Roland Blog

New Product: STUDIO-CAPTURE 16×10 Audio Interface with 12 Mic Preamps

STUDIO-CAPTURE is Roland’s new flagship USB 2.0 audio interface for computer-based recording. It delivers no-compromise, 24-bit/192 kHz audio performance, abundant I/O, and a flexible, mobile design that’s ideal for use both in the studio and out on the road.

18 EXCITING NEW PRODUCTS FOR WINTER NAMM

Roland CONNECT Mobile App Now Available Roland Corporation U.S. is happy to announce 18 new products and several new multi-media tools that provide immediate access to the very latest product-launch news from Roland, BOSS and Cakewalk. Roland CONNECT, Roland’s online portal for new product releases, is live several days prior to the opening of the 2013 Winter [...]

Classic Roland Synths

  Roland’s new JUPITER-50 was unveiled at the Frankfurt Musikmesse last year, and though it sits at the cutting-edge of new technology, it’s a synth that sits firmly in line with Roland’s synth philosophy and history. The JUPITER-50 is a streamlined version of the flagship JUPITER-80, and both instruments fit neatly into Roland’s 40-year story [...]

Loop Station World Finalists 2013 Part 2

There are 12 contestants from all corners of the world that will be participating in this year’s Loop Station World Championship. Here are the six remaining contestants and the performances that got them to the finals.  Using a Loop Station, each finalist will compete with an original one-man song and will be critiqued by our celebrity judges as [...]

Synth Basics with Ed: Making a Synth Bass

In this edition of Synth Basics with Ed, Ed describes how to program a bass tone on the GAIA SH-01. This knowledge could be applied to any synthesizer regardless of make or model by using the basic synth components of oscillators, filters, and low-frequency oscillators. Aside from making a simple bass tone, Ed goes further by [...]

NAMM 2013 Worship Events

Special events for house of worship musicians, A/V techs and buyers at the 2013 NAMM Show Thursday, Jan. 24th The 4th Annual Night of Worship will be at the Hilton Hotel – Pacific Ballroom. This free concert will feature Brenton Brown, Peter Furler, Norm Stockton and special appearance by Al Perkins. Location: Hilton Hotel 777 W [...]

Digital Guitar Amp Roundtable

GA-112 and GA-212 Michael “Nomad” Ripoll (session, studio, and touring guitarist), Ritchie Fliegler (amp historian, author, and former Marshall and Fender product designer), and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers) share their thoughts on Roland’s GA-212 and GA-112 digital guitar amplifiers.

What are Drum Triggers?

When it comes to drumming, acoustic drum triggers are the gateway to a sound palette limited only by your imagination. If you can think it, acoustic triggers can make it happen. The Source of Sound Contemplate for a moment, the nature of sound. No matter what you play… a guitar, a piano, a wind instrument, [...]

MIDI: The Essential Standard Turns 30

  In the early 1980s, Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi and Sequential Circuits founder Dave Smith had a dream—a simple interface that would allow all electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other and with computers. To make this dream a reality, these pioneers brought together an unprecedented coalition of manufacturers from the United States and [...]