URoland kade yisisekelo embonini yezobuchwepheshe bomculo, ihlala iqhubekisela phambili imingcele ngamathuluzi amasha kanye namathuluzi okukhiqiza achaza umsindo wanamuhla. Njengomkhiqizo ohambisana nekhwalithi nokudala, izimemezelo zakamuva zenkampani ziqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekunikezeni amandla abaculi kuzo zonke izinhlobo namazinga ekhono. Kusukela ezibuyekezeni ezinamandla zehadiwe kuya ekukhishweni kwezinhlelo ezintsha eziphambili, iRoland iyaqhubeka nokulolonga indlela umculo odalwa ngayo, wenziwa ngayo, futhi otholwa ngayo ezindaweni zokucwayiza nasezindaweni zokusebenza ezibukhoma. Lesi sihloko sinikeza ukubuka konke okwakamuva okuvela kuRoland, okuhlanganisa izibuyekezo zemikhiqizo ehamba phambili, izingqophamlando ezinkulu zenkampani, kanye nezinhlelo zomphakathi ezinengqondo. Noma ungumdlali wezigubhu ohambayo, umkhiqizi wesitudiyo, noma uthisha womculo, lezi zibuyekezo zinikeza imininingwane ebalulekile mayelana nokuthi ubuchwepheshe bomculo buya kuphi. Ukujula kohlelo lokuqamba olusha lweRoland kuqinisekisa ukuthi kukhona okufaneleka wonke umculi ofuna ukuphakamisa ubuciko bakhe.

Lonyaka ube nomcimbi omkhulu kakhulu kule brand, ngezimemezelo ezihlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-hardware ne-firmware, amathuluzi obuhlakani bokwenziwa, ukuvulwa kwehhovisi elikhulu elisha, kanye nobambiswano olujulile kwezemfundo. Ngakunye kwalokhu kuthuthukiswa kukhombisa umbono wamasu olinganisa inhlonipho yamagugu omculo nokugxila okungaguquki ekucabangeni okubheke phambili. Ukuqonda lezi zibuyekezo kubalulekile ochwepheshe bomculo abancike kumishini yakwa-Roland emsebenzini wabo wansuku zonke nabafuna ukuhlala bephambili. Izigaba ezilandelayo zichaza ngemininingwane yonke imemezelo enkulu, zinikeze izinto ezisebenzayo kanye nokusetshenziswa kwangempela kubaculi nabakhiqizi abasebenzayo ngokufanayo.

I-Roland SPD-SX PRO, i-sampling pad ehamba phambili yenkampani eklanyelwe abashayi bezigubhu abasezingeni eliphezulu nabashayi be-elekthronikhi, ithole ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu ngokukhishwa kwe-firmware ye-Version 2.0. Lokhu kubuyekeza kwethula isethi ebanzi yezici ezintsha ezithuthukisa kakhulu amandla okudlala bukhoma kanye nezinqubo zokukhiqiza ezisitudiyo. Abashayi bezigubhu manje bangasebenzisa amathuluzi athuthukile okuhlela ama-waveform avumela ukusikwa kwamasampula ngokunembile, ukuhlanganisa ngokuwela (crossfading), nokulinganisa (normalization) ngqo kudivayisi. Inkumbulo yamasampula enwetshiwe isho ukuthi ngisho nezinhlu zokudlala ezidinga kakhulu ezinama-backing track anezingqimba nemiphumela ecushiweyo zingahlaliswa ngaphandle kokuyekethisa. Ama-algorithm athuthukisiwe okuzwa kokushaya (pad sensitivity) ahlinzeka ngokuphendula okuguquguqukayo okunomzwelo okwengeziwe, okwenza i-SPD-SX PRO izwe imvelo futhi iphendule kalula ngaphansi kweminwe. Lokhu kubuyekeza kufaka phakathi nezingxenye ezintsha zokucubungula imiphumela (effects processors), okuhlanganisa ama-reverb, ama-delay, nemiphumela yokushintsha ukuzwakala (modulation effects) eqhudelana namadivayisi azimele. Kulabo abathanda umsindo we-tonal oyingqayizivele we-amplifier ye-Jazz Chorus, ukudlulisa i-SPD-SX PRO nge-Roland JC series amp kwengeza ukufudumala okungaphazamiseki nokujula kwendawo (spatial depth) emisindweni esampuliwe. Lokhu kubuyekeza kuqinisa i-SPD-SX PRO njengethuluzi eliyinhloko labaculi abaqinile abadinga ukwethembeka, ukuguquguquka, nokuhamba phambili komsindo kusethi yabo yesiteji.

