You can choose from 5 preset settings including Super Heavy, Heavy, Medium (default), Light, Super Light, and Fixed. The FP-10 allows you to adjust touch sensitivity of the keyboard to make more or less velocity sensitive to your key strokes. I also found it easier to play near the back of the keys on the FP-10, so the pivot point seems to a bit longer as well. To my fingers, the key action of the FP-10 feels slightly heavier than that of the Casio PX-160 and Yamaha P-45. They don’t feel light by any means, providing a realistic resistance. The keys are very responsive both in touch and dynamics. The keys are made of plastic and topped with moisture-absorbing Ivory Touch, which provides a better grip and enhances control.Ĭompared to other key actions in this price range, the PHA-4 Standard feels the least clunky and “loud”, in my opinion. PHA-4 stands for Progressive Hammer Action.Įach key of the FP-10 is individually weighted, providing a heavier feel in the low registers and progressively becoming lighter as you move up the top, which is something you’ll find on an acoustic piano. The PHA-4 Standard is an 88-key fully weighted action with escapement mechanism which recreates that little clicking sensation felt when you depress a key about half way down on an acoustic grand. The same key action is used in the higher-end FP-30 and the FP-60 digital pianos. Nevertheless, I find it one of the most realistic feeling actions you can get in an instrument under $1500.Īnd it’s particularly nice to find this key action in an entry-level digital piano such as the FP-10. The FP-10 comes with the PHA-4 Standard key action, which is the most affordable hammer key action in Roland’s arsenal. And it actually makes sense considering the FP-30 has quite a few features and sounds not found on the FP-10. The Roland FP-30 is navigated in a similar way but has twice as many buttons.
Above the keys you’ll find names of all the built-in sounds that show you which key you need to press while holding the Function button to get to the needed sound. The good thing is that you don’t need to memorize all the key combinations. You can select the sounds and effects by holding the FUNCTION button while you press certain piano keys that correspond to the function you want to select. There are four buttons on the top of the console which are ON/OFF, Volume up, Volume down and Function. More about that in the connectivity section. Moreover, you can easily navigate the FP-10 using Roland’s Piano Partner 2 app (via an iPad for example). Unlike its big brother, the FP-10 is only available in black.Īs with most keyboards in this price range, there’s no screen on the FP-10. But I wouldn’t say it’s something of a necessity here since there are not that many functions and settings to navigate.
This is fine for beginners, but if you regularly use the sustain pedal, you might want to invest in a damper pedal which will give you a more realistic piano experience and support half-pedal action. The footswitch that comes with this piano is rather basic and doesn’t support half-pedal action.