Hi there. I'm new to forums but it'd be great to get some advice about which is better for my needs out of the Roland Fp7f or Kawai ES7 (or any other suggestions around the same budget or less).
Basically, I'm looking for an 88 key digital piano for, mainly, home use so ideally want internal speakers and a realistic 'piano' action/sound. However, I would like to be able to use it for the occassional gig if needed, so a fairly portable option, even if on the heavy side, would be good. I'd class myself as an intermediate pianist but good overall musician (primarily a brass player), so a realistic piano sound and touch is important to me. I do also want a variety of other good quality sounds on board though, for compositional and rehearsal purposes (jazz/funk/latin). I like the idea of the looper feature on the Fp7f (though I'd be interested to hear how long the loop could be and how many parts could be built up). Does the ES7 have a similar feature? What about the recording options on both? Are the accompaniment features on both similar? To me the Fp7f accompaniments perhaps sound more realistic, especially for jazz feel, but I think the ES7 has a feature where it automatically recognises the chord you are playing when comping in solos, which could be handy...It looks like the ES7 will be simpler to use than the FP7f but that probably because it's newer?
Any thoughts? Thanks!
Basically, I'm looking for an 88 key digital piano for, mainly, home use so ideally want internal speakers and a realistic 'piano' action/sound. However, I would like to be able to use it for the occassional gig if needed, so a fairly portable option, even if on the heavy side, would be good. I'd class myself as an intermediate pianist but good overall musician (primarily a brass player), so a realistic piano sound and touch is important to me. I do also want a variety of other good quality sounds on board though, for compositional and rehearsal purposes (jazz/funk/latin). I like the idea of the looper feature on the Fp7f (though I'd be interested to hear how long the loop could be and how many parts could be built up). Does the ES7 have a similar feature? What about the recording options on both? Are the accompaniment features on both similar? To me the Fp7f accompaniments perhaps sound more realistic, especially for jazz feel, but I think the ES7 has a feature where it automatically recognises the chord you are playing when comping in solos, which could be handy...It looks like the ES7 will be simpler to use than the FP7f but that probably because it's newer?
Any thoughts? Thanks!