RockJam 88-Key Digital Piano with Semi-Weighted Keys, Lessons & Keynote Stickers.

I've been producing electronic music for 25 years and, although I've written a lot of my music on the piano, I never truly learned to play or sight read. I've had keyboards that cost upward of $2,000, but had sold the last one off long ago. When I started looking for keyboards, I didn't necessarily need something for my music production, this was purely to learn to play piano, but I did want to ensure I would have the option. Because of that, I wanted to find one with semi-weighted or fully weighted keys, I wanted it to be full size, have the option for pedals, and have as many types of outputs as possible, namely MIDI. While I didn't necessarily set out looking for one that didn't need external speakers, I was happy to see that this one would come with a set built-in. I started looking on Amazon and quickly rolled past the high-end options I had before, mainly because while those were great synthesizers, I wasn't looking for that this time. I wanted this thing to play and sound like a piano and I didn't need anything else. I found the RockJam digital piano and it seemed to fit the bill. The keys were semi-weighted, standard size, there were 88 of them, and they had a sufficient number of touch levels. There seemed to be enough voices, meaning I could press as many keys as I wanted to and it still work. While I listened to the promotional video, I also listened to customer videos to try and understand whether I would be happy with the tone and quality of the sound. While that's never a great way to gauge, I was happy enough with what I heard. It seemed realistic enough. It had a MIDI out, so I could connect it to either my other hardware or PC to use as a controller or record the notes and velocities for what I was playing. It had auxiliary inputs and outputs, a headphone jack, and could use two stand-alone pedals and/or a three-pedal unit. Although I wasn't looking for portability, it was able to use batteries if so needed. After reading about the company on the Amazon page, I went over to their website and read a little more. I had been impressed with the number of features, but was concerned it meant that while plenty, they would be low quality. The website and listing comforted me in that, though. They state to be passionate about music, have a strong background in it, like to see people learn and enjoy it, and want to delivery quality products. I'm happy to report that, after getting the keyboard, I completely buy the company line. This is a quality keyboard by any measure. The pedals I purchased, also made by the company, work great with it and come as close as you can get to using pedals with a standard piano. And, while I can't really quantify this, it feels great to play. I especially like the feel of the ebony keys (not real ebony of course, but they still feel nice and are a different texture than the others). The speakers, while not something you'd perform with, are perfectly acceptable for daily playing. They're a bit low on bass, but have a good clarity and certainly get loud enough. I've connected a subwoofer through the auxiliary out and it pairs really nicely. The auxiliary features are perfectly fine for anyone outside a studio, but just a note for those using it in that sort of setting: The auxiliary out volume is controlled by the main volume knob but, although the main speakers can be set to 0, the out never reaches true zero - there will be a very low signal output at 0 volume. Beyond the sound of the speakers, you of course have the sound it produces. I've noticed a lot of back-and-forth in the reviews over whether this truly sounds like a piano. Let me first say this: If you use the Grand Piano voice, turn on the reverb, and use pedals, this will sound like a true piano to the untrained ear. I can recreate realistic piano using my music production software via soundfounts, a lot of tedious arrangement of velocities, and a myriad of effects, but I get the same, if not better, quality of sound from this. The church organ seems to work the way you would expect, and sounds just like you'd expect, but I haven't used that terribly much. The other sounds are, honestly, lacking. Don't buy this for those. I'm not going to bother going through all the features, they're in the listing, but I will just note that the abilities to play music from a USB thumb drive and set the key and music volume separately create a really fun way to play along with your favorite songs. I'll also say that the level of control over the keyboard via its built-in configuration is exactly what you'd expect from any product like this, professional or not. The free stuff they include is amazing. Oh, and the software works for Android - not sure what problem the other reviewers had. I couldn't be happier with this purchase. It's way more than I expected for the price I was willing to invest and it gave me exactly what I wanted. I've been practing and playing daily and my family can sit around and listen. While they didn't enjoy it as much at first, I have a regular audience through the week now. The general comment from friends and family is, "Wow, that sounds just like a piano." I would recommend this quickly and readily if you want to learn to play piano or miss playing one. I think it's about as close as you can get at this price point. I've enjoyed it immensely.

I have played piano for 46 years, taught for 12 years, and played professionally in the past. I prefer digital pianos as you can turn the volume down to practice. That said I don't care for most digital pianos as they tend to be too heavy and too robotic-sounding/robotic-feeling/polished/dull. "There has to be something unique, with more 'personality', and less expensive", I thought to myself. I searched high and low and listened to a YouTube review of this Rock jam piano. I was intrigued and decided to try it. I fell in love within a matter of minutes. The sound is lovely but not fake, the action isn't ridiculously smooth but plenty smooth enough and the semi-weighted keys are actually quite weighted. I love how it is slim and lightweight. The grand piano voice is perfect and all I will use. I don't care for reverb but a sustain pedal is a necessity. I bought a z stand for stability. The music stand comes with 2 clips which keep sheets in place. I remove the clips when I play from songbooks. At first I noticed here or there a faint or silent key. I adjusted touch sensitivity down to the lowest setting of '1' and that problem went away. The '1' setting works great for me for adding dynamic changes to my songs. I want to play all day. I have never enjoyed playing piano so much, except when I performed on a white Baldwin baby grand at a hotel restaurant one Christmas season, and on my old 1943 Wurlitzer Spinet. But for non-acoustic pianos, this is my baby. And I don't have to disturb others when I practice, and it will be a breeze to move or take to gigs.

