Roland A-88MKII MIDI Keyboard Controller - Manual (Page 3)

3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
: Placing the A-88MKII on a Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
: Turning the A-88MKII On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Turning Off the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
: Making the Power Automatically Turn Off After a Time
(Auto Off)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Main Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
: Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
: Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Restoring the Factory Settings (FACTORY RESET) . . 5
Overview of the A-88MKII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Zone Settings
(FUNCTION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
: Specifying the MIDI Transmit Channel (MIDI CHANNEL)
. . . . 7
: Specifying the Bank Select MSB/LSB
(BANK MSB/LSB)
. . . . . . 7
: Specifying the Zone’s Output Destination
(OUTPUT)
. . . . . 7
Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
: Specifying the Velocity Curve
(VELO CURVE)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
: Specifying the Zone and Key Range (Zone Settings)
. . . . . . . 8
Playing One Sound
(Single)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Playing Multiple Layered Sounds (Layer)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Specifying a Key Range for Sounds (Split)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Transmitting Controller Messages to a Specific Zone
(Target Zone)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
: Changing the Octave
(Octave Shift)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
: Changing the Pitch in Semitones
(Transpose)
. . . . . . . . . . . 9
: Using the Knobs to Transmit Control Change Messages . 9
: Using the Pads to Transmit MIDI Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Pads to Switch Sounds
(Program Change)
. . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Pads to Transmit Control Changes (Cc/Control Change)
. . 10
Using the Pads to Play Notes (Note On)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
: Performing Arpeggios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Changing the Steps of the Arpeggio
(ARPEGGIATOR STEP)
. . . . . . . 11
Changing the Note Duration (ARPEGGIATOR GATE)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Saving the Settings
(SNAP SHOT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
: Recalling a SNAP SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
: Saving a SNAP SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System Settings (FUNCTION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
: Specifying the Keyboard Velocity Values (KEY VELO)
. . . . . . 13
: Preventing Suspend When USB-Connected
(NO SUSPEND)
. 13
: Selecting the USB Driver (DRIVER)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
: Setting the Operation of the Pedal
(CTRL DIR)
. . . . . . . . . . . 13
: Switching the Operation of the Pads (Latch/Momentary)
. . . . 14
: Assigning a Controller Number to a Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
: Using Pedals to Modify the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
: Assigning a Program Change Message to a Pad
(PROG CHG)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
: Assigning a Control Change Message to a Pad (CC)
. . . . . . 14
: Assigning Note Messages to Pads
(NOTE)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
: Halting Stuck Notes
(PANIC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contents
Main Specifications
Roland A-88MKII: MIDI Keyboard Controller
Keyboard 88 keys (PHA-4 Standard Keyboard: with Escapement and Ivory Feel)
Power
Supply Supplied from the computer via USB COMPUTER port
AC-Adaptor
Current
Draw 260 mA (USB)
300 mA (AC adaptor)
Dimensions 1,429 (W) x 274 (D) x 119 (H) mm
56-5/16 (W) x 10-13/16 (D) x 4-11/16 (H) inches
Weight 17.5 kg / 38 lbs 10 oz
Accessories Owner’s manual
USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable
USB Type-C to USB A type cable
Options Keyboard stand (KS-10Z, KS-12)
Piano pedal (RPU-3)
Damper pedal (DP-10)
Pedal switch (DP-2)
Expression pedal (EV-5)
AC-Adaptor (PSB-1U)
* This document explains the specifications of the product at the time that the
document was issued. For the latest information, refer to the Roland website.