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Roland have today announced two brand new recorders - the CD-2u SD/CD recorder and the SD-2u SD recorder. Both are designed to be easy to use and operate as standalone units, allowing portable 2-track recording straight to CD-R/CDRW or SD/SDHC cards. Apart from the inclusion of a CD …

A new Roland flagship 16 x 10 USB interface for Mac and PC has been announced in the shape of the Roland Studio-Capture, along with its little cousin, the Duo-Capture Mk2. As portable USB I/O goes, the Roland Studio-Capture takes the prize for microphone connectivity. Boasting twelve premium “VS …

Roland have announced a new CUBE Lite series of table-top portable amplifiers. The CUBE Lite MONITOR Amplifier and the CUBE Lite GUITAR Amplifier (available in a range of colours) are designed for music practice, music lessons, home entertainment, meeting rooms and as a music system for your digital music library …

Drawing on decades of synthesiser experience, Roland have created a performance keyboard that meets the needs of gigging keyboard players whilst retaining world-class sounds. Meet the Roland VR-09 V-Combo keyboard.

If you're a keyboard player, you'll know how important it is to have everything right at your fingertips just when …

For the ultimate in peace of mind, Roland have teamed up with Allianz to offer FREE one year insurance on any of their products with an RRP of £500 or more! This will protect your instrument from theft, loss or accidental damage for 12 months and you don't have to …

Are you finding that all those cables are constantly getting in the way? Do you spend too much time un-tangling everything before you set-up? Is your studio cluttered and messy? Are you always tripping over your wild cabling? Well, this could be your answer!

From now until 31st December 2012 …

This week we are giving one person the chance to win 2 tickets to the Roland Synth Story on 28th November at The Roland Music Academy, Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College. At this event you will be able to get hands-on with some classic rare Roland gear, including the Jupiter-8 …

Recently our Sales Director, Andy Legg, was lucky enough to visit the amazing Roland Museum in Japan, where he came into contact with a LOAD of classic Roland gear! Knowing that we would all be very jealous, he instinctively whipped out his camera phone and began taking snaps! We thought …

You can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

ROLAND JUPITER-50 - INTRODUCTION

Yes, I finally have a Roland Jupiter-50 in my mitts and I can't wait to take put it through its paces to find …