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Roland Releases Minions-Themed GO:KEYS 3 Keyboard With 32 Character Sounds for $450

Roland has released the GO:KEYS 3 Minion, a yellow Minions-branded version of its beginner keyboard, adding 32 character-themed sounds for $450, about $65 more than the standard model.

AI News Feed · 2026-09-24 02:57

The instrument is bright yellow and covered with images of the pill-shaped characters from the Illumination films, and its keybed carries blue trim that Engadget read as a reference to the Minions' overalls. Roland built 32 Minions-themed sound variations into the instrument, including voices attributed to characters named Bob, Kevin and Stuart. The keyboard belongs to the GO line, which Roland has long aimed at people new to music-making; the branding directs the model at children as well as adult fans of the franchise. Engadget called the release "pretty weird."

Roland has published audio samples of the new sounds, among them a Minions rendition of Johann Strauss's Blue Danube. The Japanese music retailer Ikebe Gakki KENBANDO Shibuya, which sells synthesizers, accordions and stage pianos, said on X on Sept. 21 that the Minions sounds can be altered with the GO:KEYS 3's arpeggiator and pitch bender, and layered with the keyboard's accompaniment functions.

Apart from the finish and the samples, the GO:KEYS 3 Minion is the standard GO:KEYS 3. It has 61 keys, a built-in speaker system, and can run on AA batteries. Roland's ZEN-Core sound engine supplies more than 1,000 sounds drawn from the company's library, covering acoustic pianos, synthesizers, orchestral instruments and drums, and owners can download additional sounds through Roland Cloud Connect. Engadget described the GO:KEYS 3 line as solid instruments with good speakers.

The price gap is the main change for buyers. The unbranded GO:KEYS 3 sells for around $385, so the Minions edition adds $65 for the yellow paint, the character illustrations and the uploaded samples. That puts the model in gift territory for a young player or a fan of the films, and it keeps the portable, battery-powered format that defines the GO series.