someone is trying to show "casio" as better sounding? dunno i noticed as well i and i stopped the video couple of seconds later. also casio sound, sounded me very digital, roland was better in terms of sound quality for anyone interested in my opinion. also not included in the video but kawai es100-110 felt more realistic to me
The Roland sounds like a Steinway Grand, to my ears it is the best because the Yamaha sounds like a Yamaha upright and the Casio sounds like a baby grand.
I watched this video more than 10 times, and listened carefully with my Beyerdynamic dt-990 headphone. I noticed that: 1. at first Roland sounds amazing. Rich, powerful and natural. 2. after like 5 times of comparison, I found Yamaha did a great job around mid range. It's tight and real. This range of sound is very important when mixing a piano into a background music. 3. Roland has weaker mid-range sounds. However, the boosted EQ of the its low range sounds pefectly covered this, when play togeither. Conclusion: Considering that I wish to find a keyboard offers me: 1. Nice action so that I could practice. 2. Easy ajusted sound when mixing as I prefer cover pop songs instead of play solo classic music. 3. convience of recording via audio interface and possibility of MIDI control......I would purchase a Yamaha p115. Please ignore my grammer mistakes, given that I am not a English speaker!
I agree. The deeper bass in the Roland is more obvious and alluring out of the gate, but as he played, the Yamaha is the one I found most satisfying overall.
I feel the same as Chang Li. Initial impression was that Roland sounded very good but then it get tiring after sometime. To my ear Yamaha sounded more natural. Roland and Casio seems to be over EQed (if there is such a word) and sounds a little artificial. I like the lower register of the Roland though. I think Roland would be good for Pop/Rock kind of sound and Yamaha would make a good overall piano especially for classical. That's my opinion though.
your review is very helpful considering that you just reviewed it more than 10 times. maybe your saying is quite correct, except that we didn't experiece the key responses in real. thanks
Jukerano when I tested the roland in a store I found the keys very light compared to all the Others but the ivory keys gave a great feeling. Plus the sound is realy good. Never forget that also real pianos sound differently. When it comes to the sound roland or yamaha..which one you chose is a matter of your personal taste. The Roland Sounds very bright which reminds me of older Schimmel Pianos. The Yamaha Sound comes close to the sound of a warm grand piano like Bechstein or Steinway and Sons. It depends on what you like to play and what you prefer. Yamaha is of course an alrounder. Oh and the Casio is shit. The keys are the heaviest but they are heavier than real keys like old pianos that you cant tune well anymore. The keys dont feel good, the sound is synthetic. It feels like playing a keyboard with stones. While playing the casio i did mistakes on easy piano pieces that I usually never do. But I didnt have problems with the roland or the yamaha.
i bought the casio today, but even tho everyone is hating on it here. it's going to be my first ever piano experience, i've always wanted to learn how to play it. So i hope it'll do for now :)
Good on you! Your first experience does not need to be the ultimate experience, so you don't have to worry too much about your preferred "feel" and "sound" just yet. I wish you luck on your learning!
That's great! The only thing that matters is that YOU like it and that you keep it up! I've had my Kawai FS730 for over 25 years and am just now upgrading (of course, I stopped playing for about 24.5 years, but minor details ;-) How's the piano holding up, BTW? Second thoughts? Still liking it?
Good comparison! As a longtime Yamaha fan it is surprising to hear the Roland coming out on top with the Grand sounds. Yamaha is close but the Roland sounds better and more defined in the midrange and toprange. The Casio is lightyears behind either in sound, it sounds rather cheap. As for EPs, Yamaha is king (in this instance), but I don't suppose people buy these purely for the EP sound.
I played both instruments in a store last week and the one I immediately preferred was the Yamaha. I need to recommend one for a new piano student. Both would be suitable.
Yamaha did sound the best. The Roland and Casio had a slightly "flatter" sound I guess while the Yamaha's note rang clearly no matter how hard or soft he played them. Even when he played multiple notes at once you could distinguish easily every key that was being played. You could with the others but just a little more clearly with the Yamaha.
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Russell Richthofen The Roland has also a mellow piano sound. I'm not quite sure of what he said about each piano having the"best" sound as default: I heard the Roland's three different acoustic pianos and they all sounded good to me.
@Domica Mi fa sol I gave the fp30 to a friend as it sounded too muffled. The speakers are horrible, and point downwards. The only good thing is the build quality which feels less plastic and the ivory feel. For me the yamaha is far better and clear
@Do Mi fa sol Mellow Yamaha??? Are you talking about the piano sound? Yamaha acoustic pianos are too bright and their electronic keyboards follow in the same footsteps. I don't play piano much, but I do tune them and have listened to a Steinway concert grand voiced by perhaps the best technician in the country. Too me the Casio actually sounded the best. The Yamaha is too bright and the Roland is too harsh after the more mellow attack; it may be not in tune (not the first Roland where I've seen that, they are permanently out). And when it comes to pipe organ the Casio blows the others away hands down.
@@big800wildcat Dude I’m glad you wrote this because what you described is exactly what I was feeling. I don’t play piano so I’m intimidated around those who do and most of the opinions here from keyboardists are off to me. However I do trust my taste and penchant for discernment, that’s telling me the CASIO sounded the overall best
Yeah for sure... in this video. But that happens when the Casio get legato and the others are played to create the best, warmest sound. I got a different result when I sat in front of all 3.
In terms of sound, between the Yamaha and the Roland I wouldn't say one sounds better than the other, they just sound different. The Roland had a more "in your face" sound while the Yamaha was a little more understated. When shopping for a digital piano, Bluetooth functionality wasn't something I even thought about. I guess it could be pretty handy, but it certainly isn't anywhere near the top of my list of priorities. I've heard too many conflicting opinions when it comes to the action of digital pianos, so I won't even go into that. The Roland wins a point for textured keys though. Where Roland completely drop the ball is not including a dedicated line out. Being it is in the stage piano section of their website, the ability to connect it to a PA (and have the correct level of signal and impedance) is pretty important if you ask me. I really don't know they were thinking. So yeah, I think I'd take the Yamaha.
I purchased an FP-30 for use in my church. With a quality direct box, there was no issue with sound quality by using the headphone out. I agree that they should have a dedicated line out - but when it came down to it, the headphone out worked wonderfully.
Excellent video! Brilliant way of allowing us to not only make our own decision on what sounds best to us, but not just isolating one instrument. It helped me a lot to hear 3 different keyboards.
Yeah, to my ears the yamaha Wurly its pretty bad, because of that horrible chorus integrated sound. And the Casio and Roland ones were pretty close, with the Roland one being more bark-ish and the Casio one being more mellow.
