For Immediate Release

Rebecca Genel
Global PR/Media Relations Manager
Roland Corporation
(323) 890-3718
Rebecca.Genel@roland.com

Los Angeles, CA, November 2, 2012 — Roland Corporation U.S. is pleased to announce that new Windows® 8 USB drivers are available for a whole range of Roland products including audio interfaces, MIDI interfaces, MIDI keyboard controllers and more. Drivers for Roland’s extensive range of gear are released in concert with operating system updates. This gives musicians the immediate access they need to keep their creative visions flowing through Roland’s leading electronic musical products.

Roland understands the importance of keeping pace with technology, and by forging strong links with Microsoft and Apple, engineering teams are able to build and test new drivers alongside beta OS releases. Starting with the original MPU-40 in 1984, Roland has nearly thirty years of experience creating interfaces for computer music applications and continues to elevate the musical possibilities for musicians all over the world.

New 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 8 drivers are available for these Roland products.

Audio Interface: OCTA-CAPTURE QUAD-CAPTURE TRI-CAPTURE DUO-CAPTURE UA-101 UA-1EX UA-1G UA-25EX UA-4FX MIDI Interface: UM-ONE UM-1/1EX/1S/1SX/1X UM-1G UM-2/2C/2E/2EX UM-2G UM-3EX UM-3G

MIDI Keyboard Controller: A-49 A-500S A-PRO series PC-50 PCR-30 PCR-300 PCR-50 PCR-500 PCR-80 PCR-800 PCR-M1 PCR-M30 PCR-M50 PCR-M80 MIDI Sound Module: SD-50 SD-20

Please visit www.Rolandus.com/win8 to download all available Windows 8 USB drivers.

About Roland Corporation
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 more than 40 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.