Ngaphezu kokuthuthukiswa kwezici eziyinhloko, ukubuyekezwa kwe-Version 2.0 kubhekana nokuthuthukiswa okuningana kwezindlela zokusebenza okuzokuthakasela abaculi abasebenzayo. Isikhombimsebenzisi somsebenzisi siye sacwengwa ngempendulo ebonakalayo ecacile nokuhamba ngokushesha phakathi kwamasampula namakhithi. Ukuhlanganiswa nezinhlelo ezidumile zokusebenza zomsindo wedijithali kuye kwenziwa lula, okuvumela ukudluliselwa okungenazihibe kwamasampula nedatha yephrojekthi phakathi kwephedi nekhompyutha yakho. I-SPD-SX PRO manje isekela ukulawulwa okungenantambo nge-Bluetooth, okunika amandla abaculi ukuphatha amathrekhi angemuva namathrekhi okuchofoza ngethebhulethi noma ngomakhalekhukhwini esiteji. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kubonisa ukuzibophezela kwe-Roland ekulaleleni impendulo yabasebenzisi nokuqhubeka nokuthuthukisa izinkundla zayo zehadiwe esikhundleni sokudinga ukuthi abasebenzisi bathenge amayunithi amasha ngokuphelele. Kubaculi be-elekthronikhi abasebenza ne-SC 88 sound module ekucushweni kwabo, i-SPD-SX PRO V2.0 ihlangana kahle, inikeza amandla anwetshiwe okulawula i-MIDI nokuvumelanisa okuhlanganisa imishini yakudala neyesimanje ngaphandle kwezinkinga.

URoland ungene ngesibindi emhlabeni wokudala umculo ngosizo lwe-artificial intelligence ngokwethula i-Melody Flip, ithuluzi lesoftware lokudala imiculo elokuthi lithembise ukuguqula indlela abaqambi nabakhiqizi ababheka ngayo inqubo yokudala. Lolu hlelo lokusebenza olulula luvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bafake imibono yomculo elula — kungaba umusho oculwayo, amanothi ambalwa adlalwa nge-MIDI keyboard, noma ngisho nesigqi esithile — futhi baguqule ibe imisho yomculo egcwele enomongo wokuvumelana kwezwi. I-algorithm engaphansi kwalesi software ihlonipha izimiso zomculo wendabuko kuyilapho inikeza amaqhinga angalindelekile nokhuthazayo, okwenza isebenze kalula kochwepheshe abafuna imibono emisha nabasaqalayo abafunda izisekelo zokubhala imiculo. I-Melody Flip ihlangana kahle nezinqubo zokukhiqiza ezikhona, isekela izinhlobo ze-plugin ze-VST3 ne-AU ukuze isetshenziswe ngqo kuma-DAW amakhulu. Ihlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi zomculo, kusukela ku-pop ne-electronic kuya ku-cinematic ne-jazz, iqinisekisa ukusebenza kwayo ezitayeleni ezahlukene zomculo. Ukuhlanganisa i-Melody Flip nezingxenyekazi zakudala ze-Roland ezifana ne-SC 88 sound module kuvula amathuba okudala athakazelisayo, kuhlanganise okuqukethwe komculo okwenziwe yi-AI namathoni afudumele, anobuntu be-synthesis yakudala. Lokhu kukhishwa kukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwe-Roland ekuhlaleni iphambili ekusungulweni kobuchwepheshe bomculo.

