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.

Roland and Moodymann – AKA Kenny Dixon Jr. – have teamed up to create a limited edition version of Roland’s “signature” portable sampler, the SP-404MKII. In celebration of Moodymann’s “continuing ...

Most notably, improved stability and syncing when playing long audio files means that you can now perform with multitrack projects from your DAW, adding another string to the SP-404 MK2’s bow. There’s ...

Following sieve-like levels of leaking in the run-up to its launch, Roland has ‘dropped’ the SP-404MKII, a new version of its performance-focused portable sampler. With a design based on both user ...

SP-404 MKII's V5 software update brings native support for Serato DJ Pro, Serato DJ Lite and Serato Studio When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Roland has teamed up with Kenny Dixon Jr.—better known as Moodymann—to celebrate the 30th birthday of his KDJ Records label with a limited edition version of the SP-404MKII Creative Sampler. Limited ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“This is going to hurt your ears a bit,” Gonjasufi announces over the mic as he cues up a gnarled synth riff on his Roland sampler. It’s just after 10 p.m. on a Saturday in July, and a diverse crowd ...