Roland A-88 Owner's manual

Brand: Roland

Model: A-88

Category: Digital pianos

Type: Owner's manual

Roland A-88: A versatile MIDI keyboard controller with 88 weighted keys, offering a premium playing experience for musicians of all levels. With its expressive keyboard action, comprehensive controls, and seamless integration with music production software, the A-88 empowers you to create and perform music with exceptional expressiveness and versatility. Explore a wide range of sounds, enhance your performances with assignable knobs and sliders, and connect to your favorite music apps and DAWs via USB or MIDI. Experience the Roland A-88 and unlock your musical creativity like never before.

Connecting the A-88 to an iPad

Before you continue, please make sure to access the following URL and check the operating requirements and other relevant information.

http://www.roland.com/support/

NOTE

• The rst-generation iPad cannot be used.

• The iPad app you’re using must support CoreMIDI.

You’ll need to provide the following items

• iPad (made by the Apple Inc.)

• Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (Camera Connector; made by the Apple Inc.)

• USB cable (included with the A-88)

Using the A-88 with an iPad

When using the A-88 with an iPad, switch the USB driver used by the A-88 to “GENERIC.”

Use the following procedure to make this setting.

Apple iPad Camera

Connection Kit

(Camera Connector)

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1. Set the [POWER SOURCE] switch to “AC ADAPTOR.”

2. Connect the AC adaptor, and turn on the power of the A-88.

3. Press the [FUNCTION] button " [ADV] key (keyboard) " [-] button, in that order.

4. Turn o the power of the A-88.

5. Connect the A-88 to the iPad using the Camera Connector of the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit.

6. Turn on the power of the A-88.

MEMO

• It will not be necessary to switch the USB driver the next time you use the A-88 while connected to the iPad. You only need to perform steps 1, 5,

and 6.

• In order to use the A-88 connected with your iPad, the A-88’s [POWER SOURCE] switch must be set to “AC ADAPTOR.”

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Connecting the A-88 to an iPad

Using the A-88 with a Computer

If you want to use the A-88 while it’s connected to a computer after having previously connected it to an iPad, you must switch the USB driver used by

the A-88 to “ADVANCED.”

1. Connect the A-88 to your computer, and turn on the power of the A-88.

2. Press the [FUNCTION] button " [ADV] key (keyboard) " [+] button, in that order.

3. Turn the power of the A-88 o and then on again.

MEMO

• If you’re connecting the A-88 to a computer in which the USB driver has not been installed, disconnect the USB cable from the A-88, and install the

USB driver in the computer as described in the section “Driver Installation” in the owner’s manual for the A-88.

• It will not be necessary to switch the USB driver the next time you connect the A-88 to the computer. Simply connect the A-88 to the computer

and it will be ready for use.

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