Roland's New Release: RD-88 Stage Piano
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While I am overall a big fan of Roland, and use many Roland products in the studio which I am pleased with, like keyboard amplifiers and digital organs, I have found Roland's digital pianos to be rather mediocre to me. They don't inspire or amaze me with realistic, authentic sounds, and the user interface of the RD line in particular is convoluted and difficult to master, in my opinion. While I do not hate Roland's digital pianos, I also do not love them, and so the RD-88 falls into a neutral territory for me.
One truly negative thing I do have to say about the RD-88 is that it has the least consistent volumes of any digital piano I have tried, and recording with it is a nightmare. The piano sounds are whisper quiet, but the EP sounds are considerably louder. It's so extreme that one patch can be recorded just fine, but the very next sound, in the same bank, causes my audio interface to peak like crazy! It gives me very little confidence while recording with the RD-88, and while it might be OK for a live situation, if you plan on doing any recording at all, I'd suggest avoiding the RD-88. It's too difficult to work with.
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The price range if they upgraded it an
d put everything on that you needed
the price will be up and i
t would be a little heavier to carry
I believe you are mistaken about the supernatural sound engine. They start with piano samples of each note then add the synthesis. It is not completely synthesized. There is a different sound engine on the pianoV piano that is, and a part of it is used in the RD 2000 but not included on the RD88. Very good review! Thanks
James,
as I now own a RD-88 for some days and already played a lot with it, I wanted to give my feeling of it, as I not agree with you on some points.
About the speakers, I owned a Korg Havian 30 (2x25W speakers) for 4 years, and ofcourse I was a little worried about the RD-88's 2x6W speakers. I use it at home for practising, and really these built-in speakers are surprisingly good. The basses are really good too.
About the menus, I don't agree with you about the "complexity". Most of the common changes are done by pressing a dedicated key and then using the INC and DEC keys. For example to navigate through the sounds of acoustic pianos, just press the PIANO key and you can access all the different pianos with INC and DEC. (from what I remember it's exactly the same way on the P515).
And then on the RD-88 you can do more. Pressing ENTER is used to access a drop-down list of the sounds in each bank, which does not exist on the P515.
To resume I don't find the menus too complicated at all, given all the parameters at disposal. Everything is very well organized, in a logical way.
Now for the quality of the piano sounds, it's totally a matter of taste, totally subjective. For me, I just discovered Roland's Supernatural sounds and I really love them.
That's it. Sure I'm going to keep my RD-88 for a very long time.
Thanks a lot for all your fantastic videos !
For home practicing I agree, the RD-88 speakers are ok, but other keyboards like the P515 have far better speakers which is why I was a bit disappointed. Roland advertises the speakers as being able to be used for monitoring in a live situation but I feel that if you brought one into a room of 30 lively people, you couldn't hear yourself at all.
Perhaps the user interface is a bit subjective, I think Roland's user interfaces are just messy. The text on the screen is tiny, the screen itself is tiny, the buttons are placed in weird spots, they are labeled strangely sometimes, assigning parameters like effects to certain knobs is far more difficult and convoluted than it should be. I found the RD-88, and other Roland products like the RD2000 and even the simpler FP-30, to be quite annoying and cumbersome to use.
I feel like I was being a tad harsh on the RD-88's piano sounds, listening back to the recording. They actually sound pretty nice via the direct line output, but those speakers were affecting the sound and making the music seem distant and tinny when in reality it was rather pleasant. Again, this is why I complained about the speakers. They don't accurately represent the sound you're playing.
Really glad you're enjoying my videos, and enjoy your RD-88 too! :D
don't get the comparison to the p515 which is a lot heavier and also a bit larger :/
Claude, I miss the music rest. If I want to play somewhere with the keyboard on its stand, what solution do I have to mount some music rest on the keyboard? What can I do? Any suggestion? Do you know if Yamaha sustain pedal works on it or do I need to buy a Roland one? I mean the one provided is just terrible 😕
Great review, and your conclusions were spot on. I wanted a lightweight keyboard with 88 weighted keys and built-in speakers, so it fit the bill. But I was generally disappointed with the RD-88.
