Roland FP-90

[ElmerJFudd]

https://www.roland.com/us/products/fp-90/features/

 

 

$1999 street.

 

SOUND GENERATORPiano SoundPiano Sound: SuperNATURAL Piano ModelingMax. PolyphonyPiano: Limitless (solo playing using "Concert Piano, Ballad Piano, Mellow Piano, and Bright Piano" tones)

Other: 384TonesPiano: 15 tones

E.Piano: 16 tones

Strings: 11 tones

Organ: 15 tones

Pad: 15 tones

Other: 278 tones (including 8 drum sets, 1 SFX set)

KEYBOARD Keyboard PHA-50 Keyboard: Wood and Plastic Hybrid Structure, with Escapement and Ebony/Ivory Feel (88 keys)Touch SensitivityKey Touch: 100 types, fixed touch

Hammer ResponseKeyboard ModesWhole

Dual

Split (split point adjustable)SPEAKER SYSTEMSpeakersSpeakers: 8 x 12 cm (3-3/16 x 4-3/4 inches) x 2 (with speaker box)

Dome Tweeters: 2.5 cm (1 inches) x 2HEADPHONESHeadphonescapable of Headphones 3D AmbienceTUNING, VOICINGMaster Tuning415.3466.2 Hz (adjustable in increments of 0.1 Hz)Temperament10 types (Equal, Just Major, Just Minor, Pythagorean, Kirnberger I, Kirnberger II, Kirnberger III, Meantone, Werckmeister, Arabic), selectable temperament keyEffectsAmbience

Equalizer (3-band digital equalizer)

Only for organ tones:

Rotary Speaker Effect

Only for E.Piano tones:

Modulation SpeedPiano Designer (Only for "Concert Piano, Ballad Piano, Mellow Piano, and Bright Piano" tones)Lid

Key Off Noise

Hammer Noise

Duplex Scale

Full Scale String Resonance

Damper Resonance

Key Off Resonance

Cabinet Resonance

Soundboard Type

Damper Noise

Single Note Tuning

Single Note Volume

Single Note CharacterRated Power Output25 W x 2

5 W x 2Volume Level (SPL)107 dB (This value was measured according to the method that is based on Roland's technical standard.)BLUETOOTHBluetoothAudio: Bluetooth Ver. 3.0 (Supports SCMS-T content protection)

MIDI, Turning music sheet: Bluetooth Ver. 4.0MICEffectsCompressor

Doubling

EchoControlsMic Gain knob

Mic Volume sliderDATA PLAYBACKPlayable SoftwareStandard MIDI Files (Format 0, 1)

Audio File (WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear format, MP3, 44.1kHz, 64kbps320kbps, require USB Flash Memory)Internal SongsTotal 10 songsRECORDERRecordable SoftwareStandard MIDI Files (Format 0, Approx. 70,000 notes memory)

Audio File (WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear format, require USB Flash Memory)CONVENIENT FUNCTIONSConvenient Functions Metronome (adjustable Tempo/Beat/Down beat/Pattern/Volume/Tone)

Transpose (Keyboard/Song: in semitones)

Registration (30 registrations, capable of pedal shift)

Registration Set

Tone Demo

Auto Off OTHER Display Graphic LCD 132 x 32 dots Controls Volume slider

Equalizer sliders (Low/Mid/High)

Part sliders (Lower/Upper)

Song Vol. slider

Speaker switch Connectors DC In jack

Pedal (Damper/R, Sostenuto/C *1, Soft/L *1) jacks: TRS 1/4-inch phone type

Input jacks: Stereo miniature phone type

Output (L/Mono, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type

Mic Input jack: 1/4-inch phone type

MIDI (Out/In) connectors

USB Computer port: USB B type

USB Memory port: USB A type

Phones jack x 2: Stereo miniature phone type, Stereo 1/4-inch phone type

*1: Assignable Power Supply AC adaptor Power Consumption 12 W Accessories Owner's Manual

Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"

AC adaptor

Power cord

Music rest

Damper pedal (DP-10; capable of continuous detection) Option (sold separately) Dedicated stand: KSC-90

Dedicated pedal board: KPD-90

Keyboard stand: KS-G8B, KS-18Z, KS-12

Pedal unit: RPU-3

Damper pedal: DP series

Pedal switch: DP-2 (*2)

Expression pedal: EV-5

USB Flash Memory

 

*2 Cannot use for Damper/R. SIZE (DETACHED MUSIC REST) Width 1,340 mm

52-13/16 inches Depth 390 mm

15-3/8 inches Height 136 mm

5-3/8 inches SIZE (FP-90 WITH KSC-90 AND MUSIC REST) Width 1,340 mm

52-13/16 inches Depth 418 mm

16-1/2 inches Height 932 mm

36-3/4 inches WEIGHT (FP-90 WITH MUSIC REST) Weight 23.6 kg

52 lbs. 1 oz. WEIGHT (FP-90 WITH KSC-90, KPD-90, AND MUSIC REST) Weight 37.8 kg

83 lbs. 6 oz.

 

 

[ElmerJFudd]

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[zephonic]

This video demonstrates the power of the built-in speakers:

 

[video:youtube]qgWnrINv50M

 

Not shabby, I like it. But 52 lbs? I guess it couldn't be much lighter with quality amplification onboard.

