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      Roland FP-50 Digital Piano White
      This instrument is discontinued

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      Roland FP-50 Digital Piano White

      Travel-friendly and affordable, the FP-50 brings you top-class piano performance along with many other great features to enhance your playing enjoyment. At your fingers is the authentic tone and touch of an acoustic grand, plus a large selection of versatile sounds for performing in a variety of situations. The intelligent rhythm feature makes it simple to create incredible music, providing dynamic, sophisticated accompaniments that automatically follow your performances in real time. And with its compact, stylish design and built-in speaker system, the FP-50 is always ready to go wherever you want to play.

      Highlights:

      • Roland's acclaimed SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine
      • Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement
      • Built-in speaker system
      • Intelligent rhythm feature with full-keyboard chord recognition
      • 90 rhythm types, with two variations for each style

      A New Level of Piano Performance at Home

      The FP-50's authentic piano sound and touch provides top-level performance for playing all musical genres, from classical and jazz to rock and pop. Roland's SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine faithfully replicates the unmatched tone color and expressiveness of the finest acoustic grand pianos, delivering seamless velocity response, natural tone decay, and authentic key-range behavior. Supreme playability comes from the Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement, which inherits the functions, appearance, and texture of keyboards found in our flagship pianos. At an affordable price, the stylish FP-50 offers sound, touch, and expressiveness rivaling that of high-end instruments.

      Versatile Features and Easy Mobility for Live Players

      Streamlined and compact, the FP-50 is easy to transport anywhere. In addition to premium acoustic pianos, it's filled with a large selection of stage-ready sounds, including SuperNATURAL-based classic EPs, essential organ tones, strings, modern synths, and more. Stereo outputs let you connect to an external amplification system, while the built-in speakers help you monitor your performance while on stage. The intelligent rhythm feature gives you control of an entire onboard backing band for solo performing, with automatic accompaniment that follows whatever you play on the keyboard.

      Digital Advantages for Developing Piano Skills

      The FP-50's digital technology offers many great benefits that enhance your piano practice sessions. You can turn off the built-in speakers and play privately using headphones, allowing you to practice day or night without disturbing family members or neighbors. Rhythm accompaniments assist you in developing timing and groove, and the wide selection of music styles help expand your versatility. Via optional USB memory, you can play along with WAV audio files using various playback options such as key transposition, tempo adjustment, and Center Cancel, and record your performances as audio data for composing or self-evaluation. SMF songs can be played from USB memory as well.

      Fun Air Performer App for iOS Devices

      Extend your piano enjoyment with Roland Wireless Connect and the free Air Performer app, which lets you play along with your favorite songs in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch through the FP-50's sound system. Roland Wireless Connect is simple to set up and use, providing convenient, cable-free communication with Apple iOS devices via Roland's optional WNA1100-RL Wireless USB Adapter.

      KEYBOARD

      • Keyboard: 88 keys (Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement)
      • Touch Sensitivity: Key Touch: 5 levels, Fixed Touch
      • Keyboard Modes: Whole, Dual (volume balance adjustable), Split (split point, volume balance adjustable)

      SOUND GENERATOR

      • Piano Sound: SuperNATURAL Piano Sound
      • MIDI FormatConforms to GM2, GS, XGlite
      • Max. Polyphony128 voices
      • Tones: Grand Piano: 14 tones; E.Piano: 25 tones; Strings: 18 tones; Other: 315 tones (including 8 drum sets, 1 SFX set)
      • Temperaments: 8 types, selectable temperament key
      • Stretched Tuning (only for piano tones): On, Off
      • Master Tuning: 415.3 to 466.2 Hz (adjustable in increments of 0.1 Hz)
      • Transpose Key Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones); Playback Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones)
      • Effects: Ambience (Off, 1 to 10); Equaliser (4-band digital equaliser)
      • Effects only for piano tones: Soundboard Behavior (Off, 1 to 10); Cabinet Resonance (Off, 1 to 10); Damper Resonance (Off, 1 to 10); String Resonance (Off, 1 to 10); Key Off Resonance (Off, 1 to 10)
      • Effects only for organ tones: Rotary (Slow/Fast)
      • Effects only for some tones: Modulation Speed (1 to 127)

      METRONOME

      • Tempo: Quarter note = 10 to 500 (When rhythm function turns on: Quarter note = 20 to 250)
      • Beat: 2/2, 0/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8
      • Volume: 11 levels

      SMF RECORDER

      • Parts: 2 parts (Keyboard, Accompaniment)
      • Song Save Format: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)
      • Songs: 1 song
      • Note Storage: Approx. 30,000 notes
      • Controls: Song Select; Play/Stop; Rec; Rewinding; Fast-forwarding; Beginning of song/Previous song; Next song; Tempo; All songs play; Count-in
      • Tempo: Quarter note = 10 to 500 (When rhythm function turns on: Quarter note = 20 to 250)
      • Resolution: 120 ticks per quarter note