The sounds are erratic and not up to today's standards. I agree that the organ sounds are good, but I think the fast Leslie speed is just a little too fast.
The built-in speakers are pretty bad. I didn't expect them to be great. No keyboard I've ever played has really great built-in speakers. But these are worse than others.
And yes, the interface is bad. It's hard to navigate. And I can't believe that the real-time controls remain in effect even after you switch patches. Like if you turn up the chorus effect on one patch, it turns it up to that level on every patch that you select after that. And the only way to set all the real-time controls back to their default settings is to turn the keyboard off, then on again, which is ridiculous.
And even the much touted Mainstage interface isn't all that great. Besides just basic USB control, it just shows the name of the Mainstage patch on the display.
But I don't mean to dis it too much. it does the job, and I like that it's lightweight. And its basically like getting an older model RD for like half the price. But I guess I just expected a little more from Roland. Because it's not that expensive, but it's not that cheap either. I think there are much better options out there for the same money.
You can actually change sound without pressing the enter key at first. There are to keys above the two arrow keys which have this funcion.
You're an extremely talented and knowledgeable guy. I have enjoyed your video, your Beethoven, and your demo of the RD-88. I still have my RD-600 that I bought 22 years ago! I'm a pounder so Roland is just across the water from me and I have a stock of nylon hammers than I can install in 5 minutes! Just got a Clavinova Clp 685 and love it as well. Thanks for your presentation. Randy in Nanaimo B.C. Canada.
Please make a video about the keybed actions and the pros and cons on each? Yamaha' GH3, Roland's PHA-4, Kawaii's RHC-3, & Korg's RH3.
Great idea!
I love korgs rh3
James, thank you for telling it like it is. Love your fine posts during this strange time. Keep playing music. we are listening. Stay safe.
Nice and honest review ,James, as always. I like your honesty very much because it is not often the case with americans. Please don`t get me wrong.
You are a very very nice person (honest, humble, natural) and i always like to watch your videos.
That`s the reason why i subscribed to you.
Greetings from germany !!!
Brilliant review, Brilliant musican... Thank you, from me a ROLAND PLAYER.... BUT I CERTAINLY CAN'T PLAY THE KEY AS WELL AS YOU, YOU REALLY HAVE A GOD GIVEN GIFT....
FROM JOHN UK 🇬🇧
Please review the Dexibell Pianos. It is hard to demo them in my area. Keep up the great work
The only reviewer on youtube I trust! Keep up the great work!
Me too
MikeBristol me too ha ha. Most reviews are done by pro demonstrators who are hoping to sell their keyboard.....so it’s almost a sales pitch. Where as this guy is super critical from a pianist point of view. He’s like the Simon Cowell of reviews...it takes a lot to impress him.
Me tooo
many good features on this stage piano, but what i don´t like:
-no music stand for sheets or tablet
-no DIN midi in
-too much height
-external power supply
-miniature stereo line input
-no usb to device to connect midi masterkeyboards (you could easily play some sounds out of the rd88 from a 2nd keyboard even without powersupply)
i´ve had many rolands: jx-3p, jx-8p, rd-600
i still have: rd-300gx, jv-1010, bk-5, pk-5a, fantom-xa, cm-110
i´ll keep waiting for a new stagepiano (probably no roland) and stay with my rd-300gx until some company will develop something i like.
Rd88 vs yamaha p121 just acoustic piano comparation, which one is best?
Thanks you very much
Roland has some very nice keyboards with a great action. I just wish that the support arm of the company had a great action. I bought a Roland RD 88 keyboard and 2 months later it died. I took it to a Roland repair center where it has been for over a month waiting for a part that is coming from Japan. When someone spends this much for a keyboard one would expect the company to keep adequate parts on hand to repair their product.
Could you please compare this piano vs roland fp30 just main piano? Thank you
Is this a good alternative to fp30/fp60? I will mainly use it at home and mostly for piano practicing in my bedroom. I have an upright acoustic piano for my living room. The RD88 has analogue knobs and direct buttons and that is why I got interested in it. I do not like going into menus to select different sounds/options. Does it have the built in rhythms with auto accompaniment? From what I understand, the RD88 has a slightly different key action even though Roland is calling it PH4. Also, it does not have the bluetooth function and the place to put the music stand.
