Combining real analog circuits with digital synthesis and sampling makes the TR-1000 powerful but overwhelming.

We’ve all seen it: A DJ is up onstage “making beats,” but there’s no drum kit in sight. Instead, her nose is glued to a computer screen, her hands poking the occasional slider or knob. Electronic ...

Last week, Roland posted a teaser to its website headlined by the words ‘tomorrow returns’ accompanied by what sounded like a processed TR-808 drum beat. Now the company has unveiled the inspiration ...

After a very long wait Roland has this week confirmed the return of the MC groovebox line, announcing the Roland MC-707 and MC-101 will be available later this month for $1,000 and $500 respectively.

Apple on Wednesday launched GarageBand 2.1 for iOS, introducing a new feature called Live Loops which aims to make it easy for anyone to create music like a live DJ, and also adding hardware-specific ...