Okay, this is just funny as all hell. I found myself yelling at the screen, "IT'S A MIDI CONTROLLER NOT A KEYBOARD!" But i just end up laughing instead.
It is both. A keyboard doesn't have to produce sounds for it to be a keyboard, if that's what you're implying. His complaint was the he was unable to connect it to something like a hardware synthesizer to send MIDI data. Now, whether his claims are true I don't know, but any MIDI controller should be able to work without being connected to a computer.
"Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone mode. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons."
You can use A49 as standalone controller. Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons.
Obviously English isn't his first language so terminology should not be the main concern here (though yes, it is a keyboard MIDI controller). His argument that you should be able to plug a MIDI controller into an audio module and it just works is fair enough.
Are both computers off? And he dont know what is a midi control or a daw, yes you need a special program, plugins and virtual instruments to use that. But is funny how angry he is and he is completly wrong. And is a very cool "keyboard" if you know how to use it.
calm down my friend. yes the manual maybe not user friendly. but try this to power up your controller. Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons.
@@swarron Hello! Interested to know if you got a reply to this message? I am interested to know as well....would like to use it to control analog synth w/out computer
I came across my answer to this video again and it seems I forgot the important part -- HOW TO use the standard MIDI driver instead of the Roland specific one. For this you need to press "FUNCTION", then "ADV" (placed @ 3rd keyboard octave, C#) and then MINUS button (" - "). If you want to go back to the custom Roland driver, same operation but press PLUS button (" + ") And.. this is explained in the manual ;-) Hope this helps someone!
Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone mode. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons. gee
UWAGA, UWAGA: Instrument może być zasilany bez komputera, wbrew temu co jest napisane w instrukcji...Firma oficjalnie nie podaje tej informacji, ale przy podłączaniu zwykłej ładowarki do telefonu do Roland A-49 wystarczy przytrzymać klawisze FUNCTION + ASSIGN + PITCH i instrument będzie pracował w trybie STANDALONE (bez konieczności podłączenia laptopa, huba usb, etc.) To bardzo ważna informacja dla zawodowych muzyków, korzystających z prawdziwych instrumentów sprzętowych (nie zabawkowy soft) z modułów brzmieniowych/samplerów, etc.
Hey friends, what a nice debate here! I have MC-505 and had fun with d-beam. I use XV-2020 regurarily. They were good once, but eg. my friend bought SPD-S pads, they stoped to release drivers. Its planned obsoleting. Software on XV-2020 is really misserable. Anti-user-friendly. Can't use it with new mac, anyways, drivers ... But now, they made HUGE STEP FORWARD with a driver for keyboard :) And you cant say if the unit is on or off its a real problem. But there is even worse things ... I am using Digitech Jamman on stage, I run band with prepared drumloops. You can't imagine how bad this software is. Putting samples in and outside is terrible nightmare. Such a simple thing like droping a sample on sd card! I will make a video. It will be a real comedy, stay tuned. (Sad thing is, but there is no real alternative.) Ok, now relax and enjoy live act on Yamaha RS7000, real piece of hardware, where developers really THINK about what they are creating. Hail to the Yamaha engineers ! :) :D czcams.com/video/cgYMY9vAtnk/video.html And no, I am not using crystal meth.
Hi Frantisek! Please help me! I was thinking in buy one of those for 200 dollars, to control and record on my roland D2 groovebox! But I don't have any computer nor drivers or anything! Just groovebox, kaossilator, akai drum machine and old Peavey amplifier! Does it work to control play in my groovebox or not? Regards from Costa Rica ✌
RTFM is not positive in this case. Just the advice of zaldy angeles to press function-assign-pitch the same time while putting the cable in the keyboard is very necessary. Then it works, I had the same problem and the same hate. But since it works I love it totally!
There is no sense in insulting the man, as almost all of these companies these days are coding like absolutely shit, bloated heavy C++/C-- code that requires a super computer to run the plug, apps and drivers that don't like to work or require a ton of other key files, loggers, and OS core files in order for something so simple to work and Roland with this CLOUD SHIT... SMH That man is old enough to know when you purchased an plug or app, the file size was a few megs and it loaded quick and simple and fucking worked - or it was not even required for you to load anything,whereas now it is a lot of shit!... REAL FUCKING TALK! and it will only get worse! ... be humane! and as always #UnLOCKyoURfOOL®
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Hey man that guy is being helpful. There's midi but that thing doesn't work without a computer. I have a dawless setup and would have been marooned.
