“Mum, I want to learn to play the drums”. It’s strange how some sentences have the power to evoke fear in a parent when spoken by their child. My son Jamie (JJ) is eight years old. I have to admit, he does enjoy hitting things with sticks so maybe I should have seen this coming. I took a breath and said, “Wow, drums! Really? Why the drums?” Apparently, in
Learning to produce your own music can be one of the most fulfilling things you can do as an artist. There’s no better way to
This article explores methods for creating a Melodic Bassline in the TR-8S Rhythm Per-former. Of course this same approach can be used for adding a
The performance features in the TR-8S inspire the creation of new rhythms on their own. When you feel like throwing something unexpected into the mix,
Let’s take a look at copying Patterns, Kits and Variations in the TR-8S.Contributed by Alexander Marlowe for Roland Corporation Australia To copy a Pattern: Press
In this article we take a look at adjusting tempo and adding a shuffle feel to your Patterns in the Roland TR-8S.Contributed by Alexander Marlowe
They say drummers are born with sticks in their hands. Rhythm courses through their veins. As babies they tap their feet and pound their toys.
The nine front pads on the SPD-SX make it easy to instantly trigger sounds. Expansion wise, there are several external trigger inputs ready to use
Using and applying effects to samples is easy on the SPD-SX. There are three effects units in the SPD-SX which you can run samples through.
Protect your valuable SPD-SX sounds and settings with these easy steps. Save your entire SPD-SX setup and all the samples onto a single USB stick
INTERVIEW – PETER JAMES & SIMON KOBLER FROM HILLSONG UNITED With a brand new album and sample library, Greg Phillips from Australian Musician talks to
Introducing Roland Artist: Drummer Chris Whitten Never scared to simply play what the song requires, Chris Whitten is the sort of hit making drummer top
Everything you need to know about Roland’s Virtual Tone Wheel technology to recreate the classic sound of the tone wheel organ. The classic tone wheel
Everything you need to know about Roland’s V-Synth technology. The Roland V-Synth combines multiple oscillator technologies with real time control of a waveform’s pitch, time
Everything you need to know about Analog Synthesis. Sound is caused by a vibrating object creating changes in air pressure. This vibrates our ear drum,
Everything you need to know about Roland’s Analog Circuit Behaviour technology to recreate classic analog instruments. Analog Circuit Behaviour (ACB) is the technology behind the
Everything you need to know about Roland’s SuperNATURAL modelling technology to create organic and realistic instruments. Roland SuperNATURAL technology has gone from being a feature
The Cube Street range is virtually synonymous with busking and street performance. We’ll go so far as to wager that there isn’t a popular waterfront
This chapter of the TD-17 guide explains how to get the best triggering from your kit. The default TD-17 trigger settings are carefully chosen for
In this comprehensive drummer’s guide to the TD-17 series, we’ll begin with the TD-17 Setup to give you the best playability and performance. Setting up