Legendary Roland Synth in Your Back Pocket

Roland AIRA Compact

T-8 BEAT MACHINE | J-6 CHORD SYNTH | E-4 VOICE TWEAKER

Explore your creativity on-the-go with the brand new Roland AIRA Compact range. Distilling their legacy of synthesis into three focused units, Roland have delivered fully portable, rechargeable, T-8 Beat Machine, the J-6 Chord Synth, and the E-4 Voice Tweaker.

The AIRA Compact puts Roland’s legendary creative magic in the palm of your hand. Jam, perform, and develop ideas anywhere with Roland’s genre-defining sounds. You can chain AIRA Compact instruments together to extend your palette, or connect to MIDI gear, computers, and music apps to expand your existing rig.

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Uncommon Versatility

However and wherever you make music, the AIRA Compact instruments are there for you. Stow one in a pocket or backpack and compose on the go. Mix and match them for busking, club performing, and livestreams. Or use them as high-quality sound generators and input devices for larger-scale performances and computer music production. They’ll follow you to the bounds of your creativity.

Roland Sonic DNA

Driven by the same advanced Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology found in Roland’s top-line instruments, the AIRA Compact delivers the real-deal sounds behind decades of hit music. Create with the authentic voices of Roland icons, including TR rhythms, TB basses, JUNO synths, VT effects, and so much more.

Keep Connected, Easily

The AIRA Compact provides ample I/O to interface with everything in your musical world. Synchronize and monitor multiple AIRA Compact instruments from one unit, connect with stereo audio and MIDI devices, and communicate with computers and mobile music apps via USB-C.

Power in your Pocket

Strike the perfect balance between portability and power. Each model is small enough to slip in a pocket and features a tactile panel to jumpstart your creative flow. Onboard lithium-ion batteries provide hours of continuous fun per charge. And with Roland’s famous build quality, your AIRA Compact is ready for years of musical exploration.

Meet the Range

T-8 Beat Machine

Create infectious tracks in seconds flat with the T-8 Beat Machine, a miniature rhythm factory loaded with legendary Roland TR drums plus bass from the inimitable TB-303. Craft on-the-fly acid jams or trap bangers with the intuitive 16-step sequencer, shape sounds with onboard controls, and flip and dice beats with hands-on tools that stimulate ideas and put the fun back into your flow.

  • Ultra-portable rhythm and bass machine with genuine Roland sounds
  • Six rhythm tracks with sounds from the influential TR-808, TR-909, and TR-606 drum machines
  • Bass track with sawtooth/square waveforms and hands-on controls derived from the TB-303 Bass Line
  • Classic TR-REC drum sequencer with 64 user patterns and up to 32 steps each

J-6 Chord Synth

The J-6 Chord Synthesizer is an endless well of musical inspiration, pairing a powerful chord sequencer with the lavish tones of the renowned JUNO-60 synth. Generate soul-stirring song ideas in seconds, and experiment with styles and variations to coax dancing lines and rhythmic patterns from your chords. Add lush effects to frost your sound, and expand your possibilities.

  • Portable song creation machine with professional Roland sound and features
  • Create with 100 chord sets spanning classic and contemporary music genres
  • Add arpeggios and rhythmic phrases to chords via nine styles with 12 variations in each
  • Programmable chord sequencer with 64 user patterns and up to 64 steps in each
  • Four-voice JUNO-60 synth engine with authentic sound realized through Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology
  • Includes 64 ready-to-play synth presets derived from the original JUNO-60
  • Filter and envelope controls for shaping synth sounds in real time

E-4 Voice Tweaker

The E-4 Voice Tweaker is an outrageously jammable box of fun that harmonizes, auto-pitches, vocodes, loops, and glitches your voice and anything else you feed it. Flip through hands-on controls to manipulate the sound, and chain in AIRA Compacts and other electronic instruments and let them ride in perfect sync.

  • Vocal performance tool with powerful voice transformer effects
  • Instantly shape the sound with pitch and formant sliders
  • Advanced vocal effects including Auto Pitch, harmony, and vocoder
  • Dial up unique rhythmic effects with the Scatter knob
  • Process the sound output with high-quality reverb, echo, tempo delay, and chorus effects
  • Low-cut filter and noise gate to eliminate unwanted sounds
  • 24-second looper with unlimited overdubbing, undo/redo, and automatic BPM detection

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