Description

Authentic Piano Performance to Go

Travel-friendly and affordable, the FP-50 brings you top-class piano performance along with many other great features to enhance your playing enjoyment. At your fingers is the authentic tone and touch of an acoustic grand, plus a large selection of versatile sounds for performing in a variety of situations. The intelligent rhythm feature makes it simple to create incredible music, providing dynamic, sophisticated accompaniments that automatically follow your performances in real time. And with its compact, stylish design and built-in speaker system, the FP-50 is always ready to go wherever you want to play.

• Roland’s acclaimed SuperNATURAL® Piano sound engine
• Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement
• Built-in speaker system
• Intelligent rhythm feature with full-keyboard chord recognition
• 90 rhythm types, with two variations for each style
• Available in attractive black or white finishes
• Compatible with DP-10 Damper Pedal (included) or RPU-3 Triple Pedal (optional)
• Optional matching stands: KSC-44 (for home use) and KS-18Z (for stage use)
• Optional CB-88RL carrying bag

A NEW LEVEL OF PIANO PERFORMANCE AT HOME

The FP-50’s authentic piano sound and touch provides top-level performance for playing all musical genres, from classical and jazz to rock and pop. Roland’s SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine faithfully replicates the unmatched tone color and expressiveness of the finest acoustic grand pianos, delivering seamless velocity response, natural tone decay, and authentic key-range behavior. Supreme playability comes from the Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement, which inherits the functions, appearance, and texture of keyboards found in our flagship pianos. At an affordable price, the stylish FP-50 offers sound, touch, and expressiveness rivaling that of high-end instruments.

VERSATILE FEATURES AND EASY MOBILITY FOR LIVE PLAYERS

Streamlined and compact, the FP-50 is easy to transport anywhere. In addition to premium acoustic pianos, it’s filled with a large selection of stage-ready sounds, including SuperNATURAL-based classic EPs, essential organ tones, strings, modern synths, and more. Stereo outputs let you connect to an external amplification system, while the built-in speakers help you monitor your performance while on stage. The intelligent rhythm feature gives you control of an entire onboard backing band for solo performing, with automatic accompaniment that follows whatever you play on the keyboard.

DIGITAL ADVANTAGES FOR DEVELOPING PIANO SKILLS

The FP-50’s digital technology offers many great benefits that enhance your piano practice sessions. You can turn off the built-in speakers and play privately using headphones, allowing you to practice day or night without disturbing family members or neighbors. Rhythm accompaniments assist you in developing timing and groove, and the wide selection of music styles help expand your versatility. Via optional USB memory, you can play along with WAV audio files using various playback options such as key transposition, tempo adjustment, and Center Cancel, and record your performances as audio data for composing or self-evaluation. SMF songs can be played from USB memory as well.

FUN AIR PERFORMER APP FOR IOS DEVICES

Extend your piano enjoyment with Roland Wireless Connect and the free Air Performer app, which lets you play along with your favorite songs in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch through the FP-50’s sound system. Roland Wireless Connect is simple to set up and use, providing convenient, cable-free communication with Apple iOS devices via Roland’s optional WNA1100-RL Wireless USB Adapter.

SPECS

KEYBOARD

Keyboard

88 keys (Ivory Feel-G Keyboard with Escapement)

Touch Sensitivity

Key Touch: 5 levels, Fixed Touch

Keyboard Modes

Whole

Dual (volume balance adjustable)

Split (split point, volume balance adjustable)

SOUND GENERATOR

Piano Sound

SuperNATURAL Piano Sound

MIDI Format

Conforms to GM2, GS, XGlite

Max. Polyphony

128 voices

Tones

Grand Piano: 14 tones

E.Piano: 25 tones

Strings: 18 tones

Other: 315 tones (including 8 drum sets, 1 SFX set)

Temperaments

8 types, selectable temperament key

Stretched Tuning (only for piano tones)

On

Off

Master Tuning

415.3 to 466.2 Hz (adjustable in increments of 0.1 Hz)

Transpose

Key Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones)

Playback Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones)

Effects

Ambience (Off, 1 to 10)

Equalizer (4-band digital equalizer)