The keyboard action is the most important feature to me as I mostly play classical music.
Honestly, no. It does have built in rhythms, but there is a lot of menu diving involved for nearly every action on the instrument. The action does feel slightly different, a little lighter, but still pretty good. And no, there is no place for a music desk, and that alone would indicate to me it would make a sub-par home practice instrument. This is geared purely for gigging musicians and on-stage work.
If you really want a Roland, the FP30 would be better for home use than the RD88, although it's not perfect either. You select sounds by holding down a button and pressing certain, unlabeled keys, which in my opinion is even more annoying than a menu.
Personally, I prefer the Yamaha P515, in this price category, to anything Roland has to offer. It's built better and has higher quality sounds overall, especially for the acoustic pianos. Also it has a music rest, Bluetooth, and large, high quality speakers. You don't have to go into a menu here unless transposing the keyboard, changing the intonation, or other such features that are rarely used.
Another contender in this price class in my opinion would be the Korg SV2. While it has no speakers, and is a couple hundred dollars more, it has some of the best electric piano sounds I've ever heard in a modern instrument. With absolutely no menus or screens whatsoever, it's all analog style with tactile knobs, and is very intuitive and easy to use, although a tad more complex than its predecessor, the SV1, which is also excellent.
@@ThePianoforever Thanks for the quick and detailed reply. It helps a lot. I did try the Yamaha P series, I believe P45, a few months ago and the key action was a little heavier and springy. The FP30 appeared closer to my acoustic piano though I am not sure. I will investigate the two model you mentioned and see if these two better fit my needs.
@@ThePianoforever FYI, the Roland FP-30 has Bluetooth and it's a totally different ball game when you connect it to Piano Partner 2 app on a phone or tablet! As you probably already know by now, you have tons of controls via the app that are not easily accessible or not at all on the keyboard itself. One of those, is auto accompaniment aka fill in. Do you happen to know whether the rd-88 or any Roland stage piano for that matter, has Auto accompaniment-fill in along with its rhythms?
I landed here as the Roland RD-88 is about the only digital piano in stock right now, all others, from every maker, have weeks or months of delivery times.
Thank you for explaining this is not the instrument I need, I will have to wait.
What a great review .. I went with the fp 60 because of the Bluetooth , but honestly I like the slightly more responsive weight of rd 88 .. I’m a complete beginner to pianos ..
How does the RD-88 compare to Casio PX S3000?
Excelente video!!! Si mantengo con el pedal un sonido y cambio a otro sonido distinto, se mantiene el primer sonido mientras presione el pedal? Muchas gracias!
Enjoyed the mellow piano and the sweet music.
The Moonlight Sontata sounds very articulate and clear in the complex sections. Thanks for the very thorough review of the usage experience.
Would be cool to see a review of some vintage digital pianos like the RD300s for example and see how much pianos evolved in terms of action and samples
How difficult is it to play fast one handed repeated notes the way that you can on an acoustic grand? Would a pianist capable of playing the sonata in d minor K141 by Scarlatti be able to pull it off on the rd88?
I like the piano sounds but the difference between the loudness is pity. When you played two instruments together, in the split mode, did you noticed the loudness? Or not. I couldn’t hear it that clear if they where different or not. You compared the RD-88 with the RD-2000 is it an idea to compare them in a video? I am particularly interested if the resonance really difference. Thank you for sharing and playing.
I had more hope for this piano, for it to be an improved RD800, on which I like the keyboard feel more than the RD2000 (although I chose the Kawai ES-8 after further playing and still thinks Yamaha CP4 is a strong contender). The Zen core is a nice possibility, but it seems like Roland stressed this one a little to much for the NAMM2020 and that it would benefit from having some further development before shipping. The form factor and weight is right for a gigging musician though.
I can't playback Mp3 or Wav files from the USB flash drive. I formatted it on the keyboard, I put the songs in the songs file. The files show up on the screen but when I press play on any song it tells me the file is not playable. Is anybody else having the same problem?
