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Anyone sharing a home with a musician will appreciate advances in technology that make for quieter practice. Wearing headphones while playing electronic drums is already a good way to keep the noise down, but Roland’s latest release is claimed to deliv… Continue reading Roland declares war on in-room noise with V-Drums Quiet Design
Around this time last year, as part of its 50-year celebrations, California’s Drum Workshop announced the upcoming release of an acoustic/electronic drum set featuring wireless triggering tech. Now the DWe convertible kits have officially launched.Cont… Continue reading Acoustic/electronic drumkits cut cable clutter with wireless triggering
Roland has announced the launch of the FP-E50, a portable piano and creativity workstation that’s designed as an easy intro for beginners while including enough advanced features to keep the pros happy, including Roland’s flagship synthesis engine.Cont… Continue reading Roland makes flagship sound engine portable with FP-E50 digital piano
Japanese music gear titan Roland is celebrating 50 years in business this year, and has combined the timeless beauty of wood with cutting-edge digital technology for its latest party piece – the 50th Anniversary Concept Model Piano.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Roland celebrates 50th anniversary with stunning concept piano
The Roland CM-500 is a digital synthesizer sound module released in 1991 that combines two incredibly powerful engines into one unit. However, in 2005 enthusiasts of the Roland MT-25 (one …read more Continue reading Fixing a 30-year Old Roland Bug
Last year, Roland rebranded its capable long-running combo amp for street musicians with the Boss logo. Now the companies continues the Boss Cube line with a pair of practice amps – one for guitarists and the other for bass players.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Boss gets in the practice zone with portable Cube amps for guitar and bass
Roland has announced the Juno-X programmable polyphonic synthesizer, which combines the power of the company’s Zen-Core synth engine with authentic recreations of the legacy Juno-60 and Juno-106 models for three powerful synthesizers in one.Continue Re… Continue reading Roland combines vintage and modern for 3-in-1 Juno-X synth
Best known for its boxy effects pedals for guitar and bass, Boss also makes amplifiers, wireless systems, rhythm machines, and a bunch of accessories. And now the Roland-owned company has made its own guitar, which comes with a built-in synth and Bluet… Continue reading First electric guitar from Boss comes with built-in synth
Best known for its boxy effects pedals for guitar and bass, Boss also makes amplifiers, wireless systems, rhythm machines, and a bunch of accessories. And now the Roland-owned company has made its own guitar, which comes with a built-in synth and Bluet… Continue reading First electric guitar from Boss comes with built-in synth
A new version of Roland’s hugely popular portable combo amp first introduced in 2007 has been announced. The Cube Street II modeling amp now wears a Boss logo on the grille, comes with twice the output oomph and has had a few pounds shaved off its weig… Continue reading Roland hits the Street with Boss-branded portable amp