1st question did you know when you purchased it that it is only a midi controller not an electronic piano or synthesiser? It is understandable to make this fundamental mistake when you are new to the world of electronic music production. From other reviewers the keyboard seems to be a good value choice for a basic (bus powered) midi keyboard. Regarding 'midi drivers' using it with a Mac computer - no problem - also most midi controllers made since before 2000 are universally midi compliant.
So far as I heard what this guy is saying , he has no any idea what a midi controller means... He was assuming that using just a usb midi cable with a phone charger inserted in a power socket he is going to play any piano sound there,, this is totally dumb,,, its a comedy ,, enjoy it,,,, I wish If i could contact him so that I could take this top rated midi keys from him paying his money immediately
Just... think about it. How would the 5-pin MIDI work if this wasn't a standard MIDI device? It is, and Windows supports it with its included standard MIDI driver... but you have to set the keyboard properly. Roland is lacking in documentation but not on features...
I appreciate your sense of humor lol. Maybe it needs driver in order to use light approximity sensors. Hope you find another good controller that doesn't need driver
if you still have the keyboard , there's a tip to power it with current , there's a combination of switch while plugin it , check on google now 2020 you'll find it quick , thx
@@frantisek-psotka press Function, Assign, Pitch while plugin the 5V power supply and it's ok . for some users they say they just have to do it Once , and then it's ok for the next times .... at least there's this trick ... some people find the trick by calling the roland hotline . I wanted to know as you have t , out of this little prob , does the keyboard is ok playable ? , want to buy one , and i'm feed up with keyboard midi with no power supply or others with no midi plug , ... thank you
after I upgraded my osx and logic to the x version.....the drivers for my EDIROL PCR were no longer valid. No new drivers were written by roland. I had to sell a perfectly good midi controller. So yes...on Roland's behalf this is totally stupid.
Took me a year to stumble on the fact that u can power by it usb plug with hold function key when turning on… this should have been on the front on the manual… 5 yrs on I bet people still don’t know this
Hello frantisek. All midi controllers needs a computer.I think if you connect the midi out connector to recording card with midi in you don't need to install drivers ,but you will still have to connect the usb to the power to power on the controller. To play music you will need software like cubase and from the software you choose sounds . Seems complicate but should work .Give it a try. The only problem i understand from you is why the controller dosen't power on when you connected it to direct power or computer usb - try to change usb cable . Thanks
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Hey mate thank you so much! As a Linux user, I would have been marooned with this shit. I wanted it to pilot my Korg electribe via midi out, I guess it isn't actually possible. What a disappointment!!!
It's a midi keyboard only. It does not have speakers. You use it in a DAW to play VST INSTRUMENTS. (virtual instruments). and then the sound comes out of your audio out on the PC. You can then listen using headphones or powered speakers or through an amp etc. The key board is fine but it is midi only.(musical instrument digital interface.)
Did you listen to his rant? He wants to use the midi out to control a hardware synth, he clearly knows it doesn't produce sound on it's own. Also midi keyboards were a thing before VSTs.
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Hidden keyboard combo for a (yet another) midi keyboard is just nonsense. It's something you never imagine - like to start a car you have to turn on left direction indicator, then start sweeper on second speed and then while with adjusting rear mirror push the push button on your parking brake twice. To start a car. When there every other car in the fucking universe is started just by turning the key. I can now see you, how you calmly relax and read 300 pages of car manual to figure fucking out how to start it up. :) Greetings!
@@frantisek-psotkasure, I agree it's stupid thing but it'd take less time if you just google it before filming. Fun video and good keyboard tho. Cheers ;)
He was expecting to power it up to control another keyboard in a chain (basically extend the number of keys available to the master keyboard) WITHOUT needing to hook it up to a computer for power.
U probably ate too many bananas;). J/K, but i never had any issues with the A-49. It is a Midi Keyboard and not standalone. Roland is a Great brand and the keys are wheighted well. Hope you figured it out. Greetings from Liechtenstein
Had power issues with Edirol PCr usb keyboards which I believe are Roland and they just needed the driver signing option disabling whilst installing the drivers under Windows 10.
This A-49 sucks but not for the reason you mention (which isn't true). It sucks because the PITCH BEND only sends out 4-BIT MIDI message! FOUR. Pitch Bend is supposed to be 14-bit, so instead of over 16,000 possible pitch bend positions you get only 16! So the pitch bend sounds super steppy like an old video game or something. Totally ridiculous. I verified it by examining the MIDI messages in real time... no matter how slowly I move the pitch stick, it jumps 512 values at a time instead of 1 value at a time. Even cheap MIDI controllers send 7-bit messages (nearly 10x the resolution of 4-bit), but the A-49 is marketed as a professional level controller and in this day and age there's no excuse for not doing 14-bit which is the MIDI spec since version 1.0 in the early 80s!
