I-Roland Corporation: Le Nkampani Ilethe Yini Umculo?

nguJoost Nusselder | Kubuyekezwe ngomhla ka:  Kwangathi 25, 2022

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Ukulinganisa kwenkampani Roland Corporation ibingumholi embonini yomculo kusukela yasungulwa ngo-1972. Le nkampani iye yamenyezelwa ngeqhaza layo emhlabeni wokukhiqiza umculo ngenqwaba yezinsimbi zomculo, imiphumela kanye nezixazululo zesoftware.

Lapha sizobheka ezinye zezindlela Ukulinganisa kwenkampani Roland Corporation isishintshile isimo sokukhiqizwa komculo, sisuka ekubeni yisakhiwo sodumo ama-analogue synthesizer kwesimanje izindawo zokusebenza zedijithali:

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Ukulinganisa kwenkampani Roland Corporation

Ukulinganisa kwenkampani Roland Corporation ungumkhiqizi ohamba phambili wezinsimbi zomculo we-elekthronikhi, okuhlanganisa amakhibhodi, ama-guitar synthesizers, imishini yezigubhu, izikhulisamazwi, kanye nemishini yokuqopha yedijithali. Yasungulwa ngo-1972 ngu-Ikutaro Kakehashi e-Osaka, eJapane, inkampani isikhule yaba ngelinye lamagama anethonya futhi aziwa kakhulu kwezobuchwepheshe bomculo. Njengomholi wemboni kukho kokubili i-hardware ne-software emisha, imikhiqizo ye-Roland ithuthukiswa ngobuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu futhi yenziwa ukuthi inikeze izidingo zabaculi kuwo wonke amabanga-kusuka kwabathanda ukuzilibazisa kuya kubadlali abangochwepheshe.

Ulayini womkhiqizo ka-Roland uhlanganisa imikhiqizo enhlobonhlobo yokudala noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesitayela somculo noma inkathi—kusuka i-jazz ukuya kweyakudala ukuya ku-rock noma i-pop-kanye nezinhlelo zomsindo ezisebenzayo zokusebenza bukhoma noma ukuqoshwa kwesitudiyo. Ama-synthesizer ka-Roland awagcini nje ngokubungaza imisindo ye-analogi evamile kodwa futhi afaka izici zesimanje ezifana nedijithali ethuthukisiwe Modelling ubuchwepheshe. Iziginci zayo zifaka ama-pickup asezingeni eliphezulu kanye nokucutshungulwa kwemiphumela eceleni kokuhambisana okuphelele kwe-MIDI. Ama-amplifiers ayo ahlinzeka ngamathoni afudumele ngenkathi ehlanganisa ubuchwepheshe besimanje njenge-modelling circuitry. Amakhithi wezigubhu avela enkampanini anikezela ngezinga elingenakuqhathaniswa lamaqiniso kanye nokulula, namasethi alayishwe ngaphambilini atholakala kuzo zonke izinhlobo ezinkulu ezivela i-jazz ne-reggae ukuya kunsimbi ne-hip hop. Le nkampani iphinde yakha amasistimu ahlanganisiwe angenawaya ama-amps avumela ukuxhumana kalula namakhompyutha nge-WiFi noma amanethiwekhi e-Bluetooth ukuze aqophe noma asakaze umculo ku-inthanethi.

Kafushane, Izinsimbi zomculo zika-Roland ingakha kabusha ngokunembile cishe noma yimuphi umsindo ongawucabanga—ivumele abaculi ukuthi bahlole ubuciko babo kunanini ngaphambili!

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Ukulinganisa kwenkampani Roland Corporation yaziwa ngeminikelo yayo yokuqala ekuthuthukisweni kobuchwepheshe bomculo wedijithali. Le nkampani yasungulwa ngo-1972, futhi kusukela lapho ibihamba phambili ekwethuleni izinsimbi zomculo ezintsha embonini yomculo. Imikhiqizo yabo ibidumile emhlabeni wonke, futhi basaqhubeka nokuhlala begqamile ngenxa yemikhiqizo emisha abasaqhubeka beyikhiqiza.

Lesi sigaba sizohlanganisa ubuchwepheshe bomculo wedijithali obuhamba phambili Ukulinganisa kwenkampani Roland Corporation ilethe embonini yomculo.

I-Roland's Early Synthesizer

Ukulinganisa kwenkampani Roland Corporation, eyasungulwa ngo-1972 ngu-Ikutaro Kakehashi, yakha ezinye zezinsimbi zokuphayona nezinamandla ezisetshenziswa emculweni wesimanje. Insimbi yabo yokuqala ye-elekthronikhi, i-1976 Roland SH-1000 i-synthesizer, ingenise inkathi entsha yezinkundla zomculo wedijithali njengamathuluzi estudiyo wokuqamba, ukuqopha nokusebenza. Ngombono ka-Kakehashi wokukhuthaza abaculi, u-Roland walandela ngokushesha i-SH-1000 ngesithonjana sayo. Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer futhi I-TB-303 Bass Line Synthesizer zombili zikhishwe ngo-1982.

