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Roland has greatly upgraded their flagship woodwind-style synth with the Aerophone Pro, a digital wind instrument that allows any sax or clarinet player to perform ZEN-Core SuperNATURAL Acoustic sounds, or trigger MIDI in a manner more commensurate with their chosen instrument. Simply put, the Aerophone Pro fuses a traditional saxophone fingering system with a library of onboard acoustic and synth sounds, allowing the user to create whole tapestries of sound whenever the moment strikes. Use it onstage to add electronic versatility to performances, or use it in the studio as the hub of your production process.

In the early days of synthesis various protocols were introduced by manufacturers for syncing their instruments and effects together. But these were often incompatible with items from other manufacturers. The AIRA SBX-1 from Roland is the perfect solution for these situations, a sync box that allows computers and electronic instruments to communicate and synchronize with each other across formats.

Incorporating a flexible design that allows it to used as a rackmounted, tabletop, or Eurorack synth, the Aira SYSTEM-1m Semi-Modular PLUG-OUT Synthesizer from Roland can function as a standalone instrument, provide CV/Gate signals for other synths and effects, and employs Roland’s PLUG-OUT technology that allow you to use it to control DAW-based software synths or install classic synth emulations directly into it. The synth features 2 oscillators, with 6 waveforms each. A sync-able LFO allows you to create time-based wobbles and other effects, while further sound-shaping control is provided via the pitch, filter, amp, and EFX sections. Eurorack screws, along with a Eurorack power cable are included, along with a standard AC power cable, rackmount adapters, and 3 patch cables.

The Roland AIRA VT-4 Voice Transformer is a real-time vocal processor designed to craft and shape your own custom vocal sounds, from subtle augmentation to radical transformation. Smoothly alter the pitch and formant of a voice or add heavily processed vocal effects to your studio work, stage performances, podcasts, web streaming, and more. All controls are conveniently located from the front panel allowing you to make quick adjustments without menu diving or programming. Create remarkable effects such as harmonizing, vocoding, pitch shifting, hard tuning, and more. Dramatically change your entire persona from male to female, big to small, or good to evil.

he V-Studio 20 from Cakewalk is a guitarist’s dream by providing BOSS guitar effects and Roland’s COSM modeling built right into powerful audio interface/effects processor, along with comprehensive recording software. The package matches the simplicity of a portable, hardware recording system with the power, flexibility, and control of modern computer-based recording. Whether at home or on the road, you can easily connect a guitar or microphone to the VS-20 hardware and dial up genuine BOSS sounds. Once you’re ready, record directly to your computer for further editing and mixing using Cakewalk Guitar Tracks recording software (Windows only). Built-in microphones allow for spontaneous recording that can capture that fleeting moment of inspiration.

Don’t fall victim to poor audio quality with your otherwise snazzy smartphone media—instead, get yourself the Roland GO:MIXER PRO-X to ensure your mobile-based music videos, podcasts, and livestreams sound as good as possible. This is a compact audio mixer that connects to nearly any kind of mobile phone and fits in the palm of your hand. Use it for concerts, live video posting, and more.

BITRAZER from Roland is a modular bit and sample rate crushing effect processor designed for modular synth users, keyboard players, guitarists, DJs, and musicians looking to expand their sound. The sound of the effect ranges from a subtle edgy character to full sonic mayhem.

Designed to be paired with the Blues Cube Tour amplifier head, the Roland Cabinet410 is a 100W, 4-Ohm speaker cabinet intended for use with electric guitars. Its open-backed poplar enclosure, which emphasizes resonance presence onstage, houses four custom 10″ speakers. The Blues Cube Cabinet410 sports one 1/4″ speaker input and includes four casters.

Having updated and redefined their proprietary Tube Logic modeling technology, Roland’s Blues Cube Tour is a 100W amplifier head intended for use with electric guitars. It aims to instill the familiar tone and feel of traditional tube amps, but without the routine maintenance involved. Featuring two channels that can be operated independently or in conjunction with one another, this amplifier is suitable for many types of venues, and its comparatively light weight of 17.6 lb renders it eminently portable.