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Roland A-49 49-key Keyboard Controller - White

49-key MIDI Keyboard Controller with Octave/Transpose Buttons, Sustain/Expression Pedal Inputs, Bend/Mod Lever, and D Beam Controller - White
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Pro Playability and Mobile Convenience

The Roland A-49 MIDI keyboard controller gives you pro playability and mobile convenience. The A-49 features a high-quality, velocity-sensitive synth-action keyboard in a trim, roadworthy package that weighs in at under six pounds, and offers USB and iPad compatibility, as well as onboard control of Roland SuperNATURAL-powered synths. You get robust performance control, with assignable knobs and switches, octave and transpose buttons, sustain and expression pedal inputs, and Roland's way-cool bend/mod lever and D-BEAM controller. If you need a compact controller, the Roland A-49 belongs on your short list.

Roland A-49 MIDI Keyboard Controller at a Glance:
  • All you could want in a compact controller
  • Control your SuperNATURAL synths directly
  • Compatible with three operating systems
All you could want in a compact controller

Roland is back at it, flexing its considerable keyboard design mojo with the A-49 MIDI controller. This 'board gives you everything you could want in a compact controller: a great-feeling keybed, assignable knobs and switches, octave and transpose buttons, sustain and expression pedal inputs, Roland's slick bend/mod lever and even their insanely cool D-BEAM controller.

Control your SuperNATURAL synths directly

The A-49 sports a dedicated SuperNATURAL mode button that unlocks a bevy of sound-selection features when hooked up to a Roland SuperNATURAL instrument such as the INTEGRA-7 sound module or the JUPITER-80 and JUPITER-50 synths. It's like they were made for each other.

Compatible with three operating systems

The Roland A-49 is three-OS compatible. That's right. You get compatibility with the Mac, as well as iOS apps on the iPad (via the optional Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit). The A-49 comes bundled with Ableton Live Lite software, for straight-out-of-the-box music production.

Roland A-49 MIDI Keyboard Controller Features:
  • High-quality, velocity-sensitive synth-action keyboard
  • Keys have a rounded shape for a comfortable touch
  • Technical enhancements to reduce 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
  • Mac and Windows compatible
  • iOS music app compatibility on the iPad (via optional Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit)
Compact, versatile, and highly playable - that's the Roland A-49 controller!

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Keyboard Controller
  • Number of Keys: 49
  • Type of Keys: Synth Action
  • Velocity Sensitive: Yes
  • Pads: 4
  • Other Controllers: Pitchbend/Mod Lever, D-Beam
  • Encoders/Pots: 2
  • Pedal Inputs: 1 x 1/4" (sustain), 1 x 1/4" (expression)
  • MIDI I/O: Out
  • USB: 1 x Type B
  • Computer Connectivity: USB
  • Software: Ableton Live 9 Lite included
  • Power Supply: Bus Powered
  • Height: 3.31"
  • Width: 32.94"
  • Depth: 7.19"
  • Weight: 5.56 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: A-49-WH

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Rated 5/5

Roland A-49 keyboard controller

I am SOOOOO HAAPPPY! I am writing a soundtrack for my future film. I am still learning about how to fully use this great piece of gear. I also use Logic Pro X for the 75GBs of sounds. Amazing how they work together. It has been 30 years since I had a keyboard and I can't wait to complete my project. Inspiration abounds!
Music background: Classically trained on Piano for 10 years and I also have a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film.
Rated 5/5

Perfect small controller

It has everything I need to control Integra 7.
Music background: Pro Studio owner 1988 - present
Rated 5/5

Sweetwater is the best!

I love my new Roland A-49 the best midi keyboard controller out. But Sweetwater has the best customer service of any on line dealer. Right now I am waiting for my pre-order of the new SSL 2+ USB audio interface! Again 5
Music background: Song writer musician
Rated 5/5

Like the keys on the controler I have a White one and a Black one

I have had the Roland A-49 White version for some time and I love it and the optical control makes it fun. When my cheap Nektar 49 went bad I replaced it with a new Black A-49. For a portable play on your lap controller it can't be beat. And it has silky smooth keys.
Music background: Keyboard player song writer sence 1961
Rated 5/5

Very happy with it

I looked at basically every keyboard controller on the market and chewed on the options for a couple months. Very pleased with this choice. It's lightweight but well-built, not cluttered with an extra screen or any unnecessary crap, 49 keys is plenty, it's attractive, and the feel of the keys is excellent. It makes me want to make music, which is the most basic criteria for any piece of gear!

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Evan Mehre

As much as I love my bigger keyboards, they can be overkill sometimes, and nobody seems to want to help me move them... Enter the A-49. It feels better than many flagship boards I've played, offers a lot of control for very little outlay, and D-Beam is just plain fun. The portability is only one of the A-49's many virtues.

Simply put, modern electronic music wouldn't exist without Roland. Many of the electronic musicians here at Sweetwater cut our teeth on TR Rhythm machines and fondly remember programming our first TB-303s. We owe a good part of our careers to this amazing and innovative company. It's been fun to watch and grow right alongside Roland, as they've introduced wave after wave of revolutionary keyboards, digital pianos, and more. For example, Roland's V-Drum Kits continuously redefine the possibilities of electronic drums, beginning with SuperNATURAL technology to the latest Prismatic Sound Modeling. We're huge fans, and we'd love to tell you all about them. Whether you want a pocket-sized synth or a cutting-edge video mixer, if Roland makes it, then Sweetwater is 100% behind it.

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