{"id":149314,"date":"2025-06-25T00:08:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=149314"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:11:45","slug":"roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2025\/06\/25\/roland-intros-mood-pan-a-digital-hand-pan-percussion-instrument\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland Intros Mood Pan, A Digital Hand Pan Percussion Instrument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roland-mood-pan-synthesizer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-149316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roland-mood-pan-synthesizer-728x364.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roland-mood-pan-synthesizer-728x364.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roland-mood-pan-synthesizer-320x160.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roland-mood-pan-synthesizer-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roland-mood-pan-synthesizer-599x300.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roland-mood-pan-synthesizer.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland<\/strong> today introduced the <strong>Mood Pan<\/strong>, a unique electronic hand percussion instrument, inspired by the acoustic handpan.<\/p>\n<p>If there was a &#8216;yoga synth&#8217;, the Mood Pan might be it. It features a variety of presets, based on instruments popular in new age music, including &#8216;singing&#8217; bowls, tongue drum, handpan and sitar. There&#8217;s a knob to customize the scale, including major and minor, but also Indian, Japanese and &#8216;Dreamy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roland Mood Pan | Everything You Need to Know\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pmH3e-WemnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s designed to be able to be used completely standalone, with a built-in speaker and the ability to run on standard AA batteries.<\/p>\n<p>It also features built-in environmental sounds and can be used to stream music via Bluetooth.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roland Mood Pan Audio Demo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roland Mood Pan????\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mcwUKJT4U6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Versatile electronic hand percussion instrument and sound system for meditation and musical exploration<\/li>\n<li>Expressive sound and playability, backed by Roland\u2019s leading electronic percussion technologies<\/li>\n<li>Nine touch-sensitive pads that can be played with the fingers<\/li>\n<li>Special control pad for adding expressive qualities to certain sounds<\/li>\n<li>Built-in speaker with rich, full sound and a headphone jack for quiet playing sessions<\/li>\n<li>Handpan, tongue drum, gamelan, singing bowl, and other preset tones, plus four user slots with selectable sound variations<\/li>\n<li>12 tuning styles for authentic cultural sounds<\/li>\n<li>Enhance the sound with natural ambience and interesting effects<\/li>\n<li>Background music function with four modes and soft synthesizer pads, didgeridoo, and nature sounds<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth for streaming songs from your mobile device through the onboard speaker<\/li>\n<li>USB-C MIDI for triggering sounds in music software on computers and mobile devices<\/li>\n<li>Mood Pan Plus app for selecting user sounds, adjusting pad sensitivity, and more<\/li>\n<li>Powered by six AA batteries or USB-C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mood Pan Styles (Scales):<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roland Mood Pan??????\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uc0Qd-3jq7s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Mood Pan can also play itself &#8211; with a unique Background Music function:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roland Mood Pan??????\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uc0Qd-3jq7s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Mood Pan<\/strong> has a street price of about $660 USD, and is expected to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/us\/products\/mood_pan_mn-10\/\">available<\/a> in July 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there was a &#8216;yoga synth&#8217;, the Mood Pan might be it. &hellip; 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