HPi-7 Limited Edition
Roland's new flagship educational piano offers an enhanced, 4-speaker sound system, a powerful 100-watt output, an authentic-touch Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard with Escapement, gorgeous piano sounds, 128-voice polyphony, an extra-wide full-colour DigiScore® LCD display, and the acclaimed Visual Lesson feature. The HPi-7LE also distinguishes itself with a VGA video output, making music projection via an external monitor or projector a reality.
Advanced sound and touch features
The HPi-7LE incorporates Roland's latest stereo-sampled piano sounds, for superb piano playing realism. Its Damper Resonance reproduces the rich, "free-vibration" resonance sound of the strings obtained when playing an acoustic piano with the damper pedal pressed. The HPi-7LE also produces other realistic acoustic piano nuances, including Lid, String Resonance*, and Hammer Response**. In addition, its new velocity-sensitive Key-off Resonance piano tones re-create the subtle sound nuance of the damper touching the strings upon key release. The touch settings let you adjust the key touch to suit your finger strength.
* String Resonance accurately reproduces the subtle and varied sympathetic string vibration caused on an acoustic piano when a key is pressed while other keys are already being held down.
** Hammer Response delivers the slightly slower hammer movement and sound characteristic of a grand piano when played softly.
DigiScore notation displayed on the music rest and external video monitor
The DigiScore LCD screen is built right into the music rest for easy viewing. It displays the notation of all internal songs, of commercially available Standard MIDI Files, of music files you download off the internet, or of your own recorded performances. A "Bouncing ball" on the staff helps keep time visually as you play, while the DigiScore "turns the pages" for you. It's perfect for lessons. The HPi-7LE's wider display lets you split the screen, to set the metronome while looking at the notation as it plays back, or to show the notation and the lyrics at the same time.
Unique to HPi-7LE is its VGA video output, which allows an external video monitor to be connected for big screen display. This feature is ideal for classrooms, demonstrations, or for players with impaired eyesight.
Visual Lesson: your own personal tutor
The Visual Lesson feature acts as your personal interactive music tutor. It has three courses. Each of these includes independent exercises, 10 songs with variable levels, and Practice, Check, and Review screens. Visual Lesson also works with all internal songs, as well as Standard MIDI Files ?so there's literally no limit to the number of songs you can use.
Three Visual Lesson Courses
- Beginner's Course for practicing with right hand only
- Repertoir Course for mastering your favourite songs
- Challenge Course for checking your playing skills
Visual Lesson -Practice Screen
The Notes you play appear instantly on the onscreen notation.
Visual Lesson -Check Screen
When you finish playing, the HPi-7 grades the accuracy of your pitch and rhythm, and provides simple onscreen advise
Visual Lesson -Review Screen
Areas of your performance that need extra attention are "marked" right onscreen. Incorrect pitch is marked in red. Incorrect rhythm is marked blue. Extra notes are marked in green. It's truly interactive!
The ideal instrument for creating teaching materials
The HPi-7LE's Edit function lets you add optional finger numbering right into the notation, change the length of the song, or edit any note in the music files. And it's easy, because you can do it all while looking at the music. Also, your music file notation can be saved as a bitmap file, which you can print out using your PC.
Pianist Feature for more piano lesson enjoyment
The Pianist feature creates automatic accompaniment in 35 music styles, from classical to jazz to bossa nova. It makes lessons more fun, and helps develop a sense of rhythm. And it's great for making music files.
Even more educational Wonderland fun for kids
Roland's popular Wonderland section, now with a Flash Card on the HPi-7LE, offers 8 educational games designed to help children have fun while learning about music. Kids can choose from 8 entertaining metronome sounds to help encourage them in their lessons. These include: electronic sound, pendulum metronome, human voice, dog, and cat.
Easy connectivity and more
The HPi-7LE's connectors are conveniently located at the front of the instrument for easy access. It has two headphone jacks, and MIDI and USB ports. The Mic Input with Echo is great for Karaoke. There's also a handy hook for the headphones.
Enhanced 4-speaker sound system
The HPi-7LE contains the most powerful sound system in the HPi-line, with four high-quality speakers driven by a 100-watt amplifier. From solid, punchy lows to crystal-clear mids and highs, this full-range system will fill your room with rich, quality sound.
