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Name: FP-30 Digital Piano w/Speakers - Black
Brand: Roland
SKU: 477211
Price: 1049.99 CAD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.85 (30 reviews)

FP-30 Digital Piano w/Speakers - Black

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If you've dreamed of having a piano in your home but don't have the space or budget for a full-sized instrument, your wait is over. The affordable FP-30 offers Roland's acclaimed sound, feel, and modern features in a top-quality 88-note instrument that fits any space with ease. Light and portable, it's a great fit for performing players and music classrooms as well. Adding in numerous sounds beyond the piano, built-in practice and recording functions, and Bluetooth wireless support for working with popular music apps, the FP-30 delivers a premium musical experience previously unattainable in such a streamlined package.

Features:

• Rich, responsive tone from Roland's renowned SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine
• 88-note PHA-4 Standard keyboard provides authentic piano touch for maximum expression
• Powerful amplifier and stereo speakers deliver impressive sound
• Headphones output and quiet keyboard action allow you to enjoy playing at any time without disturbing others
• Compact and lightweight body for easy mobility in and out of the home, studio, or classroom
• Built-in Bluetooth wireless connectivity for using the piano with popular apps on your smartphone or tablet such as GarageBand, piaScore, Sheet Music Direct, and many others
• Broaden your musical experience with dual/split modes and a wide selection of non-piano sounds like organ, strings, voices, drums, and more
• Twin Piano mode is ideal for lessons, letting student and teacher play side by side in the same octave ranges
• Connect USB memory to save songs you've captured with the onboard SMF recorder and play along with your favorite WAV and SMF songs
• Optional matching stand and three-pedal unit provide a classic piano look and enhanced functionality, including hands-free page turning with some sheet music apps
• Available in white or black finish

Specifications:

KEYBOARD

Keyboard: 88 keys (PHA-4 Standard Keyboard: with Escapement and Ivory Feel)
Touch Sensitivity: Key Touch: 5 types, fixed touch
Keyboard Mode:
- Whole
- Dual (volume balance adjustable)
- Split (split point adjustable, volume balance adjustable)
- Twin Piano
Pedals:
- Accessory pedal
- Damper

SOUND GENERATOR

Piano Sound: SuperNATURAL Piano Sound
MIDI Format: Conforms to GM2, GS
Max. Polyphony: 128 voices
Tones:
- Piano: 6 Tones
- E.Piano: 7 Tones
- Other: 22 Tones
Stretched Tuning (only for piano tones): Always On
Master Tuning: 415.3 Hz-466.2 Hz (adjustable in increments of 0.1 Hz)
Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones)
Effects:
- Ambience (Off, 1-4)
- Brilliance (Mellow, Normal, Bright)

Only for Piano Tones:
- String Resonance (Always On)
- Damper Resonance (Always On)
- Key Off Resonance (Always On)

METRONOME

Tempo: Quarter note = 20-250
Beat: 0/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4

SMF RECORDER

Parts: 1 part
Save Format: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)
Note Storage: Approx. 30,000 notes
Controls: Song Select, Play/Stop, Rec, Tempo, Count-in, Mix, Balance, All Song Play
Tempo: Quarter note = 20-250
Resolution: 120 ticks per quarter note

RHYTHM

Rhythms: 8 types
Controls: Rhythm Select, Start/Stop, Tempo
Tempo: Quarter note = 20-250

AUDIO

Playback File Format: Audio File (WAV 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear format)
Controls: Song Select, Play/Stop

INTERNAL MEMORY

Save Song: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)
Songs: Max. 1 song

EXTERNAL MEMORY

External Storage: USB Flash Memory
Playable Song Format:
- Standard MIDI Files (Format 0, 1)
- Audio File (WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear format)
Save Format: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)

BLUETOOTH

MIDI, Turning music sheet: Bluetooth Ver 4.0

OTHER

Internal Songs: 30 songs

Connectors:
- DC In jack
- USB COMPUTER port: USB Type B
- USB MEMORY port: USB Type A
- Phones jacks (usable as output jack) x 2: Stereo miniature phone type, Stereo 1/4-inch phone type

Rated Power Output: 11 W x 2

Speakers: 12 cm (4-3/4 inches) x 2 Volume Level (SPL) 102 dB (This value was measured according to the method that is based on Roland's technical standard.)

