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Roland FP-40 Digital Piano
The Roland FP-40 replaces the FP-30X with the same trusted PHA-4 Standard action, then rebuilds everything around it — a new Piano Reality sound engine pulled down from Roland’s flagship GP-series grands, redesigned upward-firing speakers, and the first built-in Wi-Fi on a Roland digital piano, powering the free Piano Sphere learning app.
FP-40
Price range: $749.99 through $1,059.97
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Description
The FP40’s not expensive.
(It just sounds like it.)
Fully-Weighted Key Action
Roland’s legendary PHA-4 Action delivers triple-sensing fully weighted key action with textured key tops & escapement.
Multi-Layered Stereo Samples
Lush, detailed new piano samples that morph to match every dynamic level without ‘stepping’, so every moment comes alive.
Built for homes, or musicians on the go
At just 30 lbs and a strengthened chassis, this is the everyday, everywhere piano your fingers, ears, and wallet will love.
Overview
The Roland FP-40 replaces the FP-30X, one of the best-selling digital pianos in its category for the better part of six years — and it doesn’t just coast on that reputation. It keeps the same PHA-4 Standard weighted-hammer action players already trust, then rebuilds everything around it: a new Piano Reality sound engine borrowed down from Roland’s flagship GP-series grand pianos, a completely redesigned upward-firing speaker system, and the first built-in Wi-Fi Roland has put in a digital piano, powering the free Piano Sphere learning app. The result, hands-on, is an instrument that finally rewards playing quietly as much as playing loud — a genuine generational step for the FP line, not just a refresh with new branding.
FP Heritage – Since 1991
Roland’s FP line of digital pianos have accumulated decades of experience with the world’s most demanding musicians. The result? Every FP40 delivers perfect balance, durability, and tone quality into a highly versatile package.
#1 In VERSATILITY
Some pianos are best at home. Some are best on the road. Some preferred by beginners, and some by pros. The FP line bridges the gaps, delivering the kind of demanding tone production and functionality required by top musicians around the world, yet easy enough to use and play from your very first piano lesson.
The Keys
The FP-40 carries over the same PHA-4 Standard hammer action as the outgoing FP-30X: fully weighted, escapement-equipped, with Ivory Feel key surfaces and triple-sensor detection for faster repetition and more accurate trills than the dual-sensor actions competitors use at this price. What actually changed is underneath — Roland re-mapped the touch curves in software to match the new Piano Reality engine, and that re-tuning is most of why this piano feels different under your hands, even though the hardware is identical to the model it replaces.
The Sound
The FP-40 runs Piano Reality, a new engine brought down from Roland’s flagship GP-series grand pianos into a portable format for the first time. It’s still fundamentally sample-based, not a full modeling engine, but it borrows modeling-derived elements from those premium instruments for velocity transitions and resonance. Roland paired it with a full speaker redesign: two upward-firing drivers in newly engineered enclosures, with grilles molded directly into the top panel instead of bolted-on inserts, aimed up rather than down or back for a more direct path to your ear and real depth added to the low register.
256
With a total polyphony of 256, the FP40 delivers class-leading capability for the most demanding, multi-layered playing situations. Never lose any sustaining harmonics….ever.
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The FP40 features 2 x 12W speakers, entirely redesigned to be upward facing for maximum detail and player immersion. Full, balanced, and great at every volume level.
305
With 305 onboard tones (40 directly from the piano, and an additional 265 accessible from within the app), you’ll have the variety you want to fulfil every creative impulse.
Connectivity
This is the first Roland digital piano with built-in Wi-Fi rather than Bluetooth alone, and it’s what makes automatic Piano Sphere syncing possible without pairing a phone every session. In addition, the stereo 1/4″ audio ports, single and triple pedal connections, USB Audio Interface (USB-C) and Bluetooth Audio & Midi make this piano as future-proofed as they come.
USB AUDIO
Stream digital audio straight from your FP40 to your computer for the ultimate in recording convenience.
Bluetooth 5.4
Enjoy stable, high-fidelity audio & data connections with the latest in Bluetooth protocol
Mic & Headphone
A combined 3.5mm headphone and mic port at the front means ultra-convenience access to both features, with onboard mic effects to boot.
The App
Roland’s free companion app for the FP-40, built with Skoove — personalized lessons, a licensed and copyright-free song library, streak tracking, and automatic progress logging over Wi-Fi.
Roland FP-40 — Full Specifications
| Keyboard & Action | |
| Keys | 88, weighted |
| Action | PHA-4 Standard — fully weighted hammer action with escapement |
| Key surface | Ivory Feel coating on white keys |
| Key sensing | Triple-sensor detection for fast repetition and trill accuracy |
| Touch curve | Optimized for the Piano Reality sound engine |
| Sound | |
| Sound engine | Piano Reality — sample-based, with modeling-derived elements from Roland’s GP-series grand pianos |
| Speakers | 2x upward-firing drivers in redesigned enclosures with top-panel molded grilles |
| Effective volume range | Cleanest through roughly 50–80% of master volume |
| Connectivity | |
| Wi-Fi | Built-in (first for a Roland digital piano) |
| Bluetooth | Audio + MIDI |
| USB | 1x USB-C — MIDI, USB audio, and device charging on one cable |
| Headphone / mic jack | 1x 3.5mm combo jack (headphone output + headset microphone input) |
| Line output | 2x 1/4″ (L/R) stereo outputs |
| Pedal jacks | 1x single-pedal input, plus a 5-pin port for the KPD-70 three-pedal board |
| Companion App | |
| App | Piano Sphere, built with Skoove — personalized lessons, free song library, streak tracking, automatic progress logging |
| Platforms | iOS and Android |
| Requires | Wi-Fi connection; compatible with the Roland FP-40 only |
| Build & Dimensions | |
| Weight | 14.0 kg / 30 lbs 14 oz |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 1,307 x 332 x 122 mm |
| Colors / SKUs | FP-40-BK (Black), FP-40-WH (White) |
| In the Box | |
| Included | Single sustain pedal, music rest |
| Sold separately | KSF-40 matching X-stand; KPD-70 three-pedal board (sustain, sostenuto, soft) |
Specifications per Roland’s official FP-40 product documentation. Contact Merriam Music with any questions before purchase.
Additional information
| Weight | 45 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 55 × 17 × 11 in |
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