Tuesday 3 November 2015
Let's be honest; a large drum is great to look at, but it's also cumbersome and quite expensive. The same goes for a number of other instruments. Beautiful as they are to behold, not all musical instruments are equally manageable. Fortunately, Alesis offers a practical alternative with their Sample Pad 4.
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Wednesday 20 January 2016
NAMM 2016 has only just begun, but Roland already revealed something pretty special: the Roland EC-10 EL Cajon! At first glance, you might mistake it for a regular cajon, but Roland wouldn't be Roland if they didn't a few clever electronic surprises to the mix. The EL (Electronic Layered) Cajon is a hybrid cajon that allows you to embellish the acoustic cajon sound with various percussion and drum samples.
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Tuesday 5 April 2016 By Julie Alexander
Even before the Musikmesse in Frankfurt had officially started, the Swedish company Nord came out with two new products: the Nord Drum 3 drum module and the Nord Drum 3P percussion pad. Nord already convinced us that they make good modelling percussion synthesizers with the Nord Drum 2 and the Nord Pad. Now, they've taken it to the next level with the Nord Drum 3 and 3P.
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Friday 26 May 2017 By Lizanne
Roland have always been a huge player in the world of electronic musical instruments, and they are still innovating their way into the future on a regular basis. This time, they have released four electronic percussion pads in their SPD::ONE series that are compact and user-friendly. Each one, whether it's the ELECTRO, KICK, PERCUSSION or WAV PAD can be integrated effortlessly into your current setup!
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Tuesday 20 September 2022 By Kim | Bax Music
It's already been ten years since the release of the Roland SPD-SX: a solid and reliable sidekick for drummers and musicians alike that, due to its age, now has a few noticeable limitations. As such, the all-new SPD-SX PRO is a direct response to user feedback, and since it does everything that the OG did but does it even better, Roland have basically dropped the new end-boss of the sampling pad universe.
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Thursday 2 July 2015
Previously released under the name Reon DriftBox, and soon available as a Roland product: the Roland DriftBox-R. This analogue tabletop mono synthesizer is perfect for endless hours of sound experiments.
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Friday 28 August 2015
The Roland System-1 and System-1m can serve as hosts for synthesizer implementations, meaning you can save these plug-out implementations in the System-1 models for stand-alone use. The famous vintage Roland System-100 is now available as a plug-out!
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Wednesday 2 September 2015
It seems the Roland BK-9 may finally have a worthy successor. The new Roland E-A7 also features two displays and a veritable plethora of controls. In fact, it has so many buttons and knobs, it almost looks like a cockpit! But what is the E-A7 really about?
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Tuesday 15 September 2015
The Roland Juno-DS is the latest addition to the Japanese manufacturer's long-running Juno synthesizer series. Roland is releasing two editions of their latest Juno synth - the Juno-DS 61 and the Juno-DS 88 - both of which stand out thanks to their portable design.
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Tuesday 15 September 2015
The rumour mill is back! It's time for speculation, and this time, it's about the new Roland Boutique! Roland has us going before with their sneak preview of the Aira machines, and that all turned out well. But now, let's sit back and enjoy some good old-fashioned guesswork!
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