Roland Releases Aerophone Editor, Free iOS App For Aerophone Wind Instrument

Roland has announced Aerophone Editor, a free iOS app for the AE-10 Aerophone. The app adds new customization capabilities to the digital wind instrument, providing a series of adjustable four-layer tone banks, configurable effects parameters, and more.

One of Aerophone Editor’s most appealing features is its sound layering function, with each of the four layers having tweakable parameters that include key range, panning, and pitch. Talk about creating some robust sax sounds!

Features and Specs

• Create personalized sounds with up to four layered tones
• Build tone lists to fit various playing situations
• Extensive tone editing parameters, including many not available on the instrument itself
• Customize breath, bite, and thumb control assignments
• Comprehensive effects editing
• Compatible with iOS 9 and iOS 10; requires AE-10 System Version 2.10 or later
• Apple USB camera adapter required for communication between an iOS device and the Aerophone AE-10

The AE-10 Aerophone, now alongside Aerophone Editor, allows for an organic sounding sax performance right out of the box. Sure, there are plenty of great sample libraries out there, but you end up having to tediously tweak its parameters (e.g. velocity, attack) to make it sound anything close to a real performance.

You can hear how the AE-10 Aerophone sounds in the demo video below.

The Aerophone Editor is available for free in the App Store, and is compatible with both iPhone and iPad. You can also visit Roland’s website to learn more.