Anyone sharing a home with a musician will appreciate advances in technology that make for quieter practice. Wearing headphones while playing electronic drums is already a good way to keep the noise ...

Roland has been in the electronic drum business for a good many years, and most kits released have so far had a somewhat skeletal look compared to their traditional counterparts. Now the company has ...

Roland’s VQD pairs its latest low-noise pad technology with a tried and tested module. The combination of super-quiet performance, great sounds and wireless jamming via Bluetooth makes the VQD106 a ...

First is the new V71 module, which features across all three configurations. The V71 sees Roland overhaul its top-end offering by keeping the things we love (kit-part volume controls, individual ...

When writing a song, performing before an audience, or laying down tracks to be at our best, making the music has to “feel” right. For too long, drummers have had to live with a double standard with ...

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Roland has unveiled a pair of drum machines that recreate sounds from classic models like the TR-606 and TR-909, updated with modern features like real-time recording. The first model is the $400 ...

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. But, in typical Roland fashion, the company didn’t just re-create some iconic ...

The TR-1000 is a professional digital drum machine with some serious lineage. It's the successor to the drum machines that shaped generations of music in the '80s and '90s and remains revered to this ...

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, ...

In 2008, Rock Band and Guitar Hero exploded, bringing the excitement of musical instruments to millions who might never have picked up sticks or guitar otherwise. So there's never been a better time ...

The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer is credited with more musical innovations than you can wave a plug socket at – even after its rocky start. After flopping commercially upon release in 1980, because ...