ROLAND Zenology

Dubbed a ‘sound engine’ and launching amid a hefty update to Roland’s Cloud subscription service, Zenology is a brand-new plug-in with near limitless scope for recreating instruments.

Since 1972, Roland has had its fingers in many disparate areas of music technology, from guitar amps and effects to all-in-one workstations. But the company’s specialism has always been electronic instruments, a trend the Japanese brand itself kicked off with its very first product, the TR-77 drum machine. Over the 50 years or so since, Roland has been responsible for some of the most iconic and era-defining synthesisers and drum machines of all