Roland FP-8 user reviews ( 7/10) - 6 user reviews

• 11/18/12

  aerato's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " Reserved"

  Characteristics

  Standard connector that everywhere

  Utilization

  I gave because it was broken is in very poor condition. More screen and buttons repainted because I was missing so no manual 1st stage repair. Once done, its nice local, clean enough and faithful, a piano that sounds good

  Sounds

  Reverb and chorus are the only parameter without effect. the piano is quite realistic and dynamic, but amplify on big sound brings a lot of parasite. we do a lot better since then, but to work at home, this is a good tool

  Overall Opinion

  I I keep it, but I would not have splurged for
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• 09/25/12

  sweetohms's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " well"

  Characteristics

  * 88touches hit heavy
  
  * Sound: 5 styles of Piano / Electric Piano 3 styles / 4 styles Mallet / 4 styles String
  
  * FX ago in a chorus and a révreb, not really editable
  
  * Connectivity:
  
  2 x mono out (L / R) jack 6.35
  
  In 2 x mono (L / R) jack 6.35 with varying the gain knob between Line and Mic
  
  Midi in / out / thru (no usb at the time)
  
  2 x pedal soft / damper on jack 6.35

  Utilization

  Hit with heavy mechanical beast returns when it is obvious.
  
  So you feel a little resistance when pressed keys.
  
  
  
  The beast is very simple to use, it is a digital piano very simple and not an arranger keyboard that can do anything.

  Sounds

  it is subjective to love a piano over another ..
  
  I personally like the piano Electrical, sound piano1, I hardly ever used sounds "Mallets" for example, organs have been better. string and some are really good.
  
  Regarding quality realistic sounds, eg piano,
  
  there are much better on the market today is obvious, enormous progress on the realism of the sound in relation to the time of the FP8.

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for almost 20 years.
  
  I like the sound from the built-in HP, while connected to a sound system the sound is cold so to speak.
  
  
  
  I lived with him, dozens of concerts, tour, he knows the rain! it is very robust, very good it is too heavy.
  
  To finish I've ever had problems with no repairs and everything still works.
  
  I do not care.
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• 11/30/11

  ddlabricole's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " It is actually more of as a"

  Characteristics

  I'm not going Retailer this part, other opinions do well trs

  Utilization

  And yes, it's my best keyboard training organization, I bought 13 years breaking my piggy bank. I do not regret not at all.

  Sounds

  There is nothing unusual in his, but it is primarily a piano and the piano sound and everything was fine.

  Overall Opinion

  I do concerts for years and it still works with.
  
  
  
  I do not encounter problem yet 22 years of use regularly, I always entrenue as it should.
  
  
  
  Disassembly, cleaning, non-aggressive, change markers (and yes it's a piano mcanique indoor), which makes him an exceptional keyboard.
  
  
  
  It is difficult to find Used in good state, few people take the time to maintain their keyboard.
  
  
  
  But if you find one, do not hesitate, touch is wonderful.
  
  
  
  On occasion, I find from time to time under 300, it's still a good deal.
  
  
  
  If you lack the modern, add a rack and that's a great keyboard
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• 04/23/10

  EricMa62's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Heavy keyboard, a dozen sounds, two chorus and reverb effects. amplified.
  
  Released around 1990, these features in the plaaient on top.

  Utilization

  I confirm and grade the two notices previous ones. He made me happy for almost twenty years. The touch was true over the lot and the few sounds. The keyboard is really closer to an acoustic piano. It was rather quiet and very pleasant to play. But I speak the pass because over time it has strongly DGRAD especially at the end of life. It gets noisy and difficult contrlable. The keys have to undergo the greatest wear (the octaves in the middle) have a response that is bizarre and a loss of sensitivity. And even the keys are little, have not aged well, it comes from a problem of plastic with which they are made that DGRAD time. So nothing to do ...
  
  I am currently serves keyboard to drive a few extra VST.

  Sounds

  Of the dozen sounds of two or three are really excellent: piano, string and chorus, the others are Plutt below average.

  Overall Opinion

  With the new condition is really a very good instrument. Definitely my prfr of all those I had.
  
  But her life has tons of 15 years. Then many problem until a near death smoothly.
  
