DJ-808 Dj Controller by Roland

THE FIRST AND ONLY INSTRUMENT FOR THE PRODUCER DJ Roland’s DJ-808 is the premier DJ controller, featuring a 4-channel mixer, built-in drum sequencer, vocal processing unit and the deepest Serato DJ Pro integration on the market. Going far beyond the average DJ controller, the DJ-808 features Roland’s acclaimed ‘TR-S’ drum machine which is responsible for some of the world’s most famous and iconic drum sounds and can also even control the Serato Sampler with Serato DJ Pro. The VT Voice Transformer can pitch-shift your voice to the key of your Serato DJ Pro tracks, whilst dual AIRA Link ports allow you to connect compatible synths and electronic gadgets and produce a live remix with the use of a simple USB cable. Sound quality is seriously high-end as you’d expect and the housing is tough as nails, yet easily transportable.

The DJ-808 is ready for your epic set. Are you?

Buy the DJ-202, DJ-505 or DJ-808 and register for your 3 months free subscription to both BPM Supreme (worth £45) and Serato Studio (worth £40) Offer ends- 31/12/19 Please register your product at www.roland.com/backstage before 29th February 2020.

Serato & Roland - The perfect partnership The DJ-808 see’s Serato and Roland join together to meld the best of software and hardware as one, into a single instrument that heralds a new dawn in DJ’ing. It brings the awesome power of Serato DJ Pro software with the iconic, unmistakable sound and precision engineering of Roland’s legendary hardware. Decades of combined knowledge and expertise gift today’s producers and DJ’s state-of-the-art tools and creative features that unlock the door to whole new realm of creative options, both on stage and in the studio.

The sound of an entire genre is now yours Roland’s TR drum machines have ruled the roost in electronic music for a decades now, quite literally defining the sound of entire genres of dance music, thanks to the TR’s unmistakable and iconic drum sounds. Customise your beats on the fly and whenever inspiration strikes using the DJ-808’s built-in TR drum machine with a heap of instantly recognisable drum sounds and a 16-step sequencer that’ll always stay perfectly sync’d with the Serato DJ Pro.

The built-in TR drum machine contains all you require to get making tasty beats right away, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Hi-Hats and Clap from the TR-808, TR-909, TR-707 and TR-606 drum machines, all of which have played massive parts in defining an entire genre’s sound. All of the aforementioned sounds utilize Roland’s award winning ‘Analogue Circuit Behaviour’, authentically reproducing the original circuitry in these legendary rhythm boxes.

What’s more, in addition to a heap of iconic drum sounds, the TR-S sequencer can now be used to trigger the new 8-slot Serato Sampler within Serato DJ Pro. Mix and match drum sounds, thicken kick drums and snares up with layers, build entire drum parts. The only limits are those set by your own creativity.

GROW. EXPAND. CREATE. Whether you’re a producer, a DJ, or perhaps both, the option to expand our setup is a key thing to think about when purchasing new gear. The built-in connectivity options for synths, turntables and microphones means your creative options for the DJ-808 are heightened exponentially. Two AIRA link USB ports allows you to connect compatible Roland instruments in a simple manner with a single USB cable. Trigger synchronised keyboard arpeggios, play live bass hooks, leads or sound effects. One solitary connection is all that’s required to pump your DJ sets with tantalising musical elements that can seamlessly be sync’d to your Serato DJ Pro tracks.

Tough - sleek - powerful Roland has a long, and rich history of making tough, reliable and instruments with the live performance in mind. The DJ-808 is a prime example of such an ethos. Feautring smooth, intuitive knobs and faders, adjustable curves, detachable crossfader and touch-sensitive RBG buttons for ‘Hot Cue’, ‘Roll’, ‘Sampler’, ‘Slicer’, ‘Pitch Play’ and TR drum machine triggering. Sporting both 1/8” ¼” headphones jacks, combo XLR input jacks, built-in phono pre-amp, solid build quality, and audiophile sound quality – the DJ-808 is probably the most carefully designed DJ controller around.