Roland Articles

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Roland ArticlesMakersA Few Minutes with Dolly Ave The singer-songwriter and her musical director discuss unexpected career pivots, AAPI representation in music, and life on tour.

September 22

Roland ArticlesMakersHybrid Theory: Nick Gross of Girlfriends and Goldfinger After his Warped Tour set, Gross discusses his hybrid setup, essential Roland gear, and the importance of family and giving back.

September 12

Roland ArticlesMakersCareers in Music: Tim Convy with Nikki Glaser and Ludo The musician/comedian goes behind the scenes of writing an Emmy-nominated Nikki Glaser theme, his band Ludo, and making punchlines land.

September 8

Roland ArticlesMakersReadipop: Music Changing Lives Discover how the Reading-based music charity is introducing vintage electronic instruments to a new generation.

September 4

Roland ArticlesMakersUltimate Guide: 909 Day 2026 From Detroit to dance floors worldwide, dig into the 909 Day celebrations honoring the TR-909's enduring legacy through workshops, film, and community.

September 2

Roland ArticlesMakersGetting Started with FP-40 and Piano Sphere Set yourself up for ongoing musical success with these step-by-step quick-start guides to the FP-40 and Piano Sphere.

September 1

Roland ArticlesMakersListening Guide: The Future Is Still 808 Ep. 03 “The Future” Explore the next phase of the 808 with these groundbreaking tracks that stretch, bend, and reshape the sound of the classic drum machine.

August 22

Roland ArticlesMakersA Few Minutes with Steve Von Till of Neurosis The DIY legend sheds light on his many artistic endeavors and creative techniques, while exploring how we are truly interwoven.

August 19

Roland ArticlesMakersListening Guide: The Future Is Still 808 Ep. 02 “The Worldwide Takeover” Explore the second phase of the TR-808’s expanding global influence, from its analog origins into futurist funk and beyond.

August 15

Roland ArticlesMakersListening Guide: The Future Is Still 808 Ep. 01 “The Origins” Dive into this companion to the first phase of a three-part NTS radio series tracing the TR-808 across continents and cultures.

August 7

Three pins, and nearly every signal in this business passes through them.

The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

Around a hundred and sixty sources, in English, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and Italian: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

For each story: a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link out. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the maker or the photographer. A German review appears in German and a Japanese one in Japanese, as the writer published it; the link goes to the original.

Nothing is sold on this site. When a link leads to a shop, it is the maker's shop, not ours.