Totally agreed. The Yamaha has a great natural grand piano sound, since it's sampled from their 9' flagship grand, the CFIIIS. But the Roland has much more body to the strings. Plus its piano voice, while it doesn't sound completely like a natural grand, has this great attack to it that you can't get from an acoustic piano. What results is something that stands excellently on its own as a sort of unique piano sound. They did a great job engineering it.
It's often difficult to have complete confidence in youtube sound reviews because one must consider that it's subject to coloring depending on what the viewer is listening through, but in every review I've watched, the Roland seems to be a hands down winner. That low end just sounds so much more full. To use a term familiar to my friends across the pond, it's got more bollocks. I'd not decline the Yamaha if someone wanted to buy it for me, but that sound on the Roland would make me want to play and practice a great deal more.
I just got the fp-30 and I'm very pleased with it but the biggest issue I have with it is the fact that the headphone audio output is some what low. I had to use my rs160 headphones to get more volume out (it has its own volume control) because my $50 headset was too low. I've also read about this issue in other reviews as well but other than that it's a pretty good piano for the price.
Bought the FP30 as my first piano. Not insanely expensive, sleek, and minimalistic. Easily connected to a tablet/phone or computer. Been learning on it ever since and I'm glad I got it, compared to other digitals I've got to try in school.
I've watched this video and bought Roland ｆｐ-25 (exact same model as fp-30 without bluetooth function) For me, Yamaha sound is pretty natural but I figured out I can enjoy playing piano with Roland beautiful bright sound!
Roland always has the most attack which I like and may not necessarily be the most realistic but it's great for live performance. The Yamaha has the body and the Casio has a character to it's piano sound.
I grew up playing on a Yamaha grand. The only action that I've found works for me (especially when working within a DAW) is the Yamaha P115. The Casio and Roland hammer action synths just don't feel right. I tried them side to side at the shop, and there is a definite difference between the feel of the action. The P115 and the grand back home feel almost, if not exactly, identical. I'm not too concerned about the base samples in the keyboards, as I bought it primarily as a MIDI interface. My suggestion would be to go to the shop and see which action suits you best.
Idk bro, I played on Yamaha grand and the p115 (among other GHS keyboards) shouldn't even be called piano actions, it's like a synth key with a weight on the bottom no tactile feedback
Bought my Son the Roland, the sound and action for the money are amazing, agree with Reviewer, tbh would describe all 3 as home pianos that you could use on stage, rather than dedicated stage pianos, a Student or Musician could easily use these for Graded learning, this seems to be the sweet spot, less expensive and you wil always feel something lacking, more expensive and you are either paying for a piece of furniture or a tool for everyday money earning.
Oups... By far Chopin's prélude n°4 is better on FP-30... :-) By the way, if you play a little bit staccatto on Yamaha and Roland, please do so also on Casio... Anyway, I also tested the Korg SP-170 and the Kawai ES-100 before choosing... And... Definitely: I bought the FP-30... Most of all, there is no other keyboard that offers so much at this price... And honetly (I commonly play on an acoustic Yamaha P116 and a C3X), for a affordable and portable digital piano, you can't find better than the Roland at this price range to get something mobile and usefull to work anywhere you need... (Just hope you have at home a real piano... ;-) ) Oh yes, and I forgot: I started to play piano on a Kaway CA-65... By far, a different galaxy... And of course a different price... ;-) That's why I think Kawaï still deliver the best in touch feeling... But this was before the FP-30 came... Roland did synthesized the best of all at around 600~800 $...
Outlinegm i am sure you’re knowledgeable but just play them all yourself. He played legato for the Casio. & Creating a different sound for the rest? To me Casio sounded better in person and as far as feel it’s in a different league. Just play them yourself and pick which sounds best to you. Make it simple. Don’t create “pickiness” that makes it difficult. I am sure you probably know all this just wanted to say it anyway.
TO ME the sound isn't the most important feature at all - the TOUCH is! I play acoustic vertical piano for 25+ years, and now I'm looking for a new instrument, to play quietly (with headphones). But I've found that Casio Privia have a too SOFT touch. I think it can develop bad habits on the wrist movements, etc. Reasonable, but too light to me. And, someone told me that Roland has heavier springs, closer to a real piano. Does anyone confirm this? Can anyone compare the two?
Paulo Gazola you can adjust the touch feel on the PX-160. I think it feels like a decent upright piano. I like the Roland better but bought the Casio because budget. It sounds much better in person than in this video and I'm pretty pleased with my purchase. I preferred the action of the Casio to the Yamaha, something you can't experience by watching the video. Definitely go play them yourself, and don't forget the Kawai ES-110. Though I'm sure after 8 months you've probably already decided lol.
Develop injuries on those heavy keys. Most pianos are heavy because they did not pay attention in the design and manufacturing. Since you cannot bring your own piano, you have to contend with what is available. This becomes a problem for those who have trained under a proper piano key weight, so teachers end up advocating heavy keys, which just proliferates heavy keyed pianos. A design flaw that has become touted as a positive. Lol.
In my opinion, the Roland Takes the cake! i have a Yamaha P115 and i think it sounds great so that would be my second choice. When i purchased my piano it was between the Yamaha and the Casio and i played them side by side and the Yamaha felt better sounded better and even looked better. The Casio sounds very digital.
Wow, that's the best and most informative demo I've seen! Thought I was interested in the Casio, but the piano sounded much less "live" in your demos than the Yamaha and Roland. As if the Casio engineers decided not to capture any of the dynamics on the attack. You didn't say so, but the same could be said of many other sounds on the Casio as well. I've currently got an old Roland EP-9, so this demo really re-confirmed my decision to go with a pro-quality brand with the Roland, 30 years ago. Wish I could shop at your store, but I'm over on the other side of the pond in the USA. Thanks so much for the demo, though!
I had 4 keyboards throughout the last 25 years but I never had a Roland.My first was a casio that I got when I was 8. I outgrew it. The second was a yamaha I forgot the model. I got it for christmas during my sixth grade year. But what happened with it was I accidentally fried out the circuit using a nintendo adapter. My second yamaha I got in the 8th grade was good up until I wanted to do more. it still works today. My niece has it now. On October 25, 2003 I bought my first yamaha with my own money from my first job. It's a PSR 290. Cool story behind the latest keyboard was that I bought it during the california cedar fires back in 2003. I go home and am super excited of playing it only for the power to be out for a week do to a fire in Barrett lake. Now I feel after 13 years getting to know it's glitches and using them for my composing material I need an upgrade. The speakers are going out and notes are dying out as well. I could never use the midi features it has to offer because I don't have an interface for it. For some keyboards today's age you don't need a midi interface anymore since they are built in. I had to use my tascam mixer as the middle man for my stereo with a cd burner built in. In the early 2000s the struggle was real.
