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Zenbeats
by Zenbeats
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free Version | free · basic music-production tools · in-app store purchases · limited features | Free |
| Roland Cloud Membership | per month; access lasts while membership is active · Zenbeats Max Unlock included · Roland Cloud software library | $2.99 a month |
| Android Unlock | one-time price · full Android features and content | $14.99, paid once |
| iOS Unlock | one-time price · full iOS features and content | $14.99, paid once |
| Max Unlock | one-time price · all platforms · all store content · 14,000+ presets, loops and sounds | $149.99, paid once |
| Windows Unlock | one-time price · full Windows features and content | $49.99, paid once |
| macOS Unlock | one-time price · full macOS features and content | $49.99, paid once |
| Platform Unlock | one-time price · one platform · 2,500+ presets, loops and sounds · expanded instruments and effects | $59.99, paid once |
As roland.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Zenbeats's own pages
- Account requirement
- A Roland Account and internet connection are required for sign-in, downloading and sharing. · support.roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDK
- Roland's public Zenbeats support and documentation pages describe plug-ins and file exchange but provide no public Zenbeats API or SDK. · support.roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Device authorization
- A Zenbeats license can authorize up to five devices. · support.roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Roland publishes a 55-page Start Guide covering installation, MIDI, plug-ins, editing, recording, mixing, cloud transfer, stem export and MIDI export. · static.roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1972 · roland.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · roland.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Hardware integration
- Zenbeats connects with VERSELAB and Roland hardware such as JUPITER-X, JUPITER-Xm, FANTOM and MC-101 through the WM-1 Bluetooth MIDI adaptor. · roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan · roland.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Projects can be transferred between devices through Google Drive or OneDrive, and stems and loops can be exported for other DAWs. · roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- Zenbeats is distributed as Roland proprietary software with free and paid unlocks; Roland's product and support pages do not identify an open-source licence. · support.roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Android plug-ins
- Android users cannot load external audio plug-ins, while AppBrain reviewers also report login problems and long gaps between updates. · support.roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: cloud and iOS workflow
- App Store complaints mention no iCloud support, slow project downloads or saves, missing sounds in reopened projects and audio spikes. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: crashes and instability
- Reviewers report crashes, freezes, audio glitches and occasional instability during projects or plug-in use. · marlvel.ai, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: feature gaps
- Independent analysis identifies absent AI mastering and social-collaboration features compared with some competing music apps. · marlvel.ai, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: interface friction
- Reviewers describe the interface as cramped or clunky and say piano-roll editing and zooming can be awkward. · appbrain.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Maker company
- Roland Corporation is an electronic-instrument and software company established on April 18, 1972. · roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Maker LinkedIn profile
- LinkedIn lists Roland Corporation as privately held, headquartered in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, founded in 1972, with 1,001–5,000 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Maker size
- Roland reports 2,897 consolidated employees as of December 31, 2025. · roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- MIDI sequencing
- Yes · roland.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Mixing
- The mixer provides volume, filtering, panning, track EQ, sends and 22 native effects. · roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Multitrack editing
- Yes · roland.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Notable news: support update
- Roland updated its Zenbeats requirements article on June 15, 2026, reiterating account, supported-platform and internet requirements. · support.roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Notable news: Zenbeats 3.1.12
- AppBrain records version 3.1.12 with fixes for reverse-audio spacing and continuous LoopBuilder recording, last updated June 2, 2025. · appbrain.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Plugin extensibility
- Unlocked iOS supports AUv3, macOS supports VST and Audio Units, and Windows supports VST; Android has no external audio-plugin support. · support.roland.com, 15 Oct 2026
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