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The best music and creative hardware deals for Cyber Monday from Amazon
Amazon has a surprising sale on Roland and Novation drum machines, among others. Here are some top picks. The big surprise comes from some of my favorite Roland boxes, if you’ve been following CDM this year. Heck, I don’t have the TR-06 and kinda want one thanks to its trigger ins, so I may cause […]
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Roland now has 4 ways to play their 1991 JD-800 polysynth; here’s a breakdown
Until recently, the only way to get your hands on a Roland JD-800 was to get the early-90s original hardware. But now Roland has this year unveiled two independent hardware and two independent software recreations. Let’s make sense of it all – and why it’s suddenly happening now.
Peter Kirn - November 9, 2021
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Tiny Poly: Roland is making Boutique versions of JD-800, JX-8P
Roland is continuing its series of tiny synths with some unlikely additions – the 1985 JX-8P and 1991 JD-800. But maybe the big news is, under the hood, you finally get serious polyphony.
Peter Kirn - November 9, 2021
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This custom TR-09 controller is also a great starting point for DIYers
Peter Kirn - March 16, 2018
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Legowelt takes a tour of Roland’s D-05, and more for D-50 fans
Peter Kirn - September 13, 2017
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Roland’s D-50 is the latest 80s creation to get Boutique treatment
Peter Kirn - September 9, 2017
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