Many thanks and I'm glad you're pleased with it.

Glad to help.

Hi. Good luck with that. I really hope you get into it and enjoy it.

Thanks for watching!

Many thanks Roy.

Very kind of you. Thanks.

Great to hear!

No, Justine. That is just a regular digital saxophone.

Thanks for watching :-)

Glad I could help!

@@isax.academy Do you know if the app works with Android 10?

+Jose W Orozco Thank you.

iSax - Alistair Parnell Which one has a more potatial for dj ? Syhtn, sound bla bla ae 10 go or ae 10) thank u sir ...

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you.

Its certainly quicker over USB but I found the bluetooth latency quite acceptable in my brief experiments so far. Yes I do think it works well in the studio as a controller.

+Steve Baldock Hi. I think it’s due in the shops sometime in August and should be around £430. Thanks for watching.

I aim to do a video on this soon.

@@isax.academy i hope you would make more videos for this tiny 05 rather than ae 10. Especially about sound production on AE 05, please.

Sounds like the perfect match. You also sound like the perfect match for my Aerophone Basics Course which is about to be released tomorrow. Check out www.isax.academy

It’s not something I’ve looked for before but I think you are right, it’s not there on the AS-05.

+claudio menini Hi. It has a range of 56 semitones including harmonic fingerings I believe.

Hi. Yes it works with GarageBand and should work with Sampletank although I’ve not tried it. Remember that the sounds would need to be adjusted to respond to breath control to get the best out of them or you could possibly set the GO to send Expression to control the volume.

Floris van der Wolf Yes

+Víctor Domínguez The apps are for mobile devices such as iPhones. The other software I use is Mainstage which is only on a Mac.

+Víctor Domínguez The app for the Aerophone GO is a mobile device app so IOS or Android.

@@isax.academy Thank you, Mr. Parnell. Is it the same for the Aerophone 10?

+Dan Teegan Yes indeed. It works very well.

+xxxDeafManxxx This is of course a matter of personal taste. For me the most significant difference between them is that the Aerophone will much easier to get playing straight away. The EWI will take some time to master and many people find it’s just too hard to persist with. For me the feel of the Akai is better and some of the synth sounds are better on the EWI 4000s but as far as other sounds the Aerophone wins every time for me. The Roland is also much easier to navigate through settings and of course there are still updates and improvements being issued. This is not the case with the Akai sadly.

I think the touch on all the Aerophones is very similar. If anything I find the touch is too light.

Hi. I think the GO probably would suite well. There are quite a few folks using the Aerophone as a practice tool. Of course things like the palm keys and octave keys are going to feel slightly different but they are between different makes of saxophone anyway. Just remember the whole mouth/throat response won't be the same as an acoustic sax. There is lip response on the GO which I think is slightly better than on the AE-10.

No. I’m afraid that’s not possible.

iSax - Alistair Parnell thanks for the quick response!!

@@isax.academy and how about ae 10. Can we swap preloaded sound on the ae10? Can we swap preloaded sound (sound banks) on AKAI EWI 5000 /4000s?

Yes it works very well. USB connection works the same as the AE10 but without the extra controls and note range of course. A slight latency over Bluetooth but I’ve found it to be very playable on my setup with a fast Mac and a good audio interface.

I don't think so. Not on the instrument itself. I do this through MainStage on my computer.

You actually mentioned that in the video that the natural sounds of ae10 sound much better than the pcm sounds on ae5

+Dan Tong Very kind words as always. Many thanks.

It's way cheaper, that's about it

All Aerophones have an output jack that can be used for headphones or an amp. They also all have USB out to connect to a computer for additional sounds or to connect via a computer to additional keyboards/sounds modules. You cannot connect directly to a keyboards midi or USB though. You’d need to go via a computer or some kind of USB to midi converter like the one from Kenton.

I tend to pull the instrument down into my body more.

Thanks, I just downloaded the 3.0 update for the AE-10, it's awesome, vibrato improved/fixed, new sounds are great. Thanks Alistair, I followed your video for the update, very helpful. On those high notes I've been using the low D finger to stabilize like with recorders. Separately, the octave keys are not as distinguished as I'd like, maybe need to get used to it, been a tenor player for many years, but I am so excited about the AE-10, huge breakthrough. Thanks for your great videos, super helpful.

FWIW, I've built up the 1st octave up key on my AE-10, by cutting a crescent of self adhesive cork - about 2mm or 1/16" thick. I put some dense self adhesive dense foam on the 1st octave down key too... I'm not sure which I prefer, but the foam I found is a little bit thinner than the cork.

