Additional Functions / Functionality Improvements / Specification changes
When you press the [KYBD] button while holding down a keyboard button, the sound will be held.
Improves the frequency of updating the status display of Grain displayed on Step Buttons when the [GRANULAR] button is pressed within the VOICE page.
When the Start Position, Size, Loop Size of the sample pad and the Head Position and Grain Size of the Granular are changed using the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob, the displayed time is changed to the third decimal place or lower for a fixed amount of time.
When set to Mono/Poly:Mono, Gate:Off, Loop:On, if you press another Note while holding down a Note, it will switch to the new Note and maintain loop playback.
When pressing the Sample Pad while holding down the Step Button, using the velocity input shortcut operation, the display of "Mid" is changed to "Medi" (Medium).
Changed the maximum value of [OCT+] to 5.
When "Stop Behavior:Cut" is set, the change is made to stop all samples when switching patterns during playback before playing the next pattern.
When [KYBD] button is lit, the Keyboard button that continues to play at "Gate:Off" and "Loop:On" is changed to indicate flashing even when the keyboard button is released.
If the setting for "MIDI Clock Sync" is set to MIDI or Sync, when the MIDI Clock or Sync Clock is not input and [START/STOP] is pressed, the change is made to indicate [>] (PLAY) button that the clock is waiting for input by flashing.
Changed the MIDI CC so that it can be received by both Auto Channel and Granular Ch.
Improves the ability to follow when changing the MIDI Channel settings.
When executing CLEAR ALL, Notes/Motions of all steps are always deleted.
Reduced noise at startup.
Reduced noise when the Headset Microphone is unplugged.
Reduced delay of playback timing immediately after pattern playback starts.
Improved tracking when editing Microtiming.
[KYBD] +[OCT+] selects only Reload / Initialize.
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Connect the P-6 to a computer via USB. Hold the SHIFT button while powering on to enter update mode — the P-6 will mount as a USB drive. Extract the downloaded zip and copy P6_UPD.BIN to the P-6 drive. Eject safely. The display may remain blank for up to 10 seconds on first boot after the update. Do not power off during the update.
The latest firmware for the Roland P-6 is version 1.02, released on 1 Sep 2024. FW//RADAR last checked Roland's official page on 27 Oct 2026.
How do I update the Roland P-6?
Connect the P-6 to a computer via USB. Hold the SHIFT button while powering on to enter update mode — the P-6 will mount as a USB drive. Full instructions on Roland's official firmware page.
Where can I download Roland P-6 firmware and drivers?
Directly from Roland's official firmware page — FW//RADAR links to the source and never hosts firmware files. Official firmware page →