Roland Debuts Official Synth Tone Libraries – Axial
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Axial - Roland Synthesizer Sound Libraries
Today is the debut of Axial, our official sound library for Roland synthesizers. Now, more than ever, musical styles and tastes seem to change by the minute, and it was only yesterday that Dubstep and Electro were on every TV commercial and hot remix (only to be replaced by Moombahton and Trap). Roland’s top programmers are now giving you access to this fresh new stream of creative tools that will keep you ahead of the curve!
What is Axial?
Axial is the official Roland tone library site where you can download new sounds for your Roland synthesizer. These sounds have been specially designed by top synth programmers and are available to Roland synth owners. From recreations of vintage analog classics to modern, cutting-edge tones used in the latest music styles and beyond, Axial is an ever-expanding selection of unique and exciting new sounds for your Roland synthesizers.
About the Tones Featured on Axial…
With the wide range of completely new sounds available on Axial, you’ll find a growing universe of creative inspiration for live performing and music production. The sound downloads on Axial are grouped by musical genre and concept, making it easy to find the tones that will work best with your music. The site also features demo videos and sound clips, so you can check out the sounds and examples of their uses. One of the great thrills of using synthesizers is being able to create your own original tones. With Axial, you now have a starting point for the creation of your own tones to suit your personal taste and style.
Which Instruments Can I Use Axial With?
For now, you will be able to download additional sounds for the INTEGRA-7 sound module, the GAIA SH-01, the JUPITER-50 and the JUPITER-80.
What sounds would you like to see on Axial? Please drop us a comment below.
P.S. Thank you for your patience Musicman100, Adam Smith and Craig MacDonald!
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May 30, 2013 @ 11:20:19
hey, two quetions. will this be available for the roland bk5?
as far as the vr09, what we really all want is an improvemant on the acoustic piano! and also the electric piano! much more than all the synth tones.
will this be included? thnks!
Jun 07, 2013 @ 10:26:14
Hi Simchaleh, apologies for the delayed response. This question was forwarded to our product support team to answer. Here is the response:
The BK-3/5 or BK-7m do not have a way of adding new sounds. Also, the Axial site is for synth products, the BK-5 is a backing keyboard. As far as the piano sounds on the VR-09, these sounds cannot be edited. You could add effects, but not change the piano sound itself.
-RH Product Support, Roland Corp. U.S.
May 30, 2013 @ 11:38:02
Mabye new soundset for Roland V-Synth GT 2.0 and Roland V-Synth 2.0
May 30, 2013 @ 12:15:11
Can you download these sounds to the new VR-09 and if so how would it be done please
May 30, 2013 @ 13:06:41
Yes, when sounds become available in Axial for the VR-09.
The procedure would be via USB Stick using registrations
1 With a USB stick installed in the VR-09’s front-panel USB
MEMORY jack, press the MENU button to display the main
MENU screen, and then select Media Utility.
2 Press the CURSOR button to display the Load Registration
set tool.
3 Press the ENTER button to display the LOAD REGISTRATION
set screen.
4 Turn the VALUE dial to highlight the registration set you want to
load, and then press ENTER.
5 The VR-09 asks if you’re sure—press ENTER to finish loading the
selected registration set, or press EXIT to cancel the operation.
May 30, 2013 @ 12:18:14
Looks very exciting for synth lovers.. a couple of questions..
When will this become available for the VR-09, which uses the same VA synth engine (albiet scaled back somewhat) as the higher end Jupiter synths.. second question, how do we actually access these sounds, and are they free or is there a cost associated with them.
Last but not least, how will we load these sounds into our VR-09, we currently only have the ability to load/save entire “registration sets” to USB stick and the ipad editor currently has no library capabilities..?
Thanks Craig
May 30, 2013 @ 13:50:38
Hey Craig,
-loading sounds to the VR-09 will be done through registrations via USB
-the sounds are FREE
Apologies for the delay to your comment, a few phone calls had to be made
I had to consult with our synth ninjas.
May 30, 2013 @ 12:38:50
Would the Gaia sounds work on an SH-201?
Jun 07, 2013 @ 10:32:01
Hello Tom, apologies for the delay. All questions are submitted to our products support team to answer, you could also submit a question directly for a faster response.
No, GAIA SH-01 sounds are not compatible with the SH-201.
May 30, 2013 @ 12:47:40
Site dont work?
May 30, 2013 @ 12:53:20
How about something for the Juno Gi please.
Jun 01, 2013 @ 10:05:27
I second requests for sounds for the Juno Gi. Synth Legends for the Gi ?
