For the traveling musician, the PCR-1 offers the vast majority of options you've come to expect from a high-end sound card as well as a 25-key controller that feels great under your fingers.
The Roland PCR-M1 is a very compact and powerful USB MIDI Keyboard Controller. This ... more
incredibly slim device is based on the highly-popular PCR-1, but lacks the audio I/O of the PCR-1 and adds a number of new MIDI features to bring it closer to the larger PCR-series MIDI controllers. Like the PCR-30,50 and 80, the Roland PCR-M1 includes a 1x1 MIDI interface, sustain pedal connection and expression pedal connection. Unlike any other PCR-series controller, the Roland PCR-M1 offers a rotary encoder that can be assigned to a number of controls including scrolling control maps, adjusting velocity, changing MIDI channels, and more. The Roland PCR-M1 also includes three different options for drawing power: USB-Powered, AC Adapter (optional) and Powered by 4 AAA batteries. The main features of the Roland PCR-M1 25 Standard Width Velocity-Sensitive Key S.L.I.M. Keyboard Thin (28 mm / 1-3/16"), Light (1.5 kg / 2 lbs. 11 oz) Body 27 Full Assignable Controllers: 8 Knobs, 6 Buttons, and 2 Pedal Port Separate Pitch Bender & Modulation Control 16 Control Map Memory Location MIDI In/Out Port Expression and Sustain Pedal Ports (with included 6.5mm adapters) 3-way Power Supply: USB/Battery/AC Adaptor Downloadable Memory Sets PCR Editor Software Gig Bag V-LINK
Postage & Packaging:£6.00 Availability:1 working day delivery available...
Advantages: About 50 controllers, comes with Sonar LE and Dimension LE Disadvantages: DJ controller flimsy, some driver issues
and you shouldn't normally need it if it is plugged into a USB port).
A USB connection socket.
MIDI In and Out sockets (you can use this as a MIDI interface to connect to another keyboard as well as using this as a controller at the same time. It does this by telling your computer that it is two MIDI interfaces).
Sustain and expression pedal sockets. I have a Yamaha sustain pedal and this or an Edirol will work. Roland should work as well since Edirol are made by Roland, but I haven't tested this.
IN USE
Using the keyboard is very simple. The main drawback is the small screen. It only has four characters to display and with so many things that you can adjust, it just isn't enough and you may get confused. I recommend keeping the manual to hand or use the software to edit controls.
All the buttons feel fairly solid ...
NegativeG 15.08.2008
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Advantages: 27 fully assignable midi controls, high quality keyboard mechanism, v-link (for visuals) Disadvantages: quite complex to set up assignable controls.
My experience
I have been dabbling in music since the age of fifteen ( ten years) starting off deejaying with a view to producing my own music, over the last year i have found myself with more time to enjoy this part of my life and therefore borrowed some hardware from a friend, step up the "edirolpcr m50". Its a midi controller/ synthesizer with 49 keys, 12 velocity curves 27 assignable controlls ranging from roatrys, sliders switches and even 2 pedal ports. The keyboard is also fitted with a pitch bend / modulation lever 15 memory set locations and midi input and output ports . Setting up and installing was easy although i didnt have the original driver disk the website was easy to manouvre and find the drivers i required. I linked the product up with my software of choice and although i struggled to set up the faders and rotary ...
Gerryatrix 24.06.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Edirol PCR-M50
Advantages: Great control and options! Disadvantages: Not many mostly down to software!
Ok so i got my pcr300 on my last trip to the states in a samash store for a steal at $200! I got it home and of course had to download vista drivers but not much of a problem! I got it hooked up via its usb cable and i was set! I hooked it up and it just took off! i didnt need to set or program it! Although the keyboard does have an editor in which you can edit and set all of the controls on the controller to do whatever you want.
The keyboard itself has 32 velocity-sensitive keys, which have aftertouch, 50 fully assignable controls, 18 velocity pads, Keyboard split and layering unique crossfader feature, as well as nine fully assignable faders! All connections are on the left side - USB, MIDI IN/OUT plus separate Hold and Expression pedal ports. The PCR keyboard works with USB bus power. so you dont need an ac adapter.
It also ...
robshields 20.03.2008
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For the traveling musician, the PCR-1 offers the vast majority of options you've come to expect from a high-end sound card as well as a 25-key controller that feels great under your fingers.
