A portable shoulder synth in sparkly black that's fun and expressive for both kids and adults.

The Roland Lucina AX-09 synthesizer is compact, lightweight, and loaded with great sounds that are all easily selectable with the onboard Category buttons. Plug in a USB stick and add backing tracks to your performances with the Audio Player function or plug in an MP3/CD player and jam along with your favorite songs. This ultra-light Roland keyboard synth is designed to fit all musicians—even kids. It's super easy to use yet it packs a heavyweight musical punch with its stellar sounds and expressive controls.

Great sounds: The Lucina synthesizer is packed with dozens of high-quality sounds that span a wide stylistic range from scorching synth leads to silk-smooth drum pads. Find the perfect sound quickly with the Category buttons or press the Preview button to hear the currently selected sound with a pre-programmed riff. Assign your top 12 sounds to the Roland keyboard's Favorites bank for instant, one-button recall. Volume and reverb-level settings can be stored with each Favorite.

Battery power: Plug into traditional power with an AC adaptor (included) or roam free with batteries. Jam for hours (approximately four hours of continuous use per 8-battery load) with eight standard AA batteries installed (Ni-MH AA rechargeable batteries). A battery-strength indicator lets you know when battery power is getting low so you never miss a note onstage. Audio player: The built-in Audio Player feature lets you sound like an entire band. Simply load up a USB stick with your favorite songs in MP3, WAV, or AIFF format and plug it into Roland Lucina AX-09's USB port. Select the song you want, press Play, and jam along!

Hands-on control: Put a personal stamp on your performances with the expressive controllers built into the Lucina synthesizer. Wave your hands over the invisible D Beam for dramatic effects and dig your fingers into Roland's Modulation Bar and Touch control to bend, twist, and sculpt each sound you play.

Roland Lucina AX-09 Shoulder Synthesizer (Black Sparkle) Features:

• Stylish, lightweight, compact synth design
• Easy-to-use, intuitive user interface
• 150 high-quality sounds that cover a wide stylistic range
• 37-note, velocity-sensitive keyboard
• 128-voice polyphony
• External in jack and USB-memory Audio Player function
• (enjoy playing your favorite songs)
• Runs on AC or battery power
• Dimensions: 3-3/4" H x 32-13/16" W x 9-11/16" D
• Weight: 8lb. 3oz.

Who says keyboardists need to hide behind their gear? Liberate yourself and roam free with the Lucina AX-09 Synth.

Roland Lucina AX-09 Shoulder Synthesizer (Black Sparkle) Specifications:

• Keyboard: 37 keys (with velocity)
  
  Sound generator section:
• Maximum polyphony: 128 voices
• Parts: 1 part
• Tones: 150 tones (regular tones 144, special tones: 6)
  
  Audio player section (playable formats):
• MP3: format: MPEG-1 audio layer 3; sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz; bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps, VBR (variable bit rate)
• WAV, AIFF: sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz; bit depth: 8/16/24 -bit
  
  Other:
• Controllers: D beam controller, modulation bar, touch controller
• Connectors: output jacks (L (MONO), R) (1/4 inch phone type), phones Jack (stereo mini type), ext in jack (stereo mini type), foot pedal jack (assignable)
• USB computer: connector (for USB MIDI), USB memory slot, MIDI out connector (V-LINK), DC in jack
• Display: 7 segments, 3 characters (LED)
• Power supply: AC adaptor or Ni-MH AA size rechargeable batteries x 8 (do not use alkaline batteries or zinc-carbon batteries) batteries sold separately
• Current draw: 600 mA
• Battery life for continuous use: with Ni-MH rechargeable batteries: approximately 4 hours (this figure will vary depending on the actual conditions of use)
• Accessories: owner's manual, quick guide, tutorial DVD, strap, panel sticker, USB memory connector cap, AC adaptor ( PSB-1U (S) )
• Optional accessories: pedal switch: DP series, expression pedal: EV-5, USB memory (USB memory by Roland is recommended)