Roland recently launched its Mood Pan (MN-10) electronic hand percussion instrument, offering an interesting and accessible way into musical expression, meditation and restorative musical therapy, even for novices and those who don’t consider themselves percussionists.
The Mood Pan is made for creators and musicians seeking a versatile and expressive instrument, and blends the soulful resonance of acoustic handpans with multiple sound variations and other flexible features.
There’s a built in speaker or it can be used with headphones for a private and immersive experience.
Available sounds include a traditional handpan, plus other acoustic percussion samples including tongue drum, crystal bowl or singing bowl, plus a sitar voice for exploring Indian textures, orchestral strings, synth pad tones plus user locations which can be edited.
The Mood Pan also comes with environmental music and nature sounds, and four modes providing tranquil sounds. It can be used as a Bluetooth speaker, and the accompanying Mood Pan Plus app allows for editing and tailoring of the instruments onboard sounds.
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
