The Boss and Roland line of SP samplers (specifically the SP-303 and SP-404) are some of the most important instruments in hip hop history. Right up there with the MPC and the Technics SL-1200.

On April 3, 2026, Roland Corporation and Berklee College of Music joined forces for a 404 Day activation. Centered around the cult-favorite SP-404 sampler, the collaboration puts hardware-based beat ...

Roland just released the Aira Compact P-6, a battery-powered sampler with a built-in microphone for capturing ideas quickly. There’s also a USB-C port and analog inputs for plugging in a higher-grade ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Following sieve-like levels of leaking in the run-up to its launch, Roland has ‘dropped’ the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mixing a fine blend of Roland heritage and modern techniques, there is something here for any ...

Roland has unveiled a brand new “pocket-sized” sampler as part of a range of compact instruments, the P-6 Creative Sampler. The compact sampler comes alongside a new range of instruments from Roland ...

Whether you’re in the market for some new software or want to upgrade your studio — here are some of the biggest recent ...

It’s the latest addition to the company’s Aira line of portable music makers and is primarily designed as a sampler allowing musicians to record and edit up to 48 samples and piece them together into ...

It wasn’t so long ago that electronic music production was the work of pioneers. Giorgio Moroder and Don Lewis synthesized monstrous Moog mainframes in the disco era; Roger Linn kick-started hip-hop ...

IK Multimedia, a popular maker of mobile audio recording solutions and software for iOS and Mac, is introducing a massive new plug-in instrument for Mac and Logic Pro today. The new Syntronik is a ...