Is Roland FP-30X Still Worth Buying? Things I Wish I Knew (1 Year Later)

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[wilvg]

Dear Jeremy, from this review I can decided and made the purchase of my new Roland FP30X. Thank you very much for your orientation videos that help us a lot when we have to make decisions. Congratulations and keep going with this great labor.

[brunomaiamusic]

I agree on the missing LCD. But maybe it is just a marketing strategy.

But while the Piano Designer app may crash any time, it is not needed at all during a gig.
I am surprised that after one year you have not yet discovered the Every Day Piano, which includes hundreds of FP-30X sounds waiting to be played by those who prefer to have an extensive sound library for free.

Let everyone be aware that the Everyday Piano app also includes a piano tutorial that may make some piano teachers redundant for some self learning music students.

For a snapshot of the configuration and adjustments of a sound patch and whatnot in a set up of a specific song, Yamaha has the features of recording scenes, which are the snapshots I just mentioned.
It is always a trade-off game, though. Different key action, sample sounds, for starters Not saying one is better than the other.
To me it is a matter of preference, opinion, and needs.

Even before buying this board you must have known that Yamaha saves the set ups for a whole gig. set list, and that Piano Everyday gives you more than an LCD and is a robust app. Bluetooth pairing is seamless on the X versions. That page about Bluetooth connectivity issues is there because the manual is the same.
Finally, I only comment so as to give the utube audience in general a bit about the facts.

[colwild]

I’m only interested in this piano for my DAW because of the keyboard bed / touch quality. So I really appreciate that you spent some time on this topic.Thanks! :)

[nikolaacimovic]

Thank you for this review.I bought it to practice as a classical pianist when I am away from home and away from my concert piano. It was unbelivable for me as i tried it for the first time in the store, I knew almost in a moment that this will fit as replacement for a real concert grand with its action.Thoug I tryed many more expensive then this Roland, it gave me near body feeling I have to do with the real piano.

[catrionatalbot]

This is a fantastic review! Very thorough examination of the many pros and few cons with this instrument, along with breaking up the talking with playing snippets of songs perfectly matched with some of the available tones or voices. I was particularly impressed by your ability to use the jazz scat voice to such great effect. I really like this quirky voice, but I have never managed to play it so that the notes resolve at the right time for the rhythm of the song. Now that I’ve heard this I know that it is indeed possible to do, and it sounds amazing, so I’ll keep trying.

[BByt.]

I've had this piano for some months now and I'm very happy with it :) I haven't been bothered by any of the negative aspects you brought up, and I think most people who use this as just a digital piano won't be bothered either.

Nice review as well again. I appreciated you old review of the fp-30x back when I was looking for a digital piano and I'm sure people who are looking for one right now will appreciate this review as much as I did back then :)

[addisteini]

I bought my Roland FP-30X a few months ago, and I love it. 90% of the time I just use it for the default piano sound, so I don't need to bother with selecting sounds all the time. When I need something more I just bring my double keyboard stand and my Korg Triton Le keyboard for organ, brass etc. Also, I love the grand piano feel of the keys when I press them. I agree that a screen would have made a huge difference, but I can manage without it. Also would have liked a better volume control. I use the Piano Every Day app, and it has never crashed. Only problem is that my phone needs a good cell service to be able to contact Roland's servers, otherwise my piano won't connect to the phone. But when I have good internet, the app seems to be flawless.

[scifiknut]

I'm having a sort of "midlife crisis" now getting close to 50 and as I've never learned to play an instrument properly despite being very fond of different music genres, now is the time to put this on my bucket list of things to do before it's too late. Learning to play guitar is the secondary choice (I'm saving this for 2023), while learning to play the piano is the first choice. I saw the Roland FP30X used in a piano tutorial on YouTube not long ago and I actually purchased one just a week ago without checking the competition 😄. It could have been a beginner mistake right off the bat, but the more I'm learning from the different reviews I feel confident I could have done a lot, lot worse. Thanks for the thorough introduction; I'm hoping to be using the app a lot when the setup is all done, so I'm a bit worried about the reported issues of a buggy and slow user interface. However, I see the Roland Piano App was updated on October 27th this year *with* bug fixes, so I'm hoping they have addressed all of your concerns.

[pranavbalaji]

I just got mine a week back after seeing your reviews. DGX 670 was better when it comes to functionalities but 3 sensor system, 256 note polyphony, escapism and the tones were miles ahead compared to it. Thank you Jeremy, it's because of you, I am having a digital piano at home!

[antonioperillo]

Roland fp30x is EXCELLENT and a great outsider among portable digital pianos....and not only!!!!😊😊😊

[MERCEDES-BENZSGUARD_V]

I think what you ment to say when you said double escapement is let-off. The let-off is the littel bump you feel before hitting the bottom of the key caused by some sort of mechanism that releases the hammer after hitting the string. On the other hand, double escapement inables the hammer to reset quickly without the key returning to it's full resting position. You are right about the double escapement only being available on grand pianos and, as for the let-off all acoustic pianos whether upright or grand have let-off🎹🎶

[AM-rfzn]

Jeremy this was an excellent review! You intelligently provided us with the pros and cons and have made it that much easier for us to make a decision! I wish all reviews were like yours! Keep up the awesome work! Thank you!

Anwar

[LennySugiono]

Thank you for the great video!

Always had an out of tune upright about growing up and after trying this against multiple others in now I’m getting this to finally sit down and learn piano.

Been playing guitar for about 9 years and have always fancied learning another instrument. No clue where to start but let’s go !

[darykinnaman]

Thanks everyone about the keyboard comments on how it feels. I have a Yamaha DGX-660 and that is one thing I don't like is the keyboard is slick. 😀 I did order a Roland FP-30X, thanks to the review and comments. I am keeping the DGX, it still a decent keyboard. Jeremy, you Rock!

[DynamteKid]

We have the Roland FP30 and we love it! 🙂❤✌ Thank you!

[sapienproductions]

I've no idea why the Roland App is so buggy as well as the Bluetooth connection. There really is no excuse why they don't develop the app perfectly, it may have lost them many sales, such a shame for such a great piano. Roland, please sort it out, it is to everyone's benefit.

[jameshobsonusa]

Dear Jeremy - I am loving your channel and this particular video gave me the urge to let you know that - though it may be inconvenient to lug around - they sell portable power boxes and that would somewhat make up for the lack of a battery-power option. Thank You for all of the hard work you have placed into enlightening us fellow aspiring musicians. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[Livin_In_Horror]

I received mine in today. Best purchase ever.

[puri]

Hi, Jeremy! Today I have just bought my first keyboard, a Yamaha I500, because I am Spanish and I love India and indian music. It's so beautiful. I can't play the piano but I hope I will learn now thay I have that beautiful instrument at home. I've been playing with it for two hours and I am delighted. I love your videos. Take care