Roland LX-5 Dark Rosewood

The New Accessible Pillar of the LX Series

Designed as an entry point into Roland's premium furniture-style pianos, the LX-5 carries the DNA of the LX series: a modern approach to the digital upright piano focused on playing feel, sound projection, and ease of use. Its compact format easily fits into a living room or workspace while offering a rich enough experience to support both early learning years and the needs of an advanced pianist seeking a reliable, musical, and maintenance-free instrument. The goal is clear: to recapture the coherence of a "real piano" (response, nuances, resonances) in an elegant instrument, ready to play anytime, whether on headphones or speakers.

Keyboard Design

The Roland LX-5 features a PHA-50 88-key hybrid keyboard combining wood structure and composite materials to provide stability, consistency, and durability. The hammer action with escapement reproduces the characteristic let-off point of an acoustic piano and improves control in subtle passages. With a weighted touch and Ivory Feel coatings, the grip remains comfortable even during long sessions, while helping to master delicate attacks and repetitions. The high-precision velocity detection faithfully translates your intentions: articulation, dynamics, and legato control become more natural, making it an excellent choice for working on technique, endurance, and dynamic range.

Sound Quality

At the heart of the LX-5 is the Piano Reality Modeling engine, which relies on physical modeling to recreate in real time the behavior of a piano: harmonic richness, velocity response, and smooth timbre transitions. You have access to an extensive palette of sounds including modeled grand and upright pianos, designed to remain consistent across all registers. For sound projection, the Piano Reality Projection system uses 4 speakers to offer a wider stereo image and a more "instrument-like" presence, with projection that fills the room without harshness. The high polyphony ensures secure playing in dense pieces, prolonged resonances, and pedal use, for a fluid and uninterrupted sensation.

Built-in Effects

The LX-5's integrated effects allow you to adapt the piano to your space and playing style: Piano Reality Ambience with 4 environments (studio, living room, concert hall, cathedral), reverb to widen depth, equalizer to adjust spectral balance, and brightness control to refine attack. In silent practice, the immersive headphone mode emphasizes listening comfort and spatial sensation, ideal for long practice sessions without fatigue.

• The dual headphone output allows two people to practise together.

Technical specifications

Effects	Reverb, EQ	Touch	Heavy
Arpeggiator	No	Split & layer	Partner mode
Bluetooth	Yes	Max polyphony	256
Speaker diameter	4,7", 2"	USB to Host port	Yes
Number of speakers	4	Inputs	Audio, USB audio, USB Midi
Velocity sensitive	Yes	Outputs	Mono & stereo audio, 3.5 mm headphone, 6.5 mm headphone
MIDI DIN I/O	No	Color	Brown
Number of keys	88	Finishing	Matt

Keyboard action	hammer action with escapement, weighted touch	Recorder	built-in
Key coverings	Ivory Feel	Twin Piano function	yes
Velocity detection	high precision	Fine adjustments	tuning, temperaments, resonances, keyboard sensitivity
Sound engine	Piano Reality Modeling (physical modeling)	Roland Piano app	control and lessons
Sounds	modeled grand and upright pianos	Pedals	soft, sostenuto, damper with continuous detection and damper modeling
Piano Reality Ambience	studio, living room, concert hall, cathedral	Piano Augmented Reality (AR)	visualization of the instrument in your home
Reverb	yes	USB ports	computer / USB flash drive
Equalizer	yes	Headphone outputs	2
Brilliance adjustment	yes	Dimensions	1383 x 1039 x 468 mm
Sound system	Piano Reality Projection with 4 stereo speakers	Weight	74 kg
Immersive headphone mode	yes	Power supply	mains
Metronome	yes