Timestamp: Thursday May 23rd, 2013 01:07:50 AM
Author: OV Valle [Roland US]
How I Use the V-Accordion There are few artists in the world who’ve had songs and albums at the top of the Billboard charts over a span of three decades. Among those elite few is perhaps the most famous parodist in pop music history, “Weird Al” Yankovic. Since the beginning of MTV in the ‘80s, [...]
Timestamp: Thursday May 16th, 2013 05:00:03 PM
Author: OV Valle [Roland US]
How Does SuperNATURAL V-Drums Technology Work? Author: Roland UK Features Team In 2012, Roland launched an entirely new line-up of V-Drums featuring SuperNATURAL technology. The new line up gives drummers a more dynamic and natural playing experience than most electronic kits, but what does SuperNATURAL technology actually do, and how does it work? 6 reasons for choosing electronic [...]
Timestamp: Monday May 13th, 2013 10:57:56 PM
Author: OV Valle [Roland US]
5 Practical Features of the V-Combo VR-09 The V-Combo VR-09 is designed from the ground up to be the ultimate keyboard for live players. It is designed with dedicated knobs, sliders and buttons that allow you to choose your instruments and also shape sounds quickly and painless without having to dig into menus. In the [...]
Timestamp: Thursday May 9th, 2013 05:44:24 PM
Author: OV Valle [Roland US]
Get a Tube Amp Tone Without the Tubes Author: Roland UK Features Team Due to constantly advancing digital technology, even the most die-hard tone masters enjoy the benefits of amp modeling products. Even famous artists now rely on the convenience and range of tones available from amp modeling while performing, practicing or writing. If you’re looking [...]
Timestamp: Tuesday May 7th, 2013 08:00:13 AM
Author: Richard Katz
Have You Tried V-Drums Friend Jam? First, a bit of a disclaimer and a short story. I work for Roland as a sales rep and have been playing electronic drums since 1994. I was first introduced to V-Drums Friend Jam in Los Angeles at a Roland sales and product meeting. Steve Fisher, V-Drums innovator and [...]
Timestamp: Wednesday May 1st, 2013 10:30:36 PM
Author: Robin Kelly [Roland US]
Preamps are the Ears of Your DAW When choosing an audio interface, preamps are often overlooked despite the significant role they play in determining what a recording actually sounds like. A well-spec’d audio interface with bad preamps will result in a bad recording. Why? Because preamps are the ears of your DAW. How well a [...]
Timestamp: Monday April 29th, 2013 11:31:43 PM
Author: Jim Bybee [Roland US]
A New V-Drums Champion is Crowned at the 2013 Musikmesse in Germany During the recent 2013 Musikmesse music fair in Frankfurt, Germany, Roland held the international finals for the V-Drums World Championship 2. From a field of top drummers representing 16 different countries, Issah Contractor from Canada grabbed the crown with a masterful performance blending [...]
Timestamp: Thursday April 25th, 2013 10:24:39 PM
Author: Gary Lenaire [Roland US]
Overdrive and Distortion: What’s the Difference? What’s the difference between overdrive and distortion? Learn the difference and how to get great tone with either stompbox. As guitar players, what are we all after? What do we struggle to describe, work to attain, but always know when we hear it? And what is all that gear [...]
Timestamp: Wednesday April 24th, 2013 09:18:53 PM
Author: Jim Bybee [Roland US]
INTEGRA-7, the Best Sound Modules All in One Electronic dance music DJ and producer Richard Vission discusses his use of the INTEGRA-7 in his remixes and original music productions. Richard Vission has been a preeminent house DJ and producer in Los Angeles since the late ’80s. His musical career started when DJ culture was first taking flight in Los [...]
Timestamp: Tuesday April 23rd, 2013 12:00:29 AM
Author: OV Valle [Roland US]
Michael Schack talks V-Drums and SPD-SX A celebrity in his native Belgium and growing in popularity worldwide, Boris Daenan—better known as Netsky—has received numerous awards and accolades for his new-school brand of drum and bass. In 2009, Hospital Records signed him to an exclusive deal, and his first release with the influential UK label was [...]
Timestamp: Friday April 19th, 2013 10:08:12 PM
Author: Jim Bybee [Roland US]
And the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp Winner is…Wes Faulconer of Explorers Percussion At the 2013 Winter NAMM Show, Roland Corporation U.S. invited its valued dealers to enter a drawing for the opportunity to attend an all-expenses-paid weekend retreat at the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas. Wes Faulconor, the owner of Explorers [...]
Timestamp: Wednesday April 17th, 2013 06:36:17 PM
Author: Robin Kelly [Roland US]
Roland AUTO-SENS sets recording levels automatically Have you ever been frustrated setting the input levels for a recording session? Getting the levels “just right” can be time consuming and gets in the way of the creative process. To solve this problem we developed AUTO-SENS technology for our audio interfaces. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or new to [...]
Timestamp: Monday April 15th, 2013 07:21:21 PM
Author: Gary Lenaire [Roland US]
BOSS Distortion – The Orange Ones A distortion pedal usually goes beyond the amount of gain and harmonic crunching typical of an overdrive. They tend to get more distorted, are usually (but not always) louder than typical overdrives, and often have multiple gain stages for abnormal amounts of sustain. The BOSS MT-2, probably the best selling [...]
Timestamp: Saturday April 13th, 2013 12:46:25 AM
Author: OV Valle [Roland US]
V-Drums Portable earns top ranks for the electronic drums category Roland V-Drums just won a Grammy! Well, maybe not exactly a Grammy, but in our industry (musical instrument industry), a MIPA award is just as prestigious. MIPA stands for Musikmesse International Press Award, and it’s determined by more than 100 members of the music industry press [...]
Timestamp: Wednesday April 10th, 2013 09:57:31 PM
Author: Gary Lenaire [Roland US]
BOSS Overdrive – The Yellow Ones There are two good ways to get tone from an overdrive. One is to use the overdrive in conjunction with your amp; that is, use the overdrive pedal to augment your amp’s inherent tone. Here’s how this works: One of the things an overdrive can do is to hit [...]
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