Was astonished with the sound quality of Casio when he played Chopin's Prelude in E minor and an excerpt of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor with an organ voice.
Having listened to various demos of Casio PX-160 and PX-5s, I've got the impression the PX-160 has lower-quality piano samples than the PX-5s. The PX-160 lags far behind Roland and Yamaha with respect to authentic grand piano sound here, but I would still consider the PX-5s.
The Roland has punch on the low end , but that's because of its slightly larger enclosure. Other than that it sounds metallic. I think played through an external amp and speaker, I will prefer the sound of the Yamaha.
I'm about to buy a roland fp-30, likely with the triple pedal (which I plan to disassemble to make it portable if possible) and with a portable stand instead of the furniture-like one. I've read that the soft and damper pedals (center and right) support half pedalling, do they have a continuous output? since I also want to use it as a controller for my vst instruments, can I assign a midi parameter to the soft pedal? (like phaser speed on Mr Ray vst) About the sostenuto pedal, the page only said that it was "function assignable", does it has a continuous or switch-type output? and also can I assign to any midi parameter? (as long as the vst has midi learn feature) Last, has anyone tried to use the android app using an usb cable? the model available in my country doesn't have bluetooth.
The Roland sounds good....and if, like me, you don't play piano, you can put midi files into the USB input on the Roland and have the piano play music for hours...even if you don't play it yourself. Thus with the Roland, if no one in your house now can play, the piano won't sit quietly unused when the kids grow up and go out on their own! The Yamaha also has a USB input but with it the songs only play one at a time so you have to start each individual song...which is not ideal.
Dude... Why buy this huge thing if its not to play? Ah, You don't play now? Ok, so start learning. If It is Just to hear, buy a stereo system: lower price and lower space needed, and Will play anything...
This will depend on the user's preference. Roland and Yamaha are really close yet 1 beats the other and vice versa. My choices of Sound: Grand Piano- Roland Strings- Yamaha E. Piano- Yamaha Organ- Roland/Yamaha :) :)
Full disclosure: years ago I owned a large upright Yamaha. Now days I have a Baldwin R 5’8” grand. At times I preferred the Roland and other times I preferred the Casio. On tone those 2 beat Yamaha hands down. Just my preference.
Can anyone please comment on the action of these in regards to triggering MIDI piano? I am not interested in the internal sounds, but more for the feel and playability. Thanks.
I noticed that you play staccato, in the initial 5 notes, on the Roland and Yamaha keyboards, while you play legato on the Casio. That certain affects the impression of the comparison. Was that intentional?
1 Yamaha, 2 Roland and 3 don't buy a Casio please! The Roland sound is nice but unrealistic. I have the Yamaha p-255 and it is fantastic. I Love hte action key and sound.
This is kind of weird. When I was testing out at the store, using their internal sound system I was like "damn, both yamaha and roland kinda suck, Casio has a great sound!" but when connected to line in, like on this video then Casio sounds like a toy to be honest. I'm confused.
I have the P115. The sounds is amazing, and you can use an App that is connected it, via Bluetooth, to your iPad. The App has different features. It took me a while to buy the right piano for me. However, in this video, the Roland sounds great but I still like the Yamaha. I don't know much about the Casio, but comparing these three with each other, the Yamaha comes in 1st. place, Ronald 2nd., and 3rd. place the Casio.
Well, I think I definitely favor the Roland. It seemed to match more realistically a grand piano. The Casio just isn’t in the picture for me. Good review.
I have the impression that the Casio keys are the most sensitive. But its speakers might be weaker. I wonder how it sounds with the concert instead of the grand piano.
Casio PX160's piano sound is very clean. The lower end is realistic with the reverb of the soundbox of the real Grand Piano. Yamaha P115 loses for the piano sound, the lower end does not give any dynamic change whatsoever and only the volume is increased. Roland FP30 sounds nice but it is still electronic with the piano, it is less realistic than Casio. Roland and Yamaha wins some of other sounds, but Casio for me sounds the best for the Piano alone. Grand Piano: 1.) Casio PX160 2.) Roland FP30 3.) Yamaha P115 Rhodes: 2.) Yamaha P115 2.) Casio PX160 3.) Roland FP30 Wurlitzer: 1.) Roland FP30 2.) Casio PX160 3.) Yamaha P115 Organ: 1.) Casio PX160 2.) Yamaha P115 3.) Roland FP30 Strings: 1.) Yamaha P115 2.) Roland FP30 3.) Casio PX160
Sound quality aside, what do guys think about the key action of the PX160? Is it on the same level as the other ones (P125 & FP30)? I'm looking to buy a fully weighted keyboard to use on my DAW, and my budget is a little tight. The PX160 is significantly cheaper than the others. It costs roughly 550 dollars, while the P125 is around 700 and the FP30 is 900.
Thank you so much for making this amazing video ..I liked Roland piano so much , but please , tell me why did you say that Roland piano isn't good enough on a stage ? Does it has an output socket or not ?
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I bought the whole family, a P-115 for my cousin, a px 160 for my mother and for myself a Rp 102 (close to FP-30 but cabinet version). They all have good quality samples. I found the action softer on the yamaha and very sensible (too much for me) especially on the left side. The textures are really nice on Roland and Casio keys. Overall my favorite in the Roland, but they are also a lot more expensive in Canada. Finally I would go with Casio in the best worth for the price category.
I was leaning towards the Roland FP-30 until I heard how bad the rhodes sounded in comparison to the others. I came here after watching another comparison video where the rhodes also stood out to me as not sounding right (the Kawai ES110's sounded better), and wanted to confirm.
hey could you tell me how to connect fp30/fp10 to a mixer/ speaker since it has got only audio output (headphone jack). Is fp30 can be played live in a gig with the help of a splitter / adapter . Have you tried using it ?????
Actually I'm a Roland fan and tried both but looking at the Yamaha for my piano purchase next Friday because of the slight win in key action, sound, and speakers off mode. I thought they all shut off their speakers when headphones are plugged in, anything else is insanity. Very informative and a good demonstration by a professional!
not a big fan of the lower-end Roland products. i bought a Roland Go:Keys (go-61k) a few months ago and was very disappointed as the velocity sensors were faulty on both the original one and the replacement of it. so i asked for a refund and bought a p115. roland fp30 is a close competitor in terms of sound quality but its limitations are too great. to me it's a huge turn-off when roland decides not to put any 1/4 inch aux-out port on the piano. you'll love the p115.
