www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=978&pid=hpfp

physical modeled piano. What kind of strings, how hard are the hammer felts, pretty crazy stuff. Wonder what it actually sounds like? I guess we'll know soon enough.

Very interesting product, although it is even heavier then my portly Yamaha CP-300.

Definitely for the piano fanatics(like me) with editable Unison Tune, Hammer Hardness, Cross Resonance, Tone Color, String Resonance, Damper Resonance, Soundboard Resonance, Key off resonance, Damping Time, Damping Noise Level, to name a few.(phew!)

I can't wait to try this one, and it even has a nice flat top that my S900 would fit on nicely.

Probably not going to be cheap, but if it sounds like the specs imply it will, it should be worth it and it sure might make a good studio piece.

Ian

You can view and hear an extensive demo video at the forementioned web address:
www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=978&pid=hpfp

Quite impressive.

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Anyone else notice the part where they said "no velocity switching"? WOW! They pulled off an amazing piano here with this new model.

I saw a price of $4,999.00 but I don't know if this is retail or MAP


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I'm pretty sure right about now, Ian is going to post that, because it comes from a company that don't make real pianos, it couldn't POSSIBLY sound as good as a Yamaha

Mind you, NOT sounding like a Yamaha sampled piano is kind of the point of it, isn't it?

And for all the others that recently said there is no appreciable difference between any of the arranger pianos, they ALL sound good enough....

Move along... you don't need this!

Now, where's my pocket book?!

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It doesn't sound like a Roland sampled piano either, and it overcomes my beef about the samples being uneven on Roland DPs.

I almost feel it is much like the old Structured Adaptive Synthesis(SAS)which I really liked, but vastly expanded and with an incredible amount of user control...although it is probably based on something newer.

Too bad it is so heavy and wouldn't make a viable gigging 'board, but no doubt the technology will trickle down eventually to something a bit more manageable.

Pretty awesome, all the same.

Ian the Impressed

Speaking of Yamaha, they've got an interesting offering as well. the Avant Grand http://www.yamaha.com/namm/w2009/PressRe...25165&DDL_CAT=0

Shucks Rory, now you've really piqued my interest...I didn't know about this one.

If this instrument plays anything near the Yamaha nine-foot CFIIIS grand piano, which I have played many times at a buddy's place, I'm a goner.

Can't wait to try this one...I like the idea of the "Tactile Response System" that transmits "string" vibrations through the keys to player's hands, plus the special pedal.

Thanks for sharing the link...much appreciated.

Ian the Grateful