Roland DJ-808 Unboxing [Video]

The Roland DJ-808 is a new professional level DJ controller that works perfectly with Serato DJ and has the familiar 8-pad sections with all the familiar modes and a new way to control the pitch in time functions for playback. The Roland DJ-808 also has a full featured 16 step sequencer with TR 909, 808, 707 and 606 drum racks built right in! There is also a VT voice changer as well. Check out our unboxing & first impressions video and stay tuned for the full out review!

Author:: DJ Blaze
Publish date:: Nov 28, 2016

The Roland DJ-808 is a new professional level DJ controller that works perfectly with Serato DJ and has the familiar 8-pad sections with all the familiar modes and a new way to control the pitch in time functions for playback. The Roland DJ-808 also has a full featured 16 step sequencer with TR 909, 808, 707 and 606 drum racks built right in! There is also a VT voice changer as well. Check out our unboxing & first impressions video and stay tuned for the full out review!

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For 909 Day, Roland has announced a new DJ controller and sequencer/drum machine unit called the Roland DJ-808. This new professional level DJ controller will work perfectly with Serato DJ and has the familiar 8-pad sections with all the familiar modes and a new way to control the pitch in time functions for playback. The Roland DJ-808 also has a full featured 16 step sequencer with TR 909, 808, 707 and 606 drum racks built right in! There is also a VT voice changer as well. Check out the press release and more info inside.

Serato DJ has just released a new cool performance video showing Tropkillaz creating a live mashup using two Roland DJ-808 Controllers. These controllers have the built in sequencer from Roland and all the other Serato DJ features that DJ's need to create great performances like this. Check out or full review of the Roland DJ-808 Controller and peep the new performance video by Tropkillaz to see what can be done on this cool machine.

We were on hand at the DJ Expo in Atlantic City, NJ Earlier today to talk to the Roland company about their latest products. Roland continues to march forward with their DJ range lineup that now includes the new DJ-505 which is a trimmed down 2-channel version of the DJ-808 we reviewed earlier this year and a DJ-202 which is an entry level Serato DJ Intro compact/affordable controller. The DJ-505 looks really cool and compact while also being fun to use as it includes the Roland drum sounds that made the original DJ-808 a BLAST to use. The DJ-202 looks to be Roland's entry-level controller which can compete with other smaller DJ controllers in the same $300 price range. Check out our quick walkthrough video right from the DJ Expo showroom floor to see these new controllers in action.

Check out the Roland DJ-202 & Roland DJ-505 Comparison Video

Roland continues to march forward with their DJ range lineup that now includes the new DJ-505 which is a trimmed down 2-channel version of the DJ-808 we reviewed earlier this year and a DJ-202 which is an entry level Serato DJ Intro compact/affordable controller.

Check out our review video of the Roland DJ-505 Controller.

Check out Roland's new entry-level DJ, the DJ-202.