Controllers

Is Roland’s SPD‑SX Pro the best percussion pad you can buy?

Is Roland’s new flagship TD‑50KV2 the best electronic drum kit you can buy?

Roland’s venerable SPD range just keeps getting better...

Can Roland’s latest V‑Drum kit recreate the feeling of playing real drums?

Is Roland's A‑88 MkII controller keyboard the perfect all-rounder?

Roland's affordable new guitar synth incorporates improved pitch-tracking, and comes bundled with the latest GK-series pickup as standard.

The latest in Roland's line of MC-series workstations is their best (and most expensive) yet, incorporating synthesis, sequencing, real-time control, and sampling. But in an increasingly software-driven world, can a Groovebox still cut it?

The SPD6 MIDI percussion pad features 113 internal drum sounds, with six rubber playing pads and can run from an optional power adaptor or from batteries.

Roland's new guitar synth is their most affordable yet, but could it also be the best?

Nicholas Rowland is star-struck by Roland's frankly fabulous new hand percussion controller.

Though the V-Drum system is ideally suited to the hi-tech drummer, its modular brain features, modelled timbres and powerful editing features may lend it appeal as a source of high-quality sounds for the non-drummer. Nicholas Rowland checks out the beat feat.

First previewed at the NAMM show in January, Roland's first foray into the world of drum modelling is now almost ready for release. Nicholas Rowland brings you an exclusive preview from the official launch party.

Roland continue to champion the cause of the guitar synthesist, refining their respected line of guitar synths in search of the best combination of facilities, usability and price. Paul White finds out whether they've got the right balance right with the new GR30.

Paul White packs away the keyboard and plugs Roland's new guitar-MIDI interface into his sequencer.

Roland's new MCR8 hardware controller seeks to take the strain out of parameter access synth or software editing, by offering you real-time manipulation of any MIDI values from its front panel sliders and knobs. Paul Ward checks it out.