High-performance Sampling, for a Song
Representing yet another value-packed, high-performance product from the innovative brain trust at Roland, the P-6 Creative Sampler is a pocket-sized gizmo with the power to transform the way you compose and perform your music. Loaded with Roland's acclaimed sampling tech, the P-6 seamlessly integrates traditional sampling with granular sound design and advanced sequencing. With its onboard microphone, a robust multi-effects (MFX) engine, and intuitive hands-on controls, the P-6 Creative Sampler makes sampling and tweaking quick and easy. And its convenient USB-C connectivity allows it to integrate seamlessly with your mobile rig and DAW-based studio. Featuring step sampling, per-sample filter envelopes, resampling, chop functionality, triggering, and much more, the Roland P-6 Creative Sampler Is an indispensable piece of kit for modern musicians and DJs on the go.
Your key to original sounds
Discerning listeners will no doubt have identified overused stock instrument sounds, even in mega-hit records. Once the exclusive domain of keyboardists, hip-hop artists, and DJs, sampling is the key to unique, original sounds that no one has ever heard before. The Roland P-6 Creative Sampler demystifies and democratizes this valuable technology for all musicians and aspiring sound designers. The P-6's compact form factor, durable construction, and elegant control set not to mention its down-to-earth price tag make it a must-have audio companion for today's music makers, in the studio or on the road.
Build entire songs on the fly
Small enough to pop in your laptop bag and powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, the P-6 is always ready, wherever and whenever inspiration strikes. It's packed with powerful features like a 64-step sequencer with motion recording, micro-timing, off-grid sequencing, sub steps, probability logic, and more, making it effortless to build entire songs from scratch. Step Sampling lets you quickly capture a sample and assign it to a pad or play it on the keyboard. Manipulate playback in real time with Step Loop for instant stutter effects and inspired improvisation.
Go granular
Dive into nanoscopic sound design with the Roland P-6 Creative Sampler's advanced granular sampling tools. Transform micro slivers into vast sonic landscapes with comprehensive sound design parameters such as detuning, head speed, head position, spread, grains, and more. The P-6 makes it easy to get into the weeds, customize your sounds, and add the finishing touches with 20 outstanding Roland multi-effects, including Vinyl Simulator, DJFX Looper, Stopper, Lo-fi, Scatter, Phaser, and Resonator, plus dedicated reverb and delay. From crisp and clean to artfully mangled, it's easy to realize new soundscapes with a turn of a knob or the press of a button. And for the ultimate in sample editing, there's P-6 Sample Tool software.
Included graphical editor software
Included with the Roland P-6 Creative Sampler is free access to P-6 Sample Tool software, a standalone graphical editor that streamlines your workflow, allowing you to easily transfer and process samples from your macOS or Windows computer. With its large graphical display, the P-6 Sample Tool enables detailed sample previewing and editing. The P-6 Sample Tool includes a waveform display for viewing and editing samples, as well as efficient processing tools like snap to zero, truncate, normalize, downsample, and more. When you're finished editing, simply drag-and-drop files from your computer to the P-6 pads, and you're ready to rock! With all this going for it, the P-6 Creative Sampler is a no-brainer for inclusion in your go-bag!
Plug-and-play, all the way
The Roland P-6 Creative Sampler is supremely effective as a standalone instrument, but it becomes exponentially more powerful when connected with other devices. It can be the nucleus of a portable creative ecosystem when linked to the AIRA Compact S-1 Tweak Synth, E-4 Voice Tweaker, T-8 Beat Machine, or J-6 Chord Synthesizer. You can even stream your entire gadget chain from the P-6 to your smartphone or tablet! Use convenient USB-C connectivity for content creation with your favorite computer-based music software. Anyway you set it up, the Roland P-6 Creative Sampler is plug-and-play all the way no drivers necessary.
Features:
- Pocket-sized sampler with advanced Roland technology
- Onboard mic for quick sample capture
- Chop function for slicing samples into segments for playback on the onboard keyboard
- Step Sampling for creating individual split samples assigned to a single pad and playable on the keyboard
- Resampling of internal audit for creating new sounds and capturing custom loops
- Triggering of any sample on the keyboard using chromatic and polyphonic playback
- Dedicated filter and envelopes for each sample
- Edit samples and import/export sounds with free P-6 Sample Tool software (macOS, Windows)
- Comprehensive granular sound parameters: detuning, head speed, head position, spread, grains, and more
- 64-step sequencer with motion recording, micro-timing, off-grid sequencing, sub-steps, probability logic, and more
- Customize sounds curated collection of multi-effects (MFX) plus dedicated delay and reverb
- Maximum sample capacity: 48
- Maximum polyphony: 16 (sample), 4 (granular)
- Maximum (mono) sample time @ 44.1kHz: 5.9 seconds
- Import format: WAV (liner PCM)
- Multi-effects: 20 types
- Send effect: Reverb, Delay
- LED display: 7 segments, four characters
- Built-in mono microphone
- Stereo mix-in, Stereo mix-out/headphones
- MIDI I/O; Sync I/O
- USB Type-C (audio, MIDI)
- Lithium-ion battery, rechargeable via USB bus power
- Approximate battery life under continuous use: 3 hours
- Approximate battery charging time: 3 hours
- Dimensions (inches): 7-7/16 (W) x 4-3/16 (D) x 1-1/2 (H)
- Weight: 11 ounces
- Included USB Type-C to USB A cable