Agree with everything. It's so silly that they even release products with such artificial limitations. Like removing old school MIDI, so you can't go DAWless. Have you tried the Kawai ES-110 key action? They didn't have it in my store.
i've been to 3 or 4 music instrument stores near my home and didn't see any es110 either. i actually quite like low end Korg models' (sp170s & b1) key action. they remind me of so much the Kawai upright piano in the music room in my primary school. lol memories. but unfortunately their sound quality is just not in the same league with p115/fp30.
also if you are still deciding whether to go with the p115, i recommend you to bring your best headphone with you when you do sound tests in the store. that eliminates the difference in the quality of built-in stereo systems among different brands and models. it's much easier to decide which sampling you like the most that way.
I found the FP-30 piano sound too synthetic at fadeout after key release. They may have more bite for Rock Piano, but that's not what I'm after. I preferred the Yamaha in the store. The more I read about the Kawai ES-110, the better it seemed. No disharmony and a new key mech which actually beat the ES-100 one. So I'm taking a bit of a chance, but I ordered one on the word of the experts today. It's supposed to have a mellower piano sound and a slightly lighter action than the Yamaha, both of which fits my preferences.
ive played all of these digital pianos. i personally like the Rolands feel more with the fairly heavy keys and ivory touch to it. yes the casio does have that same type of ivory feel but the action is still slightly better on Rolands side. the Yamaha wasn't bad but i wasnt a fan of the plastic slippy keys. also the Roland seemed to have sounded the best in person as well. the Rolands isn't the easiest to use when changing sounds and using other features because when your in the dip light the little logos / number what tell you what each key does becomes barely visible. also the speakers sempt the best on the roland aswell. if you are going to buy one of these pianos i would suggest going to a shop and trying all of them out if they have them because not everyones opinion is the same and you may like the yamaha or casio more the roland unlike me. hope this helps a bit with any confused buyers wondering what to buy .
The roland can only be plugged in via the headphone outlet, it has no dedicated audio out! yes actually! tried these 3 today, and casio and yamaha both smoked roland when plugged in to external amplification because of the lack of dedicated audio out. The roland has much nicer raw tone but it can't be extracted for live or recordings.
Output (jack 3.5 and 6.35) can be linked with any amplifier, it's just a question of impedance... And actually, any device can be easily linked with another: electical output levels will be adapted anyway...
These two models have exactly the same keyboard action (PHA-4 standard, with Escapement and Ivory Feel), the same Supernatural Piano sound Engine, and also the same 2 x 12cm speakers.
The Roland’s lower notes sound a lot better am I right ?? Lettuce be cereal they’re entry level pianos so what the Roland doesn’t have dedicated outputs, if you were looking for stage instruments then go for the higher priced keyboards! I just love the sounds of the Roland’s low notes
Why use legato on Casio and staccato on Roland and Yamaha?
Noticed this right away... "same five notes..."
very noticeable.! yes, why?
My thoughts exactly
Yes. What the f?
someone is trying to show "casio" as better sounding? dunno i noticed as well i and i stopped the video couple of seconds later. also casio sound, sounded me very digital, roland was better in terms of sound quality for anyone interested in my opinion. also not included in the video but kawai es100-110 felt more realistic to me
The Roland sounds like a Steinway Grand, to my ears it is the best because the Yamaha sounds like a Yamaha upright and the Casio sounds like a baby grand.
Because roland is too expensive😬
Well in my country, casio is half the roland's price so yeah.
I have the Yamaha p115 I like it. Good action and sound.cant beat yamaha.
You have never ever played a Steinway grand if that is what you think ;(
they all sound like keyboards.
I watched this video more than 10 times, and listened carefully with my Beyerdynamic dt-990 headphone. I noticed that:
1. at first Roland sounds amazing. Rich, powerful and natural.
2. after like 5 times of comparison, I found Yamaha did a great job around mid range. It's tight and real. This range of sound is very important when mixing a piano into a background music.
3. Roland has weaker mid-range sounds. However, the boosted EQ of the its low range sounds pefectly covered this, when play togeither.
Conclusion: Considering that I wish to find a keyboard offers me: 1. Nice action so that I could practice. 2. Easy ajusted sound when mixing as I prefer cover pop songs instead of play solo classic music. 3. convience of recording via audio interface and possibility of MIDI control......I would purchase a Yamaha p115.
Please ignore my grammer mistakes, given that I am not a English speaker!
i feel exactly the same, the yamaha sounds roundest to me. The other two could tire me out after a while
I agree. The deeper bass in the Roland is more obvious and alluring out of the gate, but as he played, the Yamaha is the one I found most satisfying overall.
I feel the same as Chang Li. Initial impression was that Roland sounded very good but then it get tiring after sometime. To my ear Yamaha sounded more natural. Roland and Casio seems to be over EQed (if there is such a word) and sounds a little artificial. I like the lower register of the Roland though. I think Roland would be good for Pop/Rock kind of sound and Yamaha would make a good overall piano especially for classical. That's my opinion though.
your review is very helpful considering that you just reviewed it more than 10 times. maybe your saying is quite correct, except that we didn't experiece the key responses in real. thanks
Jukerano when I tested the roland in a store I found the keys very light compared to all the Others but the ivory keys gave a great feeling. Plus the sound is realy good. Never forget that also real pianos sound differently. When it comes to the sound roland or yamaha..which one you chose is a matter of your personal taste. The Roland Sounds very bright which reminds me of older Schimmel Pianos. The Yamaha Sound comes close to the sound of a warm grand piano like Bechstein or Steinway and Sons. It depends on what you like to play and what you prefer. Yamaha is of course an alrounder.
Oh and the Casio is shit. The keys are the heaviest but they are heavier than real keys like old pianos that you cant tune well anymore. The keys dont feel good, the sound is synthetic. It feels like playing a keyboard with stones. While playing the casio i did mistakes on easy piano pieces that I usually never do. But I didnt have problems with the roland or the yamaha.
why you play staccato notes in yamaha and roland and continuous notes on the casio?
yeah
it is too obvious
i bought the casio today, but even tho everyone is hating on it here. it's going to be my first ever piano experience, i've always wanted to learn how to play it. So i hope it'll do for now :)
Good on you! Your first experience does not need to be the ultimate experience, so you don't have to worry too much about your preferred "feel" and "sound" just yet. I wish you luck on your learning!
Update on how it's going?