I-TB-303 yayihamba phambili hhayi nje ngenxa yamakhono ayo e-monophonic kodwa nangenxa yomklamo wayo oyingqayizivele owawuvumela abadlali ukuthi bahlele ukulandelana okuqondile kwamanothi ababefuna ukuwadlala. Umsindo wayo ozwakala ngaso leso sikhathi yilowo abaningi abawuncomayo ngokuthi ubuphayona Umculo we-Acid futhi isetshenziswe o-DJ emhlabeni wonke ezinhlotsheni eziningi ezihlanganisa i-House, Hip Hop ne-Techno.

I-808 Rhythm Composer ihlanganise umshini wesigubhu ngendlela yokusampula esekelwe emisindweni ye-analogi (ukusampula kwedijithali kwemisindo ye-analogi bekungakasungulwa). Njenge-303, umsindo wayo ube ubalulekile ezinhlotsheni eziningi ezifana ne-Acid House, i-Techno ne-Detroit Techno phakathi kwezinye. Kuze kube namuhla isaqhubeka nokuba nomthelela ekwakhiweni komculo wesimanje we-elekthronikhi kuzo zonke izinhlobo ezitholakala ngaphakathi I-EDM (Electronic Dance Music).

Roland sika Drum Machines

Imishini kaRoland bezilokhu ziyingxenye yokuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe bomculo wedijithali phakathi neminyaka edlule, kusukela ezinguqulweni zabo zokuqala zangasekuqaleni kwawo-1980 kuze kube yizicucu zabo zakamuva zehadiwe.

The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, eyakhishwa ngo-1980, yayingomunye wemikhiqizo ka-Roland enethonya kakhulu futhi iye yaba nethonya elikhulu emculweni odumile kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ifaka izigubhu ze-kick kanye ne-snare ezenziwe ngokwedijithali, imisindo ye-elekthronikhi eqoshwe ngaphambilini njengezihibe nama-hi-hats, futhi isidume ngayo. isignesha bass umsindo. Izigqi ezikhiqizwe nge-elekthronikhi zalo mshini zaba ugqozi lwe-hip-hop, i-electro, i-techno nezinye izinhlobo zomculo womdanso phakathi nomlando wawo weminyaka engama-30.

The TR-909 yaphinde yakhululwa ngo-1983 nguRoland. Lo mshini ube i-analogue yakudala/i-digital crossover evumela abadlali ukuthi basebenzise kokubili ubuchwepheshe lapho ukuhlela kushaywa - ngesici esiyingqayizivele esingeziwe sokuthi ungadlala amasampula esigubhu sangempela ngesixhumi esibonakalayo sokulandelanisa esinembile. Leli khono linikezwe udumo ngokusiza umculo we-house we-spawn kanye ne-acid techno - enikeza abadlali ukuguquguquka okukhulu kakhulu kokulandelana kunalokho okwakunganikezwa imishini yangaphambilini yezigubhu.

Izilinganiso zanamuhla ezifana ne- TR-8 inikeza intuthuko yesimanje ehlaba umxhwele njengokungenisa isampula kanye namafindo alungisekayo angu-16 okudala amabhithi amasha akhuthazayo ngokushesha futhi kalula; okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bahlele kalula isigqi esiyinkimbinkimbi ukuze basetshenziswe kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lomculo ongalucabanga. Ukuhlanganisa lokho nesilandeli/isilawuli esakhelwe ngaphakathi akunzima ukubona ukuthi kungani U-Roland uhlala esezingeni lemboni uma kuziwa ekudaleni izigubhu zedijithali namuhla!

Iziteshi Zomsindo Ezilalelwayo zika-Roland

Kusukela maphakathi nawo-1970, Roland ubengomunye wabasunguli abahamba phambili kubuchwepheshe bomculo wedijithali. Eyenkampani Umsindo weDijithali Iziteshi zokusebenzela (DAWs) seziphenduke amathuluzi abalulekile kubakhiqizi nabaculi emhlabeni jikelele. Ngaphezu kokuba ngamadivayisi anamandla okuqopha amathrekhi amaningi, ama-DAW amaningi ka-Roland aphinde abe nemiphumela yangaphakathi kanye nekhono lokuhlanganisa kanye nokuphawula, umshini wezigubhu nezilawuli zokusebenza.

U-Roland wethula okokuqala DAW, lo MC50 MkII ngo-1986 futhi kusukela lapho iye yandisa iminikelo yayo ngochungechunge olufana nolwabo Ibanga le-GrooveBox, okwenza yonke imikhiqizo yabo ikhange ngokulinganayo kochwepheshe noma abakhiqizi basekhaya ngokufanayo. Baphinde bethula ama-DAW ahlanganisiwe afana ne I-TD-30KV2 V-Pro Series okuhlanganisa imisindo eyisampula namathoni wensimbi ye-acoustic ukuze kube nomuzwa ongokwemvelo olungele ukudlala bukhoma.

