For Immediate Release

ROLAND RELEASES VERSION 2.0 FOR V-SYNTH GT

New System Update Enhances Functionality of Acclaimed Synthesizer

Los Angeles, CA, June 2, 2009 — The flagship V-Synth® GT Elastic Audio Synthesizer has achieved worldwide acclaim for its unprecedented expression and realism, as well as its ability to achieve never-before-heard sounds. Roland Corporation U.S. is now pleased to announce the release of the Version 2.0 system update for the V-Synth GT.

This free, user-installable upgrade adds significant new features to the V-Synth GT’s already formidable sound palette and user interface, building on the powerful foundation of the Elastic Audio Synthesis engine, revolutionary AP-SYNTHESIS technology, COSM®-based analog modeling, and PCM wave sampling and playback.

The release of Version 2.0 adds a number of new features to the V-Synth GT operating system:

• New cutting-edge sounds
• 22 new multi-effects and five new reverbs
• Added chromatic-scale pitch bender function
• Improved file import function (Patch/Tone/Wave/Sample)
• Improved user interface
• More USB storage functionality

To download the free V-Synth GT System Update Version 2.0, please visit:
http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?dsection=d_downloads&ObjectId=847

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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.