Softpedia
 

NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
Home > News > Technology and Gadgets > Audio

November 4th, 2008, 15:01 GMT · By

The 4-octave Roll-up Piano Keyboard

SHARE:

Adjust text size:


The Roll-up Piano Keyboard
Enlarge picture
The Roll-up Piano is the perfect toy for those who are looking for extreme portability when it comes to keyboards. Despite its rather toy-ish character, this musical gadget can be a very good solution for those pro players who are having a hard time being separated from their piano during vacations and the likes; and in case they're willing to play and have fun at the same time. Or if you're looking for a musical toy for your kids, easy to carry with you on vacation or during a short picnic outing, this Roll-up Piano Keyboard could be one of the best solutions.

 

We must say that a flexible keyboard is the thing that has drawn our attention in the first place. And the fact that you can fold it until it fits in your pocket was even better.

 

The speaker and tone module
Enlarge picture
This portable and flexible piano keyboard is in fact a piece of neoprene (the material wetsuits are made from), which is highly flexible and can be easily rolled up into a small pack on which you get 49 soft rubber keys covering no less than 4 octaves, from C3 to C6. This keyboard comes with sensitive pressure sensors allowing you to play with just gentle touches and eliminating fatigue usually associated with this kind of toys.

 

Polyphony features also allow you to play as much as 10 notes simultaneously thus the Roll-up Piano Keyboard is ideal for duets or for serious chording.

Rolled-up, ready for picnic
Enlarge picture
Attached you get a small case containing the 4 AAA battery compartment, small speakers and tone controls; of course, you also have a volume control and an output jack to connect your headphones to or to have your sounds sent to an external amplifier.

 

The sound processor will put 100 tones and rhythms at your fingertips and it also sports a learn-and-follow mode. You can even store performance sessions 52-notes long, helping you remember the chorus of your future hit. The Roll-up Piano Keyboard comes with a special carrying case and retails for under $80. A neat and interesting gift for the forthcoming holidays.

 

We are just a few, but there are many of you, Softpedia users, out there. That's why we thought it would be a good idea to create an email address for you to help us a little in finding gadgets we missed. Interesting links are bound to be posted with recognition going mainly to those who submit. The address is .

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK:

5,228 hits · 1 comment · Link to this article · Print article · Send to friend · Subscribe to news

MUST-READ RELATED ARTICLES:


Piano Hands, Musical Gloves for the Little Mozart in You

The World's Most Amazing Pianos

An Old Typewriter Turned into a Steampunk Musical Instrument

The Musical Teacup - Brew and Music in a Single Gadget

Sympho Canvas, the Orchestra with No Humans

READER COMMENTS:


Comment #1 by: alaminsumon on 08 Feb 2011, 17:11 UTC reply to this comment

I heard that if you can only get 3 distinguish notes while pressing keys at a time, more than 3 keys will make a ghost noise. Please check this issue and update the article you wrote to protect the readers from this unwanted experience they might face if they trusted your review and buy it. Thanks

Copyright © 2001-2012 Softpedia. Contact/Tip us at

WindowsGamesDriversMacLinuxScriptsMobileHandheldNews

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE   |   ROMANIAN FORUM