Ngezici ezifana nokuxhumana okwakhelwe ngaphakathi nge Amachweba we-USB 2.0 okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi babelane ngokushesha futhi kalula ngamafayela alalelwayo phakathi kwamadivayisi amaningi kanye nosekelo lwesofthiwe yokukhiqiza evela kumagama amakhulu afana nala Ableton Live futhi I-Logic Pro X, akumangazi ukuthi iziteshi zomsindo wedijithali ezizuze umklomelo ka-Roland seziphenduke intandokazi embonini. Ukuthi ufuna ukuqopha ithrekhi yakho yokuqala noma ungunjiniyela onolwazi ofuna isisombululo se-studio se-pro - U-Roland ukutholele indawo yokusebenza yomsindo wedijithali efanele.

Umthelela Ekukhiqizeni Umculo

Le nkampani Roland Corporation ibe nomthelela omkhulu endleleni umculo okhiqizwa futhi ujatshulelwa ngayo. Selokhu yethulwa ngo-1972, le nkampani yase-Japan yase-elekthronikhi ikhiphe inqwaba yezinsimbi zomculo nemishini, kusukela emishinini yesigqi kuya kuma-synthesizer kanye ne-MIDI interfaces.

Omunye wemikhiqizo ye-Hardware ebaluleke kakhulu ka-Roland yi- TR-808 Rhythm Composer, ngokuvamile eyaziwa ngokuthi i-808. Lo mshini wezigubhu oyingqayizivele waba nethonya ekwandiseni ukuthuthukiswa komculo we-elekthronikhi eceleni kwezinhlobo ze-electro hip hop ne-techno. Ngayo imisindo yerobhothi ecacile, yayisetshenziswa ngokuphawulekayo Afrika Bambataa, Marvin Gaye kanye nabanye abaculi abaningi kuma-DJs ango-DJ abalolonge isiko lomculo wesimanje.

U-Roland uphinde wakhipha ama-synthesizer edijithali afana ne Juno-60 futhi IJupiter 8 - bobabili badume ngokujula kwesiginesha kwekhwalithi yomsindo ngenxa yomthamo wabo we-polyphony enamanothi angu-16. Abaculi abaningi abasezingeni lomhlaba abanjengo Stevie Wonder bamukele le miklamo ngenkathi bekhiqiza izingoma ezishisayo zakudala phakathi neminyaka.

Le nhlangano iphinde yakha izinhlobonhlobo zamaphrosesa alalelwayo njengamabhokisi emiphumela yezwi kanye namayunithi okucubungula emiphumela eminingi - Lokhu kwenze abaculi bakwazi ukwengeza imiphumela yesikhathi sangempela kuzingcezu zokukhiqiza ukuze balawule ukukhohlisa okukhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Njengoba kubonakala ezinhlotsheni eziningi kusukela ku-salsa kuye kwe-pop - Izindlela ezithuthukile ze-Roland zokukhiqiza umculo ezitudiyo ezinkulu zokuqopha emhlabeni wonke ngenxa yemikhiqizo yayo eguquguqukayo ethuthukise izindinganiso zekhwalithi yomsindo ngokuphawulekayo ngalesi sikhathi.

Isiphetho

Le nkampani Roland Corporation ibe nomthelela omkhulu embonini yomculo. Yakha ama-synthesizer ayisakhiwo sodumo aguqule indlela umculo oqanjwe ngayo, oqoshwe futhi owenziwa ngayo. I Isiginci Synth ilethe izinga elisha lokukhuluma kubadlali besiginci kanye nezinye izinsimbi, ngokuvumela abadlali besiginci ukuthi bahlole ezinye izindlela zomculo. Imishini yezigubhu ze-Roland nabalandelanayo bedijithali bethule izigaba zesigqi ezifinyeleleka kalula zabaculi abaqophayo, abakhiqizi, nabadlali ngokufanayo. Ukwengeza, imikhiqizo yabo emisha yokuqoshwa kwedijithali yenze kwaba nokwenzeka imisindo eminingi esiyizwayo namuhla ekurekhodweni kwesimanje.

Ngohlu lwabo olukhulu lwemikhiqizo esebenzayo kanye nentsha badale izinketho zawo wonke amazinga abaculi, oyimfundamakhwela ukuya kochwepheshe. Ngokuqhubeka nokusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kwezobuchwepheshe, Ukulinganisa kwenkampani Roland Corporation iqinisekisa ukuthi umculo uzoqhubeka nokuvela esikhathini esizayo.

NginguJoost Nusselder, umsunguli we-Neaera kanye nomkhangisi wokuqukethwe, ubaba, futhi ngiyathanda ukuzama izinto ezintsha ngesiginci enhliziyweni yesifiso sami, futhi kanye nethimba lami, bengilokhu ngidala izindatshana zebhulogi ezijulile kusukela ngo-2020. ukusiza abafundi abathembekile ngokurekhoda namathiphu esiginci.

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