URoland muqede nje ukugubha ukuvulwa okukhulu kwehhovisi layo elisha elimangalisayo e-El Segundo, eCalifornia, okumaka isinyathelo esibalulekile somqondo wamasu emisebenzi yenkampani eNyakatho Melika. Lesi sakhiwo sesimanje sinemitebe eminingi futhi sisebenza njengendawo eyinhloko yamaqembu kaRoland ezobuchwepheshe, ucwaningo nokuthuthukiswa, ezokumaketha, kanye nobudlelwano nabaculi ezwenikazi lonke. Lesi sakhiwo sinamalabhorethri akhethekile okuhlola umsindo lapho onjiniyela bengalungisa khona imikhiqizo emisha ezindaweni zomsindo ezilawulwa ngokwesayensi. Izindawo zokubukisa ezakhelwe injongo ethile zivumela abaculi, abathengisi, nabezindaba ukuthi babone yonke imikhiqizo kaRoland ezindaweni ezifanisa izimo zokusetshenziswa kwangempela. Indawo ekhethekile yokwenza imicimbi ngaphakathi kwehhovisi ibamba amakhonsathi asondelene, ukwethulwa kwemikhiqizo, nama-workshops ezemfundo unyaka wonke. Yakhelwe ngokucabangela izitifiketi zokusimama, lesi sakhiwo sihlanganisa izinhlelo zokonga amandla, amasu okukhanya kwemvelo, kanye nezinto zokwakha ezigaywe kabusha. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kukhombisa ukuzethemba okungagudluki kukaRoland ngekusasa lobuchwepheshe bomculo kanye nokuzibophezela kwabo kwesikhathi eside ekusebenzeleni umphakathi womculo waseMelika ngezinsiza nezingqalasizinda ezisezingeni lomhlaba.

Uma qhubeka phambili, uRoland uveze i-Future Design Lab, umkhankaso wocwaningo onesifiso esikhulu ogxile ngokuphelele ekuhloleni ubuchwepheshe bomculo besizukulwane esisha obusekude neminyaka eminingi ekukhishweni kwezentengiselwano. Enye yezinhlelo zalesi lab ezijabulisa kakhulu njengamanje i-Project Lydia, inguqulo ethuthukisiwe ye-Neutone platform ehlola ukwakheka komsindo okusizwa yi-AI, ukulawulwa komsindo ngesikhathi sangempela, kanye nezinhlelo zokusebenza eziguquguqukayo. Lo mkhankaso uhlose ukudala amathuluzi ahlakaniphile ahlaziya indlela umculi adlala ngayo ngesikhathi sangempela futhi anikeze iziphakamiso ezifanele zomongo mayelana nama-harmonies, imiphumela, kanye nezinguquko zokuhlela ngesikhathi somdlalo obukhoma. I-Future Design Lab ifanekisela ifilosofi eyinhloko ye-Roland yokuguquka okungapheli nokuhlola okungenakwesaba, itshala izinsiza ocwaningweni lokucabanga okungenzeka lungavezi imbuyiselo yezentengiselwano ngokushesha kodwa lubeke inkampani esikhundleni sobuholi emashumini eminyaka ezayo. Abaculi bangalindela ubuchwepheshe obuyiqhinga ngempela obuvela kuleli lab eminyakeni ezayo, okungenzeka buguqule indlela esicabanga ngayo ngokuqamba, ukudlala, kanye nomsindo ngokwawo. Ngokugcina lo mbono obheke phambili, uRoland uyaqhubeka nokuzihlukanisa nezimbangi ezigxile kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni okuncane kwezigaba zemikhiqizo ekhona.

