Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone!
Quick question.
I currently am using a Casio CDP S100 as a midi keyboard with Pianoteq 8 and it works very well.
Is it worth spending around $5k on Roland FP 90X?
I ask as I am in two minds about it and wanted to know what your thoughts were?
Happy Holidays!
Walid
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too!
No, I wouldn't say the FP90x is worth $5k (assuming USD). Are you located in the US? If so, you can pick up a Roland RD2000 which has the same action as the FP90x for around $2k on Reverb, or under $3k new. It also has much more control over the internal sound, plus you can use its sliders to control Pianoteq parameters without touching a mouse/keyboard. It also has an integrated audio interface, which is nice for a hybrid setup, where you blend the internal sounds with Pianoteq (or other VSTs).
It doesn't have built-in speakers, but a couple of good 8" monitors will get you plenty of low-end for a very realistic piano sound. Something like the Kali Audio LP8 V2s and some monitor stands would be under $500 and give you much more realistic sound reproduction than the FP90x.
Don't get me wrong, the FP90x is a wonderful piano, but it's not worth $5k USD.
Hi and happy new year,
I don't know where you live but for me, living in France, the Roland FP90X is around 2000€ and RD2000 is 2400€.
Good luck to you
I live in NZ. I should have said it is $5k including the set. It is $3.8k NZD as stand alone.
I think for now I will stick to my Casio + Pianoteq
Thanks for your reply.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too!
No, I wouldn't say the FP90x is worth $5k (assuming USD). Are you located in the US? If so, you can pick up a Roland RD2000 which has the same action as the FP90x for around $2k on Reverb, or under $3k new. It also has much more control over the internal sound, plus you can use its sliders to control Pianoteq parameters without touching a mouse/keyboard. It also has an integrated audio interface, which is nice for a hybrid setup, where you blend the internal sounds with Pianoteq (or other VSTs).
It doesn't have built-in speakers, but a couple of good 8" monitors will get you plenty of low-end for a very realistic piano sound. Something like the Kali Audio LP8 V2s and some monitor stands would be under $500 and give you much more realistic sound reproduction than the FP90x.
Don't get me wrong, the FP90x is a wonderful piano, but it's not worth $5k USD.
Thank you
Hi and happy new year,
I don't know where you live but for me, living in France, the Roland FP90X is around 2000€ and RD2000 is 2400€.
Good luck to you