      RHYTHM

      • Rhythms: 90 types x 2 variations
      • Controls: Start/Stop; Sync Start; Intro/Ending; Fill In; Variation; Chord Hold; Leading Bass; Rhythm Part

      AUDIO

      • Playable Format: Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)
      • Recording (when using sold separately USB Flash Memory): Keyboard; SMF data; Song; Rhythm
      • Recording Format (when using sold separately USB Flash Memory): Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)
      • Transpose: Playback Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones)
      • Tempo: Audio Playback Speed: 75 to 125 %
      • Controls: Song Select; Play/Stop; Rec; Rewinding; Fast-forwarding; Beginning of song/Previous song; Next song; Tempo; All songs play; Centre Cancel

      EXTERNAL MEMORY

      • External Storage: USB Flash Memory
      • Playable Song Format: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0, 1); Roland original format (i-Format); Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)
      • Save Format: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0); Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear); Registration set files (Roland original format)

      OTHER

      • Internal Songs: 30 songs
      • Registrations: 20 Registrations (capable of pedal shift)
      • Rated Power Output: 12 W x 2
      • Volume Level (SPL): 98 dB *This figure was measured according to the method that is based on Roland's technical standard.
      • Speakers: (8 cm (3-3/16 inches) x 12 cm (4-3/4 inches)) x 2
      • Display: Custom LCD
      • Control: Volume (slider)
      • Other Functions: Panel Lock; V-LINK; MIDI Visual Control; Tone Demo; Roland Wireless Connect (wireless LAN function *1); *1: Wireless USB Adapter (WNA1100-RL or ONKYO UWF-1) is required.
      • Connectors: DC IN jack; PEDAL (DAMPER/R, SOFT/L *, SOSTENUTO/C *) jacks : 1/4-inch phone type (* assignable); INPUT jack: Stereo miniature phone type; OUTPUT (L/Mono, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type; USB MEMORY port: USB Type A; MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors; PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
      • Power Supply: AC Adaptor
      • Power Consumption: 9 W (6 to 31 W); 9 W: Average power consumption while piano is played with volume at centre position; 6 W: Power consumption immediately after power-up; nothing being played; 31 W: Rated power consumption
      • Accessories: Owner's Manual; AC Adaptor; Power Cord; Music Rest; Damper Pedal (capable of continuous detection)
      • Options (sold separately): Dedicated Stand: KSC-44; Keyboard Stand: KS-18Z, KS-G8, KS-12; Carrying Bag: CB-88RL; Pedal Unit: RPU-3; Damper Pedal: DP-10; Pedal Switch: DP-2; Expression Pedal: EV-5, EV-7; USB Flash Memory (*); Wireless USB Adapter: WNA1100-RL or ONKYO UWF-1 (*)
      * Use USB flash memory sold by Roland and Wireless USB Adapter specified above. We cannot guarantee operation if other products are used. * Please note that you may have difficulty removing the ONKYO UWF-1 because the USB Memory port is narrow.

      SIZE AND WEIGHT

      • Width: 1343 mm; 52-7/8 inches
      • Depth: 313 mm; 12-6/16 inches
      • Height: 125 mm; 4-15/16 inches
      • Weight: 16.5 kg; 36 lbs. 7 oz.

      SIZE AND WEIGHT (FP-50 WITH DEDICATED STAND KSC-44 AND MUSIC REST)

      • Width: 1343 mm; 52-7/8 inches
      • Depth: 405 mm; 16 inches
      • Height: 927 mm; 36-1/2 inches
      • Weight: 28.9 kg; 63 lbs. 12 oz.

      Roland FP50 review by Staff member Justin Myerscough

      The Roland FP50 has dramatically improved compared to its predecessors like Roland FP4F FP2 FP3 particularly in the following areas :

      1 FP50 WEIGHT + DIMENSIONS- 16.5 kg width 1343mm or just under 53 inches ( less than rd300 )

      2 - PIANO SOUND + TOUCH - latest super natural Piano Sample and lovely Ivory feel keyboard

      3 - SPEAKERS - built in speakers on products like this are typically poor given that the manufacturer is trying not to add to the size and weight but the Roland FP50 has obviously benefitted from advances in speaker design because even though youcant even see the speakers its a surprisingly full range sound with good definition and pretty good volume .

      4 - STAGE PIANO - Although not officially a stage piano theres no reason that it cant be great at that job with the added benefit of the speakers which could be used for practice purposes or even monitoring at a small gig, I think I would go for this rather than the RD300 myself and save a few pounds in the process !

      5 - BACKING STYLES - The quality of these accompaniment styles is much improved , many of them taken from products like ROLAND Bk5 or BK7M , they can be played keyboard style with a split point or piano style where the whole area of the piano is used for chord recognition, When you press the rhythm button it automatically recognises the chords you play unlike the previous models where they automatically did a set chord progression and you had to go through the menu to change it

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