Umkhosi waminyaka yonke ka-Roland we-404 Day ukhule waba isiko lomhlaba elithandwayo elihlanganisa umphakathi oshisekayo wabaculi, abakhiqizi, nabathandi bomculo we-elektroniki. Leli gama liqanjwe ngokuhlonipha i-Roland TB-404 bass synthesizer — insimbi eyakha ngokuyisisekelo umsindo we-house, techno, ne-acid music — lo mcimbi uhlanganisa izinkulungwane zabahlanganyeli ezindaweni eziningi zesikhathi ngosuku lokudala okuhlanganyelwe. Imikhosi yalo nyaka ibandakanye ukusakazwa bukhoma okukhiqizwe ngobungcweti okubandakanya imidlalo ephambili yamaciko aziwa emhlabeni wonke awakhele imisebenzi yawo ngezinsimbi zika-Roland. Ukuphiwa kwezinsimbi okukhethekile kunikeze abahlanganyeli abanethamsanqa ithuba lokuwina konke kusukela kuma-pedals emiphumela ephakeme kuya kuma-synthesizers nama-drum machines aphambili. Izigcawu zokusebenzisana zibonise amasu athuthukile okuhlanganisa izinsimbi ezifana ne-GA-FC foot controller nezinhlelo zanamuhla ze-DAW, zibonisa abahlanganyeli indlela yokwakha amasethi okudlala aphilayo ahlanganisa ukulawula okuthintekayo nokuvumelana kwesofthiwe. Amalungu omphakathi abelane ngemisebenzi yawo ephefumlelwe u-Roland ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, edala ubuciko obunothile bokwehlukahlukana komculo obugqamisa ithonya elihlala njalo lezinsimbi ezisukela ku-TR-808 kuya kuchungechunge lwakamuva lwe-AIRA. U-404 Day uyaqhubeka nokuqinisa ukuxhumana okungokomzwelo phakathi kuka-Roland nomphakathi wawo womhlaba ngezindlela ezinengqondo nezingenakukhohlwa.

URoland seluqinise ubudlelwano bayo obuhleliwe ne-Berklee College of Music, esinye sezikhungo zomculo zanamuhla ezihlonishwa kakhulu emhlabeni, ngokusebenzisa ubambiswano olunezinhlangothi eziningi oludlulela kude nje ngokunikela ngemikhiqizo elula. Lokhu kubambisana kunikeza abafundi base-Berklee ithuba elingakaze libonwe lokufinyelela kumathuluzi amasha kakhulu e-Roland, okubandakanya i-SPD-SX PRO sampling pad, amalayisensi e-Melody Flip software, kanye nochungechunge oluphelele lwe-AIRA yezinsimbi zikagesi. Onjiniyela be-Roland kanye nochwepheshe bemikhiqizo bavakashela njalo ikhampasi yase-Berklee ukuze benze izifundo ezihlanganisa izihloko ezinjengokuklanywa kwezinsimbi zikagesi, amasu okudlala bukhoma, kanye nobhizinisi lobuchwepheshe bomculo. Uhlelo lwezifundo lwase-Berklee selubuyekeziwe ukuze lufake amathuluzi e-Roland ngqo ezifundweni zokukhiqiza umculo, ukuklanywa komsindo, kanye nobuchwepheshe bokudlala, okuqinisekisa ukuthi abafundi baphothula benolwazi olusebenzayo ngokusebenzisa imishini ejwayelekile embonini. Ngaphandle kwegumbi lokufundela, ubambiswano luhlanganisa izinhlelo zokuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi ezibeka abafundi base-Berklee eminyangweni yobunjiniyela be-Roland, yokumaketha, kanye nobudlelwano nabaculi. Imiklamo yocwaningo ehlanganyelwe phakathi kothisha base-Berklee namathimba ocwaningo nentuthuko e-Roland ihlola izindlela ezintsha zokuklanywa kwezixhumanisi zomculo kanye nobuchwepheshe bezemfundo. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kwezemfundo kukhombisa ukuqonda kwe-Roland ukuthi ukukhulisa isizukulwane esilandelayo sabaculi nonjiniyela kubalulekile empilweni yesikhathi eside yemboni yomculo iyonke.

