The Boss Effects Pedals plugin emulates classic stompboxes like the OD-1 OverDrive, PH-1 Phaser, and DS-1 Distortion ...

Tina Weymouth and David Byrne of Talking Heads, performing in front of a Roland Jazz Chorus amplifier in 1980.Credit...Gie Knaeps/Getty Images Supported by By Jon Pareles On the morning of Monday ...

The Roland TR-909 drum machine, like other pieces of now iconic Roland gear, was not embraced by the masses when it came out. It received mixed reviews, and like the TB-303 before it, Roland ...

Whether you're a touring musician looking for a reliable companion or a bedroom producer in need of something like an analog drum machine, the Korg Volca Beats is worth it. The Roland TR-8S Rhythm ...

Roland has rolled out its virtual ribbon and wrapped it around five of its classic drum machine plugins, creating a rhythmic bundle for producers to savour. These plugins have been around for a while, ...

You might be familiar with Roland’s iconic TR-808 drum machine—this has an equally excellent drum sequencer on board. Couple that with a pair of balanced XLR outputs, MIDI input and output ...

Electronics and software engineer Matthew Cieplak has created a fully working browser-based drum machine based on the original Roland TR-909. The virtual instrument, named ER-99, is now ready to be ...

A pioneer of electronic music, Ikutaro Kakehashi founded the Roland Corporation in 1972, whose drum machines and synthesisers feature in decades of hits. The drum machines, in particular ...

In a discussion about the greatest Roland TR drum machine, it’s unlikely that either the TR-707 or TR-727 would feature heavily, but they’re certainly not without merit. Released in 1985, these were ...

Bakerr was known for writing house music patterns for Roland’s drum machines - his compositions became part of the Roland Drum Machine Dictionary, which had a large impact on the development of global ...

In 2018 Roland introduced the TR-8S drum machine and instantly won the heart of my colleague Roberto Baldwin. Then, last year it resurrected its MC line of grooveboxes, and launched the portable, ...