- The Roland mood pan is a Bluetooth speaker and a musical instrument
- Based on traditional acoustic handbags, and it is a MIDI trigger
- It costs $ 659 / £ 544 / $ 1 19 at
Roland’s mood looks like a sitcom or in the hipster ramen shop, but it is something much stranger: it is an electronic UFO -shaped percussion instrument that allows you to explore “serene sound textures” without requiring musical capacity. It is Also A Bluetooth speaker and a MIDI trigger for electronic instruments and music creation software.
Roland has a long story of manufacturing musical equipment – his rhythm machines are the heart rate of the house and hip -hop, and his synths are everywhere in Pop, Rock and EDM. But it is a little different, because it is as much to enjoy sounds as to play an instrument.
It is also very expensive, although it is not necessarily a breakup: some of the most entertaining musical quirks, from Keytars to Omnichordes, are also expensive.
Roland Mood Pan: What’s the plan?
The mood is based on acoustic handbags, these suitable things that you hear a lot in the new age soundtracks and in the background when a beauty technology is about to stab with needles, tear off your hair or break your back. And like hand in hand, you play it by typing it.
There are nine pads on the top, everyone can be attached to a different musical scale which can be configured so that you never play a bad note. You can also press the sides to create more percusted sounds, silent resonance sounds and add the expression.
The big advantage on a traditional handbag, of course, is that you are not limited to a set of sounds and an adjustment. You can use the room mold as a drum trigger or a singing bowl, like a gamelan or a guitar. You can use it as a serene soundtrack supplier thanks to its four soundtrack modes, and you can completely ruin the atmosphere by broadcasting it Black Metal on Bluetooth.
It looks like a fun instrument and a creative tool, but as with many acoustic capes, the big drawback is the price: $ 659.99 / $ 1,199, it is more expensive than a trigger device such as the native Maschine instruments or the Novation Launchpad Pro. And certainly is more expensive than most of the Bluetooth speakers we have tested. But they don’t let you harm music too, so maybe it’s worth it.
