News Pro Audio Thomas Bangalter’s original Roland TR-909 is on sale featuring Daft Punk’s ‘Homework’-era presets by Happy Thousands of dollars? Millions? It’s anyone’s guess as to how much this original Roland TR-909 will go for, given that it was the very machine operated by Thomas Bangalter of…
News Back in the analogue game: Get your eyes and ears around the juicy new Roland SE-02 analogue synth by Happy Longstanding lords of the synthesiser Roland have been killing it lately with their Boutique Series, a line of fun-sized synths, vocoders and drum machines emulating classic hardware like the TR-909…
Features Pro Audio Myths, prototypes and oriental craft: talking vintage Japanese pedals with Tim Green of Mojo Stompboxes by Nick Stillman For anyone chasing vintage Japanese guitar pedals in Australia, Mojo Stompboxes is a goldmine. Packed with coveted rarities from BOSS and Maxon, lesser-known oddities from brands like Guyatone and Tokai, and ultra-rare…
News Pro Audio Roland set to drop 14 new products in massive online event by Happy Over the next month, Japanese giants Roland are set to unleash 14 new products. They have decided to split the showcase over four separate occasions, which will encompass drums and…
News Pro Audio Roland has added a D-70 synth plugin to their fast-expanding subscription service by Happy The idiosyncratic Roland D-70 synth has been released by the iconic company in a software format. The 64 patch beast is sampled from the original released in 1990 and is…
News Roland founder and drum machine trailblazer Ikutaro Kakehashi passes away at age 87 by Happy Since it was founded in the 1970s, Roland has become a household name in the world of music production. Ikutaro Kakehashi was the father of the corporation, and the engineer responsible…
