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Roland Aerophone Mini Digital Wind Instrument

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Roland Aerophone Mini Digital Wind Instrument
Key Features
  • Recorder-Compatible Fingering
  • PCM Synthesizer Sound Generator
  • 6 Tones
  • Reverb Effects
The Aerophone Mini Digital Wind Instrument from Roland is a portable, digital wind instrument with six expressive onboard tones—sax, flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, and saw lead synth tone—a built-in PCM synthesizer sound generator, reverb effects, and a key layout that resembles a recorder instrument. It can be used to play or practice anywhere, thanks to rechargeable battery operation and a built-in speaker. A headphone jack allows you to practice and perform privately, without disturbing others.
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Roland Aerophone Overview

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The Aerophone Mini Digital Wind Instrument from Roland is a portable, digital wind instrument with six expressive onboard tones—sax, flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, and saw lead synth tone—a built-in PCM synthesizer sound generator, reverb effects, and a key layout that resembles a recorder instrument. It can be used to play or practice anywhere, thanks to rechargeable battery operation and a built-in speaker. A headphone jack allows you to practice and perform privately, without disturbing others.

The AE-01 connects to your smartphone wirelessly using Bluetooth version 4.2 and allows you to access extra sounds, play along with your favorite songs, or start an ensemble performance with friends. If you've ever wanted to play the saxophone (or flute, clarinet, and many more), the Aerophone Mini is a fun and exciting way to get started and keep on going. A neck strap, band, mouthpiece cap, and USB cable are also included.

Easy to Learn
  • Aerophone mini is super-easy to learn so you'll be playing along with your favorite songs in no time.
  • Fingering is simple to understand and there are no complicated chords to learn like piano, guitar, or ukulele.
  • Six great onboard sounds let you explore a variety of musical styles while the compact design travels anywhere you go.
  • Bluetooth connectivity and the free companion app, so you can jumpstart your music experience and progress even faster
  • The app includes over 50 additional sounds and a variety of easy-to-follow lessons to get you started.
  • Stream songs from your mobile device and jam along.
  • Plug in headphones and get lost in your musical world without disturbing anyone.
A World of Inspiring Sounds
  • The Aerophone Mini offers a diverse range of instrument types to enjoy with your favorite music.
  • Saxophone, flute, violin, clarinet, trumpet, and synthesizer sounds are built in.
  • Offers a variety of traditional and modern tones to explore.
  • Connect the Aerophone Mini Plus app via Bluetooth and you have instant access to over 50 more sounds.
Simple Fingering for Fast Learning
  • The recorder is a popular wind instrument for introducing young children to playing music.
  • The Aerophone's fingering is based on the recorder, allowing you to start making musical sound in minutes.
  • With the companion app, you can transpose the digital sound engine to any musical key. This means you have one fingering to learn and you can play nearly any song.
Easy Breath Control
  • Acoustic wind instruments require focused breath control techniques that can take time to learn but Aerophone mini sounds great immediately thanks to its digital sound engine and expressive breath sensor.
  • Just learn the simple fingering, blow into the mouthpiece, and away you go.
Start Playing Right Away
  • The Aerophone Mini Plus app features 11 practice songs and easy-to-follow lessons.
  • The app visually displays fingerings for each note.
  • No need to fuss with complicated music notation.
  • Adjustable tempo that is able to start out slow and build up speed as you feel more confident.
  • Stream songs from your music library and turn down the vocal for karaoke-style playing and singing.
Practice Anytime with Headphones
  • Enjoy playing music without disturbing housemates and neighbors. 
  • Just plug in headphones to mute the built-in speaker and then play freely to hone your skills without worrying about noise.
  • Music streamed from the app plays through the headphones offering an immersive play-along experience.
Personalize Aerophone Mini for Your Style
  • The Aerophone Mini allows you to personalize it once you become more familiar with it.
  • Customize the playing response by adjusting the breath sensitivity. Higher settings let you play with very light breath pressure.
  • You can create your own unique fingerings and store them in 10 layouts for later recall.
Play and Record Instruments In Music Apps
  • Popular music production apps provide software instruments that can be played and recorded via MIDI.
  • Includes wireless MIDI support over Bluetooth
  • Allows you to take the next step and start composing your own music.
UPC: 761294513866

