Roland Cloud is a subscription[1]-based collection of VST instruments and 'RVR' sample libraries launched in early 2018 by Roland.[2][3] Instrument downloads and installation are handled by Roland's Cloud Manager software.[4]
The software instruments available via Roland Cloud also include features that were not available in the original hardware instruments from which they were based.[5]
Roland Cloud Manager
Roland Cloud Manager manages the user's instrument library and sound sources, and auto-updates by default.[6]
Concerto
Concerto is a plugin which allows the usage of Roland's RVR format instruments. These instruments include the FLAVR series as well as the Tera Series and others.
Based on a subscription model, as of January 2020, users pay $19.95 USD per month to access the catalogue of instruments (£18.5 GBP, €21 EUR or ¥2190 JPY), with discounts for committing to 12, 24 or 60 months at a time (12%, 27% and 33% off respectively).
According to the FAQs, an internet connection is required at least once per month in order to authenticate plugins in Roland Cloud.[7]