For Immediate Release

ROLAND ANNOUNCES ARX-03 BRASS FOR FANTOM-G

New Expansion Board Features Ultra-Realistic, Customizable Brass Sounds

Los Angeles, CA, January 15, 2009 — Roland Corporation is proud to announce the new ARX-03 SuperNATURAL™ Brass Expansion Board for the Fantom-G Series. This new Expansion Board joins the ARX-01 Drums and ARX-02 Electric Piano expansion boards. Each ARX board is a dedicated application with its own processor, graphics, and DSP, powered by Roland’s proprietary SuperNATURAL™ sound technology for organic, emotional expression.

The ARX-03 Brass Expansion Board puts a world of authentic and distinctive brass instruments at a producer’s fingertips, including trumpets, flugelhorns, trombones, and saxophones. Whether composing for a solo instrument or a brass sextet, the ARX-03 enables the musician to customize every sound and nuance of the performance with the power of a custom graphic-editing interface and dedicated engine.

Optimized effects and custom graphic interfaces are exclusive to each ARX board. ARX allows musicians to create ultra-realistic instruments with the highest-quality sounds and organic, natural control. In addition to compatibility with the Fantom-G Series, ARX expansion boards can also be added to the Roland Fantom VS synthesizer featured in the Cakewalk SONAR V-Studio 700.

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Roland Corporation is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electronic musical instruments, including keyboards and synthesizers, guitar products, electronic percussion, digital recording equipment, amplifiers, audio processors, and multimedia products. With over 35 years of musical instrument development, Roland sets the standard in music technology for the world to follow. For more information, visit http://www.RolandUS.com.