At the 2013 NAMM Show, being held Jan 24-27 in Anaheim, California, the MIDI Manufacturers Association plans to meet and review a proposed High Definition MIDI Protocol: Members of the HD Protocol Working Group will provide a private demonstration of prototype hardware and software using a working draft of the HD Protocol Specification. Various devices… Read More MIDI Manufacturers Testing New High Definition MIDI Protocol
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Reader Jesse Gilsbach (3rd Earth) made this video to demonstrate how guitarists can play EDM and other of electronic music, using a standard guitar. Gilsbach uses a Roland GK-3 pickup, connected to a Roland GR-55 guitar synthesizer. This is connected via USB to his computer, running Ableton Live 8.
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Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi, along with Dave Smith, will be awarded a Technical GRAMMY for their contributions to the development of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) technology. Kakehashi had this to say about the GRAMMY: “It’s already been 30 years since the debut of MIDI protocol in 1983, but it seems to me that those… Read More Roland Founder Ikutaro Kakehashi To Get Special Grammy
Dave Smith – before he created the Mopho synthesizer, the Evolver synthesizer, the Tetra synthesizer and the Tempest analog drum machine – warmed up by creating the Prophet line of synths and a little standard called MIDI. While synth fans have long recognized Smith as one of the pioneers of modern electronic music instruments, he… Read More Dave Smith, Father Of MIDI, To Get Technical Grammy
To mark the release of its new free sound library for the Jupiter 50/80, Jupiter Synth Legends, Roland is also sponsoring a Roland Jupiter #SynthLegends Giveaway. Synth fans in the U.S. can enter the contest for a chance to win a Jupiter-50, pre-loaded with the sounds from the Jupiter Synth Legends Volume 1 sound collection.… Read More Jupiter-50 Synth Giveaway
Roland has announced Jupiter Synth Legends Volume 1, the first in a series of free sound libraries for the Jupiter-80 and Jupiter-50 synthesizers. The sound library features a collection of sounds from some of the most legendary and iconic instruments in Roland’s history. Jupiter Synth Legends Volume 1 features sounds taken from, or inspired by, these… Read More Roland Announces Free ‘Jupiter Synth Legends’ Collection
Roland Corporation U.S. has released new Windows 8 USB drivers for a wide range of Roland products. Products getting Windows 8 drivers include their audio interfaces, MIDI interfaces, MIDI keyboard controllers. New 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 8 drivers are available for these Roland products:
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