(B-Stock) Roland AE-20 Aerophone Digital Wind Instrument

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(B-Stock) Roland AE-20 Aerophone Digital Wind Instrument
Product no: 5000-0027-1440 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Developed for the more experimental wind musician, the Roland AE-20 Aerophone packs an orchestra's worth of instruments in one sleek housing. With a design that just dropped from the future, this sonic spaceship is home to an array of flutes, saxophones, oboes, trumpets and instruments you might never have known existed. Deeper than that, the Aerophone features a complete synth-engine capable of conjuring way more than just wind instruments. Another excellent perk that comes with opting for a fully electronic alternative to an acoustic instrument is that it comes fitted with a headphone output, so you can run scales on your trumpet, saxophone or oboe deep into the night without bothering your housemates and neighbours. And while the button layout matches the valve layout of a saxophone, the fingering can be tweaked to match your preferred instrument.

The Roland AE-20 Aerophone: Totally ZEN

The AE-20 is also home to the ZEN-Core engine: the mind-bogglingly extensive engine that comes loaded into the Roland Fantom and Jupiter-X synthesisers. This has then been teamed up with the SuperNATURAL engine to breathtaking effect. While this level of sound-generation is already impressive in the world of synthesizers, when you add on the extra expressive dimension of air-pressure and the fact that you can actually bite the new mouthpiece to influence the response, you might as well be looking at an entirely fresh instrument.

Apps

The Roland Aerophone is fully supported by an array of compatible apps, from a teaching app through to the free Aerophone Pro Editor which allows users to take a deep dive into the parameters of every sound so they can be customised at will. The performance settings can also be tweaked and sounds can be layered and then there's the Roland Cloud: an entire platform set up to offer new sounds that can be downloaded and added to the internal library of your Aerophone. Basically, this instrument is so progressive and open for experimentation that it might as well be a full sound-designer's tool bag.

Tips or comments about this product

Please note: Check out the Roland OP-AE05MPH if you're looking for a replacement mouthpiece.

Specifications

Product features

Complete	Yes
Sustainable product	not specified
Original packaging	In good condition
Condition of product	Traces of use (no damage/scratches)

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	2,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	79,0 x 22,0 x 22,5 cm

Product specifications

Roland AE-20 Aerophone
digital wind instrument
button layout: saxophone
engines: ZEN-Core and SuperNATURAL
parts: 4x, drums 1x
presets: over 250
user presets: 600
effects: multi, chorus, delay, reverb
sensors: breath, bite
Bluetooth 4.2
display: OLED 128x32
plugs:
- 3.5mm mini-jack headphone output
- output: 6.3mm stereo jack
- USB
- DC
external memory via USB flash drive (not included)
speakers: 2x 2.8cm, 2x 1.5W
power supply:
- 6x Ni-MH AA-HR6 batteries (not included), for six hours of playing time at 1900 nAh (note: carbon-zinc and alkaline batteries are not compatible)
included:
- user manual
- safety manual
- power supply
- mouthpiece cap
- neck strap
- USB cable (USB-C-> USB-A)
- thumb hooks (x2 types)
- gig bag
dimensions: 632 x 133 x 84mm
weight: 1.1 kg

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Jonny April 29, 2022

Wrote the following about Roland AE-20 Aerophone Digital Wind Instrument

I'm a beginner saxophone player and father of two with an office job and found I was struggling at practicing my saxophone because I could mostly do it at night and on weekends.
I've tried a "cumbersome" and expensive sax mute first but that didn't work out to well for me.
I've decided to get the Aerophone AE-20 then to try to boost a bit my work on scales, arpeggios and melodies and so far it's serving me well. After dinner I can consistently get not 1 to 2 hours of practice in my living room without disturbing anyone. Then when I can I pick my saxophone and I can focus on my tone production and embouchure without without thinking too much about which note to push next in an arpeggio or a scale. After a couple of days I got used to the Aerophone different key feel and sensitivity and I can say I enjoy practicing on it. The main downside of it is that if you're running it on batteries you have to take them out to recharge them and also you cannot power it from the USB-C port but only via the provide DC adapter.
Overall I'm satisfied with it and hopefully I will start to use it in more "artistic" ways once I'll be a more proficient player.

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Simon February 2, 2025

Wrote the following about Roland AE-20 Aerophone Digital Wind Instrument

Het instrument is geweldig, maar “zonder gebruikerssporen” betekent dat er onderdelen ontbreken en er nog kwijl van de vorige eigenaar op zat. Echt een geweldig creatief instrument, maar wel iets om lokaal te kopen in plaats van online.

Pierre September 5, 2024

Wrote the following about Roland AE-20 Aerophone Digital Wind Instrument

Ik zocht een vervanging voor mijn saxofoon omdat ik op een bovenwoning woon en niet altijd veel geluid kan maken. Je kunt met de AE20 zeker je techniek oefenen, maar het voelt niet aan als een echte sax. De embouchure die je toepast maakt niet uit, want er komt altijd een zuiver geluid uit. Het voelt ook allemaal erg plastic aan, want normaal is natuurlijk, want het is van plastic. Kortom: leuke gadget, maar geen alternatief voor een echte sax.

Kees July 17, 2024

Wrote the following about Roland AE-20 Aerophone Digital Wind Instrument

Als hobbyist eerst met blokfluit en daarna gitaar bezig geweest. Nu toch weer terug naar een blaas instrument. Zocht iets waar je ook lekker om 11uur ‘s avonds nog onbekommerd op kan spelen. Of gewoon in de tuin ;). En kwam zodoende bij de wind synthesizers uit. De blaas techniek werkt natuurlijk iets anders dan de blokfluit. Je bouwt vooral druk op, op het mondstuk. In plaats van door het instrument heen te blazen. En met een ‘bite’ sensor heb je ook net iets meer mogelijkheden om wat expressie aan de tonen te geven.
De AE-20 is afgeleid van een saxofoon. En dat merk je aan de knoppen en de algehele layout van het instrument. Knoppen zijn voor diverse instrumenten in te stellen. Wel beetje raar dat je bij een niet bekende toets combinatie gewoon nog de voorgaande toon blijft horen. Van mij had het verder een stuk lichter en compacter gemogen. Iets wat ze bij de Travel Sax wel voor elkaar krijgen. Maar vergeleken met een sax zal het vast wel handzaam zijn. Dat het op losse batterijen werkt is zowel een plus als minpunt. Niet helemaal de compactste oplossing, maar je hoeft niet bang te zijn dat over een aantal jaar de accu slecht wordt. En je kunt ze snel omwisselen als ze leeg zijn.
Er zit een rijke database van geluiden bij. Is wel even zoeken wat wanneer bij je stemming past. Maar grote kans dat er wel iets tussen zit.
Al met al een leuk instrument met veel mogelijkheden, waar ik vast nog veel blaasplezier aan zal hebben.