@@RtsFps1 yeah lmk
That's great! The only thing that matters is that YOU like it and that you keep it up! I've had my Kawai FS730 for over 25 years and am just now upgrading (of course, I stopped playing for about 24.5 years, but minor details ;-) How's the piano holding up, BTW? Second thoughts? Still liking it?
Could you write an update? :D
8:39 The Roland's still gives me chills. It's so beautiful.
im going to buy one i think
Casio was played differently to the Roland and Yamaha, played softly and not so staccato.
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This is exactly the level of detail I was hoping for in a comparison video; thanks!
Many thanks Geoff!
Good comparison! As a longtime Yamaha fan it is surprising to hear the Roland coming out on top with the Grand sounds. Yamaha is close but the Roland sounds better and more defined in the midrange and toprange. The Casio is lightyears behind either in sound, it sounds rather cheap.
As for EPs, Yamaha is king (in this instance), but I don't suppose people buy these purely for the EP sound.
despite what all the comments say, I like the Yamaha sound best...
Me too.
I played both instruments in a store last week and the one I immediately preferred was the Yamaha. I need to recommend one for a new piano student. Both would be suitable.
Yamaha did sound the best. The Roland and Casio had a slightly "flatter" sound I guess while the Yamaha's note rang clearly no matter how hard or soft he played them. Even when he played multiple notes at once you could distinguish easily every key that was being played. You could with the others but just a little more clearly with the Yamaha.
Of these 3 yes. I think the Kawai ES110 may sound and feel a bit better than the P115. However, it costs more.
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Yamaha sounds way better than the others for me. Roland and Casio are so bright for me. But of course that depends on personal opinion
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Strings = Roland
Piano+strings = Roland
Russell Richthofen The Roland has also a mellow piano sound. I'm not quite sure of what he said about each piano having the"best" sound as default: I heard the Roland's three different acoustic pianos and they all sounded good to me.
@Domica Mi fa sol it is not brilliance, it over un-naturally bright.
@Domica Mi fa sol I gave the fp30 to a friend as it sounded too muffled. The speakers are horrible, and point downwards. The only good thing is the build quality which feels less plastic and the ivory feel. For me the yamaha is far better and clear
@Do Mi fa sol Mellow Yamaha??? Are you talking about the piano sound? Yamaha acoustic pianos are too bright and their electronic keyboards follow in the same footsteps.
I don't play piano much, but I do tune them and have listened to a Steinway concert grand voiced by perhaps the best technician in the country. Too me the Casio actually sounded the best. The Yamaha is too bright and the Roland is too harsh after the more mellow attack; it may be not in tune (not the first Roland where I've seen that, they are permanently out).
And when it comes to pipe organ the Casio blows the others away hands down.
@@big800wildcat Dude I’m glad you wrote this because what you described is exactly what I was feeling. I don’t play piano so I’m intimidated around those who do and most of the opinions here from keyboardists are off to me. However I do trust my taste and penchant for discernment, that’s telling me the CASIO sounded the overall best
I'm glad to see that others agree with me that the Casio 160 runs behind the other two in sound.
I'd say significantly behind the other two.
Yamaha p115
Yeah for sure... in this video. But that happens when the Casio get legato and the others are played to create the best, warmest sound. I got a different result when I sat in front of all 3.
In terms of sound, between the Yamaha and the Roland I wouldn't say one sounds better than the other, they just sound different. The Roland had a more "in your face" sound while the Yamaha was a little more understated.
When shopping for a digital piano, Bluetooth functionality wasn't something I even thought about. I guess it could be pretty handy, but it certainly isn't anywhere near the top of my list of priorities.
I've heard too many conflicting opinions when it comes to the action of digital pianos, so I won't even go into that. The Roland wins a point for textured keys though.
Where Roland completely drop the ball is not including a dedicated line out. Being it is in the stage piano section of their website, the ability to connect it to a PA (and have the correct level of signal and impedance) is pretty important if you ask me. I really don't know they were thinking.
So yeah, I think I'd take the Yamaha.
I purchased an FP-30 for use in my church. With a quality direct box, there was no issue with sound quality by using the headphone out. I agree that they should have a dedicated line out - but when it came down to it, the headphone out worked wonderfully.
Excellent video! Brilliant way of allowing us to not only make our own decision on what sounds best to us, but not just isolating one instrument. It helped me a lot to hear 3 different keyboards.
Grand piano: 1) Roland & Yamaha (although tester didn't show string resonance) 3) Casio.
Rhodes: 1) Yamaha, 2) Casio, 3) Roland.
Wurlitzer: 1) Roland & Yamaha 3) Casio
Church Organ: 1) Yamaha 2) Roland, 3) Casio
Strings: 1) Roland, 2) Yamaha 3) Casio.
Piano/Strings: 1) Roland, 2) Yamaha, 3) Casio.
It's a simple ranking: 1 = best, 3 = least best, 2 being between.
wasn’t as taken with the Yamaha Wurlitzer
Yeah, to my ears the yamaha Wurly its pretty bad, because of that horrible chorus integrated sound. And the Casio and Roland ones were pretty close, with the Roland one being more bark-ish and the Casio one being more mellow.
Totally agreed. The Yamaha has a great natural grand piano sound, since it's sampled from their 9' flagship grand, the CFIIIS. But the Roland has much more body to the strings. Plus its piano voice, while it doesn't sound completely like a natural grand, has this great attack to it that you can't get from an acoustic piano. What results is something that stands excellently on its own as a sort of unique piano sound. They did a great job engineering it.
*I. Am. Shocked. You ranked Casio last for the organ.* Interesting turn of events.
Yamaha has more lower frequences in middle notes than Roland, but damn Roland sounds waaay better on lower notes...
It's often difficult to have complete confidence in youtube sound reviews because one must consider that it's subject to coloring depending on what the viewer is listening through, but in every review I've watched, the Roland seems to be a hands down winner. That low end just sounds so much more full. To use a term familiar to my friends across the pond, it's got more bollocks. I'd not decline the Yamaha if someone wanted to buy it for me, but that sound on the Roland would make me want to play and practice a great deal more.
Over a year ago.. i decided to go for the Roland and im very impressed 😁
Why were you playing sticcato on the yam and row , but legato on the cas! that's biased
I just got the fp-30 and I'm very pleased with it but the biggest issue I have with it is the fact that the headphone audio output is some what low. I had to use my rs160 headphones to get more volume out (it has its own volume control) because my $50 headset was too low. I've also read about this issue in other reviews as well but other than that it's a pretty good piano for the price.
