Roland Releases Windows 8 USB Drivers

Roland Corporation U.S. has released new Windows 8 USB drivers for a wide range of Roland products. Products getting Windows 8 drivers include their audio interfaces, MIDI interfaces, MIDI keyboard controllers. New 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 8 drivers are available for these Roland products:

Is The iPhone 5 Now The Only Real Option For Handheld Music Making?

The biggest technology news this week, at least in terms of the coverage we’ve seen at sites like TechMeme, has been Apple’s introduction of the iPhone 5. We haven’t posted anything on it yet at Synthtopia, because the new iPhone is an evolutionary refinement of an already capable device, rather than something that brings radically… Read More Is The iPhone 5 Now The Only Real Option For Handheld Music Making?

Could Windows 8 Be The Best Windows Ever For Musicians?

Windows 8 is Microsoft’s most ambitious update in years – intended to create a hybrid OS that can compete with Apple’s OSX + iOS juggernaut, while also maintaining traditional desktop compatibility. There has been a lot of pre-release criticism of Windows 8, focused on two things: Windows 8’s Metro interface strikes many as attractive but… Read More Could Windows 8 Be The Best Windows Ever For Musicians?

Sonar X1 On Windows 8 – Faster, But No ARM Tablet Action

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8, which will offer a new user interface optimized for tablets, may be a little faster than Windows 7 for digital audio workstation work, according to Cakewalk. In preliminary testing with Sonar X1, Cakewalk found improved performance in three areas: Better load balancing. Based on their testing, they concluded that workload is distributed… Read More Sonar X1 On Windows 8 – Faster, But No ARM Tablet Action