| A keyboard instrument is the set of levers or keys on | | | | Controllers: MIDI controller keyboards and pedalboards. |
| a musical instrument family, particularly the piano. | | | | Sound Modules: Professional tabletop and rackmount |
| Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the | | | | synthesizer modules. |
| twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a | | | | Accordions: Roland is pleased to introduce a |
| combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter | | | | revolutionary new family of instruments - the |
| keys that repeats at the interval of an octave. | | | | V-Accordions. |
| Roland Corporation was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi | | | | VIMA: Video Interactive keyboard products for |
| in Osaka on April 18, 1972, with $33 million in capital. | | | | Recreational Music Making. |
| Today it has factories in Japan, the United States, Italy, | | | | Amplifiers: The ultimate compliment to any |
| and Taiwan. It has existed in different forms since | | | | performance or studio keyboard. |
| 1960, making it one of the oldest still-operating | | | | MIDI Interfaces: Devices for connecting your MIDI |
| manufacturers of musical electronics, and has survived | | | | instrument(s) to a computer. |
| changes in technology to become one of the most | | | | Timeline of noteworthy products |
| noteworthy and widely-used brands in electronic music | | | | 1973 - Roland SH-1000: Claimed by Roland to be |
| and production today. | | | | Japan's first commercial keyboard synthesizer. |
| Roland involves in the development, manufacture and | | | | 1988 - Roland E-20: Roland's first entry into the |
| sale of electronic musical instruments including | | | | auto-accompaniment keyboard market, going head to |
| keyboards and synthesizers, guitar products, electronic | | | | head with Yamaha and Casio. The E-20's |
| percussion kits, digital recording equipment, amplifiers | | | | descendants include the E-70, E-86, G-800, G-1000, |
| and audio processing devices. | | | | G-70 and the current E-80. |
| Roland offers a full range of keyboards and | | | | 1989 - Roland W-30: A sampling workstation keyboard |
| synthesizers that lead the industry in performance, | | | | 1992 - Roland DJ-70: A DJ sampling music workstation |
| features, and ease of use. From the beginner to the | | | | and synthesizer keyboard that featured the first |
| professional, Roland keyboards and synths are among | | | | scratch wheel pad. |
| the most popular in the world. | | | | 1996 - Roland DJ-70mkII: Successor to the DJ-70, with |
| Roland Keyboard includes: | | | | more powerful features, including a DJ sampling music |
| Synths & Samplers: Professional keyboards, | | | | workstation, which featured a scratch wheel pad. It is |
| synthesizers and music workstations. | | | | essentially an S-760 sampler with a keyboard. |
| Arrangers: A wide range of arranger-style keyboards | | | | You can learn more about Roland Keyborads at |
| for playing or composing with ease. | | | | Gigasonic.com, a Roland authorized dealer. |