Roland Go:Piano Go-61P Digital Piano, Wireless Smartphone Connection, Black

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There’s only a little difference between the material construction of the 61-key and 88-key versions of the Roland GO Piano. The 88-key variant features a red felt cloth behind its keys. While the cloth does not serve any performance-related purpose, it adds a “premium” look to the piano.

The GO:PIANO uses more samples for each sound, a luxury it can afford due to the lower total sound count. This results in a more realistic sound. You may wonder how it is possible to have 32, 64, or even 128 notes playing simultaneously, if there are only 88 keys and we never play them all at once. Layer mode is present on the GO:PIANO88 only, but it is quite limited due to the limited sound set. The only combination I was interested in is the Piano and Strings combo (a ballad mainstay). Withoptional battery power, built-in speakers,a lightweight designand compatibility with your iOS tablet or smartphone apps - Roland'sGO:Piano 61is the ultimate tool for learning piano anywhere. On the original GO:PIANO, being able to see what each sound is named helps a lot. However, since there are only 4 sounds on the 88-key version, each sound can get its individual button.Having a stripped down feature set means all you can really do is practice. However, there are omissions, and I’ll talk about them as it happens.

I do have to mention that the drumkits are fun. The springy keys make playing fast hi-hat runs easy, and the included drum samples are also better than the unrealistic drums found on other arranger keyboards. Moreover, both GO Piano variants come with a Reverb effect. The effect gives the piano’s sound a sense of space. You can adjust the intensity level from 0 to 10.

Learn the piano anywhere with this incredibly portable and modern offering from Roland

The difference in key width is very minimal, and I don’t really notice it much myself despite primarily using a Yamaha CLP as my digital piano. Both are very much playable. You might be tempted to judge the sounds based on the onboard speakers, but the dual 2.5W speakers on the 61-key GO:PIANO aren’t the most flattering. The Roland GO Piano might sport the looks of an actual acoustic piano, but their unweighted keys won’t fool an experienced pianist into thinking they’re playing a concert grand. More specifically, this piano’s keys are too light for advanced players, but they are just fine for beginners. OCTAVE. You can transpose up or down 3 octaves to adapt different voices to different sound registers