@@frantisek-psotka Nothing in the manual at all besides "it has Pitch Bend" feature -- which to me means it should have 14-bit real Pitch Bend unless it says different. I have emailed Roland Support TWICE and asked if there's any way to send a SysEx message to the A-49 to change the Pitch Bend resolution (since M-Audio MIDI keyboard has this feature) but Roland has not responded. It is totally unbelievable! 4-bit Pitch Bend! Can't even use it. I am going to sell this piece of shit on Ebay and upgrade to an Arturia Keylab Essential 49 -- their customer service told me it has 14-bit real Pitch Bend.
I really appreciate your review. The Roland driver is a deal-breaker for me; I got no time or money to deal with bricked hardware when the company decides to abandon their software.
Read manual first!!!! You dont need install advanced drivers at all. Just switch midi A49 keybord to 'generic' driver mode - That is it. 10 seconds of work.
@@frantisek-psotka i have mine on my desktop, i just pressed function + pitch + assign before connect the power, and i'm using it with my synths. straight out of the box, without even connect it to a computer. It's on the manual how to do it...
Ok *inhales* Firstly, this is advertised as a MIDI Controller. That means that it is not designed to be powered by an adapter and play instantly. It is, for example, designed to be used with a DAW. Secondly, you show that you have absolutely no knowledge of how a computer works, as you say that nothing needs drivers. Without drivers, nothing you connect to your computer will work. Windows just has most drivers allready, that's why when you plug in a new mouse or something, a messege pops up and says 'Installing Drivers'. The computer doesn't have the drivers for the A 49 as it is less common. Thirdly, you do not have to sign into anything to download the drivers from the Roland Website.
@@frantisek-psotka The same cam be said for you, as you clearly have no idea what you are talking about when you try to explain why the A 49 isn't working.
Anybody has the right to make an opinion. I don't want to start flame war. Maybe the problem is that you doesn't understand English very well. And your ability to distinct between facts and feelings can be improved, too. Have a nice day!
Já jsem se před nákupem na tento problém ptal "podavače" v Muzikeru, ten neznal odpověď, a protože na nástroj prodejně k vyzkoušení nebyl, doporučil mě si ho objednat a následně případně vrátit. Dopadl jsem jako Ty, a druhý den jsem ho vracel. Protože mě to nedalo, trochu jsem googloval, zjistil to, co popisuje předchozí komentář a objednal jsem si ho znovu, tentokrát u výhradního distributora Rolandu, s dotazem, zda je možné klávesy použít i bez pc. Nástroj došel, odpověď ne, ale bez problému jsem ho používám s tím, že je zapojen pouze do napáječe, který jsem zasunul do zásuvkového adaptéru se svítícím vypínačem, takže nemusím kabel vyndavat. Nechápu, který debil v Rolandu toto vymyslel, u žádných jiných midi kláves jsem se s tím nesetkal, a proto chápu Tvoji naštvanost. Používám ho občas jako druhou klaviaturu nad Kurzweilem PC3X, oceňuji minimální rozměry a váhu, a pro moji potřebu i dobré ovládání.
1. drivers are allways needed for any piece of hardware, you think you don't need them because they are mostly preinstalled by the OS, however not all drivers can be included in windows so therefore sometimes you need to install them manually... 2. the fact that you have to provide administrator rights to the installer is because of the hardened windows security and the pw promt comes up only if you are logged in as a non-administrative user, the reason behind is that the installer has to write on your drive and is not allowed by default but this is something you should know. 3. feel ashame how you behave in front of this poor little child!!! 4. take less drugs and you wont have any problems with your gear anymore!!! Have A Nice Day!
In points 1. 2. and 4. you are wrong. You dont need drivers e.g. for mouses, because the protocol (communication) is standardized. Thus no need of drivers any more. Same with MIDI / Core Audio. The latter can be discussed in the same way. Thanks for your moral appeal and your expert insight into groving up a family and behaviour, have a nice day, too!
I have a Roland A-49. He's right, I've just realized that I have to press the keys otherwise no sound comes out. This guy either has the driest sense of humor on the planet or he buys things without looking at them. The one that I have has 'midi keyboard controller' printed on the box. It does exactly what it should do, with the added feature of exposing idiots to the world by their own doing. This clip shows the difference between a musician and a person with a musical instrument. Very enjoyable vid. By the way drums need sticks, trumpets need wind and guitars need strings. Don't eat too many bananas people. Be warned!
