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Roland's JUNO-106 plugin captures the sound and spirit that made the original synth a legend

Balancing old-school charm with modern flexibility, JUNO-106 precisely emulates the original synth through Roland's proprietary circuit-modeling technology

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As it happened: Huge crash influences the GC and the stage as yellow jersey changes hands

The very large crash saw the yellow jersey go down and lose the race lead after losing time to Kasia Niewiadoma as Blanka Vas takes the win

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“To have a collaboration with the legendary Roland 808 on my shoe is an honour”: Roland, New Balance and Tiago Lemos gets their skate on as they announce drum machine-themed sneaker for 808 Day

Make a phat fashion statement on the street and in the studio

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“We have entered one of the most exciting and dynamic moments in the history of creativity”: Roland launches new R&D group “to help design the future of music creation”

The Roland Future Design Group will focus on the potential of AI, WEB3, virtual and augmented reality, low-latency wireless connectivity and more

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“A strong contender for the best beginner’s DJ controller on the market right now”: Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 review

The DDJ-400 is a tough act to follow, but with smart mixing functions, Bluetooth compatibility and general ease of use, could the FLX4 be a worthy successor?

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"Expanded creative capabilities with new world-class piano sounds": Roland updates two of its most popular stage pianos with new sounds

The RD-2000 EX introduces a "concert-class" grand and an intimate upright, while the RD-88 EX gets the SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano 3 Expansion

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Get to know your drum machine's sequencer: "If authentic-sounding ‘vintage’ drums are what you’re after, try using no more than two or three different velocity values for all of your drums"

Your machine’s features explained, and how you canmake the most of them

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The classic Space Echo RE-201 has arrived in the Roland Cloud, but can it become the definitive plugin emulation?

An official software reboot of the iconic 1974 tape echo and spring reverb

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"We’ve never had it so easy": 5 ways music gear has improved over the years... and 5 it hasn't

We take stock of the progress that's been made in modern music technology - and consider where there might be room for improvement

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Celebrating 60 years of the synth: the '90s

As the '80s drifted from mostly analogue to largely digital, would the '90s be the decade when the synth scene settled? Not really…

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The 10 best synth presets ever used, and where to hear them

Like it or not, these are the patches we all remember…

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"Despite their dated appearance, these legacy synths offer incredible versatility and potential": 7 classic Logic Pro synths you might have forgotten - but are still worth using today

Before you open your wallet for a new synth plugin, consider revisiting Logic's E series, 7 soft synths you may already own

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60 years of the synth: the '80s

Our history of the synth continues with the decade that brought us the Jupiter-8, the 303 and the DX7…

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7 underrated VST synths you might not know about (but really should)

We celebrate some of the great softsynths that may have flown under your radar

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Celebrating 60 years of the synth: the '70s

In the 1970s, the synthesizer became a true musical force. Here's how it went from a mono legend to a poly Prophet in 10 short years…

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"It's a great synth, for sure, but $25,000 great? No chance": 5 stupidly expensive vintage synths (and how to get their sound for free)

Synthflation means you can pay nearly six figures for some of these synths (but also get most of their sounds for free)…

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6 criminally underrated hardware synths that you can still buy today

Incredibly, some of these under-the-radar beauties are over a decade old, but still available (and still very good)

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"It’s all about that filter that Bob Moog patented all those years ago. I can’t live without it": Mike Parker on Dispatches

Mike Parker talks us through his 2001 minimal masterpiece track by track

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“AI could prove incredibly useful, from configuring our kits to generating the sounds in our head”: Where might electronic drums go next? Here are 9 of our predictions

Electronic drums have come a long way over the last few decades, but where are they headed in the future? From AI to radical new playing surfaces and authentic cymbals, this is our wishlist

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“While Les Paul maynot have been the first to use tape for echo effects, he was certainly at the forefront”: The history of delay, from studio guitar reel-to-reel experiments to Line 6 and the rise of digital

How 1940s innovations in sound echoed an eternity on pedalboards, taking delay from the mechanical analog era to the digital realm, shaping guitar tone for generations to come

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"He didn't just select a stock beat and press play": Prince’s go-to synths and drum machine - a career in music tech gear

From the Linn LM-1 to the Roland JD-800

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"I need to make music I want to make, otherwise there's not much point": Kasbo on keeping things simple in the studio and working on his own terms

Birthed from an agonising stress-related hearing loss, and put together in an ABBA-backed prison-turned studio, Kasbo’s third album, The Learning of Urgency is a potent, melody-infused statement from an artist in ascendance

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"The distinctive sound that has helped define genres from '80s pop through to modern EDM": D16 Group's Roland TR-606 emulation Nithonat 2 updated with new sequencer, effects and more

Nithonat 2's new sequencer replaces the original's 606-style sequencer with a grid-based version that's easier to use and gives you precise control over dynamics and articulation

Guitar World

“Guitar’s versatility is unparalleled. But it’s also an instrument with a lot of baggage. We all know the tropes we’re trying to avoid”: St. Vincent on returning to real amps, stealing Josh Homme’s secret weapon – and how she overcame her fear of Strats

St. Vincent’s new album, All Born Screaming, sees her teaming up with two FooFighters, using Prince’sfavourite pedal and embarking on a prog odyssey. It also sees her return to real amps played real loud…

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WorldTour teams cite Brexit and race uncertainty as reasons for skipping Tour of Britain Women

Only four of 15 Women's WorldTour teams set to take start line in Welshpool next month

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