Sax in Your Pocket? Roland Aerophone Mini Review

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Jay Metcalf reviews the Roland Aerophone Mini wind synth.

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[alfredlearlyjr]

Where did you find that item. I need it badly, as a 73 year old kid.

[EarthBound]

I'm a 75 y/o retired research biochemist who started making and playing the Native American Style Flute back in 2016. When I wanted to play in a different key, I had to make another flute. When the Mini came out, I bought it and discovered I could assign the fingerings to resemble the NA flute and with the App I could play in any key I desired. In addition I can play in three octaves…can't do that with the NA flute. The App's 50 sounds just make playing the Mini all that more fun. When I realized the six main fingerings were the same as the sax, I then purchased your Pentatonic courses to learn more. For me, the Aerophone Mini is the perfect option…I love it!!! You are a fine instructor. Thank you for all you offer.

[wallywatkins]

What a refreshing review. You talk intelligently about the instrument and its features and praise it for what it is rather than criticising it for not being something different. Well done.

[brentward]

I own one of these and I love it. I'm a bass player, so this was a fast way of getting into a breathing type of instrument. I disagree that it's only for casual use though. I play it in a professional band and gig with it (jazz). And it sounds much better through a sound system than through its own speaker. Sometimes I don't see the point of learning more complex fingerings for sax or other instruments because I can do three octaves on this little bad boy. I didn't know it could be used as a midi controller -- that is cool -- thanks for that tip!

[mikenash]

I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago to amuse myself at weekends while I'm stuck in the house. It's a lot of fun, and I've used it a couple of times in home recordings to play lead lines as I'm a terrible keyboard player. The main reason for getting it was that I could play to my heart's content without getting strangled by anyone else in the house.

[godredre]

I’ve had my AE-10 for about a year now and I use it daily. Being a collegiate musician, and playing different wind instruments all day for different classes/ensembles, the aerophone is nice to practice sight-reading, ear training, improv, memory and scales without tiring my embouchure out. I pretty much use the aerophone to “rough draft” all the things I play so when I get to the practice room I can just fine tune. Plus I can plug-in my headphones and practice when ever I find some random free time commuting to class or in my dorm. It wont replace your sax but it can aid your progression and music making abilities. I highly suggest any sax player looking for a practice tool or midi controller that’s not a pad or piano to get the Aerophone.

[chenchman]

I bought one of these after I watched this and its Very close to perfect during recordings. 10/10 would recommend

[BetoClaudio]

I got a Aerophone AE10 (with no Bluetooth). I’m very happy because it is an awesome instrument (professional), and I don’t need to play with other sound resources cause there are 100 sounds and an additional 100 blank banks to build your own sounds. On that occasion, I saw many videos on YouTube about reviews of AE-10 and AE-05 (it comes with Bluetooth), and I got help from Mr. Panel an expert in those instruments on YouTube. Actually, I love the design and the size of the earphone mini to be a casual instrument. It's great for having fun anywhere. In my opinion humble opinion, it's a good choice and a great cost-benefit.thank you very much, sir.

[tomragonese]

I bought the Aerophone AE-10 a while ago and I love it. It uses complete saxophone fingerings and has a ton of synthesized instruments. You can connect an ipod into the input jack and play along with backing tracks through headphones, or connect to an amp. It sounds amazing and plays and feels like a real sax. Great line of instruments.

[SeymourSunshine]

I bought one of these about a year ago and really like it. Thanks for this. It's re-ignited my enthusiasm as you've shown more possibilities than I'm using. Thank you.

[RoscoesRiffs]

Thank you for the review. At the youthful age of 69, I've taught myself to read music over the past couple of years with my guitar. I'm excited to start working with this instrument to expand my musical flexibility. I bought a demo instrument today from Sweetwater for $270 plus tax - shipping included. My wife and dogs will appreciate the silent-practice feature. 😂

[yippdogg]

Is that a Sax in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

[insaneintherainmusic]

So.... it’s an EWI (electronic wind instrument)... but not THE EWI (electronic wind instrument)...

[MYFAVORITECHRISTMAS]

Thank you, Mr. Jay. This truly helped me on whether to buy this for my 6 year old son (who wants to play the sax, like his dad- just like I did with my father).

[andrewharwood]

I am curious if this works as a midi input for writing software like Musescore. That would be awesome because i can never remember how to repeat my random jams.

[benjameek]

I just saw a video on the 'Travel Sax' made by odisei music. have you seen it or have any experience. it looks amazing.

[andrewcranmer]

I have the AE-10, which is great for hotel rooms, late at night, etc, also to use as a midi input. The major advantage over the Mini is that it has all the sax keys, pretty much in exactly the right places (palm, bis, F#, etc). Plus small and light for travel. OK, without an add-on programme it doesn’t really sound like a sax, but for practice is a pretty good substitute. A deal more pricey, but for my 2 cents better value for money in the long run, at least for anyone who plays sax.

[tchambqherbert]

This is great stuff man I've been watching your videos now for 3 hour & I'm enjoying every second of it thanks a lot buddy

[alittt]

Would it help the beginners to build the embouchure?

[globaldrumsentertainment]

It's nice wind instrument and its very good for kids that want to be a saxophonist in the future to start with. I love it for the fact that is has different tuning. Thank you so much for sharing this to our view. God bless you