Bought the FP30 as my first piano. Not insanely expensive, sleek, and minimalistic. Easily connected to a tablet/phone or computer. Been learning on it ever since and I'm glad I got it, compared to other digitals I've got to try in school.
porque no haces stacatto en el casio tambien?
I was just going to watch it out of curiosity, but now I really need to have a digital piano. Oh dear
Casio is levelling up nowadays. wow. Roland sounds so raw and gritty. I love it
4:54 why playing Casio differently?
Brilliant. Best keyboard comparison video I've seen.
Many thanks Warren!
Bonners Musical Instruments what about the Kawai es 100 in this price range?
me too, he is a good professional! helped me a lot! thnx!
I've watched this video and bought Roland ｆｐ-25 (exact same model as fp-30 without bluetooth function)
For me, Yamaha sound is pretty natural but I figured out I can enjoy playing piano with Roland beautiful bright sound!
Roland always has the most attack which I like and may not necessarily be the most realistic but it's great for live performance. The Yamaha has the body and the Casio has a character to it's piano sound.
1. Roland
2. Yamaha
3. Casio
1. Yamaha
2. Yamaha
3. Yamaha
Jake From Dry Clan why?3Yamaha
Bontempi
Yamaha, yamasoul
Casio sounds like synth garbage compared to the Roland and Yamaha. between those two it seems to be more subjective and personal
I like the YAMAHA P115
I grew up playing on a Yamaha grand. The only action that I've found works for me (especially when working within a DAW) is the Yamaha P115. The Casio and Roland hammer action synths just don't feel right. I tried them side to side at the shop, and there is a definite difference between the feel of the action. The P115 and the grand back home feel almost, if not exactly, identical. I'm not too concerned about the base samples in the keyboards, as I bought it primarily as a MIDI interface. My suggestion would be to go to the shop and see which action suits you best.
Have you try the Korg B1???
Idk bro, I played on Yamaha grand and the p115 (among other GHS keyboards) shouldn't even be called piano actions, it's like a synth key with a weight on the bottom no tactile feedback
@@cosmic_gate476 Exactly. But he thinks that because he grew up with Yamaha.
Bought my Son the Roland, the sound and action for the money are amazing, agree with Reviewer, tbh would describe all 3 as home pianos that you could use on stage, rather than dedicated stage pianos, a Student or Musician could easily use these for Graded learning, this seems to be the sweet spot, less expensive and you wil always feel something lacking, more expensive and you are either paying for a piece of furniture or a tool for everyday money earning.
Damn, roland sounds niiiiice. the low end on the grand for yamaha sounds really wierd and rubber bandy
Oups... By far Chopin's prélude n°4 is better on FP-30... :-)
By the way, if you play a little bit staccatto on Yamaha and Roland, please do so also on Casio...
Anyway, I also tested the Korg SP-170 and the Kawai ES-100 before choosing... And... Definitely: I bought the FP-30... Most of all, there is no other keyboard that offers so much at this price... And honetly (I commonly play on an acoustic Yamaha P116 and a C3X), for a affordable and portable digital piano, you can't find better than the Roland at this price range to get something mobile and usefull to work anywhere you need... (Just hope you have at home a real piano... ;-) )
Oh yes, and I forgot: I started to play piano on a Kaway CA-65... By far, a different galaxy... And of course a different price... ;-)
That's why I think Kawaï still deliver the best in touch feeling... But this was before the FP-30 came... Roland did synthesized the best of all at around 600~800 $...
why you used legato on casio and staccato on roland and yamaha all the time ?
I really like the sound of the Roland. I think I might invest in that shortly thanks for the video
Outlinegm i am sure you’re knowledgeable but just play them all yourself. He played legato for the Casio. & Creating a different sound for the rest? To me Casio sounded better in person and as far as feel it’s in a different league. Just play them yourself and pick which sounds best to you. Make it simple. Don’t create “pickiness” that makes it difficult. I am sure you probably know all this just wanted to say it anyway.
TO ME the sound isn't the most important feature at all - the TOUCH is! I play acoustic vertical piano for 25+ years, and now I'm looking for a new instrument, to play quietly (with headphones). But I've found that Casio Privia have a too SOFT touch. I think it can develop bad habits on the wrist movements, etc. Reasonable, but too light to me. And, someone told me that Roland has heavier springs, closer to a real piano. Does anyone confirm this? Can anyone compare the two?
Paulo Gazola you can adjust the touch feel on the PX-160. I think it feels like a decent upright piano. I like the Roland better but bought the Casio because budget. It sounds much better in person than in this video and I'm pretty pleased with my purchase. I preferred the action of the Casio to the Yamaha, something you can't experience by watching the video. Definitely go play them yourself, and don't forget the Kawai ES-110. Though I'm sure after 8 months you've probably already decided lol.
Develop injuries on those heavy keys. Most pianos are heavy because they did not pay attention in the design and manufacturing. Since you cannot bring your own piano, you have to contend with what is available. This becomes a problem for those who have trained under a proper piano key weight, so teachers end up advocating heavy keys, which just proliferates heavy keyed pianos. A design flaw that has become touted as a positive. Lol.
I can confirm that the Roland feels very nice.
In my opinion, the Roland Takes the cake! i have a Yamaha P115 and i think it sounds great so that would be my second choice. When i purchased my piano it was between the Yamaha and the Casio and i played them side by side and the Yamaha felt better sounded better and even looked better. The Casio sounds very digital.
Wow, that's the best and most informative demo I've seen! Thought I was interested in the Casio, but the piano sounded much less "live" in your demos than the Yamaha and Roland. As if the Casio engineers decided not to capture any of the dynamics on the attack. You didn't say so, but the same could be said of many other sounds on the Casio as well.
I've currently got an old Roland EP-9, so this demo really re-confirmed my decision to go with a pro-quality brand with the Roland, 30 years ago. Wish I could shop at your store, but I'm over on the other side of the pond in the USA. Thanks so much for the demo, though!
Hi Michael, Many thanks for your comments!
Thank you - one of the best TH-cam demonstration videos I have watched. You covered everything I needed to know. Excellent.
I had 4 keyboards throughout the last 25 years but I never had a Roland.My first was a casio that I got when I was 8. I outgrew it. The second was a yamaha I forgot the model. I got it for christmas during my sixth grade year. But what happened with it was I accidentally fried out the circuit using a nintendo adapter. My second yamaha I got in the 8th grade was good up until I wanted to do more. it still works today. My niece has it now. On October 25, 2003 I bought my first yamaha with my own money from my first job. It's a PSR 290. Cool story behind the latest keyboard was that I bought it during the california cedar fires back in 2003. I go home and am super excited of playing it only for the power to be out for a week do to a fire in Barrett lake. Now I feel after 13 years getting to know it's glitches and using them for my composing material I need an upgrade. The speakers are going out and notes are dying out as well. I could never use the midi features it has to offer because I don't have an interface for it. For some keyboards today's age you don't need a midi interface anymore since they are built in. I had to use my tascam mixer as the middle man for my stereo with a cd burner built in. In the early 2000s the struggle was real.
