The release of MC-505 took place in 1998. Groovebox is based on the same core as the JV series instruments are, and shares a lot with the JV/XP synthesizer lines. MC-505 is designed for aggressive genres of music, like techno, and for this purpose the...
The Roland JX-305 represents a significant evolution of Roland's dance-oriented MC-505 Groovebox, repackaged into a traditional keyboard format. This transformation brings the powerful synthesis engine and pattern-based sequencing capabilities of the...
A Creative Powerhouse: The SP-606 Story The Roland SP-606 was the last "big" sampler groovebox in Roland's acclaimed SP series of phrase samplers, elevating the concept to a full "sampling workstation". Building on the legacy that began with the Boss...
The Roland JV-90 is a synthesizer keyboard released in 1993 by Roland Corporation. It is a part of the JV series of synthesizers and is based on the Roland JV-880. It is a 28 or 56-voice polyphonic synthesizer with multitimbral capability. It features a...
The Roland SP-404 is a robust sampling groovebox that bridges the worlds of live performance and studio production. Drawing inspiration from DJ mixers rather than traditional studio equipment, this portable sampler-sequencer combines intuitive hands-on...
