Comments on: Roland Intros Mood Pan, A Digital Hand Pan Percussion Instrument https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/ Synthesizer and electronic music news, synth and music software reviews and more! Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:11:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: psi https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1561354 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:27:34 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1561354 A bog pan.. more like 🙂

]]> By: Walking The Line Between 10 and 11 https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560957 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 02:36:08 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560957 Man, they really milking zen core… give me a real groovebox with a good zen core patch editing experience and I will give you my soul, Roland!!! 🙁

]]> By: Schubert https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560883 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:00:28 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560883 I want one becasue it is a new, different and creative approach to musicality!
These are the instruments i like to see from roland!
Straight forward instrument with a narrow but well selected sound pool – super nice concept overall!

(the obv Rant: The whole zen core/cloud thing is just a huge confusing mess.)

]]> By: randmcnasty https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560873 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:43:12 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560873 In reply to Rhimjhab.

Thanks, I did see a review yesterday which also answered my questions. I’ll probably get this one. I already have a nice tongue drum from Lithuania (Sound Nest), which I love and I have always wanted a hand pan.

]]> By: Klang https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560859 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:17:08 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560859 The HPD-20 is over ten years old.
Can we not have a refresh with user multi-samples, physical modelling, ACB and Zen Core?
Percussion market: large
Handpan market: small

]]> By: Cameron Watt https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560842 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:21:21 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560842 This would be like turning up to a spoon carving workshop with a dremel

]]> By: For The Love Of Noise https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560839 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:15:14 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560839 Roland is doing everything but giving us analog synths.

]]> By: Rango https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560815 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:29:46 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560815 I’m sure it’s gonna be the same premium plastic Roland uses for all it’s products to give it that toyish feel.

]]> By: S-Trigger Dave https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560763 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:06:02 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560763 I’m impressed with this, as it has a lovely design. It has a rather specific target. It will cost about double that for Roland’s much more capable Handsonic, IF you want a larger library of sound options. As it is, there’s a nice balance between this and many acoustic handpans. I like the way Roland zig-zags and offers up unique tools.

]]> By: Maggie Lange https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560733 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:16:44 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560733 I love the options that you get from this. I have a hand pan that was about $1700 which sounds amazing. I have a cheaper version that was about $400 but sounds nothing like it. I also have crystal bowls and a pyramid and taking sound healing courses right now in hope to start my healing practices. This would be a fun addition to what I have already ?

]]> By: Dr. Brainskull https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560725 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:18:20 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560725 I bought my tongue drum off of Amazon, pretty sure under $50. Looks the same as a hand pan. Came with a carrying case, rubber mallets. I love it as a meditation device as when you are holding it in your lap you can feel the notes resonating from the instrument after a note is struck.
It is a fixed scale but that somewhat depends on who is playing it. I have my own techniques, it ends up sounding close to a wind chime. I brought it to a jam, had a friend play it? After a few minutes they started playing the peanuts theme, I think it’s Linus and snoopy?

This roland one, has more features, costs a lot more. I could buy several amazon cheapo versions, start my own soundbath….maybe a few mics too to amplify.

]]> By: whormongr https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560616 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:26:22 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560616 I would love to have one of these but that price tag is a little steep – I would be in at about half the cost

]]> By: milk_bath https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560612 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:52:28 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560612 In reply to plasma1.

Does the Minilogue XD have the same sampled sounds and performance interface?

Do those Amazon handpans have the same sampled sounds?

I encourage you to try again with more equivalent instruments.

]]> By: Rhimjhab https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560610 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:47:03 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560610 In reply to randmcnasty.

Yes, to both questions. I downloaded the app. Root adjustments from A3 to G5, if memory serves. There are flats and sharps too. Velocity sensitivity looks like it allows for micro adjusting.. I have several of the instruments this emulates, so I already pulled the trigger

]]> By: XmasDreamz https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument/#comment-1560599 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:39:13 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=149314#comment-1560599 Looks like a fun and relaxing instrument, if it was cheaper and had a convenient way to change the scale root I’d be tempted.

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