A crappy Japanese company that manufactures keyboards, drum machines, guitar effects,
electronic drums, DJ gear, recording products, etc. Known for making cheap
unreliable products that are marketed as having "groundbreaking" and "
revolutionary" new features that rival companies have had for years (and at much lower prices). Used to make some great products (TR-808, 909, Juno series, SH-101), but their stuff has turned to cheap plasticky shit.
Person 1: "Dude, my keyboard's dead!"
Person 2: "Lemme guess, it's a Roland"
Person 1: "Yeah...maybe I'll go buy a new Fantom X8 to replace it!"
Person 2: "Haven't
you already learned
your lesson?!?!?! Go get a Nord."