For the piano sound, how many maximum polyphony does it have? and does it have any piano editor to adjust things like string resonance, damper resonance, etc?
Great review! Do you know if this piano can be configured through a Roland app, like Piano Partner 2? Would be interesting to see how the user experience compares to the physical configuration interface. It is interesting also how the RD-88 has the same piano action (PHA-4) as the FP-30 but is a bit different at the same time.
No, the rd-88 does not have bluetooth, and thus is not compatible with piano partner 2, which requires Bluetooth (according to Roland's website). I think this is because you are able to configure everything on the keyboard itself and thus don't require piano partner? I'm rather fond of the cheesy filling accompaniment that piano partner 2 and the fp30 gives me... wondering if the rd-88 or other stage pianos have those somewhat cheesy but fun features?
Looks like an old FP-2, but with pitch wheels? (or is power switch on top now), but probably not made as well. Does it have spit keyboard and sound mixing? 12:30 doesn’t sound artificial to me at all, just brite, like a Young Chang, etc. there are no doubt many brightnesses to choose from, as on earlier iterations.
Roland seem to be playing a marketing trick with their description of their PH4 actions.
In fact there are 3 variants:
Lowest: PHA-4 Standard (RD-88)
Mid: PHA-4 Premium
High: PHA-4 Concert
Highest:PHA-50 (RD-2000)
They are allowing descriptions of various products to use “PHA-4 action” to falsely imply that pianos have better quality responses than they do because the word “Standard” can be missed out. The PHA-4 Standard action is flawed, with a clicking sound that has developed in around 20% of their devices after several months of ownership (source Roland owners forum) it’s the cheap device they use to provide escapement.
I’ve owned a ton of Roland stuff over the years, but the RD-88 is to be avoided. It has cheap, wobbly plastic Jack and midi sockets, the audio interface doesn’t recognise iOS (Yamaha keyboards do) ie RD-88 does not have class compliant drivers. The menu/navigation system is a nightmare, and the speakers are a joke. Additionally, Roland have switched from sliders to rotary knobs which are really vunerable to damage and easily snap off when using a transport case (as we all do when gigging).
It is nice and lightweight, but heavily overpriced as Roland have cut so many corners with this. Prices are all dropping worldwide.....for good reason. (From £1065 to £915 in the UK -Dec 2020)
I agree with you. I'm looking for a light keyboard as I have some back issue, so which piano stage can I get for around the same price, with good action key and great accoustic pianos?
Hell yeah, I’ve been waiting for this one! Thanks!
Dude, I even though I am coming from a totally different branch, different genre of music, I totally love your videos. In my opinion you're nailing the most important thing at the beginning - it's not an instrument for everybody. Because no instrument is good for every person - there are so many factors to consider, it's impossible to point out just one perfect instrument. That's even more of a reason why your reviews are important - they (hopefully) help people make decisions... assuming that the people actually know what they want.
This was my last hope for a portable stage piano and a studio midi controller with built-in sounds and speakers, after I found out about the faulty key action of the Casio PS1000 from one of your previous videos. Now I don't have any. :-( Thank you anyways for being brutally honest. :-)
The main issue with this is the volume inconsistency. That can be fixed with a firmware update.
You won't find a perfect instrument. This one and most of the others in this price range are already pretty good.
I love the extended version of your test piece. Can you post the music? I’d love to give it a try.
I think people have asked this question before.
He said "Sorry, no." But saying just in case he does not reply back to you.
Watch how he plays it and write it down.
I'm looking for a reasonably priced keyboard that does harpsichord well. I was waiting but you missed demoing it on this vid LOL,, anyways, of all the keyboards you have tried, which one(s) would you say is the best for both sound and action, and if it has good pipe organ , all the better. Not too interested in all the e piano and fireworks Thanks.
Re: Your description - I can kinda understand why you're not too impressed with Roland digital pianos tbh - Roland is, and always has been, an electronic instrument manufacturer... Their digital pianos have always been electronic appropriations of pianos, and they tend to prioritise having a crisp, clear sound out of a PA system over capturing an authentically rich resonant 3 dimensional acoustic grand piano sound.
