Tag: Roland

Musikmesse 2013 Is Coming April 10th – What Gear Do You Want To See Introduced?

Musikmesse 2013 – the ‘international fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and music business connections’ – is happening this week, April 10-13, in Frankfurt. There have already been a lot of announcements for electronic music gear being introduced at Musikmesse, including: A new version of Doepfer’s MAQ sequencer; The Nord Lead 4; A desktop… Read More Musikmesse 2013 Is Coming April 10th – What Gear Do You Want To See Introduced?

9 Comments

Roland Intros FP-50, PF-80 Digital Pianos

Musikmesse 2013: Roland today announced the FP-80 and FP-50, the next-generation models in their FP series of portable digital pianos. The updated instruments feature SuperNATURAL Piano sounds, 88-note Ivory Feel keyboards, a large selection of onboard rhythm accompaniments with advanced full-keyboard chord recognition and more. The FP-80’s Ivory Feel-S Keyboard with Escapement features the same progressive… Read More Roland Intros FP-50, PF-80 Digital Pianos

2 Comments

Should Roland Bring Back The TB-303 Bassline Synth?

Should Roland bring back the TB-303 Computer Controlled Transistorized Bass synthesizer? That’s the question raised by a post today at the Roland site. Roland’s Oz Owen writes: It’s hard to make a definitive statement these days without kicking off an almighty flame war, but we’re going to make one anyway: the TB-303 is the greatest… Read More Should Roland Bring Back The TB-303 Bassline Synth?

114 Comments