Roland has announced SonicCell, a 128-voice expandable synth module with USB audio interface.

SonicCell puts the power and legendary sound quality of a Roland hardware synthesizer on your desktop. With its dual SRX expansion bay, built-in USB audio interface, and ability to play SMFs and WAV/AIFF/MP3 files, SonicCell is a dream for computer-based musicians and live performers who seek a compact, integrated pro sound module and USB audio-interface solution.

Features:

• 128-voice sound module with new soundset, featuring super-realistic acoustic instruments.
• USB audio interface functionality plus USB-memory host function.
• SMF and audio data playback capability via USB host function.
• SRX slot x 2.
• PC/Mac Editor and Cakewalk SONAR LE bundled.