Roland's flagship HPi-7 Digital Piano takes the fun and enjoyment of making music at home to new levels. With a new, wider colour LCD display, DigiScore® notation and new "Visual Lesson" feature, the HPi-7 makes learning music at home fun and rewarding for all ages.

Features

• Extra wide, easy to read colour LCD display enhances Roland's unique DigiScore notation.
• New "Visual Lesson" features with three programs for interactive practice acts as a patient, always available, music tutor.
• Adds "Flash Card" and other educational games to Roland's acclaimed "Wonderland," for fun and interactivity in the learning environment.
• Incorporates Roland's critically acclaimed "Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard with Escapement" for authentic acoustic grand piano feel and faithful response.
• 128-voice polyphony and new "Key off sounds" produce authentic acoustic characteristics such as subtle changes in tone as the keys are released.

Wider Screen with DigiScore Notation

The HPi-7 features a large colour LCD screen with a viewing area twice as wide as the Roland HPi-5. DigiScore notation "turns the pages" of the music for you as you play, with notes scrolling across the screen in realtime. The larger screen allows you to view more measures of music at once, while providing positive feedback on your performance.

Visual Lesson Makes Learning More Fun

Roland's new "Visual Lesson" acts as a patient tutor and teacher, offering three practice selections, including "Beginner's Course," "Repertoire Course" and "Challenge Course." Each course includes independent exercises, 10 songs with variable levels and "Practice," "Check," and "Review" options. You can also use over 170 internal songs and commercially available music files and SMF (standard MIDI files) downloaded via internet for lessons in each course in addition to the independent exercises.

High Quality Sounds and Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard with Escapement

Together, the HPi-7's Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard with Escapement and new high-quality 128-voice polyphony piano sounds faithfully reproduce the true expressiveness and realism of a world-class acoustic grand piano. A new velocity sensitive "Key off sounds" feature reproduces an acoustic piano's subtle nuances, such as the sound made when the damper touches a string to stop vibration upon key release. Incorporating Roland KR-7 technology, the HPi-7 faithfully reproduces a range of acoustic piano nuances with delicate accuracy, including "String Resonance," "Lid," and "Hammer Response."

Taking Music Education to New Levels

The HPi-7 offers lots of fun learning features, including more than 170 internal songs of various music genres, such as classical, jazz, and children's songs with accompaniment. The right and left hand part of all internal songs can be muted for practice and study. The onboard "Pianist" function encourages ensemble playing and "Edit" allows you to create and store original music files on the built-in floppy disk drive. "Flash Card" and other educational games have been added to Roland's acclaimed "Wonderland" section, for more fun in learning.

Beautifully Finished, and More!

The HPi-7's high quality cabinet features a beautiful Mahogany finish. Also, there are a wide range of Input/Output options, including Headphones jacks, Mic In, USB and MIDI ports. The versatile "Mic Input with Echo" can be used for karaoke, parties and concerts, and the "V-LINK" function* allows the HPi-7 to be connected to compatible video equipment for visual performances. The Connectors (Headphones, Mic In, USB and MIDI) and Headphone hook are conveniently located at the front of the instrument for easy access.

* V-LINK requires Edirol DV-7PR Digital Video Workstation Presenter with software version 1.50 or higher, or P-1 Photo/Audio/MIDI Player (sold separately).