Roland Aerophone Specs

Key Layout
Recorder Type
Sound Generator
PCM synthesizer
Tones
6
Effects
Reverb
Controllers
Breath Sensor
Performance Keys
Octave Keys
Function Button
Bluetooth Version 4.2
Profile Support: A2DP (Audio), GATT (MIDI Over Bluetooth Low Energy)
Codec: SBC (Support to the Content Protection of the SCMS-T Method)
Connectors
Phones/Output Jack: Stereo 1/8" / 3.5 mm Mini Phone Type
USB Computer Port (Micro-B Type, Support Power Supply)
Internal Speaker
1.1" / 2.8 cm
1.5 W
Power Supply
USB AC Adaptor (Sold Separately)
4 x AA, Ni-MH HR6 Rechargeable Batteries (Sold Separately)
Current Draw
400 mA
Battery Life for Continuous Use
Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries: Approximately 10 Hours (When Using Batteries Having a Capacity of 1900 mAh)

Carbon-Zinc or Alkaline Batteries Cannot Be Used
Dimensions
1.8 x 3.0 x 17.5" / 4.3 x 7.6 x 44.4 cm
Weight
18 oz / 500 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
1.99 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
20 x 4.8 x 2.6"

Roland Aerophone Reviews

Easiest Instrument to Learn

By Rene
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2020-12-16

As someone that plays an Alto Saxophone, Guitar, Bass, and Keyboard, this product lives up to the claim of one of the easiest instruments to play. If you can play basic notes on a Recorder, this will be even easier as the notes are synthesized and you don’t have to worry about intonation. Would like to note that this is a standalone unit that can make sounds on its own and not need auxiliary software to run (compare to an Akai EWIFG The mouthpiece that came with the product is the updated “straw” type mouthpiece and not the synthetic reed familiar to those that play reed instruments. The mouthpiece is initially a tight fit, so I recommend some silicone oil to ease removal for cleaning. Three negatives: First, there is no way to clean the drain tube within the instrument without taking the instrument apart (one website has shown how to do this-not recommended that you do it), so make sure you brush your teeth or rinse out your mouth before playing. Second, the mechanism exposed when the mouthpiece is removed appears fragile, so take care when you air out the instrument after play. Last, the speaker, while clear, is just a small speaker, so don’t hold any high expectations of it (it also has a very slight hum out of the box, but none when plugged in to an external speaker). Would highly recommend as a first instrument to aspiring wind players for ease of play, as a writing/composing tool for more advanced players (easy to transpose the key), and for anyone looking for a portable wind instrument you can tailor to whatever you usually play.

Good Intro to Wind Instruments

By David
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2020-05-22

I'm a synth player who bought this to try wind instruments for the first time since the recorder in middle school 40 years ago. It actually is as easy to play as everyone claims and, with the tutorial app, I could hack out a song or improvise something. It also works well with my synth to play synth sounds and chords using MIDI over USB and routing through the DAW, which is something I wanted to experiment with. After two weeks, there are two things I don't love. First is the reliance on the app to cut out the built-in sound. This means an extra step to use it with MIDI and not have sound coming out of the Aerophone speaker. You have to pair it with the app and switch to app sounds to cut off the internal speaker, even if you have no intention of playing through the app. There is no volume off on the device. (Alternatively, you could plug-in a dummy headphone connector but to me that looks stupid hanging out of the side.) The second problem is that Roland went a tiny bit cheap here and didn't include any display -- so the device beeps every time you change a setting like volume or instrument voice. This seems like a very bad design decision for a musical instrument, which should not make any noises unless I'm playing and mars the otherwise excellent build quality. I've been a huge Roland fan for years and if you like this gear and want to learn wind instruments (or already know them), I'm sure this will add variety and enjoyment to your repertoire.

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