4/15/2023 0 Comments Roland fp 30xThe FP-30x has 46 voices compared to the FP-30’s 35 voices. With 256 notes of polyphony, that is something no one will have to worry about, especially on a digital piano that doesn’t have arranger functions included that take up additional polyphony (backing rhythms and accompaniment etc). I never had an issue with 128, a more advanced player might be able to, but would probably have to TRY to have notes drop off to make it happen. The polyphony (number of concurrent sounds the piano can produce) has increased from a respectable 128 to 256. I would like to try this out and see how it works, but I do know that other pianos (like the Yamaha P-125) have this feature so it’s not new. The FP-30x has a setting added for when you place the piano on a table that apparently improve the speaker sound in that situation (I’m not a technical guy with speakers so I can’t say much more than “this is what Roland says”). I remedied that with my custom piano stand I made by cutting circular holes in the shelf to match where the speakers are. This works fine (sound bounces off the floor and creates a very full & warm sound), but the only problem is that gets very muffled if you place the piano on a table as opposed to a stand. The FP-30’s speakers are 22W and fantastic, but they do face downwards. UPDATE: I have reached out to multiple sources (including Roland who has NOT responded) to confirm whether or not you can record in audio, and have recently been told by 3 sources that the USB to device port DOES transmit audio as well as MIDI! Assuming this is indeed the case, that means you should be able to stream audio from your device to the piano speakers, as well as send your piano audio directly to your device’s recording app/software without the need for an external audio interface (which should also give you a much higher quality audio recording because it is direct instead of going through an extra level of processing!) It’s a shame though because this would have been a huge addition! So at this stage I have to assume that this was an error on their original specs I apologize for any confusion I may have caused by reporting that this feature WAS available – I was merely outlining the specs they had on their site. When I first saw the specs on Roland’s website, it indicated that you could record in AUDIO as well as MIDI (the FP-30 only records in MIDI) and I was super excited about that – then a helpful subscriber on my YouTube channel commented that the ability to record in audio has been removed from the specs on the Roland website. Record in Audio As Well As MIDI? Possibly. I think alot of the marketing material out there has “Bluetooth” in big bold letters and people may have assumed audio functionality without reading the finer print. I read a lot of posts from FP-30 owners complaining that they thought the FP-30 did have this feature, only to find out it only has MIDI over Bluetooth, not audio (so you can hook it wirelessly to MIDI enabled apps, but you cannot send audio in or out). This allows you to stream audio over Bluetooth to the piano speakers/headphones, so you can play along with music / lessons etc on your device. While this is functional, proper line outputs will be a big improvement the lack of line outs on the FP-30 is something that probably keeps many gigging musicians from choosing that instrument for a performance environment.Īlso a HUGE addition. This is a HUGE addition – with the FP-30, you have to use one of the headphone jacks with a splitter to send an audio signal to a PA system, amplifier, audio interface etc. NOTE: Please make sure that you confirm specs on the FP-30x on Roland’s website – they have already changed since I first saw them – You can confirm the current specifications here: So at the time of writing this review, I owned an FP-30 and absolutely love it – the key action is amazing (triple sensor with escapement & ivory feel keys), the piano sounds are spectacular and the speakers (22W) are more powerful and better sounding than the competitors in its price range, most of which have speakers in the 14-16 watt range.īut that being said, no piano is perfect and there are some areas with the FP-30 that I feel could really use some improvement, and the FP-30x has pretty much nailed most of them (not all of them though!) Until I get the opportunity to rent / try out an FP-30x I will just briefly outline the major differences here between it and the FP-30. I reviewed the FP-30 already you can read the full review here. Hi there! So, exciting news! Roland has upgraded 3 of their pianos in their FP line – the FP-30, the FP-60 and the FP-90 all have updated models available (FP-30x, FP-60x and FP-90x).
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