How are you liking that at this point, I'm getting more use to the octave keys, the 1st up and down are a little at an angle not straight up and down, the 2nd octave key is straight up, I agree that they are too similar in surface feel and tightly close together

Did you mean the Aerophone as a whole, or just putting things on the octave keys? I can recommend doing that, though I might start again with non self adhesive cork, and contact cement, because the gum on the sort I've used is a bit too soft for hot weather - it tends to move around. If you meant the other thing; that's more of an essay question... I'm frustrated by the pitch bend only being down, not up. There's provision for both, but they disabled the option of up. Clearly, they don't know a hell of a lot about playing saxophones, or other reed instruments. Lately, I've been using it as a MIDI controller, which frustrates me because I need a powered converter, to get the missing DIN socket, which I feel it should always have had. I do like having the palm keys, though I wish the fingering implementation was a bit more complete. I guess they had their reasons, but it's not like playing a sax; it's like sticking to a fingering chart for complete beginners, with no alternate fingerings. You can add ten, but that doesn't even scratch the surface. I haven't put on the new update yet, partly because it just seems to be new sounds, and tweaks to the old ones. I will eventually, but that doesn't really excite me. I'd rather have had some improvements to how it works - pitch bend and fingering.

Thank you for watching.

@@isax.academy I'm playing swing jazz on the tenor saxophone and the clarinet . I'm not sure if I have the courage to go into the Aerophone. One of my fellow musicians has a rather advanced electronic keyboard, and I'm scared about all the options that might take away the focus from the music. That might be the situation with the Aerophone as well (?)

I’d have to say yes. It can take the focus for a while. You do need to spend some time getting to know it like any instrument. The key thing is the Aerophone is by far the easiest wind synth to get into and with time opens up a while new world.

Hi there. I've seen a few people mention about condensation. This is a very individual thing. I have never had any issue at all with it. Some players are just wetter than others I guess. The same goes for the key positions. Every make of acoustic sax has slightly different key positions but you just get used to them after a while. The same goes for the Aerophone.

Hi David. I’m afraid I haven’t used a PC for many years. I hope someone else here can offer some help. I’ve seen some excellent KZfaq videos with people using PCs and windsynths so I’m sure you can do it. Just to be clear by connecting to a computer you are dealing with software sounds from the computer. The Aerophone just works as a controller. You wouldn’t use a PC to play the sounds from the Aerophone to improve it’s sound. Check out Albelton Live. They are currently doing 90 day free trial I believe and you should find some videos to help get started.

@@isax.academy Thanks for the reply Alistair. I connected the GO to the speakers I normally use with the PC and that then produced the quality of sound I am happy with instead of just using the GO's internal speaker. I also have a guitar amp/speaker so I can also use that. Thanks for all the videos you produce though as they're very helpful.

There's a video on this channel. Look for "Transposition basics for the Roland Aerophone GO".

there is a latency, more than a 10th of a second, but at random, sometimes with bluetooth but also the same with a USB-cable. then i had practically no latency with a cable.. the app is not really functional. BTconnection is at random and requires localisation (?). The mp3-list appears in chinese characters and you cant choose the directories of your tunes. so you get also your language courses in the list... sorry, Roland, I think there is still some work for you to do.

Are you using an android phone. I heard that there could be less latency with iPhone and iPad. Hopefully other people will chime in.

@@4frankp yes, i am using android 7 and i hope, roland will fix this bug instead of "nudging" people to buy i-stuff

I'd recommend the penny whistle - unless the noise is an issue. I never understood why we were all forced to play descant recorders at school. They're needlessly complicated, for a beginner, and require really good breath control to make a good sound. A penny whistle in D plays tunes in D and G easily, and other keys at a push. For playing tunes in more keys, buy more whistles :)

Thanks a lot! Greetings from germany

You're welcome, Dr K. Since you're in germany, I'd suggest getting Thomann's plastic whistles - there's a D and a C, which are both good, and very cheap. A C whistle plays a bit like a Bb sax, without the keys below low D... It's a little different because the whistle's natural scale is D (D E F# G A B C#), like an oboe, but the same keys / fingerings on a sax play D E F G A B C#. It's easier to switch between the two than you might expect though. The brain adjusts. A D whistle doesn't transpose - the notes are named the same as on a flute or a piano, which is one reason why people start with that one. The C is a good second one though.

Thank's for the Tipps, i‘ve allready ordered both and will give an update next week about my experience...

+samian lu Only playing settings can be saved. You can’t edit the onboard sounds.

I think they would both be useful for this. The 05 is more compact so it might be down to the size of your hands.

+risang android That’s a very difficult question to answer because it depends on many factors. The short answer is if you haven’t played a wind synth before and you want to get going quickly and easily and have an instrument close to the feel of a saxophone then go for the Aerophone. Which Aerophone is then down to cost. If you can afford the AE-10 go for that but if you’re not sure you want to invest that much money or you’d rather try it out for a while then go for the GO.

I’d say the Aerophone GO would be perfect for a beginner. Easier to understand the settings and fun to play with the app. As your technique improves or you want to delve deeper into midi and programming your own sounds the AE-10 is a good upgrade. I’d say you’d get at least a good two years from the GO before you’d upgrade and you’d make a better start with a more straight forward instrument.

Excellent thanks for the quick reply. Ae-10 cannot be played through the app then?

No. The editor app for the AE10 is for altering the sounds. The Aerophone GO app I believe will only connect to the Aerophone GO.

Excellent. You got a new fan from Brazil that lives in Australia!

