# Roland's Minions keyboard plays gibberish in yellow

> Roland released a Minions-themed keyboard with 32 character sound variations, charging sixty-five dollars extra for the branding.
- Title: Roland's Minions keyboard plays gibberish in yellow · Engadget
- Summary: Roland released a Minions-themed keyboard with 32 character sound variations, charging sixty-five dollars extra for the branding. Roland released a…
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- Source: Engadget — https://engadget.com/2266564/roland-just-released-a-minions-keyboard-complete-with-playable-gibberish-sounds
- Author: Lawrence Bonk
- Published: 2026-09-23T16:00:37+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: roland, minions, keyboard, go:keys 3, synthesizer, illumination, technology
## Roland launches Minions keyboard
Roland, the company behind iconic drum machines and synthesizers, released a Minions-themed keyboard called the GO:KEYS 3 Minion, part of its GO line for beginners.
## Bright yellow with character voices
The keyboard is bright yellow with Minion images and a blue trim representing their overalls. It includes thirty-two Minions-themed sound variations featuring the voices of Bob, Kevin and Stuart.
## Minions singing classical music
Roland released samples showing the results. You can hear Blue Danube sung by the anthropomorphic yellow characters, as originally intended by composer Johann Strauss.

> You haven't lived until hearing Blue Danube sung by anthropomorphic yellow blobs, as originally intended by composer Johann Strauss.
## Standard keyboard with premium specs
The GO:KEYS 3 Minion is a standard Roland GO:KEYS 3 keyboard with sixty-one keys, nice speakers, and portability powered by AA batteries. It includes the latest Roland ZEN-Core sound engine with access to more than one thousand sounds.
## Premium price for the branding
The GO:KEYS 3 Minion costs four hundred fifty dollars. The non-branded version costs around three hundred eighty-five dollars, meaning sixty-five dollars extra for yellow paint, illustrations and uploaded samples.
## Key takeaway

Roland released a Minions-themed GO:KEYS 3 keyboard aimed at children and Illumination fans, featuring thirty-two Minions sound variations for four hundred fifty dollars.