Roland FP-4F Digital Piano

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With Roland's SuperNATURAL piano engine, weighted Ivory Feel-G keyboard with escapement, and onboard speakers, the FP-4F is ready to play at home or onstage.

Overview

The Roland FP-4F Digital Piano proves that owning a serious, gig-worthy digital piano shouldn't mean dropping a small fortune on a cumbersome behemoth. It's got the tone and playability of a world-class grand piano, but it's light and compact enough to easily sling under one arm -- making it the perfect keyboard for the gigging player. Best of all, it's less expensive that it looks and sounds.

An Authentic Piano-Playing Experience

Sporting Roland's SuperNATURAL sound engine and an immaculately engineered 88-key weighted keyboard, the FP-4F feels and sounds like the real thing. The piano multi-samples are rich, spacious, and long, with 128-note polyphony ensuring that every note you plays decays naturally, whether you're playing quick arpeggios or somber chordal work.

The full dynamic range is represented beautifully, too; a characteristic you'll appreciate even more when you lay your hands on Roland's responsive Ivory Feel-G keyboard. The FP-4F reproduces the distinctive feel of an acoustic piano's escapement mechanism, in which the hammer immediately falls away after striking the strings so it doesn't interfere with the strings' vibration. When you press a key on the keyboard, you'll feel the same amount of resistance and weight as you would if you pressed a key on an acoustic piano. The keys are not only perfectly weighted -- substantial, yet quick and non-fatigue-inducing -- but they feature a gently graded weight increase, from treble to bass, just like on an acoustic… read more piano's keyboard. It's a subtle design feature that you might not even notice if you're used to a real piano...and that's exactly the point.

Fits Anywhere, Travels Everywhere

At under 37 pounds, the Roland FP-4F is one of the most compact and convenient digital pianos in its class. It's absolutely perfect for the professional or semi-professional gigging pianist who's living in a bustling metropolis, the choral leader who needs to be able to fit their instrument in the back seat of their coupe, the music student who shares university housing with three other roommates, or...well, anyone who needs an amazing-sounding and -playing instrument that they can easily transport.

Adding to the portability factor is the FP-4F's built-in 2 x 12-watt speaker system. No lugging around a separate amp; the FP-4F is truly a self-contained instrument, and those speakers do ample justice to the keyboard's sounds (for those bigger gigs, you can still run your FP-4F through an amp or the house PA, thanks to its 1/4" stereo outputs). And the FP-4F is ruggedly built, too -- because why make a portable digital piano that can't withstand the rigors of transport? The Roland FP-4F boasts a burly steel chassis that still looks great.

Like Carrying Around Your Own Orchestra

The digital piano sounds by themselves are impressive enough, but Roland wanted to make the FP-4F more than just a one trick pony. In addition to the piano sounds, you've got classic electric piano tones, blues organs, pipe organs, strings, percussion -- 345 different sounds in all. By providing 80 different accompaniment patterns -- each with two variations -- the FP-4F turns your solo gig into an impressive one-man-band. Playing with great musicians makes you a better player, and the FP-4F's Session Partner feature is like having a seasoned rhythm section at your beck and call. If you like ad-libbing, the Session Partner feature is also a great way to build up or keep up your improvisational chops.

Should you choose to provide your own accompaniment, the FP-4F is outfitted with a pair of high-quality RCA inputs. Use them to route a CD or MP3 player through your FP-4F's speakers. A MIDI-over USB jack and standard 4-pin DIN MIDI I/O makes the keyboard even more versatile, turning it into a dynamic and responsive controller for software synthesizers and virtual instruments.

Any great instrument becomes a great partner in your musical career, but not all partners are as multi-talented, reliable, or -- let's be honest -- good-looking as the Roland FP-4F. It's a serious musician's digital piano.

Features:

- SuperNATURAL Piano engine onboard
- Ivory Feel-G keyboard with Escapement
- 345 tones (including 8 drum sets, and 1 SFX set)
- 128 note polyphony
- Built-in stereo speaker system
- Session Partner feature provides rhythm and accompaniment patterns
- USB storage and audio-file playback capabilities
- Compatible with DP-10 pedal (included) or RPU-3 triple pedal (optional)
- Ideal for stage use with KS-18Z stand (optional), and home use with KSC-44 stand (optional)

Power Supply: DC 12 V AC Adapter (Included)

Specs

- Number of Keys: 88
- Number of Voices (Sounds): 345 sounds
- Polyphony: 128 notes
- Number of Effects: 2
- Effects Types: Reverb, Rotary speaker
- Sequencer: Yes
- Song Playback: 73
- Number of Speakers: 2
- Amplifier: 12W x 2
- Number of Audio Inputs: 2
- Audio Input Types: 2 x RCA
- Number of Audio Outputs: 2
- Audio Output Types: 2 x TS
- MIDI I/O: In/Out
- Number of Pedals: 1 (3 optional)
- Pedal Inputs: 3 x 1/4"
- Height: 5.3"
- Width: 52.9"
- Depth: 12.1"
- Weight: 36.6 lbs

