Roland A-880
Midi Patcher Mixer (1988)

 

Classic stand-alone buffered Midi signal router with 5-Dins 8 inputs and 8 outputs.

The A- 880 allows to route incoming signal from 8 inputs to any of the 8 outs.

RACKMOUNT 1 standard rack unit.
The front panel features 4 push buttons and a 8 x 2 matrix buttons.


Front panel terminal connectors:
- 2 Midi inputs
- 2 Midi outputs

Back panel terminal connectors:
- 6 Midi inputs
- 6 Midi outputs

TECH IC RL15229876 + HITACHI HD63B03RP.

A880 WORKFLOW Basically the A-880 is provided with eight indipendent Midi IN's and OUT's. Just select any of those In and Out sockets, and also mixi Midi messages from two Midi IN's and send them over from more than one Midi OUT's.

INTERFACE is quite intuitive and easy to understand.

To route a Midi signal just use the matrix select the IN and push the corresponding wished OUT you (also more than 1 as unit ca MERGE also the signals).

The special SCAN functions allows to check the actual routing setup on the panel matrix.

MERGE it is possible to merge (or split) incoming signals to the same output e.g: a masterkeyboard + a controller to a single Midi module.

There are some restrict ions for senseless operation like Midi clocks merging.

FILTER the Midi data can be filtered e.g. exclusives systems, program change, pressure, pitch bender and others.

 

MEMORY:
- 64 RAM slots
TIP: To write a setup, simply push WRITE and a slot from the matrix (8 x 8=64).

x- Battery REPLACEMENT: a 3 V standard CR-2032 in a holder, quite easy to replace.   - click to enlarge pic -

 

EDITOR the A880 can be programmed also by external computer-based editors:

- SOUNDQUEST (PC/MAC commercial) - A880 (ATARI ST free) PIC - A-880 Mountain Manager FREE 3.0.0 (PC works on X64 /MACOSX) PIC

 

 

RELATED FAMILY:

UM-880 (2002) successive model with new features and USB port

 

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