[John64]

I think that with the release of the FP-90 a new flagship Roland stage piano is not far off.

[Legatoboy]

I have the FP-80.... probably will not upgrade. They are great in terms of their accompaniment capabilities that will follow your chord changes and as general gigging and recording axes. Really, not that I have tried every instrument w/accompaniment capabilities but I haven't found another/tried another that worked as well as the Rolands. They are pretty good.

 

They are heavy though as the 80 is - I see still 52 Lbs.

 

2 recordings w/FP80: (all FP80 in one shot) except for 1 sparse 'live' 2nd Marimba overdub on NIT. The main Marimba part/Bass/Horns was the accompaniment generated from my LH chord.

 

Night in Tunisia:

Night in Tunisia-:

 

Black Friday Odyssey: (did this very quickly that Fri. morn!)

Black Friday Odyssey-:

[Bachus]

Finally some realmcompetition for the Kawai es8.. It has the keybed and the sounds of the lx17.. Which plays like a charm...

[brooster1]

FP-90 Tone List

Piano

1 Concert Piano

2 Ballad Piano

3 Mellow Piano

4 Bright Piano

5 Upright Piano

6 Mellow Upright

7 Bright Upright

8 Rock Piano

9 Ragtime Piano

10 Bright Forte

11 SA Piano 3

12 70s E.Grand

13 Magical Piano

14 Harpsichord

15 Harpsi 8+4

 

E. Piano

1 1976SuitCase

2 Tine EP Lite

3 ModifiedDyno

4 VR EP 1

5 Wurly 200

6 Pure Wurly

7 Phase EP Mix

8 80s FM EP

9 MetalicEP Ex

10 SA E.Piano 1

11 SA EP1 Stack

12 SA E.Piano 2

13 Tremolo EP

14 EP Belle

15 BrillClav DB

16 BrillClavWah

 

Strings

1 Chamber Str

2 String Exp

3 Full Strings

4 Strings forI

5 Epic Strings

6 Rich Strings

7 Orchestra

8 Harpiness

9 OrchestraBrs

10 SymphonicStr1

11 SymphonicStr2

 

Organ

1 B.Organ Slow

2 Pipe Organ

3 Nason flt 8

4 Combo Jz.Org

5 Ballad Organ

6 ChurchOrgan1

7 ChurchOrgan2

8 Gospel Spin

9 Full Stops

11 Mellow Bars

12 Lower Organ

13 Light Organ

14 Animal Mod

15Surf Monkeys

16 Rising Sun

 

Pad

1 Super SynPad

2 Choir Aahs 1

3 Choir Aahs 2

4 D50 StackPad

5 Legend Pad

6 Voice of Hvn

7 New Jupiter

8 ChordofCnada

9 JP8 Strings

10 Air Pad

11 Boreal Pad

12 JP8 Hollow

13 Soft Pad

14 Solina

15 Tron Strings

 

Other

1 Super Saw

2 Trancy Synth

3 Flip Pad

4 D50 Fantasia

5 D50 Stac Hvn

6 D50 FuturePd

7 D50 DigiNDnc

8 EQ Lead

9 DelyResoSaws

10 StrawberyFlt

11 Jazz Scat

12 Ac.Bass wRel

13 Compd JBass

14-22 (8-drum sets and 1 SFX set)

23-278 (GM2 Tones

[ElmerJFudd]

Alrighty, back to this b*tch.

 

Street price is actually $1799 which is an interesting spot to be in - undercutting the Kawai ES8 by $200 and significantly less expensive than the CP-300. Upping Roland's game with a PHA-50 action, dual 25 watt amps pushing 8x12cm speakers, separate 5 watt amps for the little tweeters. Unlimited polyphony on the pianos. 384 poly on everything else. Bluetooth audio, MIDI, and page turning, 1/4" Mic input with fx.

 

But it's bloody 52lbs 1oz.

 

Should be readily available soon. Let us know if you get your hands on one.

[Dave Ferris]

Would love one for the office if it plays and sounds as the good as the reviews.

 

Never thought I'd say it but getting a bit burned on the CP5 action and sound. I guess that's a normal progression considering the tech is going on 7 years old.

 

I'm having a harder time executing and being smooth on fast tempos on the CP5. I go out to the studio , sit down at the D and play my usual up-temp stuff - Airgen, Moment's Notice, Just one of those things, Man I love, Song is you, Rhythm changes etc. - at 140-152 = half noteand then think , ok glad it's not my chops.

 

I got a pair of the Senn HD650s for Christmas (B&H had a $180 price drop) wow nice ! On one hand it improves the CP5 sound but also brings out the imperfections of a 7 year old sample and DAC.

 

Hopefully the Roland would be sonically sweeter, thicker and have more substance/resistance then the CP5 action.

[ElmerJFudd]

They've trickled down this modeling engine from the V piano of theirs all the way down the line just about. It appears attacks are still tricky to get right, so they are doing a D-50 here on the sampled attacks and using super natural engine for smooth transitions I'm guessing. I need to play one and see what's what. It's really hard to get a good action in a compact space and movable weight.

[ElmerJFudd]

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