Roland A-500PRO 49-Key MIDI Keyboard

The Roland A-500PRO is a versatile 49-key MIDI keyboard controller that can be used either in the studio, on the stage, or anywhere you feel inspired and combines the best of Roland’s engineering with Cakewalk’s legendary ease-of-use. The keyboard is equipped with plenty of functions and controls allowing you to get the best out of your performances and music productions and is ideal for any producer or musician who is in need of a decent MIDI keyboard that allows you to perform with creativity and flair with a natural feeling keyboard.

When playing with this MIDI keyboard controller, you get Roland’s 30 years experience of keyboard development behind you with new technologies such as a superior key mechanism that offers after-touch and an increased sensitivity giving you a broad range of expressive dynamics to place in your performances. The 49 keys feature a rounded design which provides you with a more responsive reaction to your touch as well as offering a more comfortable glissando and improvements have been made to reduce significantly the mechanical noises made by keystrokes and completely eliminates vertical shake while selectable velocity curves let you finely tune the keyboard to perfectly suit your playing style. No matter your skill level you will absolutely love the quality feel of the A-500PRO keyboard.The A-500PRO comes with an ergonomic design that places all controls directly at your fingertips making all functions easily accessible which makes performing and producing an exciting process. There are 9 knobs, 9 sliders, 4 buttons, as well as a dedicated transport section providing you with fully assignable control of all your most used features. A rubber-coated joystick provides you with pitch bending and modulation controls which can be used simultaneously for expressive performances while the A-500PRO editor software lets you fully customise the keyboards controls for use with your favourite virtual instrument, synthesiser, or Digital Audio Workstation. Open the keyboard editor program, adjust the control map and press transmit and when working with an Active Controller Technology enabled DAW your parameters will automatically be remapped so you can stay focused on your workflow and focus on the music.

The A500PRO gives you eight velocity-sensitive dynamic pads within your reach and lets you trigger drum grooves, samples, and one-shots on-the-fly with your favourite sampler, DAW, or virtual instrument and you can use the Hold function to ‘latch’ the pads for continuous triggering. You can also assign the pads to control after-touch, velocity, and controller data for an even greater expressive performance. Whether you’re playing on-stage or in the studio you always need to be able to see all functions and controls clearly, thanks to the ultra-vibrant backlit LED display and buttons you can always clearly see what you’re doing in dark environments. For your convenience, the A500Pro can be powered by either a power supply or via USB bus power.

On the side of the A500PRO you’ll find the easily accessible connection panel which offers connections for a power supply, USB, 5-pin MIDI ports, and Hold and Expression pedal inputs, and thanks to the positioning you do not need to reach behind the keyboard. The side connections allow you to place the keyboard directly between you and your computer, the perfect position for making music as well as educational purposes. The A-500PRO comes equipped with Roland’s advanced Fast Processing Technology which gives you a high speed, low latency, and low jitter MIDI connection; this means all the subtle nuances and expressions of your performance will be captured regardless of which DAW you’re using.