Roland

FO Pulse: #427 of 517 on the 2026-08-17 close, down 1 from the previous close, with 212 likes across 4 posts in the trailing 7 days. Full chart.

The feed

The latest posts from Roland and posts about them from the accounts Finally Offline tracks:

Crack Magazine posted: Before acid house emerged from Chicago, Charanjit Singh was already coaxing squelching, low-end rhythms from the Roland TB-303 in Bombay.⁠ ⁠ (0 likes, 2026-08-17)
Complex Music posted: ØWAY TAKEOVER 🚫 The name ØWAY is pronounced “oh-way” and is spelled with the Nordic “Ø” character. The group has made the letter its signat (833 likes, 2026-08-14)
Reverb posted: How did music production change with the introduction to the Roland TB-303? The legendary DJ Pierre recounts its significance in crafting th (1,141 likes, 2026-08-14)
MoMA posted: 📣 Last chance! See multiple versions of Marcel Duchamp’s “L.H.O.O.Q.” alongside 300 other works before our retrospective of the artist’s wo (605 likes, 2026-08-14)
MoMA posted: 📣 Last chance! See multiple versions of Marcel Duchamp’s “L.H.O.O.Q.” alongside 300 other works before our retrospective of the artist’s wo (171 likes, 2026-08-13)
Roland posted: ruthlssmusic composing everything beautiful for our Japanese hand-crafted Kiyola piano (206 likes, 2026-08-13)
Pigeons & Planes posted: After weeks of teasing the project on social media, Denzel Curry and Kenneth Blume (fka Kenny Beats) have officially announced ‘ii,’ the seq (2,477 likes, 2026-08-12)
Roland posted: ruthlssmusic composing everything beautiful for our Japanese hand-crafted Kiyola piano (1 likes, 2026-08-11)

FO Pulse rank history

Roland's standing over the last 7 nightly closes: #396 (2026-08-11) → #390 (2026-08-12) → #389 (2026-08-13) → #388 (2026-08-14) → #429 (2026-08-15) → #426 (2026-08-16) → #427 (2026-08-17).

Who Roland moves with

Connections mined from Instagram captions across Finally Offline's tracked culture scene:

@viviennewestwood · 12,573 combined engagement
@reverb · 3,167 combined engagement
@pigsandplans · 2,500 combined engagement
@complexstyle · 1,762 combined engagement
@snohetta · 1,277 combined engagement
@eater · 1,234 combined engagement
@complexmusic · 860 combined engagement
@themuseumofmodernart · 789 combined engagement
@pharrell · 173 combined engagement
@mixmag · 155 combined engagement

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Questions people ask about Roland

What is Roland known for?

Roland is a Japanese instrument company best known for the 808 and 909 drum machines and the Juno synthesizers, machines whose sounds shaped hip hop, house, and techno. Today it makes synthesizers, electronic drum kits, digital pianos, and studio gear.

Where can you buy Roland gear?

New Roland gear sells through the brand's own site and major music retailers such as Guitar Center, Sweetwater, and Thomann. The used market runs through Reverb and eBay, which is also where vintage units change hands.

How much does Roland gear cost?

Compact synths and entry keyboards generally start in the low hundreds of dollars, while flagship synthesizers and full electronic drum kits run well past a thousand. Vintage originals like the 808 command collector prices in the thousands because production ended decades ago.

Do Roland products sell out like streetwear drops?

Mostly no. Core Roland instruments stay in steady production, so you can usually buy them at retail without racing a drop clock. Limited runs and anniversary editions do appear occasionally, and those behave more like collectibles once they are gone.

Who founded Roland?

Roland was founded in Japan in 1972 by Ikutaro Kakehashi, one of the most influential figures in electronic instrument design. The company remains one of the largest names in music technology alongside Korg and Yamaha.

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