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8 banks with 6 pads per project
Each project provides 48 pad positions for assigning samples.
Product detailSKU #1500000439632
RolandAIRA P-6 Creative Sampler
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Roland’s AIRA P-6 is a pocket-sized creative sampler built around hands-on capture, sample shaping, granular playback, and pattern sequencing. Record from its onboard mic, external mix-in jack, headset, or USB-C, then assign and organize material across eight banks of six pads. The 64-step sequencer supports probability, substeps, micro-timing, off-grid sequencing, and parameter motion recording. Granular instruments, per-pad filter and envelope controls, resampling, performance effects, and USB-C audio/MIDI make it suited to portable sound design and detailed pattern work.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Capturing material from onboard, external, headset, or USB-C sources and shaping it directly from the top panel.
- Building evolving patterns with probability, substeps, micro-timing, off-grid sequencing, and recorded parameter movement.
- Preparing and organizing user samples on a Mac or Windows PC before moving them between banks and pads.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
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64-step pattern sequencer
Patterns can be entered in real time, with keyboard mode, or step by step.
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Dedicated granular instrument per pattern
Each pattern has its own granular sound-processing instrument.
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Individual delay and reverb sends per pad
Delay and reverb can be assigned separately for each pad.
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Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
The sampler uses a rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
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Free PC/Mac sample-management app
User samples can be loaded, edited, managed, and organized from macOS or Windows.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm that macOS or Windows is available if you plan to use the free sample-management app.
- 02Plan your pad layout around six pads in each of the eight project banks.
- 03Check your audio and MIDI routing needs against the P-6’s comprehensive I/O and USB-C audio/MIDI.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What sources can the P-6 sample?
It can sample from the onboard mic, external mix-in jack, headset, and USB-C.
02Can samples be played melodically?
Yes. Samples can be triggered from pads or played chromatically with the keyboard buttons, in monophonic or polyphonic playback.
03Can it resample its own processed audio?
Yes. Internal resampling can mix down processed audio, create layers, and capture loops in sync with the pattern sequencer.
04How are effects routed?
Each pad has delay and reverb sends. Pads outside the MFX bus pass unaffected when MFX is engaged.
Reference
Full specifications
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