Professional 61-key USB Controller for Mac or PC
If you're looking for a keyboard controller that you can use in the studio, on-stage, or anywhere you feel inspired, look no further than the A-800PRO. Combining the best of Roland engineering with Cakewalk's legendary ease-of-use, the A-800PRO has the features and feel you need to get the most out of your music performances and productions. The A-800PRO is the perfect keyboard for use with a wide variety of software on Mac or PC including Ableton Live, Cubase, FL Studio, Garage Band, Logic, Nuendo, Pro Tools, SONAR and the included Production Plus Pack. Best of all, the A-800PRO is easy to set up — if you can plug-in a USB cable, you'll be making music in no time at all.
The feel of a Roland-quality instrument
When you perform with the A-800PRO, you're tapping into the benefits of over 30 years of Roland keyboard development. A superior key mechanism provides aftertouch and and increased sensitivity for a wide range of expressive dynamics in your performance. Rounded key assemblies offer responsive reaction to your touch and more comfortable glissando. Plus, enhancements have been made to eliminate vertical shake and reduce the already low mechanical noise on key strokes. And with selectable Velocity curves you can fine tune the A-800PRO to match your playing style. No matter what your skill level, you'll appreciate the feel of a quality instrument when you play the A-800PRO.
Easy Connections with Side Panel Ports
The A-800PRO provides easy access connections on the side panel so that you can have a computer monitor or laptop in the ideal position behind the keyboard — a must for educational use. Connect USB, MIDI IN/OUT, Hold and Expression pedals without having to reach behind the keyboard.
Everything at Your Fingertips
The A-800PRO has been ergonomically designed to put everything at your fingertips. All controls are easily accessible and intelligently laid out to make performing and producing music an inspiring affair. Whether you're playing your favorite virtual instrument or working in your digital audio workstation, 9 knobs, 9 sliders, 4 buttons, and a dedicated Transport section offers fully assignable control of all the features you need. And the sure-grip, rubber-coated Pitch Bend/Modulation Stick offers expressive control of both functions at the same time.
The A-800PRO Editor for Mac and PC makes it a breeze to customize the A-800PRO for use with your favorite synth or DAW. Just fire up the editor, adjust your Control Map, and hit transmit…it's that easy. And when you're working with an ACT (Active Controller Technology) enabled DAW like SONAR, parameters will remap automatically, keeping you in the flow and focused on your music.
Dynamic Pads
The A-800PRO puts 8 velocity sensitive Dynamic Pads right within your reach. Use these pads to trigger grooves, samples, or one shots on the fly with your favorite DAW, sampler, or virtual Instrument like the included Cakewalk Sound Center or Studio Instruments Drums. Use the Hold control to “latch” the pads. Or assign aftertouch, velocity, and controller data to pads for greater expression in your performance.
Ready to Rock In Studio or On Stage
Whether you're live on stage in front an audience of screaming fans, or dimming the lights in the studio to capture a mood, you can always clearly see what you're doing with the A-800PRO's ultra-bright backlit LED display and buttons. And the A-PRO works with USB bus power, so if you have your laptop you're ready to make music anywhere.
FPT Low-latency MIDI Transmission
Don't trust your MIDI to anything else! The A-800PRO offers MIDI Transmission using Roland's proprietary FPT (Fast Processing Technology). You can rely on FPT for stable, high speed, low latency, and low jitter MIDI transmission. In layman's terms, that means that subtleties of your performance are going to be captured regardless of the music application you are using. And when working with virtual instruments, FPT provides lower latencies to give you the inspiring feel of playing a real instrument.
Production Plus Pack
The Production Plus Pack is a powerful suite of music creation software that ships with the A-800PRO. It includes SONAR 8.5 LE recording software (PC only) and three high-quality and versatile virtual instruments for Mac and PC: Rapture LE, Cakewalk Sound Center,and Studio Instruments Drums.
Production Plus Pack
The Production Plus Pack is a powerful suite of music creation software that ships with the A-500PRO. It includes SONAR 8.5 LE recording software (PC only) and three high-quality and versatile virtual instruments for Mac and PC: Rapture LE, Cakewalk Sound Center, and Studio Instruments Drums. And best of all, it all works on Windows 7.
About SONAR 8.5 LE (available separately)
SONAR LE is the most complete OEM audio production software solution available today.
SONAR LE was designed to provide a simple yet complete solution for creating audio with hardware. SONAR LE is based on SONAR 8.5, the newest technology from Cakewalk, the world's leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording.