May 30, 2013 @ 13:18:11
where can i download, the page doesent work?
May 30, 2013 @ 13:20:04
Try the direct link: http://axial.roland.com/ it’s been working fine. Well, at least for us in the west coast of the U.S.
May 30, 2013 @ 13:23:40
Ok,,,but not from Sweden..
May 30, 2013 @ 13:31:00
Try this: http://ow.ly/lyEiZ
May 30, 2013 @ 14:12:39
link doesn’t work in belgium either…
May 30, 2013 @ 16:52:14
Could you please try deactivating the JavaScript in your browser. Sounds like it will do the trick, check out this forum: http://forums.rolandclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=46956 Also, could you please reply if it works.
May 30, 2013 @ 14:20:03
WOW! You really (like, REALLY) nailed the 303. You guys are really taking music production FORWARD in such EXCITING ways!
May 30, 2013 @ 14:26:35
The Axial site does not work outside the US due to some kind of broken redirect logic.
May 30, 2013 @ 15:28:37
Sorry Kim, we’ve addressed the problem. Unfortunately, Axial is not a U.S. specific site please stand by.
May 30, 2013 @ 16:49:33
Hi Kim, I was viewing the Roland Clan forum and it sounds like deactivating JavaScript should do the trick. Here is the forum thread: http://forums.rolandclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=46956
May 30, 2013 @ 15:42:00
V-Synth GT 2.0! An update to the XV-5080 couldn’t hurt either!
May 30, 2013 @ 15:48:06
This is a joke right, the real announcement is going to be an actual analogue classic isn’t it…
May 30, 2013 @ 17:22:11
Would love to see some patches from Jordan Rudess for the Gaia, the ones he programmed for the Keys n’ Beats summit at MI when it first came out were awesome! Otherwise just some sort of prog rock/metal collection would be pretty cool.
May 30, 2013 @ 19:38:41
How about Juno Di, will the sound library available soon? Because I have read that Axial will be providing Juno Di sounds as well.
May 31, 2013 @ 10:15:10
Hi Jim, the only information about Axial at the moment is that it will expand to include other synths and sounds. We don’t have a published list of sounds and synths to reference. You could subscribe to this blog (right hand column) for immediate news or follow us on our various social media sites.
Jun 04, 2013 @ 09:09:22
Wow, that’s a great news if all synths will be covered
I hope sounds of all synths categories will be available soon.
Good works Roland (y)
May 31, 2013 @ 12:44:16
more tones that mimic other synths including famous non-Roland synths.
A club playing set that has tons of bread and butter gigging live sets and registrations designed for a typical gigging musician that needs to cover organs, pianos, strings, pads, etc..
May 31, 2013 @ 22:10:14
Can we use the INTEGRA pack on a Fantom G?
Jun 05, 2013 @ 17:32:31
Apologies to the delay on this response, we had to route your question through our product support team.
No, the Integra sounds are not compatible with the Fantom series.
Best regards,
Roland Product Support
We hope this information is helpful. To reopen this request, reply to this email or click the link below:
http://rolandus.zendesk.com/requests/8523
Jun 05, 2013 @ 01:59:37
Oh Roland, talk about taking your heritage and dashing against the rocks! Why aren’t you doing what the people want, like your rivals and producing good analogue synths.
Disappointed.
Jun 05, 2013 @ 04:09:05
any sound banks for fantom xr
Jun 06, 2013 @ 20:43:43
Not yet, but we did make Axial with an intent to grow the library. Please stay tuned for upcoming releases.
Jun 05, 2013 @ 12:21:04
Hello, one BIG thing we really need is a librarian for the Jupiter-80. Is it on way? Thank you
Jun 11, 2013 @ 09:34:43
OV, when the sounds become available for the VR-09, we don’t want to load them as registration sets, because that would delete our own custom registrations! We need to be able to load the sounds in individually and audition them! Can you look into this a lit tile further for us.. I don’t want to lose my own custom registrations when I load in one of these sounds.. Also, if you could give us some timeframe as to when this will become available for the VR-09 that would be much appreciated.
Jun 12, 2013 @ 16:42:40
Hi Craig, apologies for the wait but I had to ask Ed Diaz about this one.
Hello,
At this time we can only load sounds from a backup file created by the VR-09 and unfortunately that would erase any sounds that were made by our customers. We are currently looking at updating the OS and hopefully this will be corrected so users will be able to Import and Export sounds without losing their custom patches.
Feel free to talk to us directly: https://rolandus.zendesk.com/
-Ed Diaz