IMO Rolands work best as stage instruments in a contemporary, pop/rock kind of context, much like the Yamaha CP70/CP80 etc. That's what I use them for... even when the option of using a real grand is there :P
I agree, for the right person, this would make a nice stage piano - it's slim, portable, and doesn't compromise on the action. I just think that certain aspects of it could use improvement, like the user interface, and the plugs in the back which are nearly impossible to see. Also, there's such a huge volume difference between the sounds that it makes recording with it very annoying, especially when changing sounds.
@@ThePianoforever Could you compare this with a Yamaha Cp 73?
You are the best Piano reviewer on the face of the earth.
I am investing at 50,000 subscribers.
Yep,sure is, because he has no ax to grind.
Good afternoon!
Great video ...
Could you tell us the price of the RD-88 in dollars?
Thank you!
@@keithcitizen4855 Forgive me, I'm from Brazil and I don't speak English either,
@@luizrosamusic between 1000.00 and 1200.00 us dollars
I wonder if for changing tones you can just use the Inc. Dec. buttons instead of having to press enter and then use arrows? I have the RD-700 and the Inc. and Dec. buttons are how you move up and down the tone list. But perhaps they changed it for the RD-88.
Kurzweil PC4 review?
I am looking for an equivalent of Korg Havian 30. I believe its discontinued. Could you pls suggest an alternate in similar price range.
Kurzweil SP6 will be a good competitor. Also 88, also about or over 1000 USD, also lightweight.
SuperNatural is a hybrid synthesis technique, so they are in fact blended with actual samples and some modeling/synthesis.
Newest Supernatural version (Supernatural Piano modeling) is a pure modeling engine not based on samples. Although looking at the specs, RD-88 seems to be using the older version (Supernatural Piano).
@@Minsetti I can sure that rd88 supernatural piano uses part sample
I'm still not completely clear what exactly zencore is. Is it something one needs to purchase as add-ons? Or are they additional/free sounds that the RD88 already has hidden somewhere?
I connect my sustain pedal to FC2, but I have to play a note, then press the pedal and the sustain works. But if I press the sustain pedal first then play a note, the sustain doesn't work. Coming from a casio previa piano it works when I press the pedal before I hit the note and the sustain will work. Is this a normal behavior for Rd88?
Can you do a review of the Yamaha DGX 660, please.
Thank You
I never really liked the sound of the Roland. The way you describe it is exactly how I feel about it. Tingy and artificial. The sustain is also pretty short. Even if this one is "modeled", it sounds similar to my Roland Juno 88.
I love this rd88 so much! But can the blind or visually impaired person use this digital piano? Thank you.
any chance you might do a review of the Roland HP700 series units?
If that test piece is your creation in work PLEASE finish it and get it out there. Hearing it makes me want to play.
Please can anyone help? Is the USB interface “class compliant” ie. can I attach my iPad/iPhone (Using Apple’s camera connection kit) and play the sound of the iPad out of the RD88’s outputs?
I want to use organ sounds from garageband’s drawbars with it...Many thanks in advance
Right, for you this piano is just ok, you don´t love it, you don´t hate it. Which piano do you love?
I took your word about the Yamaha CP 88 and you were right thank you
I travel as late as possible I'm going to take your word on this one also
I spent time setting up the presets before I go out and perform thank you
You like the CP?
So if I can get both at similar price, which one, this or P-515?
I will be reviewing the P515 very soon.
I think I should do a comparison between the two as well.
@@ThePianoforever Alright, thank you
Great, thank you!
@@ThePianoforever Waiting for your review of the Kawai ES110.
Guys, need your advice about the piano model. Looking for a new portable piano to practice at home (just finished my 3rd year or music school). The only two priorities are the quality of sound and the authentic piano keyboard feel. Basically just like Rd 88 but I don't need any mixing different instrument features. The price range is 1k or a bit more. Shall I go for yamaha p125?
