Roland - Anthology 1987 | Instrument for Concerto

A Late ’80s Legend, Remastered

In 1987, Roland made history with a new breed of “LA” synthesizer capable of producing jaw-dropping sounds never heard from any keyboard before. Anthology 1987 fully captures the spirit of the iconic original, using ultra-deep sampling to realize every sonic detail with painstaking precision. This powerful software instrument brings the hit sounds of a generation to your modern workflow, plus the ability to easily layer them with other Roland Cloud synths via the Concerto playback engine.

Deep sampled recreation of an influential Roland polysynth from 1987

Runs in the Concerto sample playback plug-in

Includes 64 presets based on those in the original instrument

Traditional synth interface for creating all-new sounds

Four velocity layers per note

Amplitude, filter, and LFO sections

Adjustable key sensitivity

Fine and course tuning controls

Switchable limiter

Portamento, mono, poly, and legato key functions

About the Anthology Series

The Anthology series captures the essence of iconic Roland synthesizers from past eras and puts them at your fingertips today. Created with premium sound in mind, each Anthology instrument has been crafted with deep sampling and careful attention to detail.

Build Dream Sounds with Concerto

Anthology series titles run in Concerto, a powerful sample playback engine that operates in your DAW as a software instrument plug-in. Via Concerto’s intuitive interface, you can browse and load installed Roland Cloud libraries, combine sounds, add effects processing, and much more. Concerto’s multithreaded loading and streaming optimizes performance, allowing you to create massive sounds with minimal CPU usage.

System Requirements (macOS™)
Operating System: macOS™ 10.11 or later
macOS™ 11
macOS™ 12 (exc. AAX)
Host Application: VST instruments (VSTi) version: VST 3.6 compatible
Audio Units (AU) version: V2 Audio Units compatible
AAX format is supported in Pro Tools® or Pro Tools | Ultimate®
CPU: Intel® Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
Apple M1 Chip
RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB or more recommended
Hard Drive: 3.8 GB or more
System Requirements (Windows®)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 (64 bit)
Microsoft® Windows® 10 (64 bit)
Microsoft® Windows® 11 (exc. AAX)
* incompatible with Windows® RT, Windows® Phone or virtual machines such as Hyper-V, Virtual PC.
Host Application: VST instruments (VSTi) version: VST 2.4/3.6 compatible
AAX format is supported in Pro Tools® or Pro Tools | Ultimate®
CPU: Intel® Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor.
RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB or more recommended
Hard Drive: 3.8 GB or more
Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
VST is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

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Support

If you have questions about operating your Roland product, please check our Knowledge Base for answers to the most common questions.
You can also contact our Product Support through Roland Backstage.
In addition, we have a library of Owner’s Manuals and Support Documents that you can download and reference.