Was astonished with the sound quality of Casio when he played Chopin's Prelude in E minor and an excerpt of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor with an organ voice.
same here
The casio honestly sounds the cleanest. Definitely my fav.
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The casio sounds much more muted than I experienced today in a store, comparing P115 to PX160.
Just bought the p115 yesterday
It's just amazing
Having listened to various demos of Casio PX-160 and PX-5s, I've got the impression the PX-160 has lower-quality piano samples than the PX-5s. The PX-160 lags far behind Roland and Yamaha with respect to authentic grand piano sound here, but I would still consider the PX-5s.
WOW! Amazing how the beat goes. I just love it.
why're you playing the casio differently?
What is the key noise difference between the Roland and Yamaha? (with headphones in).
The Roland has punch on the low end , but that's because of its slightly larger enclosure. Other than that it sounds metallic. I think played through an external amp and speaker, I will prefer the sound of the Yamaha.
I'm about to buy a roland fp-30, likely with the triple pedal (which I plan to disassemble to make it portable if possible) and with a portable stand instead of the furniture-like one.
I've read that the soft and damper pedals (center and right) support half pedalling, do they have a continuous output? since I also want to use it as a controller for my vst instruments, can I assign a midi parameter to the soft pedal? (like phaser speed on Mr Ray vst)
About the sostenuto pedal, the page only said that it was "function assignable", does it has a continuous or switch-type output? and also can I assign to any midi parameter? (as long as the vst has midi learn feature)
Last, has anyone tried to use the android app using an usb cable? the model available in my country doesn't have bluetooth.
This was a really excellent comparison. Thank You.
The Roland sounds good....and if, like me, you don't play piano, you can put midi files into the USB input on the Roland and have the piano play music for hours...even if you don't play it yourself. Thus with the Roland, if no one in your house now can play, the piano won't sit quietly unused when the kids grow up and go out on their own!
The Yamaha also has a USB input but with it the songs only play one at a time so you have to start each individual song...which is not ideal.
John Boland Why not just buy a nice speaker system and play music off a phone or computer?
Dude... Why buy this huge thing if its not to play? Ah, You don't play now? Ok, so start learning.
If It is Just to hear, buy a stereo system: lower price and lower space needed, and Will play anything...
Yes, buy a piano...
To listen to music...
Instead of making music....
Why the staccato on two keyboards and legato on Casio?
This will depend on the user's preference.
Roland and Yamaha are really close yet 1 beats the other and vice versa.
My choices of Sound:
Grand Piano- Roland
Strings- Yamaha
E. Piano- Yamaha
Organ- Roland/Yamaha
:) :)
Olá. O que vc acha do Yamaha DGX-505? Pra usar como piano, mas com alguns recursos. É uma boa aquisição?
Need to find out which piece is the "more brighter and more percussive"... i.e. the second piece. Tks!
1-Roland
2-Yamaha
3-Casio
Does’nt casio do calculators?
Full disclosure: years ago I owned a large upright Yamaha. Now days I have a Baldwin R 5’8” grand.
At times I preferred the Roland and other times I preferred the Casio. On tone those 2 beat Yamaha hands down. Just my preference.
Can anyone please comment on the action of these in regards to triggering MIDI piano? I am not interested in the internal sounds, but more for the feel and playability. Thanks.
It's the right way to do comparasion among musical instruments...Bravo.
Yamahaaa ! All the way...soon one of those babies will be in my hands !
Thanks for the comparison...✌
The Roland sounds incredible. I love it.
Thanks for the video. It would have been nice to hear more about how you felt about the keybeds of each.
I noticed that you play staccato, in the initial 5 notes, on the Roland and Yamaha keyboards, while you play legato on the Casio. That certain affects the impression of the comparison. Was that intentional?
Love this type of piano.
I am looking for a synthesizer like this.
1 Yamaha, 2 Roland and 3 don't buy a Casio please!
The Roland sound is nice but unrealistic. I have the Yamaha p-255 and it is fantastic. I Love hte action key and sound.
David Morales jajajajaja....dont buy casio!! so funny
Lol. Guy didn't even bother ranking the Casio. Instead, he just ranked a warning. Hilarious.
So youre saying yamaha is the best of those 3 because you like a yamaha device with isnt even part of the comparison?
This is kind of weird. When I was testing out at the store, using their internal sound system I was like "damn, both yamaha and roland kinda suck, Casio has a great sound!" but when connected to line in, like on this video then Casio sounds like a toy to be honest. I'm confused.
you're not too bright, lol
The bright piano sound was gorgeous on the Roland, would like to hear what their darker piano sounds like and Yamaha's bright piano.
Hi! How did you record the sound? Thank you very much in advance.
I have the P115. The sounds is amazing, and you can use an App that is connected it, via Bluetooth, to your iPad. The App has different features. It took me a while to buy the right piano for me. However, in this video, the Roland sounds great but I still like the Yamaha. I don't know much about the Casio, but comparing these three with each other, the Yamaha comes in 1st. place, Ronald 2nd., and 3rd. place the Casio.
The Casio gets a legato.
Hello i have one quastion have FP 30 REVERB function like piano go? is very good function for soud ...thank you so muh
Well, I think I definitely favor the Roland. It seemed to match more realistically a grand piano. The Casio just isn’t in the picture for me. Good review.
hiii, would someone help me on KORG C1 AIR V/S ROLAND FP 30???? wich one is better?? Thank you!!
Roland is the winner!
I have the impression that the Casio keys are the most sensitive. But its speakers might be weaker. I wonder how it sounds with the concert instead of the grand piano.
How do you get to record sound when Roland only has Phone jack?
Weird to realize how real the Roland sounds compared to the other two at 8:43! :o
Casio PX160's piano sound is very clean. The lower end is realistic with the reverb of the soundbox of the real Grand Piano. Yamaha P115 loses for the piano sound, the lower end does not give any dynamic change whatsoever and only the volume is increased. Roland FP30 sounds nice but it is still electronic with the piano, it is less realistic than Casio. Roland and Yamaha wins some of other sounds, but Casio for me sounds the best for the Piano alone.
