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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 Aira Compact Series: What is it? Roland hasn’t been shy of revisiting its classics, and this has taken many forms – from hardware to software, targeting specific units, or just distilling parts ...

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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Roland's AIRA range just keeps on growing. The M-100 headphones are the latest product to be unveiled, joining the SH-2 plug out synth, the TR-8 Rhythm Performer, the TB-3 Touch Bassline, the System-1 ...