PC-50
USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
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PC-50: USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
Features
49 premium full-size, velocity-sensitive keys designed to fit perfectly on your desk. The PC-50 offers the best value for music labs and simple home studios. The PC-50 is specifically built to offer you exactly what most people are looking for: a well-built expressive MIDI controller that is easy to setup and easier to use.
Expressive Response
The PC-50 features a keyboard mechanism derived from Roland’s newest technology. It's specifically designed to offer a wide dynamic range with incredible subtlety. The redesigned keys offer a better response to the player's touch, while also reducing mechanical noise and eliminating vertical shake in the key stroke.
In order to adapt to every player, the PC-50 includes four velocity curves and three levels of sensitivity, allowing the user to find the exact match to their own playing style. The PC-50 can also output “fixed” velocity selectable from 1-127, providing practical input for percussion programming.
Small Footprint
The PC-50’s chassis is only slightly larger than the actual controls, saving you valuable space on your desktop. It also offers convenient access to all of the ports from the left side of the device, including USB, MIDI output, Hold pedal input, and Expression Pedal input. This allows the PC-50 to sit directly in front of a monitor or laptop computer without wasting desktop space for cable connections.
Solving the Power Problem
The PC-50 can be used with or without a computer. When used with a computer, the PC-50 can draw power and send MIDI over the USB port, allowing you to reduce the clutter of having another device to plug into your power strip. The PC-50 can also draw power from an optional AC adapter or from four AA batteries, allowing you to use the PC-50 anywhere, with or without the computer.
EDIROL designs its USB devices in accordance with USB specifications and has passed all compatibility tests, which are continuously held and organized by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).
- High-quality keyboard mechanism
- 12 selectable velocity curves
- 3-digit 7-segment LED and rotary encoder
- Pitch bender/modulation lever
- Convenient access to connections on side panel
- Sustain & Expression pedal ports
- MIDI out port
- 3 forms of power supply: USB-bus, battery, AC adaptor
Expressive Response
The PC-50 features a keyboard mechanism derived from Roland’s newest technology. It's specifically designed to offer a wide dynamic range with incredible subtlety. The redesigned keys offer a better response to the player's touch, while also reducing mechanical noise and eliminating vertical shake in the key stroke.
In order to adapt to every player, the PC-50 includes four velocity curves and three levels of sensitivity, allowing the user to find the exact match to their own playing style. The PC-50 can also output “fixed” velocity selectable from 1-127, providing practical input for percussion programming.
Small Footprint
The PC-50’s chassis is only slightly larger than the actual controls, saving you valuable space on your desktop. It also offers convenient access to all of the ports from the left side of the device, including USB, MIDI output, Hold pedal input, and Expression Pedal input. This allows the PC-50 to sit directly in front of a monitor or laptop computer without wasting desktop space for cable connections.
Solving the Power Problem
The PC-50 can be used with or without a computer. When used with a computer, the PC-50 can draw power and send MIDI over the USB port, allowing you to reduce the clutter of having another device to plug into your power strip. The PC-50 can also draw power from an optional AC adapter or from four AA batteries, allowing you to use the PC-50 anywhere, with or without the computer.
EDIROL designs its USB devices in accordance with USB specifications and has passed all compatibility tests, which are continuously held and organized by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).
