Editing Roland Corporation (section)

=== 1980s ===
[[File:Tr909.jpg|thumb|TR-909 (1983)]]
During the 1980s and 1990s, Roland released several instruments that have had a lasting influence on popular music.<ref name="guardian" /> After Kakehashi realized [[microprocessor]]s could be used to program drum machines,<ref name=":15">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IbtJAgAAQBAJ&q=%22mark+vail%22+808&pg=PT72|title=Keyboard Presents the Evolution of Electronic Dance Music|last=Kirn|first=Peter|publisher=Backbeat Books|year=2011|isbn=978-1-61713-446-3|language=en}}</ref> Roland launched the [[Roland TR-808|TR-808]] drum machine, its first programmable drum machine, in 1980.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/01/16/roland-tr-808-beginners-guide-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-introduction/|title=Everything you ever wanted to know about the Roland TR-808 but were afraid to ask|date=16 January 2014|website=Fact|access-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> Although it was not an immediate commercial success, the 808 was eventually used on more hit records than any other drum machine<ref>{{citation|last=Wells|first=Peter|title=A Beginner's Guide to Digital Video|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=stvOCfhc_igC&pg=PA18|page=18|year=2004|publisher=AVA Books|isbn=2-88479-037-3|access-date=20 May 2011}}</ref> and became a cornerstone of the emerging [[Electronic music|electronic]] and [[hip hop]] genres.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/slaves-to-the-rhythm-1.771508|title=Slaves to the rhythm|last=Anderson|first=Jason|date=27 November 2008|newspaper=CBC News|access-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> It has been described as hip hop's equivalent to the [[Fender Stratocaster]] guitar, which dramatically influenced the development of [[rock music]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/02/roland-founder-and-music-pioneer-ikutaro-kakehashi-dies-aged-87|title=Roland founder and music pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi dies aged 87|last1=McKee|first1=Ruth|last2=Grierson|first2=Jamie|date=2 April 2017|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/02/roland-resurrects-808/|title=Early hip-hop's greatest drum machine just got resurrected|last=Baldwin|first=Roberto|date=14 February 2014|newspaper=Wired|access-date=4 January 2016|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2008/12/whats_an_808.html|title=What's an 808?|last=Richards|first=Chris|date=2 December 2008|newspaper=Slate|access-date=16 January 2016|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339}}</ref> The 808 was followed in 1983 by the [[Roland TR-909|TR-909]],<ref name=":112"/> which, alongside the [[Roland TB-303|TB-303]] synthesizer, influenced the development of dance music such as [[techno]], [[House music|house]], and [[Acid house|acid]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=http://complex.com/music/2014/09/roland-tr-909-tracks/|title=Nine Great Tracks That Use the Roland TR-909|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://mixmag.net/feature/909-tracks-using-the-tr-909|title=9 of the best 909 tracks using the TR-909|work=Mixmag|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> Roland released the [[Roland Jupiter-8]] in 1981.

Roland played a key role in the development of [[MIDI]], a [[Standardization|standardized]] means of synchronizing [[electronic musical instrument]]s manufactured by different companies.<ref name="chadab51002">{{cite journal|last=Chadabe|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Chadabe|date=1 May 2000|title=Part IV: The Seeds of the Future|url=http://www.emusician.com/gear/0769/the-electronic-century-part-iv-the-seeds-of-the-future/145415|url-status=dead|journal=Electronic Musician|publisher=Penton Media|volume=XVI|issue=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928230435/http://www.emusician.com/gear/0769/the-electronic-century-part-iv-the-seeds-of-the-future/145415|archive-date=28 September 2012}}</ref> Kakehashi proposed developing a standard with representatives from [[Oberheim Electronics]], [[Sequential Circuits]], [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]], [[Korg]], and [[Kawai Musical Instruments|Kawai]].<ref name="chadab51002" /> He and [[Dave Smith (engineer)|Dave Smith]] of Sequential Circuits unveiled MIDI in 1983.<ref name="chadab5100">{{cite journal|last=Chadabe|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Chadabe|date=1 May 2000|title=Part IV: The Seeds of the Future|url=http://www.emusician.com/gear/0769/the-electronic-century-part-iv-the-seeds-of-the-future/145415|url-status=dead|journal=Electronic Musician|publisher=Penton Media|volume=XVI|issue=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928230435/http://www.emusician.com/gear/0769/the-electronic-century-part-iv-the-seeds-of-the-future/145415|archive-date=28 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=":0">[http://www.emusician.com/artists/1333/the-30-top-instruments-and-innovations-of-rolands-ikutaro-kakehashi-1930-2017/62364 The 30 Top Instruments and Innovations of Roland's Ikutaro Kakehashi (1930-2017)], ''[[Electronic Musician]]''</ref> It remains the industry standard.<ref name=":03">{{Cite news|url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/02/ikutaro-kakehashi-life/|title=The life and times of Ikutaro Kakehashi, the Roland pioneer modern music owes everything to|date=2 April 2017|work=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|access-date=6 September 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>