Roland A-300PRO Keyboard Controller - Professional 32-key USB Controller for Mac or PC
If you're looking for a keyboard controller that you can use in the studio, on-stage, or anywhere you feel inspired, look no further than the cakewalk A-300 PRO. Combining the best of Roland engineering with Cakewalk's legendary ease-of-use, the cakewalk A-300 PRO has the features and feel you need to get the most out of your music performances and productions. The Cakewalk A-300 PRO 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, the Cakewalk A-300 PRO is easy to set up - if you can plug-in a USB Cable, you'll be making music in no time at all.
The Feel of a Roland-Quality Instrument. When you perform with the A-300 PRO, 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 in Cakewalk A-300 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-300 PRO to match your playing style. No matter what your skill level, you'll appreciate the feel of a quality instrument when you play the cakewalk A-300 PRO.
Everything at Your Fingertips. The Cakewalk A-300 PRO has been ergonomically designed to put everything at your fingertips. All controls in Cakewalk A-300 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 in Cakewalk A-300 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-300PRO Editor for Mac and PC makes it a breeze to customize the Cakewalk A-300 PRO 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.
Dynamic Pads. The Cakewalk A-300 PRO 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-300 PRO's ultra-bright backlit LED display and buttons. And the Cakewalk A-300 PRO works with USB bus power, so if you have your laptop you're ready to make music anywhere.
Easy Connections with Side Panel Ports. The Cakewalk A-300 PRO 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's a must for educational use. Connect USB, MIDI IN/OUT, Hold and Expression pedals without having to reach behind the keyboard.
FPT Low-latency MIDI Transmission. Don't trust your MIDI to anything else! The A-300 PRO 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 in Cakewalk A-300 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 software that ships with the cakewalk A-300 PRO. It includes Cakewalk 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.
What's new in Cakewalk A-300 Pro ?
- The Cakewalk A-300 Pro 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 featured in Cakewalk A-300 Pro
- Dedicated transport section for using the Cakewalk A-300 as a control surface, that can be remapped if desired
- Console-style faders in Cakewalk A-300 Pro for improved feel when making tweaks and adjustments
- Included Editor software makes creating new control maps and transferring them to the Cakewalk A-300 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)
