A Modern Synth for a Whole New Breed of Keyboardist!

Hey you there, hiding behind that synth! It's time to step out from behind your claustrophobic rig and dominate the stage! Roland's AX-Synth lets you take to the stage where you belong and rock out with the rest of the band. This ain't some rinky-dink cheesy '80s-style toy keytar either. The AX-Synth is serious keyboard for synth nuts who know they deserve better than to be stuck in the back seat. With an AX-Synth strapped across your shoulders, you get a 49-key playground packed with excellent toys and killer sounds. And of course, hooking an AX-Synth up to your favorite virtual instruments or sound modules is a synch, because it has both a USB port and MIDI I/O. The Roland AX-Synth's powerful engine comes loaded with awesome sounds and totally crazy ways to manipulate them. You get a huge selection of screaming leads and awesome solo sound you can wail away with while bending notes with the ribbon controller and adding expression with the modulation bar. It's even got aftertouch and a D Beam you can use to bring out overtones, run filter sweeps, or whatever your heart desires. Plus, you get excellent selection of Roland's SuperNATURAL voices, adding ultra-realistic pianos, strings, and more to your sonic arsenal. It's even got a V-Link button that lets you use it for video control. And don't worry about AC power — the AX-Synth will let you rock out for hours and hours on 8 NiCad AAs.

Roland AX-Synth Performance Synthesizer Features at a Glance:

• Built-in sound engine with voices from Roland's latest synthesizers
  
• Ribbon controller, D Beam, modulation bar, knobs, and easy-to-see display
  
• USB MIDI for easy connection to PC, plus onboard MIDI I/O
  
• Dedicated V-LINK button for video/visual control
  
• Long battery operation (approx. 6 hours)
  
• Can also powered by included AC adapter
  
• 128-voice polyphony
  
• 256 tones plus 8 SuperNATURAL tones
  
• 2 x ¼" output jacks (L/Mono, R)
  
• ¼" stereo headphone output jack
  
• Foot pedal connector
  
• Includes a shoulder strap

Roland AX-Synth - Black Sparkle Specs: Sound Engine Type(s) ROM Number of Keys 49 Type of Keys Synth Action Other Controllers D-Beam, Ribbon Touch, Modulation Bar, Volume Knob Contro Polyphony 128 Notes Wave Memory TBD Number of Presets 262 Expansion No Expansion Number of Effects 0 Effects Types No Effects Arpeggiator No Sampling No Audio Playback No Audio Playback MIDI Sequencer No Sequencer USB 1 x MIDI Number of Audio Inputs 0 Audio Input Types No Audio Inputs Number of Audio Outputs 3 Audio Output Types 2 x TS, 1 x TRS (Headphone) Number of Digital Inputs 0 Digital Input Types No Digital Inputs Number of Digital Outputs 0 Digital Output Types No Digital Outputs MIDI I/O In, Out, and USB Pedal Inputs Foot Pedal Height 3.44" Width 45" Depth 10.5" Weight 8.63 lbs. Power Supply 8 Rechargeable AA-type Ni-MH Batteries (Not Included), AC Adapter (Incl