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“I never looked at it as a single 'til everybody started saying it was great”: The Wham! song that George Michael called his favourite and he made on his own with a Roland Juno-60 and a LinnDrum
By Ben Rogerson published
Before he recorded Last Christmas, he came up with this

“We believe music is central to humanity”: Roland and Universal Music Group announce their 7 Principles for Music Creation with AI as they confirm new strategic partnership
By Ben Rogerson published
Two industry giants announce strategic partnership as that argue that “human-created works must be respected and protected”

“A budget-friendly instrument with core RD features”: Roland launches the RD-08 stage piano, the most affordable RD model yet
By Ben Rogerson published
A compact stage piano that comes with built-in speakers, SuperNATURAL and ZEN-Core sound engines, and Roland Cloud expansion support

The Great Synth Showdown: Roland JV-1080 hardware vs Roland Cloud JV-1080 software
By Andy Jones published
The next bout in our polyphonic synth shootout pits Roland's original JV-1080 sound module against its modern plugin recreation

Best pianos 2025: Our pick of acoustic and digital options for home, studio and stage
By Dave Clews last updated
Here’s our pick of the best pianos - and the best piano brands - including Yamaha, Casio, Nord, Roland and more…

‘Synth map of the world’ reveals that Roland and Behringer dominate other brands when it comes to Google searches
By Ben Rogerson published
Roland is number one in 73 countries, while Behringer leads the way in 33

"Fine for off-the-cuff sequencer basslines, otherwise you have to plan what you're going to do before even switching it on": Here's what the reviews said when the dance-music-defining Roland TB-303 was released in 1981
By Andy Jones published
Happy TB-303 Day! Grab your time travel machine, because back then it only cost a couple of hundred bucks
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