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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Rebecca Eaddy
Marketing Communications Manager
Roland Corporation U.S.
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ROLAND DEBUTS HPI-50 DIGITAL PIANO
Top-Level Piano Features and High-Resolution DigiScore
Los Angeles, CA, January 21, 2013 — Roland is pleased to announce the HPi-50
Digital Piano, the latest addition to the acclaimed HPi series of interactive home
pianos. Combining Roland’s top piano technologies and latest DigiScore® education
features in an attractive, space-saving instrument, the HPi-50 brings the joy of
playing the piano to the entire family.
SuperNATURAL® Piano technology brings perfect sound and expression to HPi-50,
with seamless velocity response, natural note decay, and authentic key-range
behavior. With the SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine, every note has its own
character, faithful to the performance of a real acoustic grand.
Further enhancing the SuperNATURAL Piano experience is the flagship PHA III
(Progressive Hammer Action III) Ivory Feel keyboard with Escapement. With fast key
repetition and sensitivity, the PHA III faithfully translates the subtle tonal differences
of different playing styles and the force at which the keys are played. In addition, the
keys are finished with a unique material that provides the look and feel of real ivory
and ebony.
Roland’s renowned DigiScore makes learning the piano fun. Digital sheet music is
displayed on the large color LCD (1280 x 800 dots) built into the music rest, which
offers greatly enhanced resolution over previous models. The new Auto Sync feature
ensures that the onscreen notation follows your performance perfectly regardless of
your tempo, while 32nd notes and up to 48 measures of music can be displayed at
once.
DigiScore provides many notation-based exercises and music games that make
sharpening piano skills challenging and fun for children and adults alike. Other
education features include a graphical metronome, onscreen keyboard, and a Finger
Training program that allows users to visually check playing dynamics.
The HPi-50 also comes with a large onboard music library, with 50 onboard rhythm
accompaniments and nearly 400 internal songs. Included are popular études such as
Czerny 100 and Hanon, plus many classical masterpieces and popular songs.
Rich, resonant sound is provided by the HPi-50’s innovative Acoustic Projection
sound system. Using four discrete speakers and complex, multi-channel internal
processing, the various elements of piano tone and resonance are blended
independently, then output to the sound system for an incredibly organic and spatial
sound.