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Your Family Piano: a Never-ending Source of Musical Enrichment





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Are you considering the purchase of a piano for your home? Although there are countless choices available, Sweetwater is here to ease your option anxiety! If you’re deciding between acoustic or digital, consider your budget. We carry world-class acoustic pianos, from uprights to concert grands; but they are expensive, and you must be prepared for regular professional tuning and maintenance. Modern digital pianos, on the other hand, employ mature technology to deliver the sound and playing feel of a fine grand piano in an elegant upright cabinet that will grace any room in your home ? and they are maintenance-free. All of which explains the immense popularity of today’s digital pianos. Roland is an industry leader in this market. Their RP701 provides an endless source of musical enrichment for your whole family, at an affordable price. The RP701 offers rich, room-filling tone, courtesy of Roland’s renowned SuperNATURAL sound engine, while its PHA-4 Standard keyboard supports proper playing technique with the authentic feel of an acoustic grand piano.





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Roland’s SuperNATURAL sound engine





Not many digital pianos get as close to sounding and feeling like an acoustic instrument as the Roland RP701. Equipped with Roland’s renowned SuperNATURAL sound engine, you get an intimate and customizable connection with your keyboard. Each note can be shaped to respond to your touch and dynamics with the tone and harmonic accuracy you desire. Drawing upon Roland’s rich sonic legacy, the RP701’s SuperNATURAL sound engine gives you authentic pianos and electric pianos that can take you from pristine sparkle to funky grit ? plus a curated selection of premium acoustic and electronic sounds from Roland’s historic legacy.





PHA-4 keyboard provides authentic grand piano feel





In the RP701, advanced sensor technologies work together with the SuperNATURAL Piano engine to provide performance and playing expressiveness that rival the finest acoustic grand pianos. The RP701 sports Roland’s PHA-4 Standard keyboard, which features the fourth generation of the company’s acclaimed Progressive Hammer Action with Escapement. The escapement mechanism in a grand piano moves the hammers away from the strings quickly after they strike them, in order to prevent any interference with string vibration. This mechanism creates a slight but discernible “nudge” when the keys are pressed gently, and the PHA-4 Standard keyboard replicates this sensation near the bottom of the key dip. The RP701 also includes Roland’s Progressive Damper Action pedal, so you can deploy advanced half-pedaling techniques just like on an acoustic piano.





Instant creative enjoyment





The RP701 may be technologically sophisticated under the hood, but it’s designed to be so easy to use that even young children can dive right in and start playing. The streamlined control panel, with its graphic OLED display and easy-to-read icons, lets you focus on playing instead of menu diving. With its collection of over 300 onboard songs, practice-supportive metronome, recording functionality, and app connectivity, the RP701 provides instant creative enjoyment for the entire family. It has built-in Bluetooth wireless for streaming music from your smartphone and accessing a world of apps, so everyone stays motivated with exciting new musical challenges. Enjoy rich, room-filling stereo from its powerful built-in speaker system or indulge in late-night practice as you thrill to the sound of your playing, enhanced with Roland’s immersive Headphones 3D Ambience.





Bluetooth and apps to advance your musical journey





One of the benefits of digital pianos over their acoustic counterparts is the inclusion of high-tech features that engage the whole family and foster the sense of excitement in musical exploration. The Roland RP701 is very well equipped in this regard. You can use Bluetooth audio to connect to your smartphone or tablet, stream music through the RP701’s speakers or headphone outputs, and then play along with your favorite songs. Bluetooth MIDI allows you to explore online teaching platforms like Skoove or Roland’s Piano Every Day app, which automatically records your performances for self-assessment and challenges you to learn new pieces with its One Week Master program. The RP701’s USB computer port lets you connect with DAW software, while its USB memory port makes it quick and easy to record your performances to a flash drive. With its superior sound and playability, advanced features, and elegant styling, the Roland RP701 is an inspiring choice for your family piano.





Roland RP701 Digital Piano Features:


Classic cabinet design looks great in any room in your home


SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine and 256-note polyphony convey every nuance of your performance


PHA-4 Standard keyboard with Progressive Hammer Action and Escapement for authentic acoustic grand piano feel and response


Progressive Damper Action pedal (with continuous detection), plus Soft (capable of continuous detection, function assignable) and Sostenuto (function assignable) pedals


Headphones 3D Ambience for an immersive private playing experience


324 premium sounds onboard, covering acoustic and electric pianos, plus a range of other instruments


Intuitive display with easy-to-read icons that are hidden when not in use


Connect to your smartphone via Bluetooth audio and play along with your favorite songs


Compatible with Roland’s Piano Every Day app, which inspires student pianists to play more often


Onboard 12W (x 2) speaker system


Adjustable Master Tuning, Touch Sensitivity, Hammer Response, and Temperament


Onboard Effects: Brilliance, Ambience


Piano Designer with control over Lid Position, String Resonance, Damper Resonance, Key Off Resonance, Single Note Tuning, Single Note Volume, and Single Note Character


377 onboard Songs in various categories (includes 287 Lesson Songs)


Bluetooth Audio and MIDI


Onboard Recording functionality: standard MIDI files; audio (WAV, MP3; requires flash memory)


Dual, Split, and TwinPiano modes (perfect for duets and student/teacher interaction)


Onboard Metronome facilitates proper practice techniques


Music rest and slide-type key cover with classic position


Graphic OLED display with easy-to-read icons


Energy-saving Auto Off setting