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This article is from the Digital Pianos Specifications FAQ, by Isako Hoshino rmmpfaq@yahoo.com.
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RP1
Key: 88 keys, weighted
Key cover:
Touch sense:
Polyphony: 64 notes
Sounds: 32 voices (Concert Grand, Honky Tonk, Wurlitzer
Electric, Thodex, FM Electric, Vibes, Clavinet,
harpsichord, Pipe Organ, Jazz organ, pop organ,
choir, strings, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass,
electric bass and 16 variations
Pedal: 3 (Damper, soft, sostenuto)
Dig. Effects: chorus, tremolo, phaser
Dig. Reverb: room, stage, hall
Brilliance:
Transpose:
Sequencer: 15,000 events, play/stop and record controls
MIDI: in, out thru
Mode set: single, layer, split
Others: audio in/out, dual headphone jacks
Misc:
Exterior: Dark Rosewood
Output: 2 x 25w
Speakers: 2 x 5', 2 x 2'
Dimensions: 58' x 34' x 18'
Net weight: 140 lbs (64 kg)
Year: 1996 - current
RP2
Key: 88 keys, weighted rotary hammer action w/ escapement
Key cover:
Touch sense:
Polyphony: 128 notes
Sounds: 32 voices (Concert Grand, Honky Tonk, Wurlitzer
Electric, Thodex, FM Electric, Vibes, Clavinet,
harpsichord, Pipe Organ, Jazz organ, pop organ,
choir, strings, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass,
electric bass and 16 variations
Pedal: 3 (Damper, soft, sostenuto)
Dig. Effects: chorus, tremolo, phaser, custom
Dig. Reverb: room, stage, hall, custom
Brilliance:
Transpose:
Sequencer: 45,000 events, playback, record, FF, rewind, etc
MIDI: in, out thru
Mode set: single, layer, split
Others: audio in/out, dual headphone jacks
Misc: 2 x 16 character LCD display, metronome, 283 piece
classical music library (ROM)
Exterior: Dark Rosewood, Walnut, high Polish Ebony, Limited
Edition wood finishes
Output: 2 x 40w
Speakers: 2 x 6', 2 x 2'
Dimensions: 58' x 36' x 20'
Net weight: 195 lbs (88 kg)
Year: 1996 - current
GRP3 Grand
Key: 88 keys, weighted rotary hammer action w/escapement
Key cover:
Touch sense:
Polyphony: 128 notes
Sounds: 32 voices (Concert Grand, Honky Tonk, Wurlitzer
Electric, Thodex, FM Electric, Vibes, Clavinet,
harpsichord, Pipe Organ, Jazz organ, pop organ,
choir, strings, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass,
electric bass and 16 variations
Pedal: 3 (Damper, soft, sostenuto)
Dig. Effects: chorus, tremolo, phaser, custom
Dig. Reverb: room, stage, hall, custom
Brilliance:
Transpose:
Sequencer: 45,000 events, playback, record, FF, rewind, etc
MIDI: in, out thru
Mode set: single, layer, split
Others: audio in/out, dual headphone jacks
Misc: 2 x 16 character LCD display, metronome, 283 piece
classical music library (ROM)
Exterior: high Polish Ebony, Limited Edition wood finishes
Output: 2 x 70w
Speakers: 4 x 6', 4 x 2'
Dimensions: 54' x 37' x 43'
Net weight: 230 lbs (105 kg)
Year: 1996 - current
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>From: 'CoasterCrazy26'
>Are they really terrible? I have not been able to find any reviews on the
>Baldwin digital pianos anywhere. Could it be due to what you are saying?
>I thought the huge price drop was a little suspicious!
If you can find an RP-100 or RP-200, these were not bad at all. Many folks
didn't like them because the internal speakers were quite marginal -- but if
you take a good quality set of headphones with you to every store you go to and
evaluate the instruments with the 'phones, it levels the playing field. Of
course, if you intend to use the piano without an external system -- or if
replacing the internal speakers is out of the question for you -- then by all
means, make your decision based on the speakers that are inside.
You will find that the RP-100 and RP-200 are electronically the equivalent of
the GeneralMusic RealPiano Pro 1 and RealPianoPro 2 respectively -- both of
which were considered pretty decent. The rest of the sounds and the ability
to access them in a musically useful fashion are probably not among their
stronger suits. To hear MP3 snippets of the GEM Pro2 (and a bunch of other
stuff), go to http://www.purgatorycreek.com/ and hit the link for the piano
shoot-out.
By the way, everything Larry posted is pretty much right on, although I'm not
sure if you can access the date in the screen without entering some reset code.
But it's probably in there somewhere. They are definitely not a current
product offering, but for the right price, an RP200 is not a bad little unit.
Plus, you can use the internal amps to drive some Bose speakers which you can
also retrofit in the space taken up by the 'speaker shaped objects' inside.
Through their existing speakers, I'd rate the Pianovelles fairly low, but
through a higher quality system, their quite good (piano only).
--
With All Due Respect,
Dave Andrews
D. W. Andrews Associates
Church Music System Specialists
'Two Hacks Working Out Of A Garage'
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