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Looking for a mid-ranged price slim & modern furniture-style piano? Here, we are proud to introduce to you the Roland DP603 with the latest piano technology. This piano is perfect for both beginner and advanced players, and for both home and church. The DP603 has very similar specifications to the Roland HP603, but Roland released it with a much cheaper price. Unlike other companies, Roland has implemented the best and latest features in the mid-price ranged pianos like the DP603. The DP603 has bluetooth 4.0, the latest PHA-50 hybrid action, escapement, strong speakers, 3D ambience, power consumption efficiency, and unlimited polyphony.
Here, listen to the mellow sound of Roland Dp603.
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Roland DP603 PHA-50 Plastic + Wood Hybrid Keys
PHA-50, which is Roland’s best key action yet, is included in DP603. The combination of plastic and wood makes the DP603 look more natural, The escapement feature integrated in the PHA-50 will make players feel the action of an actual piano, because the wood parts will vibrate. It also feels natural when sliding the keys.
*Escapement – the mechanism that allows the hammer to clear the string after striking, so that the string can vibrate (TheFreeDictionary).
The hammers of grand piano are positioned horizontally and therefore get affected by gravity directly, which enables faster key recovery. Hammers of upright pianos are positioned vertically with springs (jack).
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Roland DP603 Home-service Warranty
Image from shutter-stock (Volodymyr Tverdokhlib)
Digital pianos are not so big compared to acoustic pianos, but they are still heavy and take some volume. When your digital piano malfunctions, even if you have a warranty, you’ll have to bring your digital piano to the nearest service agency. The service agency could be a few hundred miles away, you could be living alone, or you could not have a big enough car for your piano. Roland provides home service warranty so you don’t have to do any hassle when your DP603 malfunctions. A technician will visit your home and fix the problem. Roland offers 5 years of parts + 2 years of labor warranty for DP603.
Roland DP603 Pedals
Grand pianos have 3 pedals:
-Damper (sustain) – located on the right, takes damper off the keys to make sound to resonate.
-Una Corda (soft) – located on the left, changes the volume of tone and timbre of sound.
-Sostenuto – located on the middle, sustain selected note(s) while other notes are not sustained.
And most upright pianos do not have Una Corda and Sostenuto pedals, they have half blow pedal and practice pedal instead:
-Half blow – This pedal is similar function as Una Corda but it is mechanically different because instead of hammers move aside to hit less string, hammers go closer to the strings.
-practice (muffler, mute) – This is completely different than Sostenuto pedal because this pedal just places a felt-fabric curtain between the hammers and string to make smaller sound.
Roland DP603’s 3 pedals are grand piano’s pedals.
Piano world forum is a website where world-wide piano players share their thoughts about pianos. See how one player’s review on Roland DP-603 and others opinions.
http://forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2621680/roland-dp-603-review.html
And if you’re wondering between Roland DP603 and FP90, check this forum out,
http://forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2669084/roland-fp90-vs-dp603.html
Roland DP603 Physical Modeling vs. Ordinary Sampling
Instead of recording each key with different velocity (sampling), Roland came up with a computerized algorithm to produce the natural sound of piano called “physical-modelling”. This means that players are able to express even intricate details with the DP603. It can simulate the different resonances from different piano voices since they all have different materials and design.
Roland DP603 3D Ambience
When playing alone with headphones, the 3D ambience function will make players feel like the sound of the piano is resonating all around them, as if they are playing piano at a studio or concert hall.
On board lesson function| Roland DP603 has over 300 songs in the system for players to listen, repeat (loop), and master.
Roland DP603 Bluetooth
Roland DP603 supports bluetooth 4.0. It can be connected to multiple devices (supports Android, Windows, and IOS) for music applications (ex. GarageBand). And it has a bluetooth recognition function, which means, you can connect the piano to an apple device, and have the device to turn the sheet music automatically for you. And it will give users easier control for piano option changes.
-GM2 (Roland’s General Midi 2 Sound Library) which supports hundredths of different midi generated instrument sounds (source from SinclairDesign).
Apps| Roland provides several helpful apps for the DP603 (official website)
They have very useful apps such as Piano Partner 2, Piano Designer, and Cube Kit
Metronome|
Recording| The internal memory of the Roland DP603 can record about 70,000 notes
MIDI| The Roland DP603 can play back MIDI files that have maximum of 16 instruments in 1 song file.
Sound| The Roland DP603 has 307 voices. The main piano sound is a modelling of the Steinway grand piano.
-4 pianos, 10 E-Pianos, 12 organs, 17 Strings, 10 Others (harpsichord)
And players can adjust tone, reverb, transpose, etcetera. Plus, players can save their current custom to one of 1/25 custom setting memories.
Touch| The Roland DP603 has PHA-50 hybrid action. It can control the key touch sensitivity.
