When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With the introduction of the TR-8S, Roland not only advanced the popular TR-8’s sequencing tools ...

Today Roland announced its new flagship drum machine, the TR-8S. Succeeding the Aria TR-8, which came out in 2014, the TR-8S brings sound libraries from five classic machines — the 808, 606, 909, 707, ...

An excellent update that builds on the success of its predecessor in all the right ways. The best Roland release in some time. Sample capabilities dramatically add to the flexibility. Far deeper sound ...

It's always good to see companies delivering updates and new features to devices long after they've launched. And Roland's TR-8S and TR-6S were already pretty capable to begin with. But with the ...