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"Making electronic music technology more accessible": Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin's Bullfrog Drums is an educational drum machine inspired by the Roland TR-909
By Matt Mullen published
This seven-voice sample-based drum machine is designed to be paired with the other instruments in Erica Synth's educational "ecosystem", Bullfrog and Bullfrog XL

How to set up an electronic drum set
By James Farmer last updated
Our step-by-step guide to unboxing, building and optimising your electronic drum kit

"The main synths were the Juno, Moog Voyager and the Roland SH-5": Mr. Scruff on Ninja Tuna
By Roy Spencer published
Mr. Scruff takes us back to 2008 for the making of his eclectic, gloriously silly Ninja Tune debut

The story of Grace Jones’ Slave to the Rhythm - tempo changes, stacked Roland synth patches and Trevor Horn
By Daniel Griffiths published
Never stop the action… Join us as musical mis-steps, happy accidents, crushing financial burden and raw unbridled talent give birth (eventually) to one of the enduring hits of the ‘80s

At last! Behringer ships the MS-5, a "faithful reproduction" of the Roland SH-5
By Andy Jones published
The long-promised synth is in the shops and yours for just $599

Roland updates its SP-404 sampler "in celebration of 404 Day" (and to v4.04, before you ask)
By Andy Jones published
The update brings enhanced looping, multitrack output, Koala Sampler integration and a 15-waveform sound generator to the popular sampler

“No previous experience required”: Roland puts its ZEN-Core synth engine into the beginner-friendly GO:KEYS 3 and 5 “music creation” keyboards
By Ben Rogerson published
High-quality soundsets meet auto-accompaniment features

“I never looked at it as a single 'til everybody started saying it was great”: The Wham! song that George Michael called his favourite and he made on his own with a Roland Juno-60 and a LinnDrum
By Ben Rogerson published
Before he recorded Last Christmas, he came up with this

“We believe music is central to humanity”: Roland and Universal Music Group announce their 7 Principles for Music Creation with AI as they confirm new strategic partnership
By Ben Rogerson published
Two industry giants announce strategic partnership as that argue that “human-created works must be respected and protected”

“A budget-friendly instrument with core RD features”: Roland launches the RD-08 stage piano, the most affordable RD model yet
By Ben Rogerson published
A compact stage piano that comes with built-in speakers, SuperNATURAL and ZEN-Core sound engines, and Roland Cloud expansion support
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