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Hi Johnny,
Estimate? Best guess is before the end of November. I didn't hear anything besides November even at Launch.
The only other thing I can add about the FP-90, is that I am buying one personally. For me, this is the best bang for the buck in our line right now.
That is saying something, because I am blessed to be able to have basically anything I want on my sample account at any time. But choosing a piano to live with long term, is like choosing your spouse. You want to be sure. The FP-90 will serve me for years and years.
The FP-90 would be an incredible master keyboard for a rig. Traditional 5 pin DIN MIDI in and out. USB to Computer. Limitless polyphony for the Supernatural Modelled Piano Sound, and 384 notes for everything else. Polyphony wont be a problem now, or in the future. The PHA-50 feels outstanding, and the speaker system will fill any room I put it in at home.
Yes....I like the FP-90 a lot. I got to spend a few days with it in the Vancouver area last week, doing dealer demos. 100% positive feedback. And it will be (in Canada anyways) the same price as the FP-80 that preceded it. All good news.
Jay
How does the sound through the speakers compare with the HP603-LX17? It looks very similar to the Kawai ES8. How does the FP-90 and the ES8 compare sonically? I wish they would have put the Stick and S1-S2 buttons on it!
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How does the sound through the speakers compare with the HP603-LX17?
It looks very similar to the Kawai ES8. How does the FP-90 and the ES8 compare sonically?
I wish they would have put the Stick and S1-S2 buttons on it!
I wouldn't compare the speaker systems directly in any way. But...The FP-90 goes loud, and stays clear. Haven't played an ES-8 so I have no way to compare. Jay
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The only other thing I can add about the FP-90, is that I am buying one personally. For me, this is the best bang for the buck in our line right now. I haven't played one yet but this is certainly my impression...it's ticking a lot of boxes.
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I ran across this Tone List for the FP-90 but I do not know if it is accurate:
Piano
1 Concert Piano
2 Ballad Piano
3 Mellow Piano
4 Bright Piano
5 Upright Piano
6 Mellow Upright
7 Bright Upright
8 Rock Piano
9 Ragtime Piano
10 Bright Forte
11 SA Piano 3
12 70’s E.Grand
13 Magical Piano
14 Harpsichord
15 Harpsi 8’+4’
E. Piano
1 1976SuitCase
2 Tine EP Lite
3 ModifiedDyno
4 VR EP 1
5 Wurly 200
6 Pure Wurly
7 Phase EP Mix
8 80’s FM EP
9 MetalicEP Ex
10 SA E.Piano 1
11 SA EP1 Stack
12 SA E.Piano 2
13 Tremolo EP
14 EP Belle
15 BrillClav DB
16 BrillClavWah
Strings
1 Chamber Str
2 String Exp

3 Full Strings
4 Strings forI
5 Epic Strings
6 Rich Strings
7 Orchestra
8 Harpiness
9 OrchestraBrs
10 SymphonicStr1
11 SymphonicStr2
Organ
1 B.Organ Slow
2 Pipe Organ
3 Nason flt 8’
4 Combo Jz.Org
5 Ballad Organ
6 ChurchOrgan1
7 ChurchOrgan2
8 Gospel Spin
9 Full Stops
11 Mellow Bars
12 Lower Organ
13 Light Organ
14 Animal Mod
15 Surf Monkeys
16 Rising Sun
Pad
1 Super SynPad
2 Choir Aahs 1
3 Choir Aahs 2
4 D50 StackPad
5 Legend Pad
6 Voice of Hvn
7 New Jupiter
8 ChordofCnada
9 JP8 Strings
10 Air Pad
11 Boreal Pad
12 JP8 Hollow
13 Soft Pad
14 Solina

15 Tron Strings
Other
1 Super Saw
2 Trancy Synth
3 Flip Pad
4 D50 Fantasia
5 D50 Stac Hvn
6 D50 FuturePd
7 D50 DigiNDnc
8 EQ Lead
9 DelyResoSaws
10 StrawberyFlt
11 Jazz Scat
12 Ac.Bass wRel
13 Comp’d JBass
14-22 (8-drum sets and 1 SFX set)
23-278 (GM2 Tones)
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Looks accurate to the best of my recollection.
The 1976SuitCase is a beautiful EP tone. Nice subtle stereo tremolo....the two Wurly tones are really nice too.
almost all the organs (that require it) have a really nice Leslie effect, and the last three have that vintage Farfisa transistor style tone. Super usable.
