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Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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Re: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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post #15

uhh, have y'all ever heard a drone hovering? not exactly the kind of thing you want anywhere near a musical instrument LOL

> As of now, the drones’ propellers are still somewhat noisy. But as quiet drone technology becomes available, they’ll be able to add it to the existing framework.

Yes the law of physics will clearly just decide to bend to Roland's whims /s

Re: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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uhh, have y'all ever heard a drone hovering? not exactly the kind of thing you want anywhere near a musical instrument LOL

Seriously. My first thought was playing the piano while waiting to be shot by a sniper. Ever since I saw some of the Syrian war vids, I just can't disassociate that sound from mortal danger.

Re: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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Wouldn't latency be horrible, if e.g. the drones are connected through wifi or bluetooth?

My understanding is that that's why until now no serious electric piano has ever proposed bluetooth audio connectivity for the player.

[Edit]: they use an other tech with zero latency, as described in the article. Thanks for the replying comments.

Re: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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>>> As of now, the drones’ propellers are still somewhat noisy. But as quiet drone technology becomes available, they’ll be able to add it to the existing framework. So really everything you would expect from hanging a speaker from a drone, noisy and power hungry.

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Re: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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post #12

Over the last several weeks I have been deep in research for a new digital piano, spending a lot of time looking at Roland, Kawai, and Yamaha models, and seeing this made me giggle. I doubt I would ever buy even one of the less traditional-looking production models (like the Kiyola), but I am glad they have fun with creating wild concepts like this.

Same. I'm about to just buy that P515... I can't stand the indecision any longer.

I can vouch for the 515. I got one last year and I love it. Make sure you get the proper furniture stand for it. L515 I think.

Re: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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It's odd there's no audio footage of it happening. Only a 6 second muted video.

Quadcopters sound like an enormous swarm of bees. I doubt the sound quality coming out of them is very good.

Unless your playing "Flight of the Bumblebee" then it's "immersive"

Re: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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Wouldn't latency be horrible, if e.g. the drones are connected through wifi or bluetooth? My understanding is that that's why until now no serious electric piano has ever proposed bluetooth audio connectivity for the player. [Edit]: they use an other tech with zero latency, as described in the article. Thanks for the replying comments.

> Wouldn't latency be horrible, if e.g. the drones are connected through wifi or bluetooth?

It would, but they are not - it's in the article.

Re: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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Wouldn't latency be horrible, if e.g. the drones are connected through wifi or bluetooth? My understanding is that that's why until now no serious electric piano has ever proposed bluetooth audio connectivity for the player. [Edit]: they use an other tech with zero latency, as described in the article. Thanks for the replying comments.

The article addresses latency. They used a proprietary system repurposed from headphones.

Re: Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano

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post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same. I'm about to just buy that P515... I can't stand the indecision any longer.

I can vouch for the 515. I got one last year and I love it. Make sure you get the proper furniture stand for it. L515 I think.

I just went for it... Sweetwater had the whole triforce in stock.

Got the P515 + L515 + LP1.

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