The kind of MIDI controller some assjack tries to use without reading the fucking manual or even trying to google the solution when an obviously ridiculous problem shows up
No, I have Alesis A49, but I would not recommend this keyboard. Its very bad. Both keyboard and operation. Operation is incredibly awful. After having Alesis drum pads and this controller I decided not to buy any Alesis product ever more. :( These pads gets broken after month of home use.
You say: "I didn't read the manual because you shouldn't or you don't need to read the manual for a fucking keyboard, it's always the same.." CLEARLY YOU SHOULD HAVE READ THE MANUAL. THE TIME IT TOOK YOU TO CREATE A STUPID ASS VIDEO YOU SHOULD HAVE READ THE MANUAL INSTEAD. YOUR QUESTION: How do I power up my Roland A49 MIDI controller with a USB power supply (without a computer)? ANSWER: Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone mode. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons. You are welcome.
Okay, this is just funny as all hell. I found myself yelling at the screen, "IT'S A MIDI CONTROLLER NOT A KEYBOARD!" But i just end up laughing instead.
It is both. A keyboard doesn't have to produce sounds for it to be a keyboard, if that's what you're implying.
His complaint was the he was unable to connect it to something like a hardware synthesizer to send MIDI data. Now, whether his claims are true I don't know, but any MIDI controller should be able to work without being connected to a computer.
@@Distortionist After looking at the keyboard, it has 5-pin MIDI out built into the thing. There shouldn't even be a problem, lol.
😂
This video needs to go viral.
the captions!!!
Yes! 😂
"Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone mode. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons."
Your comment helped me connect the A49 to a cell phone charger. Thank you very much.
You can use A49 as standalone controller. Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons.
All you have to do is hold the s1 ands s2 buttons while plugging the cable into your keyboard.
Love you man
An ANY OTHER KEYBOARD I just need the USB cable und my hands. WTF Roland.
@@rindfleischetikettierungsu6654 😂😂
Wooow you saved me. How did you find this out? Is that in the A49 manual?
Wow, this guy really likes bananas!
this guys look maniac...
As does Mom your
Much like man
bro, that's not a keyboard, it's a midi controller.
check what you gonna buy first next time :'v
Obviously English isn't his first language so terminology should not be the main concern here (though yes, it is a keyboard MIDI controller).
His argument that you should be able to plug a MIDI controller into an audio module and it just works is fair enough.
@@ferretallica That's not an excuse. You have to do your homework before just clicking on the "buy" button.
Not a keyboard, it’s a controller
@@cdp6896 It's both dipshit. It's like saying "it's not a dog it's a mammal". Yes, it's a MIDI controller. What kind? A keyboard.
Are both computers off? And he dont know what is a midi control or a daw, yes you need a special program, plugins and virtual instruments to use that. But is funny how angry he is and he is completly wrong.
And is a very cool "keyboard" if you know how to use it.
calm down my friend. yes the manual maybe not user friendly. but try this to power up your controller.
Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons.
This advise actully worked :) Does the keybord send midi in this mode? otherwise kind of useless
i extremely appreciate this,,,, i was actually a few minutes from returning this product
Yup I had to do that when I got mine new. Yes it is stupid.
@@swarron Hello! Interested to know if you got a reply to this message? I am interested to know as well....would like to use it to control analog synth w/out computer
Thanks for mentioning this - as the manual doesn't. I already sent one back as I thought it was faulty!
I came across my answer to this video again and it seems I forgot the important part -- HOW TO use the standard MIDI driver instead of the Roland specific one.
For this you need to press "FUNCTION", then "ADV" (placed @ 3rd keyboard octave, C#) and then MINUS button (" - ").
If you want to go back to the custom Roland driver, same operation but press PLUS button (" + ")
And.. this is explained in the manual ;-)
Hope this helps someone!
One of the best videos i’ve ever seen on CZcams. I’m dead, Thank you.
Something tells me we need drivers for this keyboard.