Grand Piano:
1.) Casio PX160 2.) Roland FP30 3.) Yamaha P115
Rhodes:
2.) Yamaha P115 2.) Casio PX160 3.) Roland FP30
Wurlitzer:
1.) Roland FP30 2.) Casio PX160 3.) Yamaha P115
Organ:
1.) Casio PX160 2.) Yamaha P115 3.) Roland FP30
Strings:
1.) Yamaha P115 2.) Roland FP30 3.) Casio PX160
Does Roland FP 30 have a sustain pedal? How about hammer action? Please and thank you!😁
Roland has a new model fp-10
Sound quality aside, what do guys think about the key action of the PX160? Is it on the same level as the other ones (P125 & FP30)? I'm looking to buy a fully weighted keyboard to use on my DAW, and my budget is a little tight. The PX160 is significantly cheaper than the others. It costs roughly 550 dollars, while the P125 is around 700 and the FP30 is 900.
just got myself a px160 to play with pianoteq, it has amazing action for the price🙃
Thank you so much for making this amazing video ..I liked Roland piano so much , but please , tell me why did you say that Roland piano isn't good enough on a stage ?
Does it has an output socket or not ?
The Yamaha does have a dedicated stereo output, whereas you would need a Y cable in order to connect the Roland to external amplification. Any further queries, please do not hesitate to call or visit us: 01323 636140
Does the yamaha one has heavy keys? Because i really want that real piano feel you know
Roland is the heaviest
I bought the whole family, a P-115 for my cousin, a px 160 for my mother and for myself a Rp 102 (close to FP-30 but cabinet version). They all have good quality samples. I found the action softer on the yamaha and very sensible (too much for me) especially on the left side. The textures are really nice on Roland and Casio keys. Overall my favorite in the Roland, but they are also a lot more expensive in Canada. Finally I would go with Casio in the best worth for the price category.
I was leaning towards the Roland FP-30 until I heard how bad the rhodes sounded in comparison to the others. I came here after watching another comparison video where the rhodes also stood out to me as not sounding right (the Kawai ES110's sounded better), and wanted to confirm.
Normally when you show tone do you mic the speakers or plug the piano into your computer
In my opinion in this order: Yamaha (by far), Roland and finally Casio.
hey could you tell me how to connect fp30/fp10 to a mixer/ speaker since it has got only audio output (headphone jack). Is fp30 can be played live in a gig with the help of a splitter / adapter . Have you tried using it ?????
Actually I'm a Roland fan and tried both but looking at the Yamaha for my piano purchase next Friday because of the slight win in key action, sound, and speakers off mode. I thought they all shut off their speakers when headphones are plugged in, anything else is insanity. Very informative and a good demonstration by a professional!
not a big fan of the lower-end Roland products. i bought a Roland Go:Keys (go-61k) a few months ago and was very disappointed as the velocity sensors were faulty on both the original one and the replacement of it. so i asked for a refund and bought a p115. roland fp30 is a close competitor in terms of sound quality but its limitations are too great. to me it's a huge turn-off when roland decides not to put any 1/4 inch aux-out port on the piano. you'll love the p115.
Agree with everything. It's so silly that they even release products with such artificial limitations. Like removing old school MIDI, so you can't go DAWless. Have you tried the Kawai ES-110 key action? They didn't have it in my store.
i've been to 3 or 4 music instrument stores near my home and didn't see any es110 either. i actually quite like low end Korg models' (sp170s & b1) key action. they remind me of so much the Kawai upright piano in the music room in my primary school. lol memories. but unfortunately their sound quality is just not in the same league with p115/fp30.
also if you are still deciding whether to go with the p115, i recommend you to bring your best headphone with you when you do sound tests in the store. that eliminates the difference in the quality of built-in stereo systems among different brands and models. it's much easier to decide which sampling you like the most that way.
I found the FP-30 piano sound too synthetic at fadeout after key release. They may have more bite for Rock Piano, but that's not what I'm after. I preferred the Yamaha in the store. The more I read about the Kawai ES-110, the better it seemed. No disharmony and a new key mech which actually beat the ES-100 one. So I'm taking a bit of a chance, but I ordered one on the word of the experts today. It's supposed to have a mellower piano sound and a slightly lighter action than the Yamaha, both of which fits my preferences.
ive played all of these digital pianos. i personally like the Rolands feel more with the fairly heavy keys and ivory touch to it. yes the casio does have that same type of ivory feel but the action is still slightly better on Rolands side. the Yamaha wasn't bad but i wasnt a fan of the plastic slippy keys. also the Roland seemed to have sounded the best in person as well. the Rolands isn't the easiest to use when changing sounds and using other features because when your in the dip light the little logos / number what tell you what each key does becomes barely visible. also the speakers sempt the best on the roland aswell. if you are going to buy one of these pianos i would suggest going to a shop and trying all of them out if they have them because not everyones opinion is the same and you may like the yamaha or casio more the roland unlike me. hope this helps a bit with any confused buyers wondering what to buy .
We have these models, and many more, available for you to try out at one of our showrooms in either Eastbourne (South Coast) or Reigate (off the M25).
I prefer the yamaha, the other 2 are too bright for my liking
same
same
Good point, worth mentioning there's 3 different grand piano settings on the Roland, plus you can change the brightness (there's about 10 'levels')
The roland can only be plugged in via the headphone outlet, it has no dedicated audio out! yes actually! tried these 3 today, and casio and yamaha both smoked roland when plugged in to external amplification because of the lack of dedicated audio out. The roland has much nicer raw tone but it can't be extracted for live or recordings.
The Roland has USB for computer.
Output (jack 3.5 and 6.35) can be linked with any amplifier, it's just a question of impedance... And actually, any device can be easily linked with another: electical output levels will be adapted anyway...
Yes but it doesn't sound as good through a headphone jack. just doesn't.
I beleive the usb is only for use as a midi controller www.roland.co.uk/products/fp-30/
Jonny Yen uhhh❤️❤️😘😘 that's okay beD
How does the fp30 compare to the f140r roland in terms of action and sound?
These two models have exactly the same keyboard action (PHA-4 standard, with Escapement and Ivory Feel), the same Supernatural Piano sound Engine, and also the same 2 x 12cm speakers.
Casio sounds metallic, while Yahama and Roland brighter.
The Roland’s lower notes sound a lot better am I right ?? Lettuce be cereal they’re entry level pianos so what the Roland doesn’t have dedicated outputs, if you were looking for stage instruments then go for the higher priced keyboards! I just love the sounds of the Roland’s low notes
Picked up the Roland. Feel and sound are incredible for the price!