Cakewalk A-500PRO 49-key MIDI Keyboard Controller

Cakewalk A-500PRO

 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, Cakewalk A-500PRO is easy to set up - if you can plug-in a USB Cable, you'll be making music in no time at all. When you perform with the A-500PRO, 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-500PRO 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-500PRO.

Everything at your fingertips
The A-500PRO 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-500PRO Editor for Mac and PC makes it a breeze to customize the A-500PRO 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.

Easy Connections with Side Panel Ports
The A-500PRO 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.

Dynamic Pads
The A-500PRO 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-500PRO'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-500PRO 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 softwarethat 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.

49 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

16 x 2 character, brightly lit LED display for editing controls and navigating the system menu

8 velocity-sensitive, lighted, dynamic pads for finger drumming and triggering loops and samples, with HOLD button for latching.

Dedicated transport section for using the A-PRO as a control surface, that can be remapped if desired

Console-style faders for improved feel when making tweaks and adjustments

Included Editor software makes creating new control maps and transferring them to the A-PRO simple and easy

Production Plus Pack includes Cakewalk Sound Center, Rapture LE & Studio Instruments Drums for Mac and PC, as well as SONAR 8.5 LE (PC Only)

Keyboard: 49 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: 838.9 (W) X 250.8 (D) X 91.4 (H)
inches: 33-1/16 (W) X 9-7/8 (D) X 3-5/8(H)

Weight: 3.8 kg / 8 lbs 7 oz

System Requirements:

Windows:
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
**This product does not support Windows XP Media Center Edition or XP Professional x64.

Macintosh***
OS: Mac OS X v10.4 or later
Computer: Apple® Macintosh® series with on-board USB port
CPU: Intel Processor or PowerPC G4 1GHz or higher
Memory: 512MB or higher
Hard Disk: 100MB or more free space

Production Plus Pack 3

Windows:
OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 / Windows Vista® / Windows XP SP2** or later
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

Macintosh***
CPU(Clock): Intel® Core? Duo processor
Memory: 1GB or higher (2GB or higher recommended)
Hard Disk: 6GB or more of free space, EIDE / Ultra DMA (7200 RPM or SATA recommended)
Hardware: Core Audio compatible Audio Interface, DVD-ROM Drive for installation

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