Language: English

Control Volume: (with the speaker volume and the headphones volume automatically select function)

Other Functions:
- Panel Lock
- Tone Demo
- Auto Off

Power Supply: AC adaptor

Power Consumption:
- 8 W (3-22 W)
- 8 W: Average power consumption while piano is played with volume at center position
- 3 W: Power consumption immediately after power-up; nothing being played
- 22 W: Rated power consumption

Accessories: Owner's Manual, Music Rest, AC Adaptor, Power Cord (for connecting AC Adaptor), Damper pedal

Options (sold separately):
Dedicated Stand: KSC-70
Dedicated Pedal Board: KPD-70
Keyboard Stand: KS-12
Damper Pedal: DP-10
Headphones
USB Flash Memory*
*Use USB Flash Memory sold by Roland. Roland cannot guarantee operation if other products are used.

SIZE AND WEIGHT (WITH MUSIC REST DETACHED)
Width 1,300 mm / 51-3/16 inches
Depth 284 mm / 11-7/8 inches
Height 150 mm / 5-7/8 inches
Weight 14.1 kg / 31 lbs 2 oz

SIZE AND WEIGHT (WITH MUSIC REST AND DEDICATED STAND KSC-70, sold separately)
Width 1,300 mm / 51-3/16 inches
Depth 324 mm / 12-13/16 inches
Height 925 mm / 36-3/8 inches
Weight: 23 kg / 50 lbs 12 oz

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First-class sound and touch?too bad they skimped on everything else! 52 of 54 customers found this review helpful

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As a lifelong pianist, I disliked digital pianos, but I accepted them as a grim reality of gigging in the 21st century. They were supposed to sound like pianos, but all they did was play back a bunch of separate, sterile-sounding notes. In a real piano, the strings vibrate on a single soundboard, creating a big, warm, organic sound with rich harmonic interplay. By comparison, keyboards made you feel more like a xylophonist than a pianist. (To be fair, xylophones have _some_ warmth!) Joyously, sterile-sounding DPs are finally relics of the past. Computer hardware has finally gotten fast and cheap enough, and programmers clever enough, that DPs like the FP-30 can emulate real pianos, including the rich harmonic interplay between notes. What a difference it makes! When I visited L&M and "noodled" on an FP-30, I was agog at how authentic and beautiful it sounded. They'd made great strides on the action, too, with a real piano-like escapement mechanism. I could play anything on the FP-30 that I could on a real piano, and enjoy it nearly as much! Unfortunately, on the FP-30, Roland skimped everywhere else, however they could. Rather than a proper volume control, there are "loud" and "soft" buttons you must press or hold, with 5 tiny LEDs above them as a level indicator. If you hold a button, you quickly overshoot the volume you want. So you must press it over and over (click-click-click-click!) to change the volume in small increments. It's as awkward and time-consuming as it sounds. And why? So Roland could save a dollar or two on a proper slider or knob? The FP-30 includes many instrument sounds, but you won’t find discrete switches for them. Instead, you must hold one of four “category” buttons and press a key on the keyboard. (Yes, that’s what I said!) This means you must _memorize_ which piano key activates which instrument. You do the same thing to change ambience (reverb), brightness, key sensitivity, and other settings (which _are_ labeled, but it's just as goofy). And which settings have you set, exactly? You'll have to remember them, because there's no display. This must’ve saved Roland a whopping $5 on the small 2-line LCD displays on their higher models. There's no Line Out, either, just headphone outs. Yes, you can use them as line outs, but it's just another example of the pointless stinginess that makes this otherwise wonderful keyboard such a bittersweet experience. Then there's the music rack—a flimsy, undersized piece of plastic that fits in a slot above the keys. If you can get anything stand on it, you’re a better balancer than I am. I'm using a regular music stand back there instead. Finally, the speakers. They're mounted in the bottom of the keyboard, pointing down. Say what? I naively assumed Roland did this to create a "ambient" piano effect. But no—it let them make the case smaller and cheaper. Unless you're accustomed to playing music with a bag over your head, you'll notice how this makes the fidelity suffer. (Funny how that works, isn't it?) I actually get better sound by connecting two small PC speakers to the FP-30. (You can use headphones, of course, but not to play for other people.) What's the alternative? You can spend 75% more (yes, 75%!) for the FP-60, with exactly the same sounds and action, but real controls, a display, and top-mounted speakers (also identical to the FP-30’s—but you can, like, hear them). Or you can pay 2-1/2 times as much (!) for the FP-90, with controls, a slightly more responsive action, slightly better speakers, and a sturdy, proper-sized plexiglas music rack that actually holds music. I'd love having real controls, and a way to see what I'm doing with them. But I couldn't justify such an extortionary price difference. So here I am, with a keyboard that plays and sounds like a dream, but is awkward and frustrating in every other way. If the FP-30’s musical quality is any indication, Roland must care a great deal about what they do. That's why it seems so wacky that they'd require us to cough up such a crazy amount of extra dough for basic features that'd normally be a given on a keyboard of this calibre. I know, "business is business", but it just seems petty and shortsighted.

