Roland’s Aira Compact range already had a couple of synths, a beat machine and a voice tweaker, and now it’s got a sampler, too. The P-6 Creative Sampler, to be precise - a pocket-sized, portable ...

For a month, Roland has been teasing its mysterious “Aira” products with a series of videos that invoke the TR-808 and TR-909 Rhythm Composers, classic beat machines that are amongst the best-sounding ...

Now you have some headphones to match your glowing TR-808. Roland has been gradually expanding its AIRA range with Eurorack modules and other products since it launched in 2014, and now there are some ...

It might seem hard to believe, but until now Roland hasn’t had a true competitor to Korg’s seemingly ubiquitous Volca line. Sure, the Boutique range is portable and battery powered, but they’re also ...

Last year during Superbooth Roland unveiled the Aira Compact series – its first true competitors to Korg’s wildly successful Volca line. Now, the company is back for Superbooth 2023 with a new ...

“Fun, affordable and easy-to-learn” line-up also includes a vocal processor When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. These are “fun, ...

Roland has been teasing new entries in its black-and-green AIRA series for about a month. Now, it's pulling the wraps off of the new lineup that's led by the new TR-8 drum machine. It's worth noting ...

Released in 2014, Roland’s TR-8 was the drum machine that a lot of us had been waiting a long time for, but it wasn’t perfect. So, we’re pleased to be able to report that Roland has now unveiled the ...

But Roland stopped making the 808 in the mid-80s. You can buy one on eBay now for around three grand (and maybe another grand to bring it into good working condition), or use one of the thousands of ...

Two cool new things you can spend your hard-earned dollars on showed up this week, and they’re both (potentially) very neon green. Roland Aira: The Future of Drums, Beats, and Crazy Electronic Sounds ...

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