Cakewalk A-300 Pro - 32 Key MIDI Keyboard Controller

Whether you're playing your favourite 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. Thanks to the included editor software, it is possible to adjust your Control Map, and load it into your software with ease. The 8 onboard velocity sensitive Dynamic Pads can be use to trigger grooves, samples, or one shots on the fly with your favourite daw, sampler, or virtual instrument like the included Cakewalk Sound Centre 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. You can always clearly see what you're doing with the A-300pro'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. The a-300pro 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. Supplied with a 'production Plus' Pack, the a 300 comes equipped with a powerful suite of music creation software. 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 Centre, and Studio Instruments Drums.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
USB MIDI keyboard
32 velocity sensitive keys
Includes Editor software makes creating new control maps and transferring them to the A-PRO simple and easy
45 assignable controls: knobs, sliders, buttons, transport & more
8 Dynamic Pads for finger drumming & MIDI triggering
Pitch bend & Modulation wheel
Sustain and expression pedal connections
16 x 2 character, back lit LED display
Console-style faders for improved feel when making tweaks and adjustments
Includes Editor software makes creating new control maps and transferring them to the A-PRO simple and easy
Supplied with production Plus Pack including:
Cakewalk Sound Centre, Rapture LE & Studio Instruments Drums for Mac and PC, as well as SONAR 8.5 LE (PC Only)
System requirements (PC):
Microsoft Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP SP2** or later (not XP Media Centre Edition or XP Professional x64)
Intel-compatible Processors 1GHz or higher
512MB RAM or higher
100MB or more hard disk space
System requirements (Mac):
OS: Mac OS X v10.4 or later
Intel Processor or PowerPC G4 1GHz or higher
512MB RAM or higher
100MB or more hard disk space
Production Plus Pack 3 (PC):
Microsoft Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP SP2** or later (not XP Media Centre Edition or XP Professional x64)
Intel-compatible Processors 2 GHz or higher (3 GHz recommended)
1GB RAM or higher (2GB recommended)
8GB or more hard disk space
WDM or ASIO compatible audio interface
DVD-ROM drive for installation
Production Plus Pack 3 (Mac):
Intel Core Duo processor
1GB RAM or higher (2GB recommended)
6GB or more hard disk space
Core Audio compatible Audio Interface, DVD-ROM Drive for installation

Weight: 3.9kg (including packaging)
Height: 33.0cm x Width: 16.0cm x Depth: 68.0cm
Warranty: 12 months
Power: USB Powered