The Score Magazine - Archive April 2015 issue! | Page 23

Key points to be kept in mind
while buying a Digital Piano
Roland
Digital Piano RP-401R
Number of keys Polyphony
88 keys allow a student or pianist to be
able to play the almost entire classical
repertoire. As playing piano is both visual
and mental treat hence it’s important
to use 88 keys piano as it gives a more
authentic look. Polyphony is the number of tones which
can be produced at a given point of time. It
is especially important if one is playing a
complex piece.
Heavy gigging musicians do not use the
entire 88 keys and have to regularly move
from one venue to another it makes more
sense to use a piano with 64 keys. Number of Sounds
Roland Digital Piano F 20, F120, F130R,
RP 301, RP 301R, RP 401R have 88
Keys .
Touch sensitivity
This simply means that the harder the
piano keys are pressed the louder is the
sound produced. Playing a piano without
the touch sensitivity will kill the dynamics
and expression of the student as there
would be none!!!
Most Roland pianos have 5 level touch
sensitivity and more.
Key Feel and Action
Traditional pianos have heavy keys.
Anyone who wants to have the similar
feel would want a Piano with Weighted
hammer action. It helps the pianist to
express himself/herself better.
Roland piano keys uses Progressive
Hammer Action designed keys with
Escapement feel. This clubbed with
Ivory Feel keys gives the user the feel
of playing the traditional acoustic
piano.
Sound Quality
Sound is the basic building block of music
hence it is important that the sound
quality of the piano is of premium quality.
Roland pianos use SuperNATURAL
technology.
The fundamental piano sounds are
captured from world class Concert Grands.
SuperNATURAL technology is based on
three important principles:
Seamless Variation in Tone
88 Key Multi Sampling
Natural Decay
All Roland Pianos have 128 Polyphony.
The biggest advantage of a digital piano
is that it offers wide range of tones. The
user has the advantage of being able to
switch from one genre to another. For
instance, for Church music, Organ sounds
are mostly used and for orchestral music
string sounds are highly preferred.
Model No.
Roland
Digital Piano RP-301R
No. of Sounds
Roland Digital Piano F-20 35
Roland Digital Piano F-120 30
Roland Digital Piano F130R 316
Roland Digital Piano RP 301 30
Roland Digital Piano RP 301R 54
Roland Digital Piano RP 401R 316
Roland Digital Piano RD 64 12
Roland
Digital Piano RP-301
Accompaniment
Accompaniment feature helps during
personal practice. Most of the digital
pianos have metronomes however built
in accompaniment is more fun than
traditional metronome. In addition the
inbuilt accompaniment in digital piano
also comes in handy during informal
gatherings.
Roland Digital Piano F 130R, RP 301R
and RP 401R have accompaniment .
Headphone Jack
Almost all digital pianos come with
headphone jack option. For students and
beginners it’s always better if the piano
has two headphone jacks – 1 for the student
and another for the teacher.
Roland
Digital Piano F-120
Most Roland pianos have 2 headphone
jacks.
Roland
Digital Piano F-20
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