The Roland AE-01 Aerophone Mini is a high-performance digital wind instrument designed to make learning and playing music easy and fun. It has a user-friendly design and a powerful sound engine, allowing beginners to start playing in minutes. The instrument is battery-powered, giving you the freedom to play anywhere. With six built-in sounds, recorder-style fingering, and a responsive breath sensor, you can produce great tones right away. The AE-01 is not just for beginners, as it also offers advanced composition and creation capabilities. It can be connected to MIDI devices via Bluetooth and comes with a companion app that offers a wide range of sounds and customizable settings.
Learning to play music doesn’t have to be a long and tedious process, and the Roland AE-01 Aerophone Mini ensures that it isn’t. Its intuitive design and simple fingering make it easy for anyone to learn and create music. You don’t need to have flexible fingers or a photographic memory. The AE-01 is built to help you learn and create effortlessly. You also have the freedom to play any note you want, thanks to the ability to transpose the instrument’s sound engine using the free companion app. This means you can play in any key you desire. In addition to easy fingering, the AE-01 also features an expressive breath sensor, eliminating the need for complex breath control techniques. Simply blow into the mouthpiece, use the intuitive fingering, and start playing.
The sound quality of the AE-01 is exceptional, thanks to its high-performance digital sound engine. It offers six built-in sounds, including saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, and synthesizer. However, its sonic capabilities don’t end there. By connecting the AE-01 to the Aerophone mini Plus app via Bluetooth, you can access over 50 more sounds, giving you the flexibility to create a wide variety of music. The app categorizes sounds by type, making it easy to find the one you want.
One of the standout features of the AE-01 is its portability. It is compact, lightweight, and powered by batteries, allowing you to take it with you wherever you go. It has a built-in speaker, so you can hear your playing anywhere, without the need for external speakers. If you prefer to play silently or practice without disturbing others, you can simply plug in a pair of headphones into the 3.5mm headphone/output socket. The built-in speaker is automatically muted when headphones are connected. You can even play along with songs from the companion app using headphones.
The AE-01 gives you the freedom to play according to your preferences. The free Aerophone mini Plus app provides a range of options to personalize your playing experience. You can change sounds, adjust breath sensitivity, create your own fingerings, and more. The breath sensitivity adjustment allows you to adapt the instrument to your breath pressure, which is especially helpful for beginners. The AE-01 also supports MIDI control via Bluetooth, allowing you to connect to third-party music applications and expand your creative possibilities.
The Roland AE-01 Aerophone Mini package includes the instrument itself, a neck strap, a circular rubber mouthpiece, a band mouthpiece cap, a USB cable, and an owner’s manual. The instrument is compact and ergonomic, designed for easy playability. It features a breath sensor, performance keys, octave keys, and a function button. It is equipped with Bluetooth version 4.2 with support for A2DP and GATT profiles. The instrument has headphone/output and USB ports, as well as an internal speaker. It can be powered by a USB AC adapter or four NiMH AA batteries. The AE-01 is lightweight and portable, weighing 500g with batteries installed.
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