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Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone mode. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons.
gee
oh man, I think this is the standard case where the issue is with the user not the manufacturer.
hahahahaha
I am in America and I had the same Bonita banana boxes filled with books holding up a door as desk. I even had a dread mohawk back then. What a trip.
mexican here, had one of those "tables" too, some days eh
UWAGA, UWAGA: Instrument może być zasilany bez komputera, wbrew temu co jest napisane w instrukcji...Firma oficjalnie nie podaje tej informacji, ale przy podłączaniu zwykłej ładowarki do telefonu do Roland A-49 wystarczy przytrzymać klawisze FUNCTION + ASSIGN + PITCH i instrument będzie pracował w trybie STANDALONE (bez konieczności podłączenia laptopa, huba usb, etc.) To bardzo ważna informacja dla zawodowych muzyków, korzystających z prawdziwych instrumentów sprzętowych (nie zabawkowy soft) z modułów brzmieniowych/samplerów, etc.
Keyboard is great for the price, the best you can get, but damn, dude. RTFM
Read the comments man. You have to press a few buttons and stuff while plugging it in to make it work without drivers and stuff.
Hey friends, what a nice debate here! I have MC-505 and had fun with d-beam. I use XV-2020 regurarily. They were good once, but eg. my friend bought SPD-S pads, they stoped to release drivers. Its planned obsoleting. Software on XV-2020 is really misserable. Anti-user-friendly. Can't use it with new mac, anyways, drivers ... But now, they made HUGE STEP FORWARD with a driver for keyboard :) And you cant say if the unit is on or off its a real problem. But there is even worse things ... I am using Digitech Jamman on stage, I run band with prepared drumloops. You can't imagine how bad this software is. Putting samples in and outside is terrible nightmare. Such a simple thing like droping a sample on sd card! I will make a video. It will be a real comedy, stay tuned. (Sad thing is, but there is no real alternative.) Ok, now relax and enjoy live act on Yamaha RS7000, real piece of hardware, where developers really THINK about what they are creating. Hail to the Yamaha engineers ! :) :D czcams.com/video/cgYMY9vAtnk/video.html And no, I am not using crystal meth.
Hi Frantisek! Please help me! I was thinking in buy one of those for 200 dollars, to control and record on my roland D2 groovebox! But I don't have any computer nor drivers or anything! Just groovebox, kaossilator, akai drum machine and old Peavey amplifier! Does it work to control play in my groovebox or not? Regards from Costa Rica ✌
RTFM is not positive in this case. Just the advice of zaldy angeles to press function-assign-pitch the same time while putting the cable in the keyboard is very necessary. Then it works, I had the same problem and the same hate. But since it works I love it totally!
you have to press the button S1+S2 first and then plug in the cable
Totally sympathetic with your frustration, donno how to help you ...😅
WTF is this? Please make sure you are taking your meds as prescribed.
There is no sense in insulting the man, as almost all of these companies these days are coding like absolutely shit, bloated heavy C++/C-- code that requires a super computer to run the plug, apps and drivers that don't like to work or require a ton of other key files, loggers, and OS core files in order for something so simple to work and Roland with this CLOUD SHIT... SMH That man is old enough to know when you purchased an plug or app, the file size was a few megs and it loaded quick and simple and fucking worked - or it was not even required for you to load anything,whereas now it is a lot of shit!... REAL FUCKING TALK! and it will only get worse!
... be humane! and as always #UnLOCKyoURfOOL®
Hey man that guy is being helpful. There's midi but that thing doesn't work without a computer. I have a dawless setup and would have been marooned.
1st question did you know when you purchased it that it is only a midi controller not an electronic piano or synthesiser? It is understandable to make this fundamental mistake when you are new to the world of electronic music production. From other reviewers the keyboard seems to be a good value choice for a basic (bus powered) midi keyboard. Regarding 'midi drivers' using it with a Mac computer - no problem - also most midi controllers made since before 2000 are universally midi compliant.
So far as I heard what this guy is saying , he has no any idea what a midi controller means... He was assuming that using just a usb midi cable with a phone charger inserted in a power socket he is going to play any piano sound there,, this is totally dumb,,, its a comedy ,, enjoy it,,,, I wish If i could contact him so that I could take this top rated midi keys from him paying his money immediately
Just... think about it. How would the 5-pin MIDI work if this wasn't a standard MIDI device? It is, and Windows supports it with its included standard MIDI driver... but you have to set the keyboard properly. Roland is lacking in documentation but not on features...
Please tell me this is sarcastic
no, the guy is a moron
Wathing this I feel like the year is 1992!
Hope you got your A-49 figured out and Working. I had the same issue is was just a Driver setting Issue all works fine now.
The balloon is the star of the show
LOL 😆 🎈
I appreciate your sense of humor lol. Maybe it needs driver in order to use light approximity sensors. Hope you find another good controller that doesn't need driver
I understand you. I’m also looking for one that doesn’t require software or driver in addition to what the OS has built-in.
