A-880

The Roland A-880 was a MIDI Patcher/Mixer at the heart of many MIDI studios in the 1990s.
It has been superseded by USB-based devices.

A-880 Manager is an application that allows you to upload and download connection setups to and from the A-880.
It is available for macOS and Windows.

A-880 Manager 3.2.2 for macOS

This version no longer refuses to open the "MIDI devices" dialog box when a MIDI I/O device doesn't have a name, manufacturer, model or unique ID. Instead, the "MIDI devices" dialog box now calls any undefined property "UNDEFINED".

File: 
a880man-3.2.2.dmg — Downloaded 99 times

A-880 Manager 3.2.2 Manual

This is the manual for A-880 Manager 3.2.2 (which only comes in a macOS edition).

Note: A-880 Manager 3.2.2 for macOS contains this manual too and will install it automatically, so you don't need to download it separately here. So if you're updating from a previous version, just download the A-880 Manager 3.2.2 for macOS package above and install it, and you'll be able to read the manual anyway.

File: 
a-880-manager-manual-3.2.2.pdf — Downloaded 330 times

A-880 Manager 3.2.1 for Windows - Installer

Main new features of this version:

  • The update check mechanism works again on Windows 7, Windows 8 and "older" (i.e. pre-TLS 1.3) Windows 10.
  • The application has become more user-friendly concerning data errors in ".stp" and ".mru" configuration files: On startup, when the application encounters a data error in a configuration file, the application now mentions the exact name of the offending file, and no longer refuses to start. Hence it is no longer necessary to delete corrupt configuration files manually. On exit, the application reports any errors while saving configuration files.

See section 2 of the manual for the full list of changes.

File: 
a880man-3.2.1-install.exe — Downloaded 280 times

A-880 Manager 3.2.1 for Windows - Portable 32-bit

This is the 32-bit portable edition of A-880 Manager 3.2.1 for Windows.
You don't need to install this edition: simply unzip it to a folder to which you have write-access and run A880Man.exe.
This edition runs on 32- and 64-bit Windows, although for 64-bit Windows the 64-bit portable edition is recommended.

File: 
a880man-3.2.1-x86-portable.zip — Downloaded 117 times

A-880 Manager 3.2.1 for Windows - Portable 64-bit

This is the 64-bit portable edition of A-880 Manager 3.2.1 for Windows.
You don't need to install this edition: simply unzip it to a folder to which you have write-access and run A880Man.exe.
This edition only runs on 64-bit Windows.

File: 
a880man-3.2.1-x64-portable.zip — Downloaded 174 times
Screenshots: 
A-880 temporary setup window
A-880 memory presets window