If your price range is a little more than $1k, I'd suggest you take a look at the P515. Here in the states it tends to go for about $1,500 and since it's been out a couple years you might be able to get a deal on a used one. It has one of the most authentic feeling actions in that price point, and some of the best acoustic piano samples in general. Also it has amazing speakers, especially compared to the RD88, but this may not matter if you're playing on headphones.
@@ThePianoforever thank you so much for your advice! I'll definitely check this model!
@@ThePianoforeverand if you had to choose one for 1.100 max, what model would it be?
It is very difficult to choose a keyboard I sing in a choir and would love to practice with a keyboard, we practising the Messiah and Misrere Karl Jenkins, which should I choose and not robbing the bank. 500-700 $. Thanks. Love your videos.
Can you store a sound you have done some modeling adjustment? It’s gonna be annoying if you have to do it every time.
Thanks for this and other helpful reviews.
I’d like to see a review of Kurzweil SP keyboards！
Bob
I bought the rd 88, but I can´t find such a compact keyboard stand. wich one did you use?
I will be reviewing keyboard stands in the next several weeks. I will include the ones we use here in the studio and also a few others purchased just for the video.
@@ThePianoforever thanks for the answer and I´m really looking forward to the video. but I need to buy it next week. may you leak this one stand :)
James, could you please do a review of the Korg SV-2 88 (in fact it would be better to review the SV-2s 88 because of the possibility to check the new speakers system). I know you like very much the old Korg SV-1, so this could be an excellent opportunity to have a real good review on this new Digital Piano and at the same time to know if the enhances between them are really interesting. Thank you very much!! I really like to see your honests reviews. Cheers!!
I had a SV2-88S ordered for two months, but lost all communication with the national company about two weeks ago when they closed all of their stores. I will be getting one as soon as I can, but I see a lot of price gouging on with this product at the present time.
Hi, Could rd-2000's Sympathetic resonance be fixed by patches? if so, they fixed it?
They could do a firmware update. I have a RD-2000 and updated it to ver. 15. from ver. 1.0. With the ver. 1.5 update they give you 7 more V-pianos for a total of 17 v-pianos. I don't know if more sounds were added in other categories though.
Walter Wanderley had a very distinctive organ sound. Supposedly a B-3. But no one else on a B-3 sounds like him. It's a great tone, but good luck finding it. Listen to his Rain Forest album.
I don't need on board speakers. I've always steered clear of purchasing a keyboard that had it's own speakers for fear I could not bypass them.I play live and go directly into a soundboard.
Can someone tell me, on this keyboard, if when I use the output into a soundboard I can shut the speakers off.
I don't need them as monitors because I use in-ears.
Thank you.
There is a speaker on/off button right on the front panel.
Plz can u tell me which keyboard is the best in the range of 2-3 lakh rupees.
I was waiting for this!
Does it have a sheet music stand?
Is there a similar product available right now? I mean a compact digital piano with decent action, sounds etc. with a similar price tag?
Great and helpful review! Thanks!
The definitive video on the RD88. Thanks James.I wanted this but I don't know about that stupid interface? I am big on organs and rhodes and AP's and that is why I considered this.
Thanks, you have just saved me £1000, i was gonna buy this keyboard but like you show it would be way too complicated for me to use. Is there a keyboard out there that has good piano sounds and lots of other sounds too and is easy to use, do Yamaha have one. Thank You, your reviews are brilliant mate.
Great review, I want a good piano and this one was suggested to me but now I’m thinking I may want a different one because it doesn’t fit what I want
Can you make review of roland V-piano?
I owned a Roland FP7 about 10 years ago. Back then, it was in a league of its own. Shame they got left behind!
As someone who dislikes unboxing videos I was actually disappointed to NOT see the unboxing of this digital piano because, even. though I do not enjoy unboxing videos ... I secretly do. Pls don't tell anyone.
How do we turn on the roland rd88 speakers
@@mabusekhanye9403 with the On button
do you have any reccomendations for a good keyboard under 400
James, a couple of questions: Does it have an earphone jack? This would be a suitable practice "piano" when one is on on the road. Is its operating system undateable? I agree that Roland has to work on its operating system interface -- It's a nightmare.
