
The Roland DJ-707M — the mobile jock’s dream?
Roland's foray into DJing shifts focus from classic beats to becoming the mobile DJ's wet dream. The new DJ-707M has everything and more. And beats too.
Roland's foray into DJing shifts focus from classic beats to becoming the mobile DJ's wet dream. The new DJ-707M has everything and more. And beats too.
DJ luggage maker UDG continues to tick an increasing number of boxes, this time with cases for Denon and Roland, plus an interesting one for scratch DJs.
I figured Roland's dalliance with the DJ scene would be limited to the DJ-808. But here are the DJ-505 and DJ-202 to fit the budget and mid range slots.
The original Roland TR-808 managed to escape the first round of boutique hot washes. But now it's had the shrinking treatment — the TR-08 is finally here.
Kicks meet kick drum? The Adidas and Roland concept 808 trainer allegedly works on your feet and makes a beat. The story is better than this intro though.
Roland's quest for world music domination was announced this week, with a tease about DJIng. Now Serato has stepped up as the DJ partner for said domination.
Music giant Roland is about to unleash their new stuff over a 24 hour period on 909 day. And some of it is for DJs. But what can it be?
Second only to turntables in my heart are Roland's classic offerings. And David Ahlund runs us through the complete Roland AIRA system at BPM 2015.
You could track down original Roland hardware on eBay, invest in the Roland Aira range of hardware, or load up any number of plugins and apps. Or if your interest is a little more casual, then you could simply fire up a browser and play with the Acid Machine. It's fun and it's free.
"Boom like an 808" sang Blaque. Bassnectar has an entire track made in its honour. Roland's iconic TR-808 drum machine has permeated music since its inception. And now there's a film that pays homage to this amazing box of beats suitably called "808". Watch the trailer today.
While we wait for Roland to deliver a rumoured 303 and 808 update, you can now get a slice of Mode Machines clone pie from Dynamic Distribution in the UK.