The new HP500 series of Pianos from Roland starts with the HP503. An affordable home piano without compromise! With all the features you need in a digital home piano, plus some features that you would normally only expect to find on advanced instruments, the HP503 is an entry-level instrument that will look fantastic in any home.
Features include the SuperNATURAL piano engine - used on all the high-end Roland digital pianos; and Ivory Feel-S keys which offer a responsive and expressive action for new and experienced pianists alike.
Here's what Roland say about the HP503 Piano
Entry-Class Piano with No Compromising of Standard Piano Features
The HP503 digital piano brings the SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine, which is the ultimate in piano expressivity, and an Ivory Feel-S keyboard with Escapement, which reproduces the natural playing feel found in grand pianos. The Progressive Damper Action Pedal offers the sensitive and expressive pedalling response required by serious pianists. The HP503 achieves low power consumption while delivering a dynamic piano sound that is above its class.
Main Features
- SuperNATURAL Piano sound engine realises authentic, expressive piano performance comparable to acoustic grand pianos
- Ivory Feel-S Keyboard with Escapement on par with Roland’s high-end piano keyboard mechanism, with the aesthetic and comfortable playability of a grand piano
- Soundboard Behaviour function provides clarity of each note even when the many notes are played simultaneously
- Progressive Damper Action pedal is responsive to the most delicate playing techniques
- Realistic classical fortepiano and harpsichord sounds onboard
- Large onboard song library covers piano masterpieces as well as popular etudes such as Czerny 100 and Hannon
- Metronome and recorder onboard; recorder lets you capture your performances as audio files
- Compact yet noble cabinet with the design elegance of an acoustic piano
- Available in two colours: traditional Rosewood finish or cool Satin Black finish
SuperNATURAL Piano Engine
The HP503 incorporates Roland's SuperNATURAL Piano technology for seamless velocity response, natural note decay, and authentic key-range behaviour to reproduce perfect piano sound and expression. Tone colour changes seamless in response to touch, accurately translating the player's emotions. Tone decay is natural and organic, with the decaying sound not only decreasing in volume, but also gradually changing in colour to a softer tone. Each note has its own character, which creates variations in tonal colour and resonance of each note.
Authentic Fortepiano Tones Onboard
In addition to the selection of onboard grand-piano sounds, the HP503 features a newly added Early Piano category containing four fortepiano variations and two harpsichord variations. Masterpieces composed by maestros such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin can be played with the original sounds from the period. The appreciation and understanding for the piece is heightened when using the instrument that was actually used by the composers. You can also play these early piano sounds with built-in historic temperaments which are ideal to play with other classical instruments.
Ivory Feel-S Keyboard with Escapement
The HP503 features new Ivory Feel-S Keyboard with Escapement. With the same progressive hammer action and escapement as the top-line PHA III, it offers unmatched expression and performance authenticity, capable of transforming the most subtle finger nuances into sound. It also provides incredibly fast key-repetition action. The surface of each white key replicates the unique appearance and comfortable feel of real ivory keys. The keys are constructed of a one-piece proprietary material that provides excellent moisture absorbency.
Progressive Damper Action Pedal
The HP503 is equipped with “Progressive Damper Action Pedals” that have light resistance at the beginning of the stroke and more resistance the instant they begin to take effect, just like real acoustic pianos. This makes it easy for the performer to know when the pedals begin take effect, and also allows half-pedal techniques for subtle control of after tones and resonance. This pedal can accurately convey the techniques of serious pianists.
Built-In Audio/MIDI Recorder with Flexible Control
The built-in recorder lets you capture your performances as audio and/or MIDI data — a convenient feature for pianists as well as students who want to evaluate their playing. Connect an external digital music player to the input jacks, play a song file, and the HP503 can transpose it in real time. You can even minimise the melody of an audio song using Centre Cancel function. Play along and capture your performance as audio data. Recorded audio data can be saved onto USB Memory, and copied to an external computer for making audio CDs or for uploading to the Internet.
*USB memory is required for audio recording.
Ease of Use
The simple and intuitive control panel affords quick and easy access to the HP503's numerous features and applications. LCD panel provides the ideal visual interface with the instrument.
Environment-Conscious Design
The HP503 achieves low power consumption while still delivering high-impact performance. They also feature an Auto Off function, which, when activated, automatically switches the power off after a specified period of inactivity; inactivity time is selectable from 10 minutes, 30 minutes (default), 240 minutes, and off.