Roland umemezele isethi ebanzi yezibuyekezo zokuhambisana nokusebenza ku-macOS, iOS, kanye namapulatifomu e-Windows, iqinisekisa ukuthi i-ecosystem yayo yehadiwe nesofthiwe ihlangana kahle nezindawo zanamuhla zekhompyutha. Lezi zibuyekezo zibhekana nokuthuthukiswa okubalulekile kokusebenza okunciphisa i-latency, kuthuthukise ukuphathwa kwe-buffer, futhi kuthuthukise ukuqina kwesistimu yonke ngezikhathi zokukhiqiza ezidingayo. Ukulungiswa kwamaphutha kubhekana nezinkinga ezithile ezibikwe abasebenzisi bama-DAW adumile afana ne-Ableton Live, i-Logic Pro, ne-Cubase, okwenza ukusebenza kwe-cross-platform kuthembeke kakhulu kunangaphambili. Ukwesekwa okunwetshiwe kwama-driver kuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kokuhambisana kwamadivayisi amadala, okuhlanganisa ne-SC 88 sound module edumile, ivumela abasebenzisi abathembele kula ma-unit akudala ngemisindo yawo ehlukile ukuthi baqhubeke nokuwahlanganisa namakhompyutha amanje. U-Roland uphinde wathuthukisa izici zayo zokuxhumana kwe-cloud, enika abasebenzisi ithuba lokugcina ngokungenantambo amaphethini angokwezifiso, imitapo yamasampula, nokulungiselelwa kokusebenza ku-Roland Cloud ukuze kufinyeleleke kalula kumadivayisi amaningi. I-GA-FC foot controller ithola i-firmware ebuyekeziwe ethuthukisa ukuhlanganiswa kwayo namamodeli amasha e-BOSS ne-Roland amplifier, inikeza abashayi besiginci nabashayi be-bass ukulawula okunomuzwa okwengeziwe emsindweni wabo obukhoma. Noma ngabe usebenzisa i-Windows-based production rig ngama-audio interfaces amaningi noma usebenzisa i-iPad njenge-controller yokusebenza ephathwayo, ukuzibophezela kuka-Roland ekusekelweni okuqhubekayo kwesoftwe kugcina impahla yakho isebenza kahle kakhulu.

Isimemezelo sakamuva sika-Roland siveza umbono ocacile wenkampani engagculile nje ukuthi incike efeni layo elidumile, kodwa ebumba ikusasa lobuchwepheshe bomculo ngentshiseko namasu. Kusukela ekuthuthukisweni okunamandla kwe-SPD-SX PRO V2.0 okuchaza kabusha lokho i-pad yamasampula engakwenza, kuya emathubeni okudala avulwa ukukhiqizwa kwemelodi okusebenzisa i-AI kwe-Melody Flip, kanye nasendlini entsha ehlelekile e-El Segundo kuya ocwaningweni olubheke phambili lwe-Future Design Lab, u-Roland uyaqhubeka nokuhola ngenhloso nombono. Ukuzibandakanya okujulile komphakathi ngenxa yemicimbi efana no-404 Day kanye nobambiswano lwezemfundo olunenzuzo nezikhungo ezinjenge-Berklee College of Music kukhombisa ukuqonda okuphelele kokuthi izinkampani zobuchwepheshe bomculo ziyachuma lapho zitshala imali kubantu ngokulingana nemikhiqizo. Ukuzibophezela okuqhubekayo ekuhambisaneni kwezinkundla ezahlukene nokusekelwa kwama-driver kuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umnikazi we-Roland, noma ngabe usebenzisa imishini yakamuva ephakeme noma i-module ye-SC 88 endala yamashumi eminyaka adlule, angathembela kokuhlangenwe nakho okuthembekile nokuhlangene.

Kubhizinisi nabasebenzi bomculo abafuna ukuhlala bexhumene nesimiso esikhulayo sika-Roland, izinsiza ezifana ne-Ikhaya ikhasi kanye ne-Izindabaihabhu linikeza ulwazi lwakamuva mayelana nokukhishwa kwemikhiqizo, izibuyekezo ze-firmware, kanye nemicimbi yomphakathi. Kakhulukazi njengoba i-Code Wins International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd ixhumanisa abathengi nabathengisi bomhlaba wonke emakethe yemishini yokunyathelisa esetshenzisiwe — ithuthukisa uhwebo lwamazwe ngamazwe ngokungafihli, ubuchwepheshe, nobudlelwano obuthembekile — i-Roland ixhumanisa abaculi namathuluzi, ulwazi, nomphakathi abakudingayo ukuze bakhe, benze, futhi basungule ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu. Ngokuhlala unolwazi futhi uzibandakanye, uqinisekisa ukuthi ukuhlelwa kwakho komculo kuhlala kusezingeni eliphambili lokuthi yini engenzeka. Hlala ugqugquzelwe, hlala ubuyekeziwe, futhi uqhubeke nokuphusha imingcele yakho yokudala no-Roland.