Roland Introduces Mood Pan, A Digital Hand Pan Percussion Instrument
Today, Roland introduces the Mood Pan, a unique electronic hand percussion instrument, inspired by the acoustic handpan.
If there was a ‘yoga synth’, the Mood Pan might be it. It features a variety of presets, based on instruments popular in new age music, including ‘singing’ bowls, tongue drum, handpan and sitar. There’s a knob to customize the scale, including major and minor, but also Indian, Japanese and ‘Dreamy’.
It’s designed to be able to be used completely standalone, with a built-in speaker and the ability to run on standard AA batteries.
It also features built-in environmental sounds and can be used to stream music via Bluetooth.
Roland Mood Pan Audio Demo:
Features:
- Versatile electronic hand percussion instrument and sound system for meditation and musical exploration
- Expressive sound and playability, backed by Roland’s leading electronic percussion technologies
- Nine touch-sensitive pads that can be played with the fingers
- Special control pad for adding expressive qualities to certain sounds
- Built-in speaker with rich, full sound and a headphone jack for quiet playing sessions
- Handpan, tongue drum, gamelan, singing bowl, and other preset tones, plus four user slots with selectable sound variations
- 12 tuning styles for authentic cultural sounds
- Enhance the sound with natural ambience and interesting effects
- Background music function with four modes and soft synthesizer pads, didgeridoo, and nature sounds
- Bluetooth for streaming songs from your mobile device through the onboard speaker
- USB-C MIDI for triggering sounds in music software on computers and mobile devices
- Mood Pan Plus app for selecting user sounds, adjusting pad sensitivity, and more
- Powered by six AA batteries or USB-C
Mood Pan Styles (Scales):
The Mood Pan can also play itself – with a unique Background Music function:
The Mood Pan has a street price of about $660, and is expected to be available in July 2025.