Specifications
Keyboard
- 88 keys (Ivory Feel-S Keyboard with Escapement)
Touch Sensitivity
- Key Touch: 5 levels, Fixed Touch
Keyboard Modes
- Whole, Dual (volume balance adjustable), Split (split point adjustable), Twin Piano
Pedals
- Damper (Progressive Damper Action Pedal, capable of continuous detection)
- Soft (capable of continuous detection)
- Sostenuto (function assignable)
Sound Generator
- Piano Sound
- SuperNATURAL Piano Sound
- Conforms to GM2/GS/XG Lite
Max. Polyphony
Tones
- Grand Piano: 10 tones
- Early Piano: 6 tones
- E.Piano: 10 tones
- Strings: 14 tones
- Other: 307 tones (including 8 drum sets, 1 SFX set)
Temperaments
- 8 types, selectable temperament key
Stretched Tuning
Master Tuning
- 415.3 Hz to 466.2 Hz (adjustable in increments of 0.1 Hz)
Transpose
- Key Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones)
- Playback Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones)
Effects
- Ambience (Off, 10 levels)
- Brilliance (Off, -10 — 0 — +10)
Only for Piano Tones
- Soundboard Behaviour (Off, 10 levels)
- Cabinet Resonance (Off, 10 levels)
- Damper Resonance (Off, 10 levels)
- String Resonance (Off, 10 levels)
- Key Off Resonance (Off, 10 levels)
Only for Organ Tones
- Rotary Speaker Effect (Slow/Fast)
Metronome
- Quarter note= 10 to 500
- Beat: 2/2, 0/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8
- Volume: 11 levels
SMF Recorder
- Tracks: 3 tracks
- Song Save Format: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)
Songs
- Recorder section: 1 song
- Internal Memory: Max. 99 songs
Note Storage
Controls
- Song Select, Play/Stop, Rec, Rewinding, Fast-forwarding, Previous song, Next song, Part Mute, Mute Volume, Tempo, Tempo Mute, All Songs Play, Count-in, Song Balance, AB Repeat
Tempo
- Quarter note = 10 to 500
- Resolution: 120 ticks per quarter note
- Audio/Audio CDs Playback
- File Format: Audio File (WAV 44.1 kHz/16-bit linear format)
- Audio CDs (CD-DA) (when using optional CD drive)
- Recording (with Keyboard, SMF data)
- File Format: Audio File (WAV 44.1 kHz/16-bit linear format)
- Transpose: Playback Transpose: -6 to +5 (in semitones)
- Tempo: Audio Playback Speed: 75 to 125 %
- Controls: Song Select, Play/Stop, Rec, Rewinding, Fast-forwarding, Previous song, Next song, Tempo, All Songs Play, Song Balance, AB Repeat, Centre Cancel
Internal Memory
- Song Save Format: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)
Songs
- Max. 99 songs
- External Memory
- External Storage
- USB Flash Memory
Playable Song Formats
- Standard MIDI Files (Format 0/1)
- Roland Original Format (i-Format)
- Audio File (WAV 44.1 kHz/16-bit linear format)
- Audio CDs (CD-DA) (when using optional CD drive)
Song Save Format
- Standard MIDI Files (Format 0)
- Audio File (WAV 44.1 kHz/16-bit linear format)
Internal Songs
- Piano Masterpieces: 75 songs
- Selections: over 10 songs
- Hanon: 20 songs
- Czerny #100: 100 songs
Rated Power Output
Volume Level (SPL)
- 105 dB
* this figure was measured according to the method that is based on Roland's technical standard.
Speakers
Display
Language
Control
Other Functions
- Panel Lock
- MIDI Visual Control
Connectors
- DC In jack, Pedal connector, Input jack: Stereo miniature phone type, Output jacks (L/Mono, R): 1/4-inch phone type, USB COMPUTER port, USB MEMORY port, MIDI connectors (In, Out), Phones jack x 2: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
Power Consumption
- 8 W (5 W -- 32 W)
- 8 W: Average power consumption while piano is played with volume at centre position
- 5 W: Power consumption immediately after power-up; nothing being played
- 32 W: Rated power consumption
Accessories
- Owner's Manual, Roland 60 Classical Piano Masterpieces, AC Adaptor, Power Cord (for AC Adaptor), Headphone Hook (Supplied with the stand)
Options (sold separately)
- USB Flash Memory
- USB CD Drive (CD-01A)
Size and Weight (including piano stand)
- Width (W): 1,387 mm / 54-5/8 inches
- Depth (D): 429 mm / 16-15/16 inches
- Height (H): 1,036 mm / 40-13/16 inches
- Weight: 52.5 kg / 115 lbs. 12 oz.
- Height without Music Rest ...860 mm, 33-7/8 inches
All specifications and appearances are subject to change.
