Paul McCabe | ROLAND
@mccabep.bsky.social
SVP Research & Innovation | Roland Future Design Lab, Roland Corporation Japan. Posts about music, music technology, creativity, collaboration, synthesizers, sampling, DAW, Star Wars, Sci Fi, and...
I will be speaking at the Music Tectonics conference in Santa Monica (in all my 8-bit glory) on November 5th- hope to see you there!
musictectonics.com/conference
musictectonics.com/conference
October 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I will be speaking at the Music Tectonics conference in Santa Monica (in all my 8-bit glory) on November 5th- hope to see you there!
musictectonics.com/conference
musictectonics.com/conference
And the closing comment...
June 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
And the closing comment...
Rabbit launched their new AI Agent "intern" today, so like a good soldier, I decided to have a conversation with it about how it was trained. Read on...
June 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Rabbit launched their new AI Agent "intern" today, so like a good soldier, I decided to have a conversation with it about how it was trained. Read on...
While my stay at @microsoft.com Build 2025 was brief, attending the keynote was compelling. The vision for an Open Agentic Web is powerful, and that infrastructure (MCP) is already largely in place is significant. It's interesting to consider the potential applications for music creation.
May 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
While my stay at @microsoft.com Build 2025 was brief, attending the keynote was compelling. The vision for an Open Agentic Web is powerful, and that infrastructure (MCP) is already largely in place is significant. It's interesting to consider the potential applications for music creation.
At the NAMM Show with Roland Future Design Lab, I was deeply honoured to accept a MIDI Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of my friend, the legendary Tadao Kikumoto-san.
January 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
At the NAMM Show with Roland Future Design Lab, I was deeply honoured to accept a MIDI Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of my friend, the legendary Tadao Kikumoto-san.
Okay, after 3 episodes I’m ready to call it: Star Wars Skeleton Crew is pretty great!
December 13, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Okay, after 3 episodes I’m ready to call it: Star Wars Skeleton Crew is pretty great!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (20/20) 💙📚
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December 9, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (20/20) 💙📚
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#20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (19/20) 💙📚
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December 8, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (19/20) 💙📚
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This is one of our very favorite Christmas movies featuring a beautiful score by John Debney.
December 8, 2024 at 9:53 AM
This is one of our very favorite Christmas movies featuring a beautiful score by John Debney.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (18/20) 💙📚
#20daybookchallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 6, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (18/20) 💙📚
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#20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (17/20) 💙📚
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December 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (17/20) 💙📚
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#20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (16/20) 💙📚
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December 4, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (16/20) 💙📚
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#20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (15/20) 💙📚
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December 3, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (15/20) 💙📚
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#20daybookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (14/20) 💙📚
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December 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (14/20) 💙📚
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (13/20) 💙📚
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December 1, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (13/20) 💙📚
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (12/20) 💙📚
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November 30, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (12/20) 💙📚
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (11/20) 💙📚
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November 29, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (10/20) 💙📚
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November 29, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (9/20) 💙📚
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November 27, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (8/20) 💙📚
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November 26, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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Years ago when I was playing synths live and arguably in the golden age of MIDI, I was heavily into routing and mapping in my live rig, first using a Yamaha MEP-4 and then the amazing Axxess MIDI Mapper. Today I received my H4MIDI WC and I am right back into that world, for pennies! #MIDI #synths
November 25, 2024 at 11:45 PM
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November 25, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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November 24, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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November 23, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (5/20) 💙📚
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