Roland Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment, and software.
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10 Facts About Roland Corporation
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In 2005, Roland Corporation's headquarters relocated to Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture.
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In 2014, Roland Corporation was subject to a management buyout by Roland Corporation's CEO Junichi Miki, supported by Taiyo Pacific Partners.
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Roland Corporation has manufactured numerous instruments that have had lasting impacts on music, such as the Juno-106 synthesizer, TB-303 bass synthesizer, and TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines.
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Roland Corporation was instrumental in the development of MIDI, a standardized means of synchronizing electronic instruments manufactured by different companies.
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In 2016, Fact wrote that Roland Corporation had arguably had more influence on electronic music than any other company.
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In 1973, Roland Corporation introduced the first compact synthesizer produced in Japan and the first synthesizer produced by Roland Corporation, the SH-1000, as well as their first nonpreset synthesizer, the SH-3.
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In 1976, Roland Corporation introduced the semimodular System 100 and the modular System 700 synthesizers.
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Roland Corporation played a key role in the development of MIDI, a standardized means of synchronizing electronic musical instruments manufactured by different companies.
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In, 1991 Roland Corporation released the JD-800, a digital synthesizer with many sliders.
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