  If I could find a new one, I resumed IMMEDIATELY without hesitation. But why should he go back in time ...
  
  RESULT racing, I put on 10 for a nine and 0 for 20 years.
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• 06/20/08

  mikadomajeur's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  This piano is trs fragile: the mcanique (toggle the indoor keys) noisy, is in a plastic couraging aging trs bad because it becomes brittle = everything dglingue ! (3 Repair Tool in a short time and the problem persisted)-trs touch is weird, little prcis, and impossible to play notes RPTES soon! Deprecated-keyboard for pianists' playing really "-
  
  ... Not to mention its weight lphantesque!

  Utilization

  This piano is trs fragile: the mcanique (toggle the indoor keys) trs noisy, is in a plastic couraging aging trs bad because it becomes brittle = everything dglingue! (3 Repair Tool in a short time and the problem persisted)-trs touch is weird, little prcis, and impossible to play notes RPTES soon! Deprecated-keyboard for pianists' playing really "-
  
  ... Not to mention its weight lphantesque!

  Sounds

  Not bad, but few choices

  Overall Opinion

  This piano is trs fragile: the mcanique (toggle the indoor keys) trs noisy, is in a plastic couraging aging trs bad because it becomes brittle = everything dglingue! (3 Repair Tool in a short time and the problem persisted)-trs touch is weird, little prcis, and impossible to play notes RPTES soon! Deprecated-keyboard for pianists' playing really "-
  
  ... Not to mention its weight lphantesque!
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• 04/08/05

  dioodrops's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Digital Piano
  
  88 keys
  
  feel 'heavy'
  
  dedicated keyboard piano, some strings sounds, EPiano, mallet, ...
  
  connectivity standard for this type of material: midi in thru-out, audio out St, audio in St, two foot switches
  
  for those who like the current keyboard Roland (126 sound banks, but piano sounds disgusting ...), go your way, sounds there is not much.

  Utilization

  Touch is a little plastic (piano legacy digital), nothing to do with touching wood and hammers Kawai currently integrated in, for example.
  
  however, no problem, it holds up, it's nice. A bit loud noise of the keys in the studio, but somehow it does not record the microphone at the same time (better not :-))))
  
  general configuration extremely simple, it is not an instrument called "configure", it is to play piano, period. MIDI is perfectly clear, and everything else too. No fuss, it's pro.
  
  Manuel?? never read, never needed.

  Sounds

  The FP8 is definitely one of the best, if not the best of his generation digital piano. (It still has several years of bottle, mine has over 13 years).
  
  The piano is light, round and pleasant, without seeing the keyboard, it's hard to believe that it is a digital piano, at least in Live. Obviously listening headphones, it becomes easier.
  
  I am a classical pianist, among others, and I bought this keyboard to get as close as possible to a wooden piano. At the time, I have tried them all, not PHOTO! It was the only to offer piano sounds so real ...
  
  It's true that at the time, it still costs a few euros in 2500, but it was worth it.
  
  I use it only for the piano and it's perfect. I have since discovered the Kurzweil Micro set in, I recommend the passage for its highly realistic pianos ... and I pilot noon.
  
  The only fault we could find on this keyboard is the noise of the sample (a small pchht remaining milliseconds after playing the note). But we're not talking art keyboard!
  
  For me and a bunch of pianists, it's still a great value, a must, a standard. There are few on the market, and if you find one in good condition, considering the side argus, DARK !!!!!!!
  
  Quite simply, when you play live with this stuff, there is always a good keyboard player who comes to you saying "the piano sound is good, what is it??"
  
  For a keyboard of this generation: 15/10

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for more than 13 years, I still love his sound classical crystal, even with the breath and little noise. To live, it's really a pleasure.
  
  Nothing else to say, I do not understand simply that there are no reviews for this bike which made the war, and has never been equaled since, at least in Roland. FP9 far too artificial and synthetic, and too expensive. The RD series is really crappy in terms of the piano. Yamaha sounds and slamming reclaquent without any subtlety. Long live the FP8 and little noise :-))))
  
  Again, given his advanced age, I can only put him 100/100
  
  Tribute a great warrior has never replaced.
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