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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
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsSound
- Effect Selection
- Classic and modern effects for both live performance and resampling
- Send Effects
- Individual delay and reverb sends for each pad
3 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Black
- Playback
- Samples can be triggered via pads or chromatically using keyboard buttons (monophonic or polyphonic)
- Sample Playback
- Chromatic or polyphonic
2 detailsConnections & power
- Battery
- Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
- Connectivity
- Comprehensive I/O and USB-C audio/MIDI
22 detailsOther
- Sample Management
- free PC/Mac app for easy loading, managing and editing of user samples
- Sampling Rates
- lower sampling rates for extended sampling time and lo-fi grit
- Granular Engine
- Included hardware engine for manipulating and playing back samples with stereo texture and depth
- Sample Organization
- Drag and drop samples to pads and move them between banks
- Waveform Viewer
- Visualize and edit samples
- Advanced Sequencing Features
- Includes probability, micro-timing/off-grid sequencing, substeps, motion recording of parameters and more
- Pc Mac Connection
- Connect to macOS or Windows PC
- Sequencer
- Powerful pattern sequencer
- Granular Instrument
- Each pattern holds a dedicated granular instrument
- Filter and Envelopes
- Dedicated filter, ADSR, and pitch envelope per pad
- Mfx Routing
- Pads not routed through the MFX bus will pass unaffected when effects are engaged
- Banks and Pads
- 8 banks with 6 pads per project
- Internal Resampling
- Yes
- Sample Sources
- Onboard mic, external mix-in jack, headset and USB-C
- Sample Processing
- Snap to zero, truncate, normalize, downsample and more
- Filter and Fx
- Multi-mode filter, envelope and FX sends for granular sounds
- Resampling
- internal resampling allows mixing down processed audio, creating layers and capturing loops in sync with the pattern sequencer
- Sample Manipulation
- easy-to-use controls on the top panel for quick adjustments
- Sample Chopping
- Quick chopping, with slices playable through keyboard buttons
- Advanced Sample Settings
- multi-mode filter, envelope, pitch envelope, FX and deeper synthesis options
- Performance Fx
- Deep performance FX plus master delay and reverb
- Pattern Sequencing
- Notes can be input in real-time using the pads, keyboard mode or step-by-step through the step sequencer buttons