Output/Input| The Roland DP603 has strong 30W x 2 speakers + unlimited polyphony for piano sound, and 384 polyphony for others.
On the front side of the Roland DP603, there are:
- 2 of 1/8″ audio-out jacks
- 2 of 1/4″ audio-out jacks
- stereo mini input jack for using the piano as speakers for mp3 files
- USB output & flash drive input
At the back, there are:
- Computer USB, Memory port
- 1/8″ input
- L/Mono & R outputs
- 1/8″ phone, 1/4″ phone port
Price|
- satin black: $2399.99
- polished black or white: $3199.99
Color| The Roland DP603 is available in black, polished ebony, and polished white.
Warranty| Roland offers 5 years of parts + 2 years of labor warranty for DP603.
Specifications (Roland Official Website)
SOUND GENERATOR
Piano Sound: SuperNATURAL Piano Modeling
Max. Polyphony Piano: Limitless (solo playing using ‘Piano’ category tones)
Other: 384
Tones 307 Tones
KEYBOARD
Keyboard PHA-50 Keyboard: Wood and Plastic Hybrid Structure, with Escapement and Ebony/Ivory Feel (88 keys)
PEDALS
Pedals:
Damper (capable of continuous detection)
Soft (capable of continuous detection)
Sostenuto (function assignable)
SPEAKER SYSTEM
Speakers 12 cm (4-3/4 inches) x 2
Rated Power Output 30 W x 2
Volume Level (SPL)108 dB (This value was measured according to the method that is based on Roland’s technical standard.)
HEADPHONES
Headphones Effect: Headphones 3D Ambience
TUNING, VOICING
Touch Sensitivity Key Touch: 100 types, fixed touch
Master Tuning 415.3–466.2 Hz (adjustable in increments of 0.1 Hz)
Temperament 10 types (Equal, Just Major, Just Minor, Pythagorean, Kirnberger I, Kirnberger II, Kirnberger III, Meantone, Werckmeister, Arabic), selectable temperament keyEffectsAmbience, BrilliancePiano DesignerLid
Key Off Noise
Hammer Noise
Duplex Scale
Full Scale String Resonance
Damper Resonance
Key Off Resonance
Cabinet Resonance
Soundboard Type
Damper Noise
Single Note Tuning
Single Note Volume
Single Note Character
INTERNAL SONGS
US: Total 363 songs
Other: Total 353 songs
DATA PLAYBACK
Playback Standard MIDI Files (Format 0, 1)
Audio File (WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear format, require USB Flash Memory)
RECORDER
Recording Standard MIDI Files (Format 0, 3 parts, Approx. 70,000 notes memory)
Audio File (WAV, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear format, require USB Flash Memory)
BLUETOOTH
Audio Bluetooth Ver 3.0 (Supports SCMS-T content protection)
MIDI, Turning music sheet: Bluetooth Ver 4.0
OTHER FUNCTIONS
Other Functions:
Metronome (adjustable Tempo/Beat/Down beat/Pattern/Volume/Tone)
Registration
TwinPiano (with Individual Mode)
Transpose (in semitones)
Speaker volume and Headphones volume automatically select function
Volume limit function
Panel Lock
Auto Off
OTHER
Display Graphic LCD 132 x 32 dots
Connectors DC In jack
Input jacks: Stereo miniature phone type
Output (L/Mono, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
USB Computer port: USB B type
USB Memory port: USB A type
Phones jack x 2: Stereo miniature phone type, Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
Power Supply AC Adaptor
Power Consumption: 9 W
Accessories:
Owner’s Manual
Leaflet “Stand Assembly”
Leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY”
Roland Classical Piano Masterpieces
Roland Piano Arrange Collections “Let’s Enjoy Piano”
AC Adaptor
Power Cord
Stabilizer
Headphone Hook
Cord Clamps
Option (sold separately)Headphones
USB Flash Memory (*1)
*1 Use USB Flash Memory sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee operation if other products are used.
SIZE AND WEIGHT (INCLUDING PIANO STAND, WITH LID CLOSE)
Width 1,398 mm 55-1/16 inches
Depth 311 mm 12-1/4 inches
Height 783 mm 30-13/16 inches
Weight (including Piano stand):
DP603-CB: 45.9 kg, 101 lbs 7 oz
DP603-PE: 47.0 kg, 103 lbs 22 oz
DP603-PW: 47.8 kg, 105 lbs 13 oz
SIZE AND WEIGHT (INCLUDING PIANO STAND, WITH LID OPEN)
Width 1,398 mm 55-1/16 inches
Depth 377 mm 14-13/16 inches
Height 975 mm 38-3/8 inches
* Measurements include stabilizer components attached.Weight (including Piano stand)
DP603-CB: 45.9 kg, 101 lbs 7 oz
DP603-PE: 47.0 kg, 103 lbs 22 oz
DP603-PW: 47.8 kg, 105 lbs 13 oz
