Roland FP-10 – Compact 88-Note Digital Piano with SuperNATURAL Piano Tones and Authentic Acoustic Feel Keyboard | Simple to Use | Ideal for Home Use, Students and Learning Correct Techniques

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The Fixed setting will turn off touch-sensitive, meaning the piano will produce the same volume no matter how soft or hard you play.

This is the general orientation of each of these pianos – the FP10 is very piano-centric, while the S1100 is more versatile and capable of being used as a gigging piano. With that important distinction out of the way, let’s get into the sound. Digital Piano Sound Comparison The keyboard of the Recital Pro is nothing special. Yes, it’s weighted, but it’s not graded (the keys feel the same across the keyboard range), and it has a regular glossy finish on the keys.In any case, we’ve got two great 88-key digital pianos here with differing sets of specs sure to be great options for many piano shoppers. The sound has the same engine as the Roland FP 30 . The SuperNATURAL sound engine that’s not bad, although the speakers are a little better on the Yamaha P45. But they are quite acceptable. With a small power but enough to play in a small place. Lastly, while the range of sounds is pretty close on both the FP-10 and S1100, the non-piano tones are slightly better on the FP10. Digital Piano Action Comparison Roland PHA-4 Standard Keyboard Action Roland’s PHA4 Standard Keyboard Action

You can choose from 5 preset settings including Super Heavy, Heavy, Medium (default), Light, Super Light, and Fixed.In fact, if you were able to play an acoustic piano muted, you would hear that its key action makes more noise than any digital piano on the market, but you don’t hear that because of the sound coming from the instrument is much louder. So, it’s normal for ANY keyboard instrument to make mechanical noises, that’s just the law of physics. Hi Massimo, thank you for your support! It’s amazing that you want to learn the piano, it’s never too late! As for the instrument, all the options you mention will serve you just fine in the early stages. My personal choice would be the Casio PX-160. The Williams Rhapsody is a console-style digital piano with 88 hammer action keys, 64-note polyphony, and some nice features.

Now that we have some musical first impressions out of the way, let’s get into some sound engine-related specs. Roland’s SuperNATURAL Engine For the rest, the piano sound you’ll hear on the FP-10 is pretty much the same sound you’ll hear on the FP-30. So, if you listen through headphones, they will sound identical. If that does describe you, then I can definitely recommend the Roland FP-10 – it is a piano you will most likely love! It has an amazing action, and some great quality piano sounds, for a VERY inexpensive price. If the action is super important to you, BUT you really want some of those missing features, then you might need to look to the Roland FP-30x. And if you aren’t particular about the action and really want some of those other features, then either the Yamaha P-125 or the Casio PX-S1100 are great options. Firstly, while the FP30 would have previously been positioned against the P125 and S1000 from a pricing standpoint, Roland’s recent price increase has made it so that the FP10 is now the closer-priced option. Winner: If we were to crown a winner, then we'd have to give it to Yamaha, as the Casio can sound a little 'hi-fi' at times. To our ears, the Yamaha sounds more natural and, in some settings, sounds fuller and richer. We feel if you are practicing for extended periods of time, the P-45 would be less fatiguing on your ears. Yamaha P-45 Vs Casio CDP-S110: Final verdictIt’s on a lighter side of the spectrum and feels pretty similar to Yamaha’s GHS action, so don’t expect anything groundbreaking here. The S1100 ships with a music stand and very basic switch sustain pedal, but we’d recommend upgrading to at least the SP10 damper pedal, but there’s also the option to go with the SP34 3-pedal unit as well, and the CS68 designer keyboard stand. The Casio PX-S1100 (introduced in late 2021; a slight upgrade from the PX-S1000) is the same price as the Roland FP-10; they are both awesome pianos, but they are also VERY different and as such will appeal to very different customers. I can speak to that from a personal standpoint; after having owned a Roland FP-30 and a Yamaha P-125 each for a year, what piano did I just buy? A PXS-1100. But, as I said, everyone has different needs and preferences. In a general sense, as far as overall features go (especially when you don’t include features added by the Piano Partner 2 app) the Yamaha P-125 wins that battle hands down: the P-125 has a few more voices, twice the polyphony (192), built-in split voices, onboard MIDI recording, built in rhythms to practice with, proper 1/4″ line out ports to connect to external amplification, and an audio interface built into the USB port (which not only allows you to record high quality audio WITHOUT needing an external audio interface, it also functions as an audio in to stream in audio to play along with). Songs & Digiscore Light: In these sections you can choose from the included song list, and play along with the score – you can choose to mute the right and (or) the left hands if you like.

You get two different acoustic pianos dubbed German Grand and Italian Grand as well as their several variations and a bunch of other instrument sounds. The FP-10, like most digital pianos, does not offer a battery-powered option, though it is also quite portable at 27 lbs. If battery power is a factor for you then obviously this is a big consideration.The FP-10 also ships with a music rest and basic footswitch pedal that we would recommend upgrading to the Roland DP-10 damper pedal with half-pedalling capability. It however does not offer any triple pedal compatibility, so if that’s a critical feature for you, the FP-10 is out. Roland does however make their nice KSCFP10 designer stand available. It’s definitely the heaviest of the 3 actions we’re looking at today, but the touch sensitivity is adjustable. From a purely piano-playing perspective, the PHA4 is definitely the closest to an acoustic piano action out of the 3. Yamaha’s GHS Action