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.
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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
Edirol PCR M1
Edirol PCR M1 The PCR-M1 is the most compact, powerful USB MIDI Keyboard Controller ... more
available! This 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&80, the PCR-M1 includes a 1x1 MIDI interface, sustain pedal connection and expression pedal connection. Unlike any other PCR-series controller, the PCR-M1 offers a rotary encoder that can be assigned to a number of controls including scrolling control maps, adjusting velocity, changing MIDI channels,&more. The PCR-M1 also includes three different options for drawing power: 1) USB-Powered, 2) AC Adapter (optional), and 3) Powered by 4 AAA batteries. Also, like its larger brothers, the PCR-M1 offers V-Link support for control of video devices directly from your keyboard. The PCR-M1 is incredibly versatile in terms of control. It offers 27 different parameter controls available from 16 different physical controls and functions with the powerful PCR-Editor available for PC&Mac. The PCR-M1 uses Edirol'sS.L.I.M. technology to offer a very nice playable action with a very short throw&very little side-to-side play in the keys. It may be small, but this feature-packed device is definitely not a toy! The PCR-M1 measures a mere 1-3/16 thick&weighs just 2 lbs. 11 oz. It comes with a neoprene sleeve to protect it in travel. 25 Standard Width Velocity-Sensitive Keys The PCR-M1 offers standard width keys to ensure easy playing with 128-step velocity sensitivity. S.L.I.M. keyboard The PCR-M1 has the same S.L.I.M. keyboard as in the PCR-1. Edirol has devised this keyboard action technology known as S.L.I.M. (Short-stroke Low-profile Impact Mechanism) to allow a compact MIDI keyboard to maintain incredible playability. Thin (1-3/16"), Light (2 lbs. 11 oz) Body The PCR-M1 is just over one inch thick&weighs 2 lbs 11oz. Ideal for the travelling musicians, the
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.
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...
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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...
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Advantages: Light, good quality sound and recording Disadvantages: Not very large memory cards(2Gb maximum)
...The R-1 is a portable MP3 player with a high-quality MP3/WAV recorder for music lovers and provides a good recording quality in a portable device. The R-1 can record and playback at clear, 24-bit audio resolution without compression. Audio is stored as files directly onto removable cards, allowing maximum recording time. Up to nine format modes are provided, from 64 - 320kbps MP3 compression to 24-bit linear WAV format(mp3 is not so clear)
The R-1 comes with a intergrated microphone for quick recording and because there are no moving parts there is no noise for the microphone to pick up if you are in a quiet area. Other features include one-touch recording - just press the REC button, the level indicator comes up on the lcd display, and you're ready to record.
The R-1 can be used as an MP3 player and runs on two AA batteries...
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