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New Roland Products for November, 2012

TD-4KP V-Drums® Portable With its small footprint and innovative folding design, the TD-4KP V-Drums Portable is the ultimate e-kit for mobile drumming and small spaces. GR-D V-Guitar Distortion V-Guitar technology in a Twin Pedal with bold, high-clarity distortion and synth tones only possible with GK processing. GR-S V-Guitar Space V-Guitar technology in a Twin Pedal [...]

Windows 8 drivers available for OCTA-CAPTURE, A-PRO series and more!

Windows 8 drivers available for OCTA-CAPTURE, A-PRO series and more!

Roland has been making interfaces for music on computers since 1984 with the original MPU-401. The near 30 years of experience and understanding the importance of keeping pace with technology is clearly demonstrated with the release of Windows 8 drivers on October 26th, which is the same day Windows 8 began shipping. To ensure delivery [...]

Pick Your Poison – SPD-SX versus SPD-30

As we head into this year’s V-Drums World Championship U.S. Finals it’s worth mentioning that every finalist has to incorporate the use of either an SPD-SX or an OCTAPAD® SPD-30 into their sets. Upon winning their semi-final competition, each contestant had a choice between these two units as their winning prize with the caveat of [...]

Roland CONNECT 2012

It’s fun to have great new products to announce. The cutting-edge INTEGRA-7 SuperNATURAL® sound module brings together our awesome SuperNATURAL sounds and our acclaimed SRX-Series sound library. Singers won’t believe the amazing pocket-sized VT-12 Vocal Trainer. The eBand® JS-10 takes jamming to a whole new level. And how about our battery-powered PA and acoustic guitar [...]

King Kanobby: Prepping for a live show with Far East Movement & DJ Virman

Music Director for Far East Movement, King Kanobby explains the process behind taking original songs from the album recording and turning them into a live show. As the MD, he works closely with Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif, and most of all Dj Virman to develop a performance out of music that is created in a studio with non-traditional instruments into a concert worthy [...]

Roland Goes Wireless

Roland Goes Wireless

We’ve just released Air Recorder, the perfect iPhone/iPod Touch recording app for any Roland instrument outfitted with a Roland Wireless Connect adaptor, purchased separately. Use Air Recorder to record audio wirelessly from your Roland instrument, or record using your iOS device’s built-in mic. You can also use the free Air Recorder to wirelessly send songs [...]

V-Drums Friend Jam Version 3 Just Released

V-Drums Friend Jam Version 3 Just Released

Version 3 of the incredibly popular V-Drums Friend Jam software is available now! This free application for Mac and Windows lets V-Drums users build their skills with a wide range of fun exercises and interact with other players around the world. New features include easy USB connection to the latest V-Drums, multiple user accounts, and [...]

Spring Forward

We’ve just unveiled our latest products at the Musikmesse 2012 show in Frankfurt, Germany. The JUPITER-50 is an affordable, lightweight next-gen JUPITER, and the acclaimed JUPITER-80 gets even better with its new Version 2 OS. Our TD-11K and TD-15K V-Drums® kits boast our hottest drum sounds ever. Go wireless with your Roland gear and the [...]

Breaking News from NAMM 2012

The annual NAMM show in Anaheim, CA, is always exciting. We’ll remember this one as the dawn of a new V-Guitar era with the debut of the G-5 VG Stratocaster® from Roland and Fender®, and the GK-Ready Stratocaster®. Guitarists will love the great-sounding GT-100 and the TU-10 clip-on tuner. For drummers, we’ve brought our killer [...]