Roland FP-30X - Overview / Review / Demo, What's new since FP-30

Roland FP-30X - Overview / Review / Demo, What's new since FP-30
See Clickable Video Index below!
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** CLICKABLE VIDEO INDEX **
00:00 - Start
00:06 - Intro Song
00:51 - Intro Dialogue
01:30 - Differences from the FP-30 predecessor
04:33 - What’s Included
06:01 - Back Panel
06:43 - Headphone Jacks
07:08 - Roland PHA-4 Keybed
07:35 - Front Panel
09:38 - Piano / Elec. Piano / Other
12:37 - Verbal summary of tones
12:53 - The Apps!
13:05 - The “Piano Designer” App
14:49 - The “Piano Every Day” App
16:36 - Keyboard and Tones
17:10 - Categories and Tones
17:45 - Piano Tones Category
19:13 - Elec. Piano Category
20:12 - Organs Category
21:50 - Strings Category
22:12 - Pads Category
22:26 - Synth Category
22:52 - “Other” Category
23:50 - Drums Category
24:25 - General MIDI 2 (GM2) Category
26:26 - Sound FX
28:53 - 1-Button Recorder
29:40 - Summary

[@Will-yk6qr]

I played the FP30X yesterday at guitar center and fell in love! ❤

[@Emersonlakeorpalmer]

You have no idea If I were to find this video first for the fp30x it would’ve helped TREMENDOUSLY, thank you for the walkthrough and showing the app too. Most other videos skip over the features but this video really helped.

[@justinfry6153]

Great great review. Really sounds good and all the new features wow! Thanks Chuck ... one of the best channels on KZbin

[@PianoManChuck]

Thanks 👍

[@TimE_5150]

Great review Chuck, great sounding board!

[@alphacentauriproxima]

Very, very helpful. Thank you, Chuck!

[@Stephen-kf8um]

I've only just bought a Roland FP30X and your knowledge and advice is so useful! Thanks Chuck.

[@MrPostmanish]

Whats ur opinion on this piano after 4months of usage? Thinking to buy this or kawai es110. I tried fp30x in store, action felt heavy but u liked it, it feeld overall good and make more challengy to play what's good in my opinion. But still im not sure for 100%.

[@jillkenyon8105]

Thank you. Your explanation of the apps was truly enlightening. And you play beautifully.

[@PianoManChuck]

Thank you kindly!

[@rpa83]

Fantastic review / walkthrough, thanks friend

[@PianoManChuck]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@cfschulz]

great video, great value, thx man

[@R.Tafolla]

Your reviews are very thorough, I’m surprised you don’t have more subscribers!

[@PianoManChuck]

I appreciate that! Sure I could have a lot more subscribers but that's not important to me - I have over 700 videos and never once do I waste anyone's time begging or asking for their subscription... I know I hate having my time wasted having to watch someone begging me to subscribe to their channel...

[@markgrimshaw6491]

Great review my friend. Keep up the good work. Mark from the UK.

[@PianoManChuck]

Thanks 👍

[@mathewcumming4637]

Thanks for going through the apps. A vid that Roland should have done.

[@david25876]

Great review!

[@leonastein8947]

You're having too much fun with this one. Good job!

[@PianoManChuck]

Hey Leona... knowing your love for oldies, this would be a perfect video for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZa8pqqKgsuJgpo

[@VinceAt69]

Great video, thanks very much.

[@PianoManChuck]

Glad you liked it!

[@user-ve9ie3qg7k]

Thanks to ! Everything is very detailed and understandable!

[@PianoManChuck]

Glad to hear that!

[@dalejirschele1299]

Thanks for all your great reviews brother, esp. this one, much appreciated. Cheers!

[@PianoManChuck]

Thanks Dale, very much appreciated 😊👍

[@dalejirschele1299]

@@PianoManChuck This Roland just showed up today and it's totally wonderful, I cannot believe how much more fun it is to play than the Korg D1 I had, thanks for the review!

[@PianoManChuck]

@@dalejirschele1299 Glad to hear that... you're definitely enjoy that board!!

[@danduncan7950]

I wish you'd mentioned the fp60x and fp90x and compared the three. Good point about the bluetooth being receive only--no bluetooth send. Thanks, Chuck!

[@MyName-po1fu]

Hi, Can you save a selected sound setting even if you no longer connect to the designer app afterwards? For example, if I turn the piano off and on again, is the sound still saved, even if I no longer connect to the app? And is the every Day app no longer avaiable for fp pianos? Here they say to use the piano Partner 2 instead 🤔

[@MosquitoHater]

Nice review, finally someone showing the app and playing some good shit on the different tones. Ty Chuck :) Subbed

[@MosquitoHater]

Oh you still check comments here :D Im going to buy my first digital piano in couple of weeks. Im an intermediate player. Played for fun for 10 years. I want 88 keys and good digital sound and playing. Do you prefer Fp-30x, yamaha p125 or the kawai es110? Ty if u have time to answer!

[@PianoManChuck]

Please see our policy at kzbin.infoabout

[@Yourenotreal7]

Thank you!

