wrapped(!)), because we had been sent Roland AIRA TB-3, TR-8 and VT-3 modules to place on demo in …
Posted on Tue 18 February 2014 in entries • Tagged with roland, roland aira tr-8. roland aira. roland aira tr-8 rhythm performer, roland tr-8, roland tr-808, roland tr-909
Roland have been teasing their new range of AIRA products for the last month and now we're finally allowed to reveal what they are! What's more is that a selection of Absolute Music staff were invited to a special, super-secret demo of the new AIRA range before the announcement, where …
Posted on Fri 14 February 2014 in entries • Tagged with analogue modelling synthesiser, roland, roland tb-3, roland tb-303, roland touch bassline tb-3
It's finally here! Roland have re-introduced their iconic TB-303 bass module and what's more, some of us at Absolute Music got to hear and play with it before the official announcement! Unfortunately for you guys, we've been bound by a strict contract that has forbidden us from sharing our knowledge …
Posted on Fri 14 February 2014 in entries • Tagged with roland, roland aira, roland aira system-1, roland aira tb-3, roland aira tr-8, roland aira vt-3, roland system-1, roland tb-3, roland tr-8, roland vt-3
After all those teases, we finally know what the Airas are! In fact, we have a confession to make... some of us have known for a while and have even got to hear and play them! Unfortunately for the rest of us, those people were bound by a strict contract …
Posted on Tue 21 January 2014 in Drums • Tagged with drum machine, roland, roland aira, tr-909
Last week we were teased with a video that Roland released, which hinted that they would be introducing a new model of their classic TR-808 drum machine. Today, they've ramped up the suspense by releasing a similar TR-909 video.
Although we haven't been sent any official information from Roland, the …
Posted on Thu 16 January 2014 in General News • Tagged with digital piano, roland, roland fp-80, roland lx-15, tom odell
Tom Odell has been making a big name for himself as a talented British singer/songwriter, ever since releasing his debut EP, 'Songs from Another Love' in 2012. In 2013, he won the Critics' Choice award at the BRIT awards, which has set up 2014 to be Tom's biggest …
Posted on Wed 15 January 2014 in General News • Tagged with namm, namm 2014, roland, roland rd-800, stage piano
Roland's RD series of stage pianos have been used by performing artists for over 25 years and now, Roland have announced their latest RD creation, the RD-800.
The RD-800 features an updated look, feel and improved sounds. The keyboard makes use of Roland's latest hammer-action design and it comes packed …
Posted on Wed 15 January 2014 in General News • Tagged with namm, namm 2014, roland, roland fa-06, roland fa-08, roland integra-7, workstation keyboard
Today, Roland have announced that they will be releasing a new workstation range, consisting of the 61-note semi-weighted FA-06 and the FA-08, with an 88-note Ivory Feel-G keyboard. In fact, we were joined by Gareth from Roland just yesterday, who brought along an FA-06 to demo its features. Check it …
Posted on Wed 15 January 2014 in Drums • Tagged with drum synthesiser, namm, namm 2014, roland, roland aira, roland tr-808
Roland have just launched a brand new webpage called 'Aira', along with a video talking about the original TR-808 drum machine, which, although originally designed to provide backing percussion for bands, went on to have a massive impact on dance music as we know it today. For example, the subby …
Posted on Thu 19 December 2013 in Computer Music • Tagged with arp 2600, arturia, arturia arp2600 v, arturia jupiter 8-v, arturia mini v, arturia modular v, arturia prophet v, arturia prophet vs, arturia sem v, arturia spark vintage, arturia v-collection, arturia v-collection 3, arturia wurtilizer v, korg kpr-77, linndrum, moog, moog minimoog, moog modular, oberheim, oberheim sem, roland, roland jupiter-8, roland tr-707, roland tr-808, roland tr-909, sequential circuits, sequential circuits prophet 5, sequential circuits prophet vs, simmons sds v, wurtilizer 200a, yamaha, yamaha cs-80, yamaha cs-80v, yamaha rx5
V-Collection 3 bundles 9 of Arturia's software emulations of classic analogue synths into one package! Get the Mini V, Modular V, CS-80V, ARP2600 V, Prophet V & Prophet VS, Jupiter 8-V, Oberheim SEM V, Wurlitzer V and Spark Vintage software instruments and re-create some classic analogue sounds!
Let's face it, most …