Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
V-MODA 808 pays homage to Roland legend Roland and V-MODA have teamed up to honour the legendary TR-808 Drum Machine with a pair of headphones – V-MODA 808 The new V-MODA 808 headphones are based on the company’s incredibly popular M-100s – renowned by DJs and producers the world over. Almost 40 years since its […]
Roland x Puma kick-up a second TR-808 inspired sneaker Roland x Puma unveil designs for the new 808-inspired kicks. Forget about band shirts and artist merchandise; we are now in the time of designer sneakers inspired by drum machines. Earlier this year, not so long ago; Roland and Puma unveiled the design of the RS-0 […]
Behringer RD-808 – Roland TR-808 drum machine reincarnated The Behringer RD-808 drum machine was scheduled for release in August, however exciting new features are pushing the date back. Superbooth 2018 saw the announcement of Behringer’s latest classic remake, this time they’re taking on one of the most legendary pieces of analog synth and drum machine […]
The first 100% authentic TR-909 emulation finally comes to DAWs Roland just released the first-ever 100% authentic plugin emulation of their highly sought-after TR-909, available on the Roland Cloud. The TR-909 became famous for being Roland’s first analog-digital hybrid drum machine. Introducing, what was at the time, “state-of-the-art” digital samples into the already famous analog […]
The rare and iconic TR-808 is now available to everyone as software The TR-808 is undoubtedly an esteemed piece of analog synth and drum machine history, Roland makes it available to everyone. The rarity and value of the TR-808 makes it almost impossible to acquire, whilst the sounds remain staples in genres across the board. […]
Roland D-05 Boutique synth is a remake of the D-50 The new Roland D-05 is the latest addition to the growing range of boutique synthesizers from the tech giant. This time they’ve opted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the original Roland D-50 by launching the D-05 remake. Other Boutique range instruments […]
Roland DJ-202 & DJ-505 controllers announced The Roland DJ-202 and DJ-505 are two brand new DJ controllers just announced by the global tech company, indicating their commitment and intentions to solidify their footprint in the DJ sector of the electronic dance music market. This comes after releasing their first ever DJ controller in 2016, […]
Roland TR-08 Rhythm Composer announced Just in time for #808day – which was 2 days ago by the way, 8th day of the 8th month, get it? – The Roland TR-08 Rhythm Composer was announced by the tech giant. The Roland TR-08 is the latest addition to the hugely popular and nicely priced Boutique range […]
Roland DJ-808 – Roland first DJ Controller The much anticipated partnership between Roland and Serato to introduce their first proper DJ dedicated piece of gear is here…. And it’s the Roland DJ-808 DJ controller. The Roland DJ-808 is a professional 4-channel DJ controller with built-in drum sequencing, vocal processing, external instrument connectivity and deep Serato […]
iO-808 is a browser based TR-808 that works iO-808 is probably the most accurate browser replica of the Roland TR-808 that has been designed so far and was launched to commemorate ‘808 day’ on 8 August. It’s certainly not the first though. A year ago the HTML 5 Drum Machine Emulator gave us some fleeting […]