[@XtrAMassivE]

I hope you can get a hold of the Kawai ES120, it should be a very close contender to this one.

[@seansmart2756]

In your personal opinion, how does the sound of this compare to the kawai es110? Thanks

[@khinekhine613]

If i would like to place it on a solid table, can i join it with external speakers such as iloud? thank you for your wonderful reviews.

[@TECH3_]

okay so i know that you are a big fan of the casio px560m do you think its a better piano ? what about the DGX 670 by yamaha if you have tried that ?

[@MOSHE0515]

Is it possible to save in one of Roland's applicamines sound presets in a database that can be added to and retrieved from? And a second question, if I'm already connected to one of the apps and want to also connect to the mobile phone and play audio files or KZbin files?

[@MeaHeaR]

Hes like a kid att the Candy Storé, I Łove it 😂😂😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@MrAwdted]

Which one you like most this or the casio dsp s360?

[@louisvalentino5110]

To everyone out there listening and thank you Chuck for all of your tutorials they are great. I'm finding that since most keyboards are made light weight these days, there is issues with the keybeds. Yes, I mentioned the keybed. Seems important since that's where the playing really happens. THE THUMPING SOUND after you press and release a key is dominate in these keyboards. I had to return the studiologic and Kurzweil PC 4 SE as the thumping, knocking sound coming from the keybeds is terrible. I had the headphones on and I could hear the thump, thump. Also the keys on the Kurzweil were HAMMER GRADED but with spring action so the keys were not the same feel. Yamaha keybeds on the 125 and the DGX-670 are much better. Much less knocking sound. Start at 9:38 on this demo and you can hear the knocking sound on many of the sounds he plays till 12:34. It's very common with these lightweight keyboards. Just a thought. THE KEYBED'S ARE NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH AND THEY ARE 60 PERCENT OF THE REASON FOR BUYING A KEYBOARD. Is it Graded Hammer Action? IS THERE ANY KNOCKING/THUMPING SOUND WHEN YOU PRESS AND RELEASE THE KEY BEFORE AND AFTER PLAY.

[@satyajit2007]

Do u have back tracks or rythyms

[@leonastein8947]

Hi Chuck..had to check in to hear some good tunes . I sure wish I knew how to play. Haven't been on U-tube for a long time but just played your CD the other day.. Are you sporting a new "Covid-moustach"? haha. Hope all is well.

[@PianoManChuck]

Welcome back! "Covid-moustache"... haven't thought if it that way but I suppose there's some truth to that!

[@arthurscoffeeadventures9155]

If this was available locally when I got the FP10, I would have bought this instead.

[@richardgraham65]

Loved the video thanks! I bought this a few months ago, I find that the cheap plastic music stand vibrates horribly when playing - The App has been updated to the "Roland Piano App" works fine for me, but I hear complaints about it, but take it as you find it. Nice keyboard, has the built in MIDI interface so makes it good to connect directly with your PC and DAW, nice instrument.

[@gustavopaulette3496]

Would you recommend this or the Kawai ES110? Thank you kind sir

[@PianoManChuck]

Sorry Gustavo, its strict policy over here to NOT make recommendations.. Please review our policies at kzbin.infoabout

[@Emersonlakeorpalmer]

25:50 the only reason I’m buying this

[@jakejw4769]

Na I'm buying it for the helicopter sound fx

[@vspatmx7458]

Sounds like Casio Privia by Roland And with Roland VST

[@rimberrem1716]

Casio plastic 🎉

[@familyguyisfunnyyes]

Hi! I'm a bit stuck between buying this or the Kawai ES110. Any suggestions?

[@PianoManChuck]

Get Both!

[@gustavopaulette3496]

@@PianoManChuck but if you have to choose one which one would it be?

[@PianoManChuck]

@@gustavopaulette3496 See kzbin.infoabout

[@xp50player]

“Fixing a Hole”👍

[@HollyRobertsMusic]

I'll buy this for the dog sound

[@carminop8203]

👍

[@the1984aritra]

What is the song you played at the start?

[@PianoManChuck]

Its one of my originals called "Forgotten". The MIDI file to this and more are available at www.PianoManChuck.com/MIDI.html

[@the1984aritra]

@@PianoManChuck beautiful composition .. I actually found it in your KZbin list. Very nice work .. please do more.

[@PianoManChuck]

Thank you. Actually, I have a lot more originals which you can view at this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLCC93A1E42A4DAB55

[@tgearing3217]

Obviously all them different sounds are the polyphonies?

[@PianoManChuck]

No. Watch this video for an explanation of what polyphony is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3_JoHaOnLp-f7s

[@vonluciff7027]

Hes just having fun with the tones lmao

[@seanivrymusic]

Did you seriously just play in the court of the crimson king???

[@PianoManChuck]

Part of it!

[@joseph-ow1hf]

NO. It's $860.

[@joseph-ow1hf]

Still gonna buy one over p125 and I'm not even a piano player. Just outfitting my studio.

[@PianoManChuck]

Prices mentioned in videos are as of the date of the video.