Pros: The keyboard is very simple and straightforward to set up and use. There aren't a lot of instrument choices, so beginners won't be overwhelmed. The keys are full-size and while not weighted, they do feel reasonably good for a ca. $200 keyboard. Cons: The sound engine and speakers are acceptable, but don't sound all that great. There are only three levels of touch velocity sensitivity (plus no touch velocity sensitivity). More nuanced contol would be nice. While the keyboard can be used as a MIDI controller for playing virtual instruments using software such as Reaper, Cantabile, etc., it does NOT output the sustain pedal to the MIDI data stream. This means that there is no way to play virtual instruments with any real expression. For those of us into recording, this is a very serious drawback. I have, however, found two work-arounds: 1. Cantabile has a built-in virtual MIDI keyboard in which the SHIFT key acts as the sustain pedal. By adding a USB footswitch and configuring it to act as a foot-controlled SHIFT key, you can have a working sustain pedal in Cantabile, which is optimized for live performances. 2. While the Reaper DAW software also has a built-in virtual MIDI keyboard, none of the keys correspond to the sustain pedal, so work-around #1 can't be used here. My solution was to buy a very inexpensive MIDI mini-keyboard that has a sustain pedal jack, then configure Reaper to capture MIDI data from both controllers (select the All Channels option). You can now play the full-sized Rockjam keyboard and use the sustain pedal connected to the mini-controller and the system acts like a single keyboard with a working sustain pedal. I don't know why the Rockjam keyboard doesn't output sustain pedal data to the MIDI datastream. If it did, I would give this 5 stars for its great combination of price and keyboard feel.

I can't praise this keyboard piano enough. This is a great value keyboard for beginners, with features that can only be found in big brands worth 3 or 4 times in $$$. It sounds amazing, not stellar, but amazing, and I'm not knocking out a star for that, because, for the price, it is incredible! And you can always hook up an external speakers if you feel like you want to bring the house down. It has all the right connections. The feel of the keyboard is premium, and the weighted keys---the harder you press the keys, the louder the sound, the softer... okay, you get the idea---are what first grabbed my attention to check this out. It was a gift for my 8-year old who had been pleading for a piano since the pandemic started. My only regret is that I didn't buy this sooner. I almost bought the one that has a more established name, but that's what you're actually paying the extra money for, the brand. Don't fall for that. I encourage you to check this out first and prove me wrong. We've had it for a month now, and boy! This is THE beginner 88-key piano you've been looking for. I bought it with a separate sustain pedal and it works great with this keyboard. What else can I say? RockJam knocks the ball out of the park with this one. Highly recommended for you folks who are looking for a professional and highly functional (and then some) beginner 88-keys keyboard piano. 5 stars times 2!

March 2022 UPDATE: This unit is STILL awesome and working great. I practice 30-45 minutes every day on it and it is exactly like new. Definitely a blessing and worth every penny. Nov 2019: The first order had a bad power plug, but Amazon replaced the entire unit. Nonetheless, the RockJam 88 key piano replaces my 20 yr old Casio 61 keys. I was able to reuse the old Casio stand and foot sustain pedal. I have provided a video of the sound with and without an external speaker. For a beginner, the keyboard sound is fine. For an advanced person, it is a bit electronic, but I added an old Altec Lansing VS4121 2.1 Computer Speaker System that I had stored away. It has a large bass subwoofer that gives the lower notes a deeper tone and the speakers give a fuller sound to all the keys. The feel of the keyboard is great. It is not too tight, nor too soft. The few customer service interactions I've had have been above par. As a personal note, I had a console piano for many years and gifted it a church over 3 years ago. The longing was growing, but has been satisfied by the RockJam 88 key unit.

I use this keyboard to practice. It has a headphone jack so that I’m able to practice quietly as well which is perfect for my home life. The keys are weighted, although perhaps a bit more clunky than my grand piano. Ultimately though, for the price I paid, I am more than satisfied with what I received. Small note: the power button is a bit finicky and sometimes wouldn’t turn on, but if you press it a certain way (with an upwards motion) it’s more reliable.

I got this after moving out from my parents' house. I took classical piano lessons for 10 years and still love to play. The Good: it's cheap, feels pretty sturdy, and has 88 keys (a huge win!). The Bad: due to the keys not being real piano keys, if your playing a lot of chords with black keys and your fingers that are on the white keys are up near the top of the key, you have to push harder than on a real piano, which can be annoying. On a real piano, at least half of the key is inside the piano, making it easier to push on them when you're near the top of the key. But this is a minor gripe for a beginner.

I bought this as my first keyboard for both myself and my 5 year old to learn on. I’ve been a drummer my whole life so I’ve seen my fair share of top dollar electric keyboards. This is not one of those, nor should you expect it to be at this price. However, if you are looking for an outstanding value for a beginners keyboard this is right up your alley. The sound quality overall is very good. The keys aren’t weighted but they are pressure sensitive. It looks very sleek and so far it’s been a joy to play. I just wish I could actually play! Overall it’s an awesome beginner keyboard!!!