Roland 909

[alfstone]

https://cdm.link/2016/08/roland-releasing-33-new-things-909-september-9/

...33 *new things*?



Alfredo

[64Guitars]

I doubt if there will be anything I'll get very excited about. I very much doubt that there will be any multitrack recorders. Roland seems to have abandoned that market. According to the following page, the 32 new products are in the categories Synthesizers, Video Switchers, Amplifiers, Dance DJ, Drums & Percussion, Effects, "New Categories", and Piano & Keyboards.

http://tfr.roland.com/eu/products

It might be interesting to see their new synthesizers, but I don't have any money to buy one and, if I did, I'd probably be more interested in the new Behringer DeepMind 12 polyphonic analog synth for $999.

If the new product in the Effects category is a multi-effects unit, that might be interesting. But I think it's more likely to be yet another distortion pedal or delay pedal.  Yawn.

I miss the good old days of Boss/Roland when they'd announce new multitrack recorders or guitar synthesizers that I could get excited about. Now all their product announcements seem quite boring. I'm sure their new products are exciting to some people (fans of electronic dance music, for instance) but not to me. Bring back the multitracks!

[64Guitars]

Boss has announced another multi-effects pedal and some amps.

https://www.boss.info/global/categories/featured_products/




And Roland has announced some pianos, synths, accordians, electronic drums, DJ gear, and a digital wind instrument. None of it excites me very much. The drums and synths are okay but not astounding.

https://www.roland.com/global/categories/featured_products/

[alfstone]

Boss has announced another multi-effects pedal and some amps.

And Roland has announced some pianos, synths, accordians, electronic drums, DJ gear, and a digital wind instrument. None of it excites me very much. The drums and synths are okay but not astounding.

Nothing for me either.

Alfredo

[alfstone]

From VGuitarForums:

Boss GT-1: The most compact of their guitar multi-effects processors. 108 effects, 32-second phrase loop, 99 presets and 99 user-defined patches.
Roland RP501R: A family-friendly digital piano.
Roland DP-603: A slick stand-up digital piano.
Roland EC-10M: An foot-controlled effects processor linked to a condenser mic specifically for cajons.
Roland FP-90: A portable digital piano.
Roland FR-4x V-Accordion: As the name suggests, a virtual accordion.
Roland GP-607: A digital mini grand piano.
Roland TT-99: A 3-speed direct-drive turntable with a built-in phono equalizer.
Roland DJ-99: A 2-channel DJ mixer with a mini innoFADER crossfader, dedicated DVS output, and 3-band EQ for each input.
Roland TD-50: The module for the new V-Drums system. They also released other updated components of the V-Drums set, including triggers and an acoustic kick drum converter.
Roland V-1SDI: A video switcher for techs running multiple cameras.
Roland VP-03: A mini version of the classic VP-330 Vocoder Plus.

The GT-1 (the guitar multi-effect) will be at a very low price ($199 street price), and again from the VGuitarForum, here is the reason:

"Insane low price! How is it possible?

By controlling the Boss GT-1's Bill of materials and owning the manufacturing of a significant number of parts (Roland owns their own Metal  fab and Plastic Molding facility and can control the cost of the GT-1's chassis )
The Input Jack is the  Power Switch
The Roland ESC2 DSP IC that used to be $40.00 each back in 2012 i figure are now closer $6.00 each in 2016 and it was relatively straight forward for Boss Engineers to port the existing GT-100 / GT-001 DSP code to the GT-1 - I doubt there are any "new" FX exclusive to the GT-1 - if you want to know what the GT-1 is capable of  today - just download and re-read ALL the GT-001 Manual and GT-001 Parameter Guide.
https://www.boss.info/us/products/gt-001/support/

I know this because compare this page

http://bosstonecentral.com/liveset/category/gt/

to this page
http://bosstonecentral.com/liveset/category/gt-1/

The GT-1 lacks the GT-001's XLR Mic Pre and associated analog circuitry - so the GT-1 rear panel I/O is very similar to the Boss ME-80's  - probably shares the same AKM  CODEC IC as used in ME-80 ( $3.50)


I bet they already have 5,000 units being built as i write this , and Like ME-80, since its Battery powered on 6 AA Batteries I bet the Roland PSA AC Mains Power adapter is not included  I estimate the build cost is between $60-$70 -  thats how Roland  drives their overhead costs down and can sell it for $250 MSRP - $199 Street"

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Alfredo