SONAR 8.5 LE
Key Features
- Powered by SONAR 8.5
- 32 audio tracks
- 64 MIDI tracks
- 8 simultaneous inputs and outputs
- 24-bit/96 kHz audio quality
- 24 simultaneous effects
- 8 simultaneous virtual instruments
- Includes 2 virtual instruments
- Includes over 10 audio effects
- Integrated VST/VSTi support
- Support for ACID™-format loops
- Support for ReWire clients such as Live, Reason, and more
- Elegant user interface
- Active Controller Technology™ automatically maps MIDI keyboards and control surfaces to the parameters you need most on effects, instruments, volume, pan, and other mix elements
- Easier integration of virtual instruments with Synth Rack
- Support for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista as well as 32-bit Windows XP operating systems
About Rapture LE
Rapture LE is a special version of the award- winning Rapture synthesizer. It includes over 200 programs & hundreds of oscillator shapes. Quickly load production-ready patches from growling leads to bumpin' basses and spacious pads - ideal for today's pop, dance, and electronic music.
Key Features
- LE version based on the award-winning Rapture wavetable synthesizer
- Searing synthesized sounds, leads, basses, pads, sequences, and more
- Nearly 200 patch presets, expandable
- Supports DXi/VSTi/RTAS/AU formats
About Cakewalk Sound Center
Cakewalk Sound Center is perfect for beginners looking to create virtual instruments parts. Access 150 different instrument sounds in a simple-to-use interface. It includes acoustic & electric guitars, basses, drums, pianos, synths, strings, ethnic sounds, and more.
Cakewalk Sound Center
Highlights:
- Based on the critically-acclaimed Dimension Pro sound engine
- Comes with over 125 professional sounds from Dimension
- Expandable with Expansion Packs
- Categorized patches make it easy to find the sound you are looking for
- Rate your favorite patches to easily find your favorites when you need them
About Studio Instruments Drums
Don't have a drummer? No problem. Just use Studio Instruments Drums to create realistic drum parts for your songs. You can choose from the included drum patterns that come with Studio Instrument Drums or create your own unique drum parts using a MIDI controller or even a mouse. And you get amazing visual feedback as the drums pulse and cymbals crash in time with the music
Highlights
- Load multiple Drum sound programs and play pre-recorded drum grooves in a variety of styles
- Includes patterns in a variety of styles: Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and more
- Drag patterns into your recording software to make variations
- Use your MIDI controller, computer keyboard, or mouse to play Drums
- Drums pulse and cymbals crash in time with the music
- Use built-in compression and reverb to get edgy and realistic sounds
- Control tuning, panning, and volume for infinite variety
- Load and trigger multiple grooves for different sections of your song
Features
A-800 PRO MIDI Keyboard Controller
- 61 Velocity-sensitive keys
- Inspiring feel & response for serious players
- 45 assignable controls: knobs, sliders, buttons, transport & more
- 8 Dynamic Pads for finger drumming & MIDI triggering
- Sure-grip Pitch Bend/Modulation Stick
- Expand playability with Sustain & Expression Pedals (available separately)
- USB Bus Powered—no AC adaptor required
- Durable Roland-quality manufacturing & craftsmanship
- Ready to play with 3 included virtual instruments
- Works with any DAW on Mac or PC
- Supports Windows 7 & Mac OS X Snow Leopard
- Includes the Production Plus Pack music creation software
Specifications
Keyboard:
- 61 keys (with velocity and channel aftertouch)
Controllers:
- Pads (A1-A8, Buttons (B1-4, L1-L9)
- Knobs (R1-R9)
- Sliders (S1-S9)
- Foot Pedals (P1, P2)
- Mod/Pitch Stick (BEND, MOD)
- Keyboard Aftertouch (AFTERTOUCH)
Display:
- Backlit 16 x 2 character LCD
Left Side Panel:
- Power Switch (USB Bus/OFF/DC IN)
- MIDI Merge Switch (ON/OFF)
Connection Jacks:
- Hold Pedal: 1/4 inch phone
- Expression Pedal: 1/4 inch TRS phone
- MIDI Connectors: (IN, OUT)
- USB Connector
- DC IN
Power Supply:
- USB Bus Power or DC 9 V (AC Adaptor, sold separately)
Current Draw:
- 300 mA (AC Adaptor)
- 300 mA (USB Bus Power)
Dimensions:
- mm: 1001.9 (W) × 250.8 (D) × 91.4 (H)
- inches: 39-1/2 (W) × 9-7/8 (D) × 3-5/8(H)
Weight:
- 4.5 kg / 9 lbs 15 oz
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- OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 / Windows Vista® / Windows XP SP2** or later
- Computer: Windows-compatible computer equipped with a USB 1.1 port
- CPU: Intel-compatible Processors 1GHz or higher
- Memory: 512MB or higher
- Hard Disk: 100MB or more free space
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- CPU: Intel-compatible Processor 2GHz (3GHz or higher recommended)
- Memory:1GB (2GB or higher recommended)
- Hard Disk: 8GB or more free space (EIDE /Ultra DMA 7200 RPM or SATA recommended)
- Hardware: WDM or ASIO compatible audio interface, DVD-ROM drive for installation
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- Computer: Apple® Macintosh® series with on-board USB port
- CPU: Intel Processor or PowerPC G4 1GHz or higher
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- CPU(Clock): Intel® Core™ Duo processor
- Memory: 1GB or higher (2GB or higher recommended)
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