The strings are very good too.
Yup....the FP-90 is a winner in my books.
Jay
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There`s no car crash, rain, dog barking or squeaky door on that list . . . 
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There`s no car crash, rain, dog barking or squeaky door on that list . . . Roland Sound Effects 260 Car-Crash 241 Rain 247 Dog 252 Door Creaking
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Hello Jay,
May I ask if the FP-90's EPs or organ sounds (including the Leslie effect) have been changed/improved since the FP-80?
Cheers,
James
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Hello Jay,
May I ask if the FP-90's EPs or organ sounds (including the Leslie effect) have been changed/improved since the FP-80?
Cheers,
James
x Absolutely. Some of the patch names I recognize from the FA and Integra series. They are super usable and much improved. The leslie effect is more realistic to my ears, but I don't know specifics. Jay
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Hello Jay,
May I ask if the FP-90's EPs or organ sounds (including the Leslie effect) have been changed/improved since the FP-80?
Cheers,
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x Absolutely. Some of the patch names I recognize from the FA and Integra series. They are super usable and much improved. The leslie effect is more realistic to my ears, but I don't know specifics. Jay Thanks for the info Jay! I shall look forward to checking out the FP-90 soon...hopefully next week! Cheers, James x
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Having looked at the patch list for the FP90 it seems to share a great deal of patches with the HP603/ 605 LX7/17 as could be expected. There are however quite a few patches that appear on the FP90 not on the other models and vice versa.
Just curious as to why they changed the patches between the FP90 and the other four in some places as they seem to share the same sound engines and general spec otherwise. Could one or the other be considered to have the better patches outside of the 4 modelled pianos or is it just horses for courses?
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Different intentions. An Hp or LX goes home. An FP-90 can be happy at home or on stage.
The FP-80 was extremely popular for use in live situations. The changes to the tones in the FP-90, make it a much better live instrument.
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There`s no car crash, rain, dog barking or squeaky door on that list . . . Roland Sound Effects 260 Car-Crash 241 Rain 247 Dog 252 Door Creaking Wohoooo!! Sounds too good to be true . . . .
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Hello Jay,
May I ask if the FP-90's EPs or organ sounds (including the Leslie effect) have been changed/improved since the FP-80?
Cheers,
James
x Absolutely. Some of the patch names I recognize from the FA and Integra series. They are super usable and much improved. The leslie effect is more realistic to my ears, but I don't know specifics. Jay Thanks for the info Jay! I shall look forward to checking out the FP-90 soon...hopefully next week! Cheers, James x Please let me know your impressions James! Jay
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Hello Jay,
May I ask if the FP-90's EPs or organ sounds (including the Leslie effect) have been changed/improved since the FP-80?
Cheers,
James
x Absolutely. Some of the patch names I recognize from the FA and Integra series. They are super usable and much improved. The leslie effect is more realistic to my ears, but I don't know specifics. Jay Thanks for the info Jay! I shall look forward to checking out the FP-90 soon...hopefully next week! Cheers, James x Please let me know your impressions James! Jay Twins! [img:center] http://s36.photobucket.com/user/brdon/media/FP-90%20ES8_zpsdfcbyxfu.jpg.html[/img]
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almost got the go-ahead from rest of the family for one of these  any ideas why sliders were picked instead of wheels ? ok they look more flush - but concerned they will be more fiddly to use I'm in UK is the 2nd week of December for these landing realistic ? its just very close to Christmas .....
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any ideas why sliders were picked instead of wheels ? ok they look more flush - but concerned they will be more fiddly to use.
The Sliders feel very good. The EQ sliders have a detent at 0. not fiddly at all. Jay
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great stuff thanks Jay - my pre-order finger is hovering really its only out of a FP-90 or a ES-8 - I've tried an ES-8 and was impressed the Roland piano sounds fantastic from the demos online one thing that always impresses me with the Kawai's- and this is in general from videos I've listened to on youtube of the Roland HP series etc vs the Kawai - is that the Kawai seem to do really well on Piano and Strings - they always sound very integrated - just the right about of decay/attack hopefully the decay/and attack can be adjusted - 2 videos I found below LX-17 - ES8 - obviously different playing styles though. I know from the experimentation on my MOXF - getting the mix right can be very difficult - to avoid the "on-off" strings sound which becomes very distracting LX-17 https://youtu.be/8wzHpyhdHw4?t=59sES8 https://youtu.be/ZyGnPpj85fc?t=57s
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