Roland Cloud

Roland Cloud is a subscription[1]-based collection of VST instruments and 'RVR' sample libraries launched in early 2018 by Roland.[2][3] Instrument downloads and installation are handled by Roland's Cloud Manager software.[4]

The software instruments available via Roland Cloud also include features that were not available in the original hardware instruments from which they were based.[5]

Roland Cloud Manager[edit]

Roland Cloud Manager manages the user's instrument library and sound sources, and auto-updates by default.[6]

Concerto[edit]

Concerto is a plugin which allows the usage of Roland's RVR format instruments. These instruments include the FLAVR series as well as the Tera Series and others.

Platforms[edit]

Roland Cloud Manager is available for both PC and Mac, and requires a 64-bit DAW.

Subscription model and pricing[edit]

Based on a subscription model, as of January 2020, users pay $19.95 USD per month to access the catalogue of instruments (£18.5 GBP, €21 EUR or ¥2190 JPY), with discounts for committing to 12, 24 or 60 months at a time (12%, 27% and 33% off respectively).

According to the FAQs, an internet connection is required at least once per month in order to authenticate plugins in Roland Cloud.[7]

Instruments[edit]

Aira[edit]

Flavr[edit]

Legendary[edit]

Tera[edit]

Anthology[edit]

Drums[edit]

Patches[edit]

Patches are available for a number of the Roland Cloud instruments. These are additional configurations of the instruments.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roland Cloud from £18.95/month". Retrieved 16 July 2018 – via PressReader.
  2. ^ "Official Launch of the Roland Cloud / Absolute Music | Absolute Music". Absolute Music. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Roland Cloud". Roland Cloud. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ^ "The Roland Cloud Software JV-1080 On-Demand Instrument Has Gone Live". EMusician. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Launch of the Roland Cloud / Absolute Music | Absolute Music". Absolute Music. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Roland Cloud Manager". www.rolandcloud.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Roland Cloud Support". www.rolandcloud.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.