What's up with the banana boxes ?
its not bananboxes...its furniture...
He couldn't find any sinderblocks or milkcrates.
There’s a lot going on in this video
It's the latest $10 Ikea desk.
if you still have the keyboard , there's a tip to power it with current , there's a combination of switch while plugin it , check on google now 2020 you'll find it quick , thx
Thanks.
@@frantisek-psotka press Function, Assign, Pitch while plugin the 5V power supply and it's ok . for some users they say they just have to do it Once , and then it's ok for the next times .... at least there's this trick ... some people find the trick by calling the roland hotline . I wanted to know as you have t , out of this little prob , does the keyboard is ok playable ? , want to buy one , and i'm feed up with keyboard midi with no power supply or others with no midi plug , ... thank you
after I upgraded my osx and logic to the x version.....the drivers for my EDIROL PCR were no longer valid. No new drivers were written by roland. I had to sell a perfectly good midi controller. So yes...on Roland's behalf this is totally stupid.
Took me a year to stumble on the fact that u can power by it usb plug with hold function key when turning on… this should have been on the front on the manual… 5 yrs on I bet people still don’t know this
Hello frantisek. All midi controllers needs a computer.I think if you connect the midi out connector to recording card with midi in you don't need to install drivers ,but you will still have to connect the usb to the power to power on the controller. To play music you will need software like cubase and from the software you choose sounds . Seems complicate but should work .Give it a try. The only problem i understand from you is why the controller dosen't power on when you connected it to direct power or computer usb - try to change usb cable . Thanks
Hey mate thank you so much! As a Linux user, I would have been marooned with this shit. I wanted it to pilot my Korg electribe via midi out, I guess it isn't actually possible. What a disappointment!!!
you must be a real artist. you have sold furniture to buy new equipment!
Bonita bananas ...
It's a midi keyboard only. It does not have speakers. You use it in a DAW to play VST INSTRUMENTS. (virtual instruments). and then the sound comes out of your audio out on the PC. You can then listen using headphones or powered speakers or through an amp etc. The key board is fine but it is midi only.(musical instrument digital interface.)
Did you listen to his rant? He wants to use the midi out to control a hardware synth, he clearly knows it doesn't produce sound on it's own.
Also midi keyboards were a thing before VSTs.
shouldnt judge a product based on one bad iteration. its a great keyboard. shame.
Do you work for Roland? LOL
Borat gets a midi controller ! Lol from US & A
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1. Record a video of taking your frustration out on how shitty that gear is
Hidden keyboard combo for a (yet another) midi keyboard is just nonsense. It's something you never imagine - like to start a car you have to turn on left direction indicator, then start sweeper on second speed and then while with adjusting rear mirror push the push button on your parking brake twice. To start a car. When there every other car in the fucking universe is started just by turning the key. I can now see you, how you calmly relax and read 300 pages of car manual to figure fucking out how to start it up. :) Greetings!
@@frantisek-psotkasure, I agree it's stupid thing but it'd take less time if you just google it before filming. Fun video and good keyboard tho. Cheers ;)
This is ridiculous. What was he expecting. It is a keyboard controller.
He was expecting to power it up to control another keyboard in a chain (basically extend the number of keys available to the master keyboard) WITHOUT needing to hook it up to a computer for power.
@@PhilipWrightThat's what the wall wart socket is for.
If this is a troll you are really fucking good :,D
I had exactly the same response, had to make a crazy button combination to reset it. Threw me back 20 years back in MIDI country.
Bruh did cross check the year before saying "2016".😂😂😂
Maybe he shouldn't use it high.
Nah this guy has the opposite problem: He's way too sober.
U probably ate too many bananas;). J/K, but i never had any issues with the A-49. It is a Midi Keyboard and not standalone. Roland is a Great brand and the keys are wheighted well. Hope you figured it out. Greetings from Liechtenstein
Best review ever
Just press the S1 and S2 buttons simultaneously on your Roland Keyboard, and you're done.
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what the fuck did i just witness lmao
Had a good laugh.
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WTF man this is not a stand alone keyboard it's just for recording with a vst plugins in а daw
Had power issues with Edirol PCr usb keyboards which I believe are Roland and they just needed the driver signing option disabling whilst installing the drivers under Windows 10.
