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0:00 - Video Introduction on the Roland FP60X v.s. Roland FP-E50
0:21 - Opening Playing Demo on the Roland FP-E50
0:39 - Opening Playing Demo on the Roland FP60X
0:56 - “How does the Roland FP60X still fit into the marketplace?”
1:37 - Piano Tone Review
3:44 - Roland FP-E50 Stereo Microphone Speaker Demo
4:23 - Roland FP60X Stereo Microphone Speaker Demo
6:26 - Piano Sound Spec Slide
6:36 - Piano Action Review
8:10 - Piano Action Spec Slide
8:20 - Additional Tone(s) Review
10:24 - Additional Playing Demos
15:56 - Final Thoughts
17:55 - Features and Connectivity Spec Slides
18:21 - Closing Playing Demo (Stereo Mics v.s. Line-Out)
Greetings! We’re back with another piano shootout as we pit the Roland FP-60X against the new Roland FP-E50.
Is there still a place in the market for the 60X in light of the new E50? Let’s find out!
Overview
The 60X has occupied a unique middle ground in Roland’s portable digital piano lineup, but with the release of the FP-E50 for a lower price but some overlapping specs, it’s fair to wonder just how the 60X now fits in.
Understanding the exact differences, particularly with regard to speaker performance, is really key to understanding this question. It’s of course also important to understand if there are any differences in piano tone, action and features as well. Let’s start with piano tone.
Piano Tone
Both pianos are using the sample-based version of Roland’s SuperNATURAL engine, with 256 notes of polyphony and driven by the BMC chip. Playing them side by side, we’re actually hearing a difference with the 60X coming across as more dynamic, sensitive and nuanced.
We strongly suspect this is a result of different speaker configurations and some differences in digital signal processing. The speakers are more powerful on the 60X, and it seems to us like it’s a higher-quality pair here.
Both pianos have the same onboard parameters available for editing the piano tone, however, the 60X is compatible with Roland’s apps, such as Piano Designer, which unlocks additional parameters. The E50 conversely is not compatible with the apps.
Piano Action
Both pianos are equipped with Roland’s much loved PHA4 action, which features a triple sensor and escapement. These actions should feel identical right? Interestingly, this is not the case.
The 60X has a more robust construction with regard to the case, while the E50 has some steel reinforcement, but in general, the case is just less substantial. As a result, the 60X’s keybed feels stiffer and more solid, which in turn affects how the action feels to play.
So, even though we’re dealing with the same PHA4 action, it does feel better on the 60X.
Additional Tones
When it comes to sounds beyond the core piano tones, the E50 blows the 60X in terms of quantity because it is also equipped with the ZEN-Core sound engine.
ZEN-Core is a synthesis engine Roland released a couple of years ago and it’s essentially a simulated analog synthesizer system.
The 60X then has a respectable 358 built-in sound, but the E50 has more than 1,000, and this can be expanded even further via the Roland Cloud.
Piano Functions
The 60X has an onboard tactile EQ and upper + lower mixer, as well as an array of function keys. The E50 also has a variety of function keys, as well as a mixer, but no tactile EQ. This seems to speak to the fact that the 60X is a little bit more focused on on-stage use.
The E50 instead has some legit arranger features, such as a live arranger and chord sequencer. There’s a basic arranger available with the Roland app on the 60X, but it’s not as extensive as the E50s.
The 60X does have a built-in USB audio interface, so that’s a nice benefit.
Both pianos also have a mic input and mic volume control, but the E50 adds vocoder and harmonizer effects.
Both pianos can also play MIDI and Audio information off of a USB key, and you can record on both machines. Both also have ¼” line outputs, a stereo mini line in and dual headphone jacks.
Closing Thoughts
So, does the 60X still have a place in the market? Definitely, the physical experience of playing the action does feel better on the 60X, and the speakers are delivering more detail and nuance. The piano-playing experience is just noticeably better on the 60X than on the E50.
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