Nothing can replace learning the acoustic sax but interns of learning finger positions and patterns then yes indeed.

Yes indeed. They work very well.

Aside from the latency issue, the issue I have with Bluetooth is that no one seems to be aware that it's a huge security risk. If it's connected to a tablet or PC, that device is vulnerable to "blusnarfing," or an attack via Bluetooth that can be used to capture every keystroke (think bank passwords, credit card numbers, etc) entered. This is why I never use Bluetooth on my iPad anymore. The last time I did, a few years ago, I discovered a computer and a Samsung phone both trying to pair to my iPad.

....but, yeah, I would love to use any of the Aerophones with Garageband and VST instruments, instead of the lame onboard sounds. I am baffled as to why Roland didn't include a USB port on the Aerophones. I don't perform, so I don't care about a wireless connection.

Hi. Yes it does altissimo fingerings and yes you can connect via USB.

@@isax.academy hello sir could u tell me how to play altissimo g on aerophone go？thanks

Hello, can you tell us if the alto sax and the tenor sax sounds are realistic ? because on the video il t seems that the sounds are not natural but looks like electronic sounds. thx

you never get a true sound from any electronic wind instrument ,but there fun ,,,you have to use MainStage of something like to get better sounds

@@yamansitar6153 so on the GO, can we change the sound using the MainStage app? And should we connect headphone to the ipad to get the sound we have choosen from MainStage or the sound comes out from the GO?

@@gild4457 btw, muted trumpet is good though

I play the tenor and want an instrument just for practicing at home in my apartment. Right now I just play on the mouthpiece (with silencer) but want to practice songs and scales as well. Would you recommend the Aerophone Go for that? :)

+Johnny Parker Hi there. Both will work very similarly as a midi controller. You should be aware though that you might have to do some tweaking of the sounds on any external device to get the best response. I have very little knowledge of those machines but I wouldn’t think they are the ideal modules for midi wind control. Wind synth are more suited to expressive sustained sounds that can be shaped with breath.

Thats a difficult one. The sounds and flexibility on the AE10 are great but if you just want a basic sound to work with the GO works very well for what you're after. I think you'd have to go and try both out and see what feels good to you.

@@isax.academy I got the AE-10, and it's plenty portable, and I enjoy all the onboard sounds. I think I made the right decision.

I’d say the AE-10 would be more like the alto spacing but the weight of course is different.

Hi Phil. So those beeps only happen when you are making adjustments to the settings and I think they are only through the internal speakers so you can turn the volume down or off. . I don’t think they go through the audio out as well. You can make those adjustments via the app as well so there is a visual feedback there. Hope that helps.

Hi. Yes you can assign fingerings, I think there is a limit to ten. Yes the palm keys work the same way as a saxophone.

@@isax.academy Thank you very much!

pmwizard48 Saxrax stands.

The sound delay problem is not only with bluetooth but even using USB cable. This for me is very veru unpleasant. I'm thinking to change it with AE10. Does AE10 have the same problem?

Hi. I find there is a slight latency over Bluetooth but still very playable. With USB there is no latency on my set up. Perhaps you have an older device?

+Demonstrations Hi. Right here. saxrax.com

Yes you can play AE-10 on the power adapter. The AE-10 would be a better choice if you've already done some saxophone I think.

Absolute should be possible.

The quality is the same as far as I know.

Yes indeed.

Hi. You can’t apply the tones to the Aerophone GO. In other words you don’t upload or add the sounds to the GO. You have to play those additional sounds through the phone. So you have to be connected to the phone to use those sounds. I hope that’s clear?

I knew that! But, there is no sound from the phone although I connected the phone and blew the Aerophone GO after click into the app and selected either one of the sounds. I tried to use a headphone or speaker to connect with iPhone for ensuring whether there is any sound from my blowing but it doesn’t work!

Sorry I misunderstood your question. Perhaps this needs a step by step approach. Can you successfully play a mp3 track from within the GO app? Do you hear sound? Are you sure the Bluetooth connection is working? If you can select a sound in the tone lists it’s connected. Have you changed any settings for the breath output in the settings? Thus should be set to CC02 which is breath. Let me know how you get on.

iSax - Alistair Parnell 1) downloaded Go Plus into my iPhone 6 Plus 2) in set up of iPhone 6 Plus Bluetooth search & connected Aerophone Go & turn the volume to minimum 3) click GoPlus app and connected Aerophone GO 4) click into sound mode of GoPlus app and select one sound 5) blew Aerophone Go but no sound from iPhone So, what might be wrong ?

+W. H. Law That’s very odd. Sounds like you did everything correctly. I would try deleting the app, reboot the phone and install the app again.

Hi. The app sounds are a similar on the app to the built in sounds on the AE-05. They are not as good as the AE-10. You can of course connect to many different third part apps which will sounds great.

+PEDRO ABADIA Yes the sounds on the AE-10 are much better and there are more of them.

You can adjust vibrato setting on the app. I’m doing a video on this soon.

Thanks so much for your reply Allistair. It would be great if you can add how to adjust those settings for optimal play when using an iPad app other than the aerophone app.