Roland A-49-BK
Product information "Roland A-49-BK"
The Roland A-49 MIDI controller keyboard features a 49-key velocity-sensitive synth-action USB bus powered keyboard in a roadworthy package that weighs less than six pounds, and provides USB and iPad compatibility, as well as control of Roland SuperNATURAL-powered synths. Other features include assignable knobs and switches, octave and transpose buttons, sustain and expression pedal inputs, and Roland's bend/mod lever and D-BEAM controller.
The Roland A-49 has a dedicated SuperNATURAL mode button that allows the keyboard to control a Roland SuperNATURAL instrument such as the INTEGRA-7 sound module or the JUPITER-80 and JUPITER-50 synths.
The Roland A-49 is three-OS compatible: Mac, iOS apps on the iPad via the optional Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit, and Windows. The A-49 comes bundled with SONAR X1 LE DAW software for straight-out-of-the-box music production.
- 49-key velocity-sensitive synth-action keyboard
- Keys with a rounded shape for a comfortable touch
- Reduced keybed noise and increase playability
- Roland's bend / mod lever and D-BEAM controller
- Assignable knobs and switches
- Octave and transpose buttons
- Sustain and expression pedal inputs
- USB bus powered
- MIDI Out
- Mac and Windows compatible
- iOS music app compatibility on the iPad via optional Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit
- Color/ Finish: Black
- Connections: Sustain, Expression, MIDI out, USB to Host
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 836 x 84 x 182 mm
- Display: Power LED, Octave LED
- Hammer Action: no
- Includes: CD-ROM, USB cablel, DVD-ROM with setup instructions and manual, and SONAR LE
- Keyboard type: Velocity sensitive, light-weighted
- Keys: 49
- Number of Encoders: 2
- Number of Pads: 2
- Pitch Bender / Modulation: Pitch and Modulation
- Power supply: USB
- System requirements: PC, Mac, iPad (via Apple Camera Connection Kit)
- USB: Yes
- Weight: 2,6 kg
Roland was founded as a manufacturer of various musical instruments and studio equipment on 18 April 1972 in Osaka, Japan. Among the earliest products to reach the market were the first rhythm machines of the TR series, whose successors TR-808, TB-303 and TR-909 had a decisive influence on the techno, electro and hip-hop scenes. In the mid-1970s the JC-120 Jazz Chorus guitar amplifier was developed, whose ultra-clear sound together with the built-in chorus effect won over both Andy Summers of The Police and Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield of Metallica. Since then and to this day Roland have continuously expanded their catalogue across a wide range of fields such as digital pianos, grooveboxes, e-drums and synthesizers with high-quality and interesting products.
