Roland has lifted the lid on ZENOLOGY GX, the next evolution of its ZEN-Core Synthesis System for DAWs – which is powered by the same advanced engine behind classic Roland hardware synths, including FANTOM and JUPITER-X.

Boasting a newly designed interface and “speed-optimised” engine, ZENOLOGY GX integrates seamlessly with Roland’s GALAXIAS instrument player, and offers over 11,000 Roland sounds in one instrument.

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You can layer up to four instances of ZENOLOGY GX at once, utilising definable key ranges, “sophisticated macro controls”, per-layer effects and creative tools including ARPS (arpeggiators) and CHORDS.

While ZENOLOGY GX comes with a vast selection of presets onboard, you can create your own with near-endless possibilities using 23 oscillator and filter models, over 7,000 PCM waveforms, 11 LFO shapes – including a Step LFO for rhythmic movement.

There’s also over 90 effects, including reverbs, JUNO-106 and CE-1 choruses, SDD-320 Dimension D, and a DJ-FX Looper, to name a few.

ZENOLOGY GX is loaded with nine virtual analogue waveforms, as well as Supersaw, Noise, PCM and PCM Sync options, too.

And you’ve also got the option to export sounds created with ZENOLOGY GX to Roland’s ZENOLOGY Pro software synthesizer, as well as ZEN-Core hardware instruments like FANTOM, JUPITER-X, JUNO-X, RD-88, MC-101, MC-707 and more.

ZENOLOGY GX is available via Roland Cloud, an evolving cloud-based suite of software synthesizers, drum machines, and sampled instruments from Roland. Subscriptions to Roland Cloud come in four tiers: Free; Core ($29); Pro ($99); and Ultimate ($199). To access Galaxias – the super-instrument needed to play with ZENOLOGY GX – you’ll need to sign up to the Ultimate tier.

For more information, head to Roland. 

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