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 323-890-3700

Roland's Description

Roland FP-4F Digital Piano

The travel-friendly FP-4F takes Roland's popular FP-4 piano concept and injects exciting components into the top-selling design, most notably the acclaimed SuperNATURAL Piano engine and a deluxe Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement. Thanks to its built-in, 12w x 2 stereo speaker system, the Roland FP-4F can be used anywhere, instantly, with no extra cables or amplification necessary. It blends beautifully into any environment and requires minimal floor space. Add the optional Roland RPU-3 triple-pedal unit and matching KSC-44 stand to transform your FP-4F stage piano into a stately home piano.

From stage performance to home entertainment and enjoyment, the FP-4F represents Roland's ongoing commitment to advanced technology and musical creativity.

Features:

- SuperNATURAL Piano engine onboard
- Ivory Feel-G keyboard with Escapement
- Built-in stereo speaker system
- Session Partner feature provides rhythm and accompaniment patterns
- USB storage and audio-file playback capabilities
- Compatible with DP-10 pedal (included) or RPU-3 triple pedal (optional)
- Ideal for stage use with KS-18Z stand (optional), and home use with KSC-44 stand (optional)

Supernatural Piano

The FP-4F's SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine combines the award-winning V-Piano technology with an exceptional 88-key stereo multi-sampling core. By extensively analyzing the characteristics of world-class concert pianos, they have faithfully replicated the unmatched tone color and expressiveness of a fine acoustic grand piano. SuperNATURAL Piano delivers the ultimate playing experience, with seamless tone variation according to touch, smooth and natural tone decay with no "looping," and maximum expressiveness in each individual key.

Compact and Ready to Travel

With a body that's only 30.5 cm (12-1/16 inches) depth and a weight of only 16.6 kg (36 lbs 10 oz), the FP-4F is very convenient to transport, and it's available in two classic finishes: white or black. At home or onstage, the FP-4F is friendly to operate with its high-visibility LCD, which provides a clear view of tones, song names, and parameters. You can place the FP-4F on any flat surface, or add a matching KSC-44 stand (optional) for a realistic piano look and feel. For performers who desire the utmost in portability, the collapsible KS-18Z stand is an ideal match.

Ivory Feel-G Keyboard

Featuring Roland's acclaimed Progressive Hammer Action design with Escapement, the FP-4F's Ivory Feel-G keyboard inherits the functions, appearance, and texture of keyboards found on the flagship pianos. Thanks to the combination of sensor technologies and the SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine, the FP-4F offers expressiveness and performance that rivals that of high-end pianos.

Optional RPU-3 Adds Additional Control and Expression

The included DP-10 Damper Pedal offers continuous-pedaling capability, while the optional RPU-3 Triple-Pedal Unit affords a fully authentic grand piano playing experience.

Virtual Backing Band

The FP-4F's Session Partner provides rhythm and accompaniment patterns created by professional musicians, letting you play along with an onboard dynamic backing band! You can even have the FP-4F play chord changes and ad-libs, or add complete accompaniment to a sing-along piece during a live performance. You'll enjoy exploring the diverse range of built-in rhythm patterns, which are great song starters, as well as musical metronomes for improving your sense of timing.

Speaker System

Though the FP-4F's speakers are compact in size, they deliver a rich and dynamic sound that's perfect for intimate performances anywhere. At home and in smaller venues, you can simply plug in and play without having to carry a separate amplifier or set up a PA system.

USB Expansion

With its support for USB flash memory, the FP-4F lets you conveniently store your recorded performances and keyboard settings. You can also download SMF and WAV files from your computer and play them via a USB memory key from the FP-4F, or connect a USB CD drive (Roland's CD-01A; sold separately) to blend your favorite audio CDs you're your keyboard performance; both are great ways to add backing tracks to a live performance or to learn to play along with pre-recorded songs. Additionally, you can employ the Center Cancel feature to minimize pre-recorded vocals or lead instruments for play-and sing-along fun, and use the Tempo Change feature to speed up or slow down a song without changing the pitch.

NOTE: Stand and piano pedals NOT included. Available separately.

Reviews

(1 ratings)

Submitted June 15, 2013 by bob clark in searcy, AR

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i have owned my roland fp4 abut 18 months and have at least 8 keys that will not make any sound......i am very disappointed in the reliability of this unit.....i bought the roland because i thought it would last a long time.....