Since 1972, Roland has pioneered many groundbreaking technologies and “world’s first” products. In recent decades, no family of Roland instruments has won more respect and acclaim than the revolutionary “V” series: V-Accordion®, V-Bass, V-Drums®, V-Guitar, and V-Synth®. Today, Roland proudly announces the next chapter in the V legacy…the V-Piano. Throw away all preconceived notions of what a digital piano was and is. This instrument changes everything.

 Revolutionary “living” piano core that breaks the digital-sampling barrier in a stand-alone instrument
 Stunning pianos onboard, from grand-piano classics to never-before-heard futuristic hybrids
 All pianos are customizable
 Newly-developed 88-note PHA-III Ivory Feel keyboard with Escapement
 Analog (XLR and 1/4”) outputs, digital output (coaxial), USB Memory port and MIDI I/O

Breaking Barriers
The V-Piano soars above the limitations of past technologies with its revolutionary “living” piano core, allowing every note to respond and evolve naturally, seamlessly, and perfectly without requiring samples. With the V-Piano, there is no velocity switching, and it provides a smooth, natural decay that must be heard to be believed.

Create Your Dream Collection
With the V-Piano, you can choose from beautifully crafted vintage grand-piano presets or you can create your own custom dream collection. Vary the hardness of the virtual hammer felts. Experiment with exotic string configurations and tunings. Put a world-famous grand under your fingertips or play a futuristic piano that has never been heard before.

New PHA-III Ivory Feel Keyboard
Even the most demanding pianist will appreciate the V-Piano’s new PHA-III Ivory Feel keyboard with Escapement. This advanced keyboard technology reproduces the real feel of ivory for the natural keys and ebony for the sharps, and provides a true grand-piano touch and response. Even the subtle click feel when the “hammer” is released from the key (escapement) is reproduced.

Friendly Complexity
High technology doesn’t have to equate to high complexity for the pianist. With its clean control panel and logically designed user interface, the V-Piano is amazingly fast and friendly to navigate. Even deep-level editing is easy to access and understand. You’ll be customizing and creating new sounds within minutes of first touching the instrument.

Features

Keyboard Section
 Keyboard : 88 keys PHA III (Progressive Hammer Action III) Ivory feel - Keyboard with Escapement

Sound Generator Section (V-Piano)
 Maximum number of tone-producing virtual strings : 264-string (varies according to the sound generator load)
 Tones : Preset: 24 Tones, User: 100 Tones
 Setups : 100
 V-Piano editing parameters : Unison Tune, Hammer Hardness, Cross Resonance, Tone Color, String Resonance, Damper Resonance, Soundboard Resonance, Key off resonance, Damping Time, Damping Noise Level, and more
 Effects : Ambiance: 12 types, 4-band Digital Equalizer

Sound Generator Section (GM2: playable via SMF and MIDI)
 Parts : 16 Parts
 Maximum Polyphony : 128 voices
 Tones : 256 Tones

Sequencer Section
 Playable File Format : Standard MIDI File: format-0/1, Audio File: WAV, MP3
 Recording Format : Standard MIDI File: format-0
 Number of Recording Tracks : 1 track (realtime recording)
 Note Capacity : approx. 30,000 notes
 Control : Play/Stop, Backward, Forward, Tempo Change, Transpose, Center Cancel (only for audio playback)
 Tempo : Quarter note = 10 to 500, Audio Playback Speed: 75 to 125%
 Resolution : 120 ticks per quarter note
 Metronome : Beat: 2/2, 0/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, - Volume: 11 levels
 Song Length : Max 998 measures

Others
 Display : 240 x 64 dots graphic LCD (with backlit)
 Controllers : Volume knob, Ambience knob
 Pedal : Damper (half-pedal recognition), Soft (half-pedal recognition, function assignable), Sostenuto (function assignable)
 Internal Memory : 4M bytes
 Other Functions : Panel Lock, V-Link
 Connectors : Output A (L/MONO, R standard), Output A (L, R XLR), Output B (L/MONO, R standard), Output B (L, R XLR), Input(L/MONO, R standard), Piano Pedal, Damper Pedal, Control Pedal (FC1, FC2), MIDI (IN, OUT, THRU), USB (MIDI, Memory, For Update), Digital Audio Out (Coaxial), Headphones, AC Inlet
 Power Supply : AC 100V, AC 117V, AC 230V or AC 240V(50/60Hz), AC 220V (60Hz)
 Power Consumption : 27W
 Accessories : Owner’s manual, CD-ROM (Editor), Keyboard Stand: KS-V8, Piano Pedal, USB Cable, Power Cord
 Options : Stereo Keyboard Amplifier: KC-880, Stereo Headphones: RH-300, Monitor Headphones: RH-A30, Damper Pedal: DP-10, Expression Pedal: EV-5, EV-7, Footswitch: BOSS FS-5U, Dual Footswitch: BOSS FS-6

Size and Weight

 Width : 1,411 mm 55-9/16 inches
 Depth : 530 mm 20-7/8 inches
 Height : 166 mm 6-9/16 inches
 Weight : 38.2 kg 84 lbs. 4 oz.

Reviews on Web

 Harmony Central (en)
 Emusician (en)
 Sound on Sound (en)
 MusicTech (free register) (en)
 Musician’s friend (en)
 Youtube (en)
 Thomann (de)