New Boutique Synth RUMORS?

I swooped up on the tr-08, tr-09, se-02, jx-03, JR-08, d-05, and sh-01a

Really loving these little synths. I got so much bigger gear that having these little guys, some good cases for them, and a new Synthstrom Audible Deluge to sequence them is my portable ticket to sonic mayhem.

A couple of these paired with the Deluge, an X-Air 12 mixer, iPad on hand for mixer control, and an H&K Audio Lucas Nano 300 PA with tote case on wheels is a duffel bag of portable studio fun. ;)

If anything, I would absolutely go nuts over a boutique sequencer/multisampler engine that could load S-700 samples in an sd card format but with all the modern speeds available today.

Maybe it’s not practical and competitive to their sp or sx sampler line.

Whatever they come out with will probably be a hit. They discontinued the ju-06 and tb-03 way too soon.

eBay prices for those models used are absurd.

Crap. I just had to buy a slightly used tb-03 still at a reasonable price. Damn these little cute and fun machines!

I brought 1 and then next thing I know I ended up buying 4 more of them. POWERFUL is all I can say about these little boxes but to be honest I really love sound modules. If anything though I wish roland made a 61key controller just for the boutiques. Preferably one where you could line up 3-4 of the units on top of it.

Fourfiftyfour wrote:

I brought 1 and then next thing I know I ended up buying 4 more of them. POWERFUL is all I can say about these little boxes but to be honest I really love sound modules. If anything though I wish roland made a 61key controller just for the boutiques. Preferably one where you could line up 3-4 of the units on top of it.

That sounds like an interesting idea. 2 boutiques able to drop in a three position capable 49 key controller or 3 boutiques in a three position capable 61 key controller. Velocity sensitive weighted keys with aftertouch capability. Some midi routing/merging/event filtering available on controller to make interesting splits and layers.

I agree - they are powerful even though tiny.

So I got my tb-03. Brilliant for the price. It’s close enough for me, but even better to have that authentic slide action on 303 lines. It really sounds good to me. I’ve recreated tb-303 sounds on both analog and virtual analog, but this instantly nails it with no work and the three types of overdrive, two types of delay, and reverb are all good bonus material.

Can’t wait to see what they do next. Hopefully there will be a next.

We are well into 2018 without a peep from Roland about any new Boutique offerings, so I feel it's pretty safe to assume the Boutique product line is history. I have a full-size synth setup including a D-50, JD-800, Jupiter-80, and OB-6. I plan to keep the boutique toys, but I don't use them as part of my main setup. They are merely cool "executive desk toys" that I plink around with when I'm taking a break in the office. Still plenty of fun, and I wish Roland made more of them.

^ Roland tend to announce new Boutiques on 8th August and / or 9th September ( on these '808' / '909' dates last year we got the TR-08, D-05 and SH-01a) - so nothing to indicate that the Boutique concept has been dropped yet as we're only just into June.

Still a chance for JX8P, JP8000, Alpha Juno, Jupiter 6, TR707 / 727 clones.... at least, these are the ones I'm hoping to see...

Less than a month to go, and no hints or leaks.

We will know soon if Roland is cooking up something new in the Boutique range.

I sure hope we get some good news soon on new units.

I've bought them like crazy, sure I'm not the only one.

Wish list:
JD-990
MKS-70 (a dream come true would be this as an analog SE-3 poly version)
V-Synth
D-70 (may as well, no one else will ask for it.. LOL)
VP-770

-DE

Just two days to go - but that's only if Roland follow previous trends to announce new Boutiques on '808 day'.

A large part of me is hoping that nothing is coming - I don't want to 'have' to spend any more money :-)

But there are still many more great instruments left for them to Boutique.... I guess the longevity of the Boutique format depends on how well they are still selling and whether Roland are making enough profit.
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Update ( on 808 day ).

https://www.roland.com/global/promos/808day/

Okay....well at least I don't have to spend any money !

any idea of futur releases of new model of Boutiques ?

JV-08 (jv1080/2080 + srjv cards)
U-02 (u110/u220/u20 + pcm cards)
TR-07 (TR707 + 727 )
MR-02 (promars)
SH-02 (sh2)
MC-03 (groovebox mc303 mc307)
JU-02 (alpha-Juno)
JP-06 (jupiter6)
JP-04 (jupiter4)
RS-05 (rs505)
JD-08 (jd800/jd990+vintage card)
SC-08 (soundcanvas sc88pro sc880)
S-07 (sampler s770)
S-05 (sampler s550)
MX-01 (mixer+multi fx)
AL-01 (ableton live controler)
DJ-01 (serato-DJ mini controler)
EX-01 (expansion module with Fantom X / G sounds)
EX-02 (expansion module with SRX cards sounds)

I'd put money on something like a TR07 (707 + 727)

Huge interest in those machines nowadays, with the whole Chicago house revival going on. Would be very surprised if they don't develop them.

How about the CR78? or 606?

A lot of nice ideas have been suggested here, but I think Roland has dropped the Boutique line. 2018 is kind of a year of non-innovation for Roland. Maybe their developers are on a year-long vacation?

Vondragonnoggin wrote:

a new Synthstrom Audible Deluge to sequence them...

...If anything, I would absolutely go nuts over a boutique sequencer/multisampler engine that could load S-700 samples in an sd card format but with all the modern speeds available today.

I've had a Deluge for over a year and a half, and something tells me you haven't fully explored your Deluge yet...! Sampler or Rompler would be pointless as the deluge will do it better than any boutique or Roland product ever could, and the deluge can cross mod it with other mental parts... possibilities are truly endless!

After a while, you will also come to learn that the Deluge will replace your drum machines too... A slow takeover! Hell, it seems to do a better job than the TR-8s so I'm probably gunna sell that soon too! :P