This A-49 sucks but not for the reason you mention (which isn't true). It sucks because the PITCH BEND only sends out 4-BIT MIDI message! FOUR. Pitch Bend is supposed to be 14-bit, so instead of over 16,000 possible pitch bend positions you get only 16! So the pitch bend sounds super steppy like an old video game or something. Totally ridiculous. I verified it by examining the MIDI messages in real time... no matter how slowly I move the pitch stick, it jumps 512 values at a time instead of 1 value at a time. Even cheap MIDI controllers send 7-bit messages (nearly 10x the resolution of 4-bit), but the A-49 is marketed as a professional level controller and in this day and age there's no excuse for not doing 14-bit which is the MIDI spec since version 1.0 in the early 80s!
Thats very interesting and important. Perfect suprise in 21st century made by Roland. I bet there is nothing about this in the manual.
@@frantisek-psotka Nothing in the manual at all besides "it has Pitch Bend" feature -- which to me means it should have 14-bit real Pitch Bend unless it says different. I have emailed Roland Support TWICE and asked if there's any way to send a SysEx message to the A-49 to change the Pitch Bend resolution (since M-Audio MIDI keyboard has this feature) but Roland has not responded. It is totally unbelievable! 4-bit Pitch Bend! Can't even use it. I am going to sell this piece of shit on Ebay and upgrade to an Arturia Keylab Essential 49 -- their customer service told me it has 14-bit real Pitch Bend.
What stick? Pitch is controlled by D-Beam, no?
well you do need to read the manual of every product. Not everyhting is an iPhone
"no support for old ravers" 😂 LOL well... I'm a 90's kid so I guess I'm not allowed to buy it. 🤷♂️
Is this guy related to Ninja from Die Antwoord?
This is a midi controller you! Not an actual keyboard is for production purposes. 😂
Fucking funny, I love this vdo.
I really appreciate your review. The Roland driver is a deal-breaker for me; I got no time or money to deal with bricked hardware when the company decides to abandon their software.
hello man, does this device have its own speakers?
Read manual first!!!! You dont need install advanced drivers at all. Just switch midi A49 keybord to 'generic' driver mode - That is it. 10 seconds of work.
Control your child before filming.
Y'all are joking but this video just helped me out bug time. I'm sick of keyboards that need drivers. I say thanks....
Omg this guy is a mess, he’s living in chaos
Its a midi (which is not a piano and doesnt make sounds itself) but ok...
Dude why you just din't put this video down? you see you were wrong!!
I was not wrong, mate. As approved by several comments below. Listen carefuly.
@@frantisek-psotka i have mine on my desktop, i just pressed function + pitch + assign before connect the power, and i'm using it with my synths. straight out of the box, without even connect it to a computer. It's on the manual how to do it...
@@RobyUanKeRoby So I can use this with my ROLAND D-05 sound module without using software and all that other stuff?
@@RobyUanKeRoby LOL So this whole video was unnecessary, his problem could have been solved if He just read the manual. lmao🤣😂
What is actually going on here
lmao the fact that this guy is being serious and does not understand what a midi keyboard is is hilarious
www.bitwig.com/en/community/certified/frantisek-psotka.html
@@frantisek-psotka Broken link.
I can't get any sound from mine. Do I need anything else other than usb lead which connects to pc?
a brain.
Roland does bananas now. They are already powered and don't need control over your computer... except for people from Slovakia. They need an adapter.
You should be a reviewer, this is very entertaining hahah!
Thanks, I almost bought it! Research continues!
I totally agree with everything this guy is saying. I just bought it and simply expected to plug and play
Ok
*inhales*
Firstly, this is advertised as a MIDI Controller. That means that it is not designed to be powered by an adapter and play instantly. It is, for example, designed to be used with a DAW.
Secondly, you show that you have absolutely no knowledge of how a computer works, as you say that nothing needs drivers. Without drivers, nothing you connect to your computer will work. Windows just has most drivers allready, that's why when you plug in a new mouse or something, a messege pops up and says 'Installing Drivers'. The computer doesn't have the drivers for the A 49 as it is less common.
Thirdly, you do not have to sign into anything to download the drivers from the Roland Website.
Quote for you is: "Its not a problem that he is stupid. The problem is he thinks that he is wise." ;)
@@frantisek-psotka The same cam be said for you, as you clearly have no idea what you are talking about when you try to explain why the A 49 isn't working.
Anybody has the right to make an opinion. I don't want to start flame war. Maybe the problem is that you doesn't understand English very well. And your ability to distinct between facts and feelings can be improved, too. Have a nice day!
You need a Powered USB Port.
Read the ff manual.... mine works as advertised.
