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Roland - AE-10

Description

All-new digital wind instrument with traditional sax fingering and flexible onboard sounds
In the studio and on stage, your trusty acoustic sax is always by your side. But if you work across a range of musical genres, imagine how useful it would be to own a single wind instrument that delivers every sound that's required. The Roland Aerophone AE-10 is a trailblazing digital wind instrument that fuses traditional sax fingering with the flexible onboard tones you need. Seasoned players will feel instantly at home with the familiar saxophone fingering system, responsive SuperNATURAL sounds, and a breath sensor that reacts like your favorite acoustic horn. The large sound selection faithfully recreates saxophone models from soprano to baritone, plus wind instruments like clarinet and trumpet, string instruments, and even synths. With built-in speakers, battery power capability, and DAW connectivity, the Roland Aerophone AE-10 is the versatile, play-anywhere choice that supports you in every musical scenario.

All the saxophone sounds you need in one instrument
Nothing beats the sound of your favorite acoustic sax, but sometimes its tone might not be quite right for the job at hand. Whatever scenario you're playing in, the Roland Aerophone AE-10 has the onboard digital sax sounds you need. Choose from alto, tenor, soprano, and baritone sax types that all respond just like their acoustic counterparts to your playing dynamics and articulation, thanks to Roland's advanced SuperNATURAL modeling technology. Alongside individual sounds, you can pull off a seamless performance with the Full Range feature, automatically switching between sax types by key range.

Jam with favorite tunes on your smartphone
Playing sessions are even more fun when you connect a smartphone or music player to jam along with favorite songs. Your device connects to the stereo mini-jack input on the Aerophone AE-10, and plays through the onboard monitor speakers or connected headphones.

Customize your Aerophone for maximum expression
The Aerophone Editor is a free iOS app for the Aerophone AE-10 that lets you adjust tones, set various playing parameters, and organize tone lists. You're able to deeply customize sounds and functions with parameters only available in the app, and easily create tone lists for different performance and practice situations. Via a convenient interface, you have access to four tone layers, various controller assignments, effects settings, and more. The Aerophone Editor is a must-have tool to perfectly tailor your Aerophone AE-10 for your own personal playing style.

Features
* All new playing experience with traditional saxophone fingerings
* A variety of realistic acoustic instruments and award-winning synths
* Seamlessly blends with acoustic and electronic instruments
* Play anywhere and anytime with onboard speakers, battery power, and headphones
* Mouthpiece features sensitive breath sensor with reed structure for friendly playing feel and control over techniques like vibrato and pitch
* Realistic and expressive onboard wind instrument sound library
* Roland's latest synth sounds on board, optimized for breath control
* Easy connection to a computer DAW via USB
* Expand your library and edit your sound with Aerophone Editor for iOS

What's Included
* Aerophone AE-10
* Mouthpiece with cap
* Neck strap
* AC adaptor
* Owner's manual
* Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"

Specifications
Key Layout: Saxophone compatible
Sound Generator: SuperNATURAL acoustic, PCM synthesizer
Preset Memory: Tones: 55 (*Version 2.10)
User Memory: Tones: 100
Effects:
* Multi-effects
* Chorus
* Reverb
Controllers:
* Breath sensor
* Bite sensor
* Performance keys
* Octave keys
* Thumb controller
* Tone button
Display:: Custom LCD
Connectors:
INPUT jack: stereo miniature phone type
PHONES/OUTPUT jack: stereo 1/4-inch phone type
USB COMPUTER port (supports USB MIDI)
DC IN jack
Internal Speakers: 2.8 cm x 2; 1.5 W x 2
Power Supply: AC adaptor (DC 5.7 V) / Rechargeable Ni-MH battery (AA, HR6) (sold separately) x 6
Current Draw: 418mA
Battery life for continuous use (differs depending on the conditions of use): Rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries: approximately 7 hours(When using batteries having a capacity of 1,900 mAh.) (*Carbon-zinc or alkaline batteries cannot be used)
Dimensions: 574 x 128 x 93 mm / 22-5/8" x 5-1/16" x 3-11/16"
Weight: 855 g / 1 lb. 15 oz. (including batteries)