Specs
- Keyboard
- 49 Keys(with velocity)
- Controllers
- MIDI Channel Button
Program Change Button
Octave Shift Button (+/-)
Bender/Modulation Lever
Value Dial - Connectors
- Hold Pedal Jack
Expression Pedal Jack
MIDI OUT Jack
USB Jack
DC IN Jack
Power Switch (USB/OFF/DC)
Advanced Driver Switch (ON/OFF) - Others
- Display
- 7 segments, 3 characters (LED)
- Power Supply
- DC 9 V (AC Adaptor)
USB Bus Powered
Dry battery LR6 (AA) type (alkaline) x 4 - Current Draw
- 150 mA
- Accessories
- CD-ROM
USB Cable
Owner's Manual - Options
- AC Adaptor (BOSS PSA Series)
Pedal Switch: DP-2
Expression Pedal: EV-5 - System Requirements [Windows]
- Operating System
- Windows XP/2000 /Me/98
- Computer
- Windows compatible computer equipped with a USB port
- CPU/Clock
- Intel Pentium, or Intel compatible Processor 400 MHz or higher
- Memory (RAM)
- 128 MB or more
- System Requirements [Macintosh]
- Operating System
- Mac OS X v10.2 or later, Mac OS 9.x
- Computer
- USB ready Apple Macintosh
- CPU/Clock
- PowerPC G3/400 MHz or higher
- Memory
- 128 MB or more
- Size and Weight
- Width
- 883 mm
- 34-13/16 inches
- Depth
- 184 mm
- 7-1/4 inches
- Height
- 84 mm
- 3-5/16 inches
- Weight
- 2.7 kg
- 6 lbs.
- *The specifications are subject to change without notice.
Accessories
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PSA-120S
Power Adapter
Power Adapter
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DP-2
Damper Pedal
Momentary footswitch for use with keyboards and recording products.
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DP-10
Damper Pedal
This well-built, real-feel pedal comes with a non-slip rubber plate — essential when performing on hardwood or slip-prone surfaces — and an extended cable (2.2m) for stacked multi-keyboard setups.
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EV-5/-7
Expression Pedals
Durable pedals for controlling a wide range of effects parameters.
Downloads
Updates & Drivers
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows 8
IMPORTANT NOTICE: When the Windows SmartScreen is displayed upon installing the driver, please perform the following procedure:
1. Click [ More info ]
2. Click [ Run anyway ]
* Skip Step 1 If your PC is not connected to the internet.- PC-50 Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- This is the EDIROL PC-50 driver for Microsoft(R) Windows 7.
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- This is the EDIROL PC-50 driver for Microsoft(R) Windows 7 64-bit Edition.
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
- This is the EDIROL PC-50 driver for Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM).
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
- This is the EDIROL PC-50 driver for Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM)64-bit Edition.
- PC-50 Driver Version 2.0.0 for Windows XP / Windows 2000
- This is the EDIROL PC-50 driver for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition/Professional and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Professional.
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.0.0 for Windows XP x64 Edition
- This is the EDIROL PC-50 driver for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional x64 Edition.
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.1.0 for Windows 98 / Windows Me
This is an EDIROL PC-50 driver for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 / Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Me.
- Multiclient support
- As many as four applications can simultaneously use each MIDI OUT/MIDI IN port.
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.0.0 for Mac OS X 10.8
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.0.0 for Mac OS X 10.6 or later
This is a driver for using the PC-50 with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
- Compatible with Apple's standards of CoreMIDI
- Universal Binary Driver (32-bit and 64-bit drivers)
- Single/Multi processor support
- Compatible with Mac OS X v10.6 "Snow Leopard" as of Sep. 9, 2009
- Compatible with Apple's standards of CoreMIDI
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.1.0 for Mac OS X
This is a driver for using the PC-50 on Mac OS X.
- Compatible with Apple's standards of CoreMIDI Universal Binary
- This driver can work on both CPU, Intel processors and PowerPC processors.
- Single/Dual processor support
- Compatible with Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" as of OCT. 26, 2007
- PC-50 Driver Version 1.1.0 for Mac OS 9
- This is the EDIROL PC-50 Driver Ver.1.1.0 for Mac OS 9.
- Clean-All USB Driver Utility
- This utility clears out all Roland USB Windows drivers and should be used if you are having difficulty installing your USB driver.
Note: You will have to reinstall the drivers for any other Roland device that is using a USB connection for Audio or MIDI.
Support
If you have questions about operating your Roland, BOSS or Cakewalk product, please check our Knowledge Base for answers to the most common questions.
You can also contact our Product Support department by phone or email.
In addition, we have a library of Owner’s Manuals and Support Documents that you can download and reference. If Support Documents are available for this product, they will be listed below.