Roland has announced the immediate availability of a free MIDI 2.0 update for the A-88MKII MIDI Keyboard Controller.
With the free MIDI 2.0 update installed, A-88MKII owners will be ready to take advantage of dramatically increased musical expressivity as compatible instruments and apps become available.
“Roland was a pioneering contributor to the original MIDI Standard over 40 years ago and has been deeply involved in the development of MIDI 2.0 since day one,” says Roland Vice President of Customer Experience (CX) Paul McCabe. “Bringing MIDI 2.0 to life for musicians worldwide has long been a high priority for us, and we are pleased to make this happen with the free update for our A-88MKII MIDI Keyboard Controller.”
Pricing and Availability:
The Roland A-88MKII is available now through authorized Roland retailers for $1,300 USD. Download the MIDI 2.0 update at the Roland site.
Nice to see the MIDI 2.0 support, but I think we’re going to need screens to show the parameters to take full advantage of the control features the 2.0 standard offers!
Lots of midi 2.0 hardware announcements but no videos to show how it is practically usedul.