Wodka.
that's bananas
Já jsem se před nákupem na tento problém ptal "podavače" v Muzikeru, ten neznal odpověď, a protože na nástroj prodejně k vyzkoušení nebyl, doporučil mě si ho objednat a následně případně vrátit. Dopadl jsem jako Ty, a druhý den jsem ho vracel. Protože mě to nedalo, trochu jsem googloval, zjistil to, co popisuje předchozí komentář a objednal jsem si ho znovu, tentokrát u výhradního distributora Rolandu, s dotazem, zda je možné klávesy použít i bez pc. Nástroj došel, odpověď ne, ale bez problému jsem ho používám s tím, že je zapojen pouze do napáječe, který jsem zasunul do zásuvkového adaptéru se svítícím vypínačem, takže nemusím kabel vyndavat. Nechápu, který debil v Rolandu toto vymyslel, u žádných jiných midi kláves jsem se s tím nesetkal, a proto chápu Tvoji naštvanost. Používám ho občas jako druhou klaviaturu nad Kurzweilem PC3X, oceňuji minimální rozměry a váhu, a pro moji potřebu i dobré ovládání.
this devise cannot be powered from a 5v psu ....deep shit.. beware abnormal firmware
1. drivers are allways needed for any piece of hardware, you think you don't need them because they are mostly preinstalled by the OS, however not all drivers can be included in windows so therefore sometimes you need to install them manually...
2. the fact that you have to provide administrator rights to the installer is because of the hardened windows security and the pw promt comes up only if you are logged in as a non-administrative user, the reason behind is that the installer has to write on your drive and is not allowed by default but this is something you should know.
3. feel ashame how you behave in front of this poor little child!!!
4. take less drugs and you wont have any problems with your gear anymore!!!
Have A Nice Day!
In points 1. 2. and 4. you are wrong. You dont need drivers e.g. for mouses, because the protocol (communication) is standardized. Thus no need of drivers any more. Same with MIDI / Core Audio. The latter can be discussed in the same way. Thanks for your moral appeal and your expert insight into groving up a family and behaviour, have a nice day, too!
Next time educate yourself before posting and train yourself in socially acceptable behaviour plus some basic punctuation rules, as a bonus.
Thanks.
I have a Roland A-49. He's right, I've just realized that I have to press the keys otherwise no sound comes out. This guy either has the driest sense of humor on the planet or he buys things without looking at them. The one that I have has 'midi keyboard controller' printed on the box. It does exactly what it should do, with the added feature of exposing idiots to the world by their own doing. This clip shows the difference between a musician and a person with a musical instrument. Very enjoyable vid. By the way drums need sticks, trumpets need wind and guitars need strings. Don't eat too many bananas people. Be warned!
AJAJAJAJJAJ big lol, this mf makin my morning
I just buy this shit and I found this surprise. I read the manual, doesnt work.. Is a piece of plastic, drivers? Why??
Just in second i open this video i laugh so hard and immediately write this comment asap HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
The way he say "ROLAND". Omg!
This is joke, yes?
Really now ?😳
My god. Know what you buy dude
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ROTFLMAO. This guy is hilarious. Which MIDI controller will have sound built in to it and work without connecting to a DAW?
The kind of MIDI controller some assjack tries to use without reading the fucking manual or even trying to google the solution when an obviously ridiculous problem shows up
Thanks
Bananas anyone ?
2018 now, does that work without drivers and password?
I don't know I returned it to shop immediately after shot.
O.k., have you found something else?
No, I have Alesis A49, but I would not recommend this keyboard. Its very bad. Both keyboard and operation. Operation is incredibly awful. After having Alesis drum pads and this controller I decided not to buy any Alesis product ever more. :( These pads gets broken after month of home use.
lol...you fuckwit
Thanks I was about to buy it .
Joke?
You say: "I didn't read the manual because you shouldn't or you don't need to read the manual for a fucking keyboard, it's always the same.."
CLEARLY YOU SHOULD HAVE READ THE MANUAL. THE TIME IT TOOK YOU TO CREATE A STUPID ASS VIDEO YOU SHOULD HAVE READ THE MANUAL INSTEAD.
YOUR QUESTION: How do I power up my Roland A49 MIDI controller with a USB power supply (without a computer)?
ANSWER: Hold the Function, Assign, and Pitch buttons while plugging the unit in to the power supply to enable the controller to receive power in standalone mode. Once you’ve done this, each subsequent boot should work normally with the power adapter without having to press that combination of buttons.
You are welcome.
This guy has 100 yrs old computers! 😭😂
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