Roland just released a Minions keyboard complete with playable gibberish sounds

Roland, the company behind many iconic drum machines and synthesizers, just released a Minions-themed keyboard . It's bright yellow and adorned with pictures of the cute little troublemakers. The GO:KEYS 3 Minion (singular) is part of the long-standing GO line of products , which is primarily for those new to music-making.

The Minions branding indicates that this is a keyboard aimed at kids, or adults obsessed with Illumination movies. The keyboard is covered in images of the huge-eyed scamps and the keybed has a blue trim, likely to represent their tell-tale overalls. The sound engine has also been sprinkled with some franchise flavor. There are a whopping 32 Minions-themed sound variations that can be played up and down the keyboard. This includes the voices of Bob, Kevin and Stuart. Wait, the titular Minions have regular names? I did not know that.

[ミニオンと音楽を楽しもう！💛] Roland GO:KEYS 3 Minionは鍵盤で演奏出来るだけでなく、GO:KEYS 3 のアルペジエイターやピッチベンダー等の機能を用いてパターン演奏や音に変化を加える事も出来ます💡 伴奏機能と組み合わせればより楽しさが広がりますよ～😊 pic.twitter.com/U4nfCuxyBE

— 池部楽器店 鍵盤堂　渋谷シンセサイザー アコーディオン オルガン ステージピアノ (@kenbando7) September 21, 2026

In any event, Roland has released some samples and the results are absolutely ridiculous. You haven't lived until hearing Blue Danube sung by anthropomorphic yellow blobs , as originally intended by composer Johann Strauss.

Beyond that, this is a standard Roland GO: KEYS 3 keyboard, which is a good thing. These are solid little instruments with nice speakers and a keybed with 61 keys. They are portable and can be powered via AA batteries.

This model includes the latest Roland ZEN-Core sound engine, which provides access to more than 1,000 sounds pulled from the company's library. This includes acoustic pianos, synthesizers, orchestral instruments, drums and a lot more. It can also download new sounds via Roland Cloud Connect.

Now for a spot of bad news in this cash-strapped economy. The GO:KEYS 3 Minion costs $450. The non-branded version costs around $385, so that's $65 for yellow paint, several illustrations and some uploaded samples. Still, this could be a great gift for the budding musician in your life who is also obsessed with pill-shaped creatures.