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Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

1788.0. "Roland A50 keyboard controller" by SQUEKE::GOSSELIN (praying for snow) Wed Nov 30 1988 07:35

	Anyone else get the latest issue of the Roland rag yet?
	They have an article on the "ultimate" midi set-up (slightly
	biased, I should say).  Anyway, they make mention of their new
	A-50 keyboard controller being at the heart of this arrangement.
	Has anyone heard anything else about this new controller?

	just curious....

	Dan
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1788.1Renew your 'subscription' or lose out!MRSVAX::MISKINISWed Nov 30 1988 10:118
    I got mine last week.  Haven't had a chance to read it yet...
    
    My friend WAS on the list and received several issues, but hasn't
    got the new one yet.  I signed up on the mailing list at a keyboard
    clinic at EU in Worcester, and he didn't since he was already on
    their list.  It seems you must RENEW now and then or lose out...
    
    _John_
1788.2Bang/buck ratio is too low.DYO780::SCHAFERBrad - back in Ohio.Wed Nov 30 1988 11:0415
    Yeah, the rag is a bunch of subjective hype.  I get a kick out of the
    articles that talk about all the Roland gear some dude has - especially
    when you can look at the photo and see a Yamaha TX816 sitting there. 

    Anyway, the A50 is *real* expensive (about the price of an S550!), can
    xmit on 4 channels at a time or split 4 ways, has poly aftertouch and
    "the feel of a Super JX keyboard", which to me feels like mush. Oh,
    it's 76 keys. 

    I've never been a fan of the Roland feel, although the unit is packed
    with nifty features.  If the price dropped $1000, I might think about
    picking one up.  As it stands now, I'll continue to use my lowly KX76.
    The A50 is too overpriced for me. 

-b
1788.3!FREKE::GOSSELINpraying for snowWed Nov 30 1988 11:4710
>    I've never been a fan of the Roland feel, although the unit is packed
>    with nifty features.  If the price dropped $1000, I might think about
>    picking one up.  As it stands now, I'll continue to use my lowly KX76.
>    The A50 is too overpriced for me. 

	Too overpriced for me too.  Besides, I'll continue to use my KX88
	(I still have many moons left to finish paying it off).  I was just 
	curious in case I ever decide to buy another controller.

     Dan
1788.4EPS is more flexibleDREGS::BLICKSTEINYo!Wed Nov 30 1988 16:185
    Sounds like the Ensoniq EPS is a equivalent, perhaps in some case
    "better" controller at the same price but you get a sampler as an
    "extra".  Maybe not as many keys though.
    
    	db