For many musicians, the Roland brand is the last word in electronic sounds. Now Roland Corp. has opened its first directly managed store in Japan in the trendsetting Harajuku district of Tokyo. The ...

Roland announced the new TR-1000 Rhythm Creator today: a $2,699 USD drum machine that blends digital sound engines and analog circuitry with new sampling abilities, all in one heavy-hitting piece of ...

The TR-1000 is a professional digital drum machine with some serious lineage. It's the successor to the drum machines that shaped generations of music in the '80s and '90s and remains revered to this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Who doesn’t love a bit of “air drumming” when their ...

If you've ever listened to music released in the 1980s, you've likely heard the iconic TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines. Artists like New Order, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston and Beastie Boys all used ...

LX-9, LX-6 and LX-5 use a range of technologies to make them feel mighty real When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. They look like ...

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths. But, in typical Roland fashion, the company didn’t just re-create some iconic ...

Instrument maker Roland — known for its synthesizers and drum machines, among other things – has launched a new melody-generation software called Melody Flip. The technology combines Roland’s hardware ...