Only for piano tones:

Soundboard Behavior (Off, 1 to 10)

Cabinet Resonance (Off, 1 to 10)

Damper Resonance (Off, 1 to 10)

String Resonance (Off, 1 to 10)

Key Off Resonance (Off, 1 to 10)

Only for organ tones:

Rotary (Slow/Fast)

Only for some tones:

Modulation Speed (1 to 127)

METRONOME

Tempo

Quarter note = 10 to 500 (When rhythm function turns on: Quarter note = 20 to 250)

Beat

2/2, 0/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8

Volume

11 levels

SMF RECORDER

Parts

2 parts (Keyboard, Accompaniment)

Song Save Format

Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)

Songs

1 song

Note Storage

Approx. 30,000 notes

Controls

Song Select

Play/Stop

Rec

Rewinding

Fast-forwarding

Beginning of song/Previous song

Next song

Tempo

All songs play

Count-in

Tempo

Quarter note = 10 to 500 (When rhythm function turns on: Quarter note = 20 to 250)

Resolution

120 ticks per quarter note

RHYTHM

Rhythms

90 types x 2 variations

Controls

Start/Stop

Sync Start

Intro/Ending

Fill In

Variation

Chord Hold

Leading Bass

Rhythm Part

AUDIO

Playable Format

Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)

Recording (when using sold separately USB Flash Memory)

Keyboard

SMF data

Song

Rhythm

Recording Format (when using sold separately USB Flash Memory)

Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)

Transpose

Playback Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones)

Tempo

Audio Playback Speed: 75 to 125 %

Controls

Song Select

Play/Stop

Rec

Rewinding

Fast-forwarding

Beginning of song/Previous song

Next song

Tempo

All songs play

Center Cancel

EXTERNAL MEMORY

External Storage

USB Flash Memory

Playable Song Format

Standard MIDI Files (Format 0, 1)

Roland original format (i-Format)

Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)

Save Format

Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)

Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)

Registration set files (Roland original format)

OTHER

Internal Songs

30 songs

Registrations

20 Registrations (capable of pedal shift)

Rated Power Output

12 W x 2

Volume Level (SPL)

98 dB

* This figure was measured according to the method that is based on Roland's technical standard.

Speakers

(8 cm (3-3/16 inches) x 12 cm (4-3/4 inches)) x 2

Display

Custom LCD

Control

Volume (slider)

Other Functions

Panel Lock

V-LINK

MIDI Visual Control

Tone Demo

Roland Wireless Connect (wireless LAN function *1)

*1: Wireless USB Adapter sold by Roland is required.

Connectors

DC IN jack

PEDAL (DAMPER/R, SOFT/L *, SOSTENUTO/C *) jacks : 1/4-inch phone type (* assignable)

INPUT jack: Stereo miniature phone type

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

USB MEMORY port: USB Type A

MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors

PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type

Power Supply

AC Adaptor

Power Consumption

9 W (6 to 31 W)

9 W: Average power consumption while piano is played with volume at center position

6 W: Power consumption immediately after power-up; nothing being played

31 W: Rated power consumption

Accessories

Owner's Manual

AC Adaptor

Power Cord

Music Rest

Damper Pedal (capable of continuous detection)

Options (sold separately)

Dedicated Stand: KSC-44

Keyboard Stand: KS-18Z, KS-G8, KS-12

Carrying Bag: CB-88RL

Pedal Unit: RPU-3

Damper Pedal: DP-10

Pedal Switch: DP-2

Expression Pedal: EV-5, EV-7

USB Flash Memory (*)

* Use USB Flash memory sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee operation if other products are used.

SIZE AND WEIGHT

Width

1343 mm

52-7/8 inches

Depth

313 mm

12-6/16 inches

Height

125 mm

4-15/16 inches

Weight

16.5 kg

36 lbs. 7 oz.

SIZE AND WEIGHT (FP-50 WITH DEDICATED STAND KSC-44 AND MUSIC REST)

Width

1343 mm

52-7/8 inches

Depth

405 mm

16 inches

Height

927 mm

36-1/2 inches

Weight

28.9 kg

63 lbs. 12 oz.