CES 2008: Play It, Record It
For millions of years, people have been listening to music. But now, thanks to new technology, they can actually make music as well. At CES, I came across a few items that made my inner musician geek...
View ArticleAlesis Performance Pad builds upon SR-16 drum machine
Expanding on the popular SR-16 drum machine, Alesis has incorporated eight velocity sensitive pads and released the Performance Pad. The kit-mountable Performance Pad comes with 2 inputs for external...
View ArticleJohnny Rabb flails arms about, makes cool rhythm-like sounds
I happened by the Roland booth today at CES and watched as freehand technique guru Johnny Rabb held a wooden stick in each hand and used said sticks to delicately berate a Roland TD-20S drum set....
View ArticleRoland TU-88: Everything you need not to piss of the neighbors with your...
This small device is a Roland tuner – chromatic, guitar, and bass – with a needle pointed and pitch verification as well as a monitor. This means you can tune your electric instrument and then run it...
View ArticleGet Ready to Take Over the Coffeeshop
Roland just started shipping the AC-33 Acoustic Chorus Guitar Amplifier. This cool gadget is world’s first battery powered amp built specifically for acoustic guitar. With a 30-watt amp and 5 inch...
View ArticleBR-800 digital recorder from BOSS
Field recording sessions are fun, but there’s a pretty large gap between the low and high ends of the gear. You either get a handheld stereo recorder, or have to haul a mess of interfaces and preamps...
View ArticleReview: Roland R-05
Short Version: The Roland R-05 is a pocket recorder for professionals and semi-pros looking to record voice and/or music live. It’s a far sight better than any smartphone recorder and the feature set,...
View ArticleRoland Introduces V-Drums Friend Jam
Roland, makers of all things MIDI and beyond, have a new product out called V-Drums® Friend Jam. The software lets you connect your Roland V-Drums (electronic, MIDI drums) to your Mac or PC with a MIDI...
View ArticleRoland acquires a 70-percent stake in headphone maker V-Moda
About a month ago, Incipio acquired Skullcandy, and now Roland is getting in on the action with a headphone company purchase of its very own. The Japanese instrument manufacturer revealed plans to...
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Roland helps YouTubers get their audio right with Go:Mixer
Your cell phone has an awesome camera on it, but if you’re doing streaming or YouTubing, you’re going to need to look elsewhere to make your audio mix come together. Musicians and podcast heroes...
View ArticleRoland’s tiny R-07 recorder is better than your phone’s recorder app
In an era when the smartphone can do everything, why do you need a standalone audio recorder? Roland, makers of music gear, might have an answer. Their R-07 voice recorder is about as big as an...
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