Rebecca Eaddy [Roland US], Author at Roland U.S. Blog

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Serato DJ PRO 2.1.1 Public Beta Featuring Roland TR-SYNC Now Available

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Beta TR-SYNC Functionality Connects Roland TR-8, TR-8S, TR-08 and TR-09 Drum Machines to Serato DJ Pro Setups

Roland TR-8S and TR-SYNC functionality with Serato DJ Pro 2.1.1 Public Beta

Roland’s latest TR-8, TR-8S, TR-08, and TR-09 drum machines are now Serato DJ OSA-ready thanks to Serato and the Serato DJ Pro 2.1.1 Public Beta. The new TR-SYNC functionality allows beta DJ participants to effortlessly match the BPM of TR drum machines with Serato DJ Pro tracks. TR-SYNC also lets DJs add their own drum loops to songs containing the same Roland drum sounds used on the most popular tracks of yesterday and today. This gives DJs the ability to flip genres, beef up classic hits, remix, and transition between songs in cool new ways.

Roland TR Firmware Updates: TR-8, TR-8S, TR-08, TR-09

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Exclusive Roland DJ-202 Bundle Adds $200 Value for U.S. Customers

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New U.S. DJ-202 Bundle Includes Serato DJ Upgrade, BPM Supreme Membership, and Roland Cloud Academy Training

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For a limited time, purchase a Roland DJ-202 controller in the U.S. and receive a free bundle* worth more than $200. The new U.S. DJ-202 bundle includes an upgrade to Serato DJ ($99), a free 90-day BPM Supreme Standard membership ($59.97), and access to free DJ-202 Roland Cloud Academy training ($100+ value per training session). Anyone aspiring to start making music right now can easily make it happen, and the DJ-202’s full potential can be cracked wide open with this great deal.

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Roland & RYSE Present CHANGE THE GAME Featuring Dave Yaden

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GRAMMY® Award-Winning Yaden Searching for Rap Talent

Roland and RYSE present CHANGE THE GAME featuring Dave Yaden

GRAMMY® Award-Winning Dave Yaden featured in CHANGE THE GAME Rapper Talent Search.

The Search

Roland and RYSE present CHANGE THE GAME featuring Dave Yaden: GRAMMY® Award-winning songwriter, producer and piano player, Dave Yaden, is searching for a talented rapper with bars to create fire on a compilation track. Artists can submit their tracks and display their abilities on the RYSE APP and learn more about the contest here. Peers and fans will review them and vote for the MC who will CHANGE THE GAME. Check out Dave Yaden’s discovery as part of the ROLAND and RYSE Discovery Series.

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Roland Hosts #909day NYC Edition

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VIP Musicians Preview the Latest Gear in New York City

On September 21, Roland U.S., along with friends from Serato and V-MODA, hit the Big Apple for the New York City edition of #909day. SIR Studios in the trendy Chelsea area of Manhattan was host to 200 guests who watched expert demos and got some hands-on time with all the new products. Roland debuted more than 30 new products on September 9 during the 24-hour global online music festival, “The Future. Redefined.”

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Blues Cube Test Drive

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Test Drive a Roland Blues Cube Guitar Amp & Enter to Win BOSS Gear

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Have you been thinking about checking out the Blues Cube series of guitar amplifiers, and daydreaming about having authentic tube tone without the hassle of tubes? If so, now’s the best time to take a Blues Cube Test Drive! Take advantage of cool new opportunities to win great gear courtesy of BOSS. Do it now, and you could win a BOSS Waza Craft Pedal Bundle or the new BOSS Waza Craft DM-2W Delay! With six Blues Cube models to choose from, combo wattages ranging from 30w to 80w, a 100w head, a 4×12 cabinet, and Blues Cube Tone Capsules co-developed with Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, and Kirk Fletcher, there’s bound to be a configuration that perfectly plays into your goals as a musician. What are you waiting for? Take a test drive and hear for yourself how the Tube Logic tube tone really delivers.

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Behind the Song with Elle Rae’s “Into The Fire”

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Songwriting with Elle Rae and Her JD-Xi Synth

Elle Rae’s new song “Into The Fire” was released on Hasbro’s Transformers compilation CD today (on iTunes)! We caught up with Elle Rae front woman (and longtime Roland friend Lisa Harriton) to get under the hood of her new song and to find out what inspires her creative process. And Lisa’s JD-Xi makes a cameo in the new “Into The Fire” music video below. You can catch a quick glimpse of her FA-08 Music Workstation and JUNO-Gi rig in the video, too.

Behind the Song with Elle Rae's "Into the Fire"

Behind the Song with Elle Rae’s “Into The Fire.”

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Roland Digital Piano Design Awards

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You Design the Future — Entry Period Starts Today 

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Innovative thinkers from around the world are invited to design the digital concert grand piano of the future in the first ever Roland Digital Piano Design Awards. The theme of this design challenge is to unleash a piano design that breaks away from tradition, and each participant’s goal will be to design the digital grand piano of the future. Designers are encouraged to focus on the piano’s look primarily but can propose alternative digital functions and sounds as well. Roland has remained at the forefront of piano innovation since the early 70s and continues its quest to build the ultimate piano with this unique new contest. 

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Piano Star Lang Lang and Roland Support “101 Pianists”

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Lang Lang Takes Stage with 50 Roland Pianos and 100 Young Musicians

Students rehearse on Roland pianos for “101 Pianists” concert.

Students rehearse on Roland pianos for “101 Pianists” concert.

One hundred piano students from California’s Bay Area took to the stage at Sonoma State University’s Weill Hall in October to perform a program entitled, “101 Pianists.”  Each student was paired with another student on one of 50 Roland RP401R digital pianos onstage, and together, while accompanied by world-renowned classical pianist Lang Lang, they performed two-handed arrangements of Schubert’s Marche Militaire, No. 1 in D major and Brahms’ Hungarian Dance, No 5. in F-sharp minor. More

Lil Wayne and Charlie Puth Release Song from 808 The Movie

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“Nothing But Trouble” Now Available from 808 Movie Soundtrack

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Check out what might be the biggest track coming from the soon to be released 808 documentary. Lil Wayne and Chalie Puth got together for the track “Nothing But Trouble,” and Ryan Middleton of Music Times says, “The pair may have a new hit on their hands with a very topical theme. The softness of Puth’s voice blends very well with Weezy’s nasally flow, and the beat brings everything together nicely. ” Stream the new tune below, and if you love it, head to iTunes or Spotify to purchase. It’s available today! 

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V-Mixing Video with Gino Vannelli Live

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Live Video Production and Recording

Author: Roland Systems Group Features Team

Have you wanted to produce and record a live show? Or, have you ever wondered what it would be like to producing and recording a live show for DVD? Watch this exclusive behind the scenes video from the production crew who put together the Gino Vannelli Live from LA DVD. The Roland V-Mixing System uses the REAC protocol a low latency Ethernet digital audio protocol that integrates Digital Mixing, Monitor Mixing, Multi-channel Recording, and personal mixing all on one network. This integrated digital audio transport system allows you to mix and record a live show!

Gino Vannelli Live from LA…

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