News NAMM 2010: Roland stand in pictures By Chris Wickett published 16 January 2010 Well... more of an arena/stadium really The Roland stand Prev Page 1 of 9 Next Prev Page 1 of 9 Next The brain of the TD-12KX V-Drums kit New V-Drums Prev Page 2 of 9 Next Prev Page 2 of 9 Next Here's the whole kit New V-Drums Prev Page 3 of 9 Next Prev Page 3 of 9 Next The Octapad is a drum module featuring 50 kits, a phrase looper and built-in effects Octapad Prev Page 4 of 9 Next Prev Page 4 of 9 Next The Octapad's control panel Octapad Prev Page 5 of 9 Next Prev Page 5 of 9 Next The ME-25 is the smallest in the Boss ME range Boss ME-25 Prev Page 6 of 9 Next Prev Page 6 of 9 Next An entirely battery powered band, from the instruments right down to the PA The Battery Band Prev Page 7 of 9 Next Prev Page 7 of 9 Next The VP-7 can create auto-harmonised backing vocals as well as vocoder-type effects VP-7 Vocal Processor Prev Page 8 of 9 Next Prev Page 8 of 9 Next The latest V-Combo is an "all-in-one" stage keyboard V-Combo VR-700 Prev Page 9 of 9 Next Prev Page 9 of 9 Next Chris WickettSocial Links Navigation More about guitars“It’s hard to make ear protection sexy, but Minuendo has gone above and beyond the basics”: Minuendo Live review“Upgrade and expand any size pedalboard with the power of AI modelling”: IK Multimedia unveils the ToneX One, an entire guitar rig in a mini-pedalLatest"Because I don't read music, I didn't know what the melody that went with it was": Paul McCartney explains why his musical limitations and "stealing" benefitted the Abbey Road medley that gave us The Beatles' true swansongSee more latest ► Most Popular"Like one of those novice chefs who puts steak, fries and spaghetti bolognese all on the same plate": Is Casio's 'recording studio in a boombox' the most bizarre music-making product of all time?SampleRadar: 537 free lo-fi sampler samples“It actually gave me more Hendrix vibes than Stevie vibes”: Watch what happens when you play a Strat through a cranked Super Reverb in an empty warehouse"Check your attic": Lost Lennon Help! guitar tipped to beat the current $2.4m Beatles six-string record at auction“I’m sitting on the bus aware that someone behind me is singing Do They Know It’s Christmas?”: Nik Kershaw recalls his “insane” encounter with David Bowie at Live AidWalrus Audio’s feature-packed Monumental lets guitarists blend standard and harmonic tremolo in stereo for sonic adventures in “rich, luscious, warm pulsating modulation”Blackstar promises “a new level of sound quality, features, and performance” from updated HT MKIII series tube amps – now with CabRig IR tech as standardFors launches its first plugin with the Tela synth: "Tela orchestrates a vast array of resonant peaks, intertwined to form a critical mass of sound""I did a lot of research on Rick... I don't believe his audience is creative people": Jacob Collier calls Rick Rubin's creative manifesto "absolutely false""Stevie liked a clean sound. He really didn't turn everything up until the last song": Stevie Ray Vaughan's tech Rene Martinez remembers his boss, friend and blues guitar legend“Stevie Wonder told me I needed to do 5 hours a day to get good at piano”: Super-producer Raphael Saadiq on taking advice from a legend, his love of Teles and creating musical history with Beyoncé and D’Angelo
The Octapad is a drum module featuring 50 kits, a phrase looper and built-in effects Octapad Prev Page 4 of 9 Next Prev Page 4 of 9 Next
The ME-25 is the smallest in the Boss ME range Boss ME-25 Prev Page 6 of 9 Next Prev Page 6 of 9 Next
An entirely battery powered band, from the instruments right down to the PA The Battery Band Prev Page 7 of 9 Next Prev Page 7 of 9 Next
The VP-7 can create auto-harmonised backing vocals as well as vocoder-type effects VP-7 Vocal Processor Prev Page 8 of 9 Next Prev Page 8 of 9 Next
The latest V-Combo is an "all-in-one" stage keyboard V-Combo VR-700 Prev Page 9 of 9 Next Prev Page 9 of 9 Next