Roland has designed the A-50 professional
keyboard controller to be the ultimate for advanced MIDI systems.
The
A-50 sends channel aftertouch and polyphonic aftertouch (per key), and comes
equipped with a Roland bend lever and Moog-type wheels.
Although it
produces no sound in itself, this instrument offers more controls for adjusting
the personalized nuance parameters of the sound modules in your MIDI system than
any other keyboard on the market.
Up to four MIDI channels can be
layered simultaneously and each can have its own key range (zone), aftertouch
sensitivity, velocity curve, minimum velocity, maximum velocity, aftertouch
curve, and program change.
There's more! Four sliders, four finger
switches, and four foot switches can each be assigned to any MIDI control
function, up to four times -- one per each keyboard zone.
Sixty-four
patch memories allow instant recall of all your system configurations, plus
there's a large state-of-the-art LCD that makes operating your system completely
visual.
If you already own another MIDI keyboard, it won't be wasted.
The A-50 provides a remote MIDI In jack which enables you to configure your
existing keyboard in the same manner as you would the controller.