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INTERACTIVE PIANOS
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HPi-50e
HPi-50e
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INTERACTIVE PIANOS
Digital pianos can help you improve in so many ways.
You can plug in headphones for silent practise; record
your playing and listen back to evaluate; and even
split the keyboard range in two, and play side by side
with your piano teacher. But how about going further,
with a piano specically designed to help you get
better? That’s the HPi-50e in a nutshell.
To start with, you get the SuperNATURAL Piano engine
found on our other high-end pianos, along with a
powerful four-speaker Acoustic Projection system and
our nest keyboard yet: the PHA-4 Concert-class with
Ebony and Ivory Feel, for the sound and feel of a world-
class grand piano.
THE PIANO
THAT TEACHES
YOU HOW TO PLAY IT
But then there’s the screen; a large colour display
embedded into the music rest that displays the sheet
music. So as you play, a bouncing ball shows where you
are in the musical passage, even turning the page for
you so you can concentrate on playing. This system is
called DigiScore, and it’s why the HPi-50e is different
from all other pianos.
Then there’s a series of exercises to develop essential
piano skills - whether you’re a beginner or an experienced
pianist. The HPi-50e’s Finger Training course displays the
“nger power” in both hands when playing the built-
in Hanon exercises (which develop nger movement
skills), while the Visual Lesson application identies areas
in the digital sheet music that you need to work on. So
although there’s no substitute for a piano teacher, the
HPi-50e is there to help you pick up some good habits,
while avoiding the bad.
Finally, there’s the age-old problem of how to get your kids
to practise. If you’ve ever dragged your children to the
piano for another round of scales, you’ll know that piano
practise isn’t very high on their list of priorities. So we made
it fun with the HPi-50e’s interactive games; the DoReMi
Course reviews music reading and ngering techniques;
the Scroll Game lets you play along with a graphical
piano roll on the screen and the Medal Collection awards
gold, silver, or bronze medals for playing accuracy as you
play along with the built-in songs.
And since the HPi-50e is all about practise, you’ll probably
be using headphones a lot. Most digital pianos divert the
sound from the speakers to the headphones, which is
OK but this fails to take advantage of the clarity possible
when using headphones. The HPi-50e uses Headphones
3D Ambience, a special technology that optimises the
sound specically for headphones - resulting in a sound
that feels like you’re playing an acoustic piano.
So although you get everything that makes Roland
digital pianos so playable - SuperNATURAL Piano engine,
Acoustic Projection speaker system, PHA-4 Concert
keyboard - the HPi-50e is more than just a piano: you
also get the games, exercises and practise routines that
will help you become a better player. Extra motivation
included.
Available in rosewood
HPi-50e
SIMULATED ROSEWOOD
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SPECS: View p. 55
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OPTIONS: View p. 58
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