The Roland A-49 Midi Keyboard controller is a portable 49 Key midi controller with professional keyboard action, compatible with both Mac and PC.
Roland's A-49 breaks the mold when it comes to portable controllers, offering a premium grade keyboard with full size keys in a compact and lightweight package, many a prayer answered for musicians on the go.
Roland have clearly utilised their years of experience when designing the A-49 controller, featuring rounded shape keys to accommodate every player's touch and style. Developments within the internal structure of the A-49 result in a great reduction of mechanical noise and vertical shake. Roland have even included their legendary D-BEAM technology to bring your performance or composition to life in a tactile and controllable way.
The A-49 has built-in compatibility with many of Roland’s other hardware, for example their INTEGRA-7 sound module or the JUPITER-50 and JUPITER-80 Synths.
The A-49 is incredibly portable with such a lightweight design weighing in at less than 2.5 KG. This streamlining makes the A-49 a perfect companion for taking on the road, whether it be for live performances or on the spot inspiration. To further add to this portability, Roland have developed the A-49 to be powered off your USB bus power, so no power cabling or adapters are required.
The design of the rear panel keeps your studio or road rig tidy, with recessed panels and the ergonomic and easy design of the top panel makes for fast and smooth production as the inspiration arrives.
If all of those features weren't enough to get you onboard, Roland have also made sure the A-49 has been designed with the Apple iPad in mind and can be connected to the iPad via Apple's Camera Connection Kit.
streamlined, lightweight and highly portable, the A-49 from Roland not only ticks all the boxes for a portable controller but does indeed present professional, premium playability and quality.
The main characteristics of the Roland A-49 Midi Keyboard Controller include:
- 49 full-size keys with velocity sensitivity
- Lightweight and compact
- Easy to use
- Two knobs, two switches, and D-BEAM controller
- USB bus powered; no AC adapter required
- Bundled with Cakewalk SONAR LE software
- Compatibility with Apple’s iPad (with use of the apple camera connection kit)
- Pearl white and black finishes
- Keyboard: 49 keys (with velocity)
- Controllers: Buttons: S1, S2 (Assignable) Knobs: C1, C2 (Assignable) Foot Pedals: HOLD, EXPRESSION Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever D-BEAM Controller
- Buttons: [Function] button [SuperNATURAL] button [Octave +/-] button [Transpose] button
- Display Power Indicator LED Octave Indicator LED
- Connectors:HOLD Pedal jack: 1/4-inch phone type EXPRESSION Pedal jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type MIDI OUT connector USB COMPUTER port (USB Type B)
- Interface:USB, USB Bus Powered
- Accessories: Owner's Manual A-49 CD-ROM USB Cable
- Size/Weight: Width - 836 mm x Depth - 182 mm x Height - 84 mm. Weight - 2.5 kg
- Bundled with Ableton Live Lite music production software