Roland Engineering: SP-404 Past, Present, and Future Ari Rosenschein April 2, 2025 Original SP-404 designer Kenji Yamada and current project leader Takeo Shirato discuss the 404 concept, its widespread popularity, and more. Read More »
Lo-Fi Education: The SP-404 in the Classroom Ari Rosenschein April 2, 2025 David Bellow, aka Lightfoot, and Michele Darling explain the process of establishing a groundbreaking SP-404 course at Berklee. Read More »
Roland Engineering: Piano Reality Ari Rosenschein June 19, 2024 Roland engineers from across multiple disciplines shed light on this groundbreaking new approach to piano sonics. Read More »
Roland Engineering: Behind the Aerophone Adam Douglas and Yuichiro Fuse December 22, 2023 Meet the engineering talents behind the Aerophone and learn about the digital wind instrument’s journey from concept to fruition. Read More »
Roland Engineering: Designing GAIA 2 Ari Rosenschein September 29, 2023 GAIA 2 boasts a powerful hybrid engine combining wavetable and virtual analog synthesis. Its designers shed light on this dynamic instrument. Read More »
JUPITER: King of the Polysynths Adam Douglas May 27, 2022 The name JUPITER is synonymous with the cutting edge. Explore the highlights of the line with the original Roland engineers as your guides. Read More »
Roland Engineering: The Story of the JD-800 Adam Douglas and Yuichiro Fuse December 23, 2021 The JD-800 was a slider-packed synthesizer designed to bring sound creation back to music-making. The engineers tell the tale of the classic. Read More »
Roland Engineering: Designing the SP-404MKII Ari Rosenschein October 13, 2021 The lead designers behind the SP-404MKII provide an exclusive look inside the making of the updated version of the beloved classic. Read More »
Roland Engineering: Understanding Prismatic Sound Modeling Ari Rosenschein August 5, 2021 With Prismatic Sound Modeling, V-Drums have reached unprecedented realism and detail. Learn about the innovative modeling engine. Read More »
Roland Engineering: Inside the SP Series Ari Rosenschein April 3, 2021 The SP-404 helped usher in lo-fi hip-hop. Roland’s Engineering team answers questions on the most intriguing aspects of the iconic SP series. Read More »