It does have a headphone jack, annoyingly it's in the back of the instrument, and all of the ports in the back are quite poorly labeled, you literally need a flashlight to see what's what. But yes, it would be suitable for a practice piano on the road.
@@ThePianoforever I love the labelling of the jacks on the RD-2000. Both labeled on top and in the back.
Which kind of pedal/switch is included in this unit, please?
A cheap little box sustain pedal sadly
sir could you do a review on Roland junods88.please
James, is your studio just for your personal study and videos, or will you be using it for commercial music production? Love all your vids, keep them coming!
We are just building out the studio at the present time, but are also in the process of working with a few individuals on projects that will be coming up in the future.
You may have addressed this, but what are we hearing? The speakers on the piano or another output?
You're hearing the direct line outputs of the keyboard.
@@ThePianoforever Through the RD88 speakers? Thanks.
No, not the speakers, they were not recorded for this video. This instrument has two jacks in the back that allow you to record the audio signal directly from the instrument, no speakers involved with the recording process.
RD 88 or RD 700?
what is the name of the second test piece? (14:10)
Thanks for your review, it is enlightening
Hey i have been watching u for a long time as i m buying a keyboard after this quarantine.So plz can u give a brief details of roland fantom.plz
Is it heavy key? I mean, is it like an acustic Piano?
Oscar Munoz No!
Is this one good for a beginner?
RD-88 is better than fp60?
James, I have watched many of your videos and accept that you really know a lot about pianos and keyboards.
With this, will you please help me figure out what to do and buy for my specific situation?
I have an old 1940s Wurlitzer that my mom bought me before she passed. It is a small spinet and after having it tuned three times in a year, I was told that it has a poor poor design and I will always have issues with it.
With this, and being that I am fairly handy, I have made the decision to invest some money and retrofit an 88 key digital keyboard into the existing Wurtlister body/cab.
I know it is a tall order, but I am looking for examples of true feel, weight, and sound. I realize that buying something with build-in speakers is prob cheesy and also will most likely not work out well in a built with such tight spacing. I want to essentially fit the keys so you really can't tell and even have the original cover slide back over. With this, I need tight and bare minimum, stripped-down examples as there is such tight spacing (1 or 2 additional inches or controls added to the keys).
Considering this project, which names for 88 key pianos and speakers come to mind? The Wurlitzer has a wooden grilled set of slats in the front of the piano's "box," which I figured will def work well for speaker placement. Which speakers or amp has the best sound and feel/vibe?
On top of all this, while I don't seek hundreds of effects and bells and whistles, it certainly would be nice to have some variety in piano styling and organ options as well.
All and any responses and suggestions will be appreciated tremendously! I intend on beginning this venture soon. Budget 1-1500 hundred dollars.
Thank you!
Bob
I feel like the low end on the piano sounds are a bit shallow... leaves something to be desired.
Be interesting to compare to the new Kawai ES520. About the same price point.
Perfect review, you are the best
hello i'm a beginner .. are all your review keyboards yours?..
Yes.
@@ThePianoforever i love when you play .. i love when you talk about that ..
because i love that musical instrument.. and i hope some day i can have that instrument
This seems horribly designed. It's got a lot of potentials as sort-of a jack of all trades instrument if Roland has got the user interface right, but this is way too clumsy. An additional rotary knob for selection and swapping the button and knobs on the left would make using it much easier. I'm interested in your opinion on the action of the Yamaha CP88. How similar is it compared to an actual grand? Is not having escapement a big issue? I don't really understand Yamaha's decision to not put escapement (the NWX) in its flagship stage piano.
At the moment I cannot find one in stock at any of the usual online stores. Perhaps it is sold out because it is so popular. We will see.
We have been having problems with being able to get most brands of keyboards as of late. I also see price gouging on the new releases as well.
ThePianoforever price gouging? How shocking. Lol
Which stage piano do you recommend?
Well that depends on how much you want to spend and what kind of music you wish to play. The SV1 and SV2 are great for vintage 70's music, but the MP11se is great for classical if you have the budget.
Very good job! Thanks :-)
Maybe look for a computer-based parameter editing app?
You are the best James!