Fazley FSP-500-BK digital piano starter kit #3

General

Starter set

Compared to the FSP-200, this FSP-500 - which comes with chassis, pedals, headphones and stool - is a good step up if you want to develop your piano playing. One notable difference is that this piano has hammer action keys, which you immediately notice are closer to the playing feel of a real piano. Not to mention the three pedals. Read on to discover what else this piano has to offer.

The piano

The FSP-500 is a fine entry-level digital piano, but one with 88 Hammer Action keys. This mimics the resistance of the keyboard of an acoustic piano. That means you can play the same way. You can play with 16 sounds, including a beautiful grand piano sound, electric pianos, organs and strings. You can quickly select these sounds via the clear button layout on the compact body. The piano comes with a sustain pedal, but you can also buy a separately available stand, on which you will find three pedals at once. The FSP-500-BK is the black version.

Features

You can combine the sounds present in the FSP-500 with the layer function. For example, you can make piano and strings sound at the same time. You can set the volume of the sounds separately. Furthermore, you can colour the sounds by adding Chorus and Reverb effects. Handy when playing is the metronome, which you can of course set in different time signatures. If you are already more at home in the world of pianos, you can also use the master tuning, transpose and an EQ functions. Also fun to play along with are the 16 demo songs on the piano.

Connections

You can hear yourself play through the built-in speaker system, but of course you can also connect separately available headphones. If you want a bit more volume, you can also connect the piano to external speakers via the stereo line outputs (RCA). The FSP-500 can also be connected to a computer via the USB-B connector on the back. This allows you to send a MIDI signal to your computer and use it in a DAW. Naturally, you also get a power adapter with it, but quite special is that you can also use this piano on batteries (6x D-cell, not included).

Free 25 online piano lessons!

After purchasing and receiving this product, you will receive a voucher code for Online Music Academy via e-mail. This will give you access to 25 online piano lessons and a weekly Q&A live session. Watch the lessons as often and for as long as you like.

• Read an in-depth review of this product here.