Roland PMA-5

Video Story Bearing a striking resemblance to one of the latest generation of notepad computers designed to be used with a stylus, the PMA5 Personal Music Assistant comes wrapped in a smart black vinyl Filofax-style cover, which protects it when not in use. In fact, when it's closed, you'd think it was a Filofax, and it's just as easy to carry about. The slim silver pen-like stylus slots perfectly into a channel in the PMA's 'spine', and is used to access all the PMA5's functions via its touch-sensitive LCD display.  Main connections -- MIDI In and Out, a mini-jack Stereo Line Out/headphone socket, and a 9V power-supply socket -- are located along the top edge of the unit. No power supply is provided, but you do get six AA batteries, with a life of about five hours. There's a socket for a start/stop footswitch, also on a mini-jack, on the side, where you'd expect the edges of the pages to be if the PMA5 really was a Filofax. As a piece of design, it's cute, clever, and covetable. Includes stylus pen and adapter. FEATURES:  Touch-panel interface offers simple, intuitive and unique operation  306 GM/GS instrument sounds; 16 drum sets  Eight-track sequencer (Four melody tracks and four backing tracks); Roland's intelligent arranger with 100 Music Styles  Built-in serial computer port for communication with any computer  20 song memory; store and recall user patterns  Headphone jack for private monitoring; battery or AC operable Import and playback Standard MIDI File (SMF) song data using the optional PC Communication Kit  Specifications Computer Switch
 AC Adaptor Jack: DC 9V POWER SUPPLY:
 DC 9V: Dry Batteries (LR6 (AA) Type) x 6 
AC Adaptor: BOSS PSA – 120T, 230G, 240 CURRENT DRAW:
 200 mA
 * Expected Battery Life Under Continuous Use : 5 Hours
 * These Figures Will Vary Depending On The Actual Conditions of Use. DIMENSIONS: 
 123 (W) x 169 (D) x 34 (H) mm
 4 – 7 / 8 (W) x 6 – 11 / 16 (D) x 1 – 3 / 8 (H) inches WEIGHT:
 610 g
 1 lb 6 oz (Including Batteries and Cover)  Manual Download Manual