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I have never said it includes everything. Unavailable does not mean incompatible. 2000 vs 5000. it is obvious. Integra supposedly includes virtually "everything" Roland ever made. "everything" Thanks, guys for your criticism at least it made me look again through some specs.

I double checked it with specs There are 7 types of engines SuperNATURAL Acoustic (SN-A) SuperNATURAL Synth (SN-S) SuperNATURAL Drum Kit (SN-D) PCM Synth Tone (PCMS) PCM Drum Kit (PCMD) GM2 Tone (PCM Synth Tone) GM2 Drum Kit (PCM Drum Kit) Integra has exactly the same list of engine types. Compatibility with Integra: 17 out of 18 sound packages from Roland Axial for Integra 7 can be loaded into FA. http://axial.roland.com/category/integra-7/ Intergra7 is more advanced there is no question. Motional Surround is not present on FA. Audio output is just by far more advanced on Integra.

You can load Integra sound banks into FA. I did it. You can find a video about this "easter egg" on youtube.

Can you confirm that MODX has only 4 keyboard controlled channels, the rest can be controlled from the external source?

Great move! Hope you will like your new keyboard.

What is your keyboard right now ?

See page E133 of the manual

This feature called zoning look for zone I the manual it can have very different inmplementation from brand to brand.

Roland FP-30(not Yamaha) It is definitely friendly to people surrounding you In my opinion, it is crucial in a limited space environment.

Agreed about the importance of the size of the keys. Switching from a light keyboard to weighted one is easy(subjective) and pleasant. Switching from weighted one to lighter keys is not as comfortable. All those GO, NP, Taktile, Kross, and more are not subjects for being the main keyboard. It is just nice to have something maneuverable under your hand.

Halftime Report. (No NAMM is needed) Two Yamahas on the stage and no Casio. How does Yamaha do this? ;) That's the promotion! 🎢

(IK Multimedia iRig Keys) 1) You may use a different class of keyboard/controller. Something like iRig Keys. When controller connected to iPad it charges the iPad batteries. The keyboard has to be connected to an external power supply. iRig Keys has headphones audio output which will play sounds instead of iPad (iPad will feed in audio through USB ). iKey is a pure controller it does not have sound banks. It comes with massive sound libraries. I do not know another MIDI controllers which can charge batteries on iPad. (Roland solution) 2) Another option to use BT for MIDI and audio interface between a controller and iPad and an external changer. (PX + BT Yamaha solution ) 3) Use BT (external BT adapter like Yamaha) for MIDI interface. Connect audio-out iPad to PX audio-in and connect a charger to iPad

Thanks, I was looking for an opinion of people owning GO, NP and Casio synths. Very rational commentary. I was going to get GO(or NP) as a travel companion but instead, got IK Multimedia Keys 49. It has returning policy like 2 months. I have tried every piece of the software(there is a lot of software to install for it) on Windows and iOS platforms and still returned it. The lagging on Windows is huge, the keybed is a joke. At least now GO gets at the top of the list (side by side with Korg Kross 2).

I did not say anything about the noisiness of keys on S models. It is unknown and it is my major hope. The keyboard on (previous model)PX is super noisy. Escapement - You can build a quiet keyboard but it will be slow. The escapement is the feature which makes keys quick. It repeats the design of acoustic keys. I was thinking about escapement usability for some time and finally came to the conclusion that it is a useful feature. FP also has a progressive(scaled) hammer action. Roland actually claims that RHA-4 keys are virtually silent. My experience tells me that it is actually so. Casio does not say anything on this subject (besides slimness). Why is it important? If S aims travel (not home) piano they can say so. In many cases in Japan people has less room at home than in the US I do understand from this point of view slimness is important. Weight - when we talk about home digital piano the weight of it is the least significant factor(It is important for a manufacturer due to the cost of delivery). The stand is a key to success, it has to be very solid.( This is why I make stands for my pianos myself) There is no advantage of one speaker's system over another. I mentioned sound system because it was not obvious(for me) that 10 has built-in speakers. To answer the original question. I see three factors which may make a customer to choose FP over S. 1) The price ~20% lower 2) The silence of the action. 3) Brand name. (hate to say it) just may. For me, it is not a factor.

You Are right general MIDI 2. I assume that all FP line has it. however I cannot confirm for now 100% that is true for 10. ( Roland puts the GM2 logo on the back panel.But so far there are no good pictures of it as well as the manual.) Let’s assume that there is no GM2 on 10. Overall GM2 does not give much to regular user. I would not be surprised if S also has general MIDI2.

I did not start this thread. However I was reviewing specs of FP 10 and found it very attractive. 1.Silent action. For home piano it is the killer feature. 2 Escapment. This feature actually repeats escapment on acoustic piano. the purpose of the escapement is to return a key to the upper position faster. Also experienced pionists use it as a threshold to get the softest sound. It feels like the key provides a little bit higher resistance right before hammer hits the strings. 3 MIDI2. 4 Builtin speakers . Just an observation, when I saw it first time I thought it does not have any. 5 weight. Cannot care less. To me the length of the keyboard is more important than its weight. I just need it fitting in the trunk. Do not want to care it on the back seat. As long as it 88 weight does not play any role. ( may be in Japan it is different) 6 MIDI Bluetooth with option to turn pages by pressing a pedal. I cannot say supernatural is better or worst than AiR. They are just different.

SSS - seamless sound switching (see yamaha) ☄️

FP-30 has SuperNatural engine with PHA-4 keyboard.

Thanks. Actually, this is the greatest news I was hoping for. I do not care about slim action, but at least it gives a hope that new keys will be quieter. Kawai does a great job in these terms. They provide pictures/videos and descriptions for every type of keys they make. Mike, I always wanted to say hi to you personally !!! Great videos!!!

I can leave without BT MIDI. Just embedding MIDI Audio instead of BT MIDI changes(slightly) the purpose of the instrument.

Next year they will add BT-MIDI. What you will say then? Actually, it is a good subject but I did not hear complains about latency on BT MIDI.

I had CDP-130 for a year. The keyboard does have a great feel, totally agree !!! The sound of the piano is so so. Sustain is short. No MIDI I/O. Noisy keyboard. Price and size are important. There are even more important if you will not play too often. If you play every day these two factors should not have the highest priority. At least that what I learned making my own mistakes. Quality and "extensibility" matter.

Chandler Holloway "The new CDP-S models were all built on existing hardware under the hood, just with new slimmed down chassis and actions..." What do you mean new action? Did they change the design of keys? What does make you believe that there is new action in PX-S? Yes, it is three separate questions

I actually believe in it. There are great engineers and musicians stand behind every new Casio's product. There is no doubt. I have a lot of respect for all people who were working on these new products. My point - we just did not try yet. I assume nobody had a chance to try it so far.

Good question. I aimed there last year. To my surprise, I've found out that is it not open for public. You can gain a membership but it is not as simple as just paying a fee.