Music
Juneteenth lineup round-up and Black Techno Matters scorchers
Juneteenth is about emancipation, and it’s expressed in musical joy across the USA today. Here are our friends from Black Techno Matters with their community calendar of events today — one might be near you — plus two recent releases you should hear wherever you are.
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Roland just made syncing Serato and TR drum machines automatic
The hybrid DJ set keeps getting fresh nudges. Now, Roland and Serato have added easy, automatic sync over USB for the TR-8, TR-8S, and the Boutique Series TR-08 and TR-09 drum machines.
Peter Kirn - January 24, 2019
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No new products, but Roland celebrates #808day with free gear updates
Roland now routinely enjoy the fact that August 8 is “808” day. But we aren’t seeing new product announcements today as in some past years. What you get instead is a bunch of updates for existing gear. Here they are in one place so you can see what’s relevant to you.
Peter Kirn - August 8, 2018
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Roland quietly made their DJ controllers into live-hybrid machines
Peter Kirn - February 9, 2018
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Roland updates AIRA TR-8 so it can trigger samples, MIDI gear
Peter Kirn - August 8, 2017
Tech
Roland and Serato made a monster DJ controller that does everything
Peter Kirn - September 9, 2016
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Roland’s New AIRA Mixer is a Performance Tool For All Your Gear
Peter Kirn - January 22, 2015
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