303 Day celebrates DJ Pierre’s acid house revolution – back to the Phuture

Here’s to the sound of acid over the sound of bombs. “The future will survive / future will stay alive.” Yeah, acid might be needed now more than ever.

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

Roland gives TR-707, 727 official software treatment

I’ve been eyeing that 7×7-shaped hole in Roland Cloud for a while, and I know I’m not alone. Now Roland has added the 707 and 727 drum machines to their growing software back catalog.

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2021

Roland’s plug-ins are now Apple Silicon native, from 808 to JUPITER-8

Peter Kirn - July 22, 2021

Roland SYSTEM-8 synth is free to try in April – here’s why it’s a sound designer’s friend

Peter Kirn - April 8, 2021

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