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ROLAND founder and Godfather of MIDI, Ikutaro Kakehashi diies

http://cdm.link/2017/04/father-808-founder-roland-ikutaro-kakehashi-died/

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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30887
    So Ikutaro Kakahashi died yesterday.

    Who the fuck? I hear you say.

    Mr Boss, founder of Roland, founder of Boss, inventor of MIDI....and so on.

    Absolute genius.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikutaro_Kakehashi


    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72298
    He was probably as important as Leo Fender to the development of modern music.

    RIP :(.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • Jonathanthomas83Jonathanthomas83 Frets: 3469
    Sad indeed, what a legend, RIP.
    Read my guitar/gear blog at medium.com/redchairriffs

    View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
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  • CabicularCabicular Frets: 2214
    I'm in Osaka in a few days
    I think I'll buy a pedal to commemorate 
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  • lasermonkeylasermonkey Frets: 1940
    RIP.
     I've always been a big fan of his products. I still think the SH-101 was one of the best synths ever made, while the DEP-5 is my favourite delay.
    My wife asked me to stop singing Wonderwall.
    I said maybe.....
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  • stratman3142stratman3142 Frets: 2196
    Very sad. I've used (and still use) many Roland products. All extremely reliable. I've never had one fail.
    It's not a competition.
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  • Flink_PoydFlink_Poyd Frets: 2490
    edited April 2017
    RIP WHO? The founder of Roland, that's who. 

    http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/7744500/ikutaro-kakehashi-dead-roland-founder


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39471567
    Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow.....


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  • Flink_PoydFlink_Poyd Frets: 2490
    Oops. Heard it on radio 4 so a bit late to the party. He had far more influence than Fender IMO. 
    Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow.....


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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 24287
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39471567
    Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
    Also chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them.
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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 6058
    ICBM said:
    He was probably as important as Leo Fender to the development of modern music.

    RIP :(.
    Perhaps even more influential than Leo Fender, who concentrated on amplifying sound.  Ikutaro Kakahashi developed new ways to create and morph sounds and then wrapped it up in user friendly boxes decked in primary colours.
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  • Flink_PoydFlink_Poyd Frets: 2490
    Worked on the MIDI standard, huge
    Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow.....


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  • goldtopgoldtop Frets: 6151
    Mr Boss. Mr MIDI. Mr Juno. And even Mr D beam. A real contributor to the sound of today's music.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72298
    edited April 2017
    And what I didn't know, he created the Bentley Rhythm Ace - not the band, the thing they're named after - the world's first commercial drum machine, I think.

    I saw one in a junk shop about thirty years ago, and because I had no idea what it was I didn't buy it…

    (Bentley was just a rebadge of the original Japanese Ace Tone version, in fact.)

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30887
    How come my early thread gets merged into a later one, eh?

    The suits will be in touch.

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30887
    I don't get all this love over a silly old buffer anyway....

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 6058
    edited April 2017
    Gassage said:
    I don't get all this love over a silly old buffer anyway....
    I'll explain...


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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30887
    JezWynd said:
    Gassage said:
    I don't get all this love over a silly old buffer anyway....
    I'll explain...


    Whooosh moment.

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • 57Deluxe57Deluxe Frets: 7333
    edited April 2017
    Roland MT-32
    Roland JV-1080
    Roland Alpha Juno
    Roland PAD-5
    BOSS ME-5

    not a hicup since 1986 onwards and they all talk to each other still!

    Many Thanks

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  • BearpawsBearpaws Frets: 11
    Didn't know about this.  What a legacy to leave.  Dude!
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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 6058
    Gassage said:
    JezWynd said:
    Gassage said:
    I don't get all this love over a silly old buffer anyway....
    I'll explain...


    Whooosh moment.





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