Posted by Andy F. on Mar 13, 2020

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Fantastic digital piano for its price 12 of 12 customers found this review helpful

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Bought this piano to use at gigs and some home recording work. If you're getting this as just a digital piano and not planning on switching effects much, then this is the piano for you. At $1k, it has all the important features of your higher-end Roland keyboard at a very affordable price (1/4" stereo output and 3.5mm output, MIDI out, the phenomenal SuperNATURAL sound engine that even models piano harmonics, and escapement). However, at its price it is of course not going to have the features of the 2,3,4k Roland keyboards. You have very limited sound layering due to its interface (You can't layer strings and choir for instance, since they are both in the "Other" bank, but you can layer strings and piano since piano is in a separate bank). Switching sounds is also a bit irksome, and impossible to switch between sounds in a bank while playing, since you need to hold down the bank button and then push a key on the keyboard. So if you're planning on doing a gig where you have to quickly switch between strings and jazz organ for instance, either look at seeing if you can hook some sort of MIDI input into it to do that, or get a different model that has a better button interface. But if you're like me and plan on just using the acoustic piano sound and not much else, you're not going to find anything else like this in its price range. The pedal that comes with the unit is also not great if you're used to an acoustic piano pedal. Do yourself a favour and pick up something like the M-audio pedal, the square pedal, while I'm sure is reliable and will last many years, just isn't great for classical playing, it tends to slip around a lot and just doesnt have the same effect as a proper pedal. To get a three pedal system, it doesn't appear that there is a standalone system (Roland makes a standalone 3 pedal system, but it outputs 3 1/4" jacks, which this keyboard does not have the inputs for). You'd need to get the dedicated stand and tri-pedal input to get your three pedals for this system. However, these are nitpicks, and after four months of owning it, I can say I like the action and sound of this much more than Yamaha's GHA line which is in a similar price point. Go in, try it out, and keep these limitations in mind. I expect this system to serve me many years.

Posted by Alex on Jan 21, 2019

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This is a great keyboard and it does feel very close to playing on a nice upright piano. I am impressed with the key action for this price range, and the ivory like keys are a plus. The piano sounds are great, and the onboard speakers are sufficient for my needs and it just sounds really good. It can easily be amped or connected to a DI, and has replaced all of my piano samples in my DAW. Where this unit may appear to lack in terms of features compared to some DP's it excels with its key action. It is obvious where the designers allocated the cost of building the instrument, the keys.

Posted by Steve on Dec 5, 2018

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Keyboard for a University student 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful

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I've had this piano for about 2 months now, and I can confidently say that it is one of the best sounding digital pianos in its price point, When I first compared it to the Yamaha P-125, the feel and the sound was just deeper and had more feedback. As a causal piano player, I feel that this piano gives me all of the stuff I asked for and more. It is not perfect however. I feel that in the speaker sound department, it is lacking in comparison to the P-125 since it is a downwards facing speaker. However, this is not such a big problem as the earphone jack is extremely good and I can actually hear the vibrations in hitting the low notes. In addition, the piano app for this piano is very outdated and needs touching up. The user interface is really confusing to use and newest songs that were recorded recently don't go to the top, they stay at the bottom.

Posted by Eric on Nov 23, 2018

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