He's Got 88 Keys, But Which One Will Jack Choose? - Yamaha vs. Roland vs. Korg 

THE ROLAND! YES!! Don't get me wrong, I love Yamaha and Korg for certain things, but here the Roland sounded the least "contrived", the least "over-programmed", and overall sounded the "most natural" to me. I'm 55, I've played the piano since I was 7!!!

Always a pleasure to watch Jack play and pontificate. To me, it seems the Korg is best suited for rock, while the Yamaha is for more classical/new age, while the Roland is the best of all worlds.

I’ve just bought an MX88 yesterday and I’m blown away at everything it can do. And it works seamlessly with cubase

Hi Lee and the rest of crew. I just want to commend you guys on the fantastic online "world" you have created for your business. I'm actually a guitarist of 30 years that fell in love with synths almost 15 years ago. I love both instruments. I have watched hours and hours of your videos that showcase guitars and absolutely love how you are involving your demographic in a total immersion sort of way that really speaks to the musician. We all love gear. Right? I've come to understand that, lately, you guys are starting to produce synth/ keyboard vids. I've never been to your store. I am in America. Don't know what sort of piano/synth department you have. But, I would absolutely love to see more vids that really get into the nuts and bolts of synths/ keyboards/ VST's and DAW's on the same level of personality and passion as the vids with Chappers and Rabea. I think what you guys are doing is awesome and I have verbally suggested your vids to guys I work with (restaurant). Keep doing what you do.

Just bought the Juno and I'm so excited! Can't beat it for the price! Thanks Jack, love you to bits!!

I have an MX88, MXOF8, and the Roland DS. I had a Korg Krome but ditched it awhile back. Also got a couple Crumar organs and a Hammond SK2, Roland VR-09 and GAiA. When I want a realistic sounding piano I go for the DS. I like the key bed so much better, it has a little push back and feels more natural to me. The feel on the Yamaha is lighter and I still like them for other things. But for piano, I go with the DS. Plus you can download a bunch of expansion sounds for it.

It’s between the Korg and the Roland for me. Both sound super. Mega playing.

It’s all about user preference i think, Korg is bold , rich deep sounds Yamaha very natural sweet and great for ballads Roland has that presence feeling, very responsive and well balanced en both ends. Great for Rock. You may disagree but it’s just my opinion but I love them all.

He's got 264 keys

Don't really like the sound of the korg's acoustic piano. Yamaha has too much low end. The roland sounds the most balanced to me.

I had a DS88 and the bed was silky smooth. I definitely felt the weighted keys. My style leaned toward faster synth playing and a sold the DS88. I miss the DS when playing piano.

Roland Juno DS88 all the way!

Roland Juno Piano Korg Organ Yamaha EP and ambience

I know people have their favourites. I had a Roland Fantom, Korg Trinity and a Korg Karma and worked in a music shop selling this stuff. The answer is it is subjective and what you get used to. Sometimes a sound that works on it's own won't in a band situation etc. Get used to your gear. Most people wouldn't know any difference anyway. Go and try them out.

13:54 - Wow, how did he know I was thinking, "Augghghainevadoinonguhsahradid"?!?!

Went to store to play different Kawai's and Roland's and have to say that Juno DS 88 had very nice keybed for that price, also samples sounded nice. I'm planning to buy DS over RD-08 just because keybed was so engaging with awesome samples, althought it's cheaper.

NIce video brother, love Andertons...Just waiting for the Roland to arrive today...I have all the vst's in the world but just wanted a go to value instrument when I can't be bothered to be a computer nerd...

I like Roland most. I also like the sound of Roland FP-30 but I wonder do any of them have sequencer (kind of like the JD-Xi or Electribe) and a microphone input so I can compose and record a whole song on one of these? And then each instrument show up in an easy to use cheap or free DAW software?

It may be perference but the Yamaha rang sweet and I like it's warn soulful low end. And Im just a musician of 52 years of stereo loving sound.

Thank you very much for taking the time to go through a Demo like this, I take the Roland piano sound over all of them, also like the info about the Ivory Goodness fill of the Roland

For a proper band setup to fiddle with and play awesome music, All 3 with the Korg mainly for Piano and MX88 and DS88 for all accompany music and effects. will rock all the way.

“Lets drop the trousers on this bad boy!” Love this man 😍. Fantastic player, gorgeous, crackin personality. If I was in his store I would definitely buy if this dude was demoing ☺️

Yamaha wins Piano Roland wins EP Korg wins Organ

I reckon the mx88 is best. Piano on the DS sounds kinda nice as well.

Believe it or not I was about to buy my first keyboard don't no how to play yet. I was going to buy the Roland but the Yamaha 88. Came up on website. So I got it. I'm going back and get the Roland.

Awesome video! All great keyboards! I own a Yamaha MX61, which has been a great, light weight keyboard to take to band practices, or to the cabin up north, etc. I’ve even played a few gigs with it, and it sounds pretty good. My main keyboards are both Korg. I have a Kronos 61, and just upgraded from a Krome 88 to a Nautilus 88. I may be a bit biased, but I think the Korg has the best piano and electric piano sounds. The Yamaha MX organ sounds are very good. I’m not as familiar with the Roland DS, but it also sounds great.

You have done a mono recording next time please make sure you do it in stereo as the tones sound very different in stereo.

The guy with the duster read my mind.

Great Job Jack!! Cool Playing and comparisons!! Thanks for the Well Done Vid; I will be purchasing the Roland Juno DS88 next week!! 🎵🎼🎹👍😎 Wes

I wrestled with these keyboard when I was looking to purchase last year. I ended up getting the Roland because of the features and price. My final two were the MX vs DS but the Roland was also on sale for 800 and I couldn't pass up the onboard features. If the kross had assignable controls I probably would have grabbed it. I do like organ sounds on Yamaha better than Roland.

This is so useful and so helpful! Cheers!

I think what I'm thinking about the Yamaha is it sounds Smooth and silky. It has a nice light pleasant compression

I have to choose between DS88 and MX88, but i still didn't try them. Can someone tell me about the feeling? I mean, I'm looking for a keyboard that has the action similar to the piano. Anyway, the video is great because shows how great these three beasts are

I love the sound of Roland

Acustic piano 1 Yamaha 2 Roland 3 Korg Electric piano 1 Roland 2 Korg 3 yamaha

As far as the keyboard itself, for the most part, I have always been a Korg guy. But, however, I like having Roland and Yamaha sounds as well. So I have a few different sound modules. One being the good old JV 1080. Which in the part of the video as the Juno DS was being browsed to find an electric piano sound, that West Coast piano, and then I thought I heard the JV 1080 Rhodes. I’m pretty sure that West Coast piano was a JV 1080 patches well. I mean, I’m sure not everybody will agree with me on this point, but why just have the sounds of one manufacture and be locked into just that? If you can afford and have the space for modules, why not just have all of the sound Library is at your fingertips?

Great channel and videos.

For future reference, If you show any sound set on any keyboard, hooking them up in mono is absolutely worthless for the end listener. Any keyboard past 1980 is programmed in stereo. There is no way to tell what they sound like when hooked up in mono.

Thank you Great videos. Do you think DS88 action is closer to acoustic piano or other Roland products with PHA-4 action like new RD88?

MX88 good piano sound!!! Like CFX ,Electric Piano like Fender Road ,Wultleizer Sound are good

Good demo jack,all your demos are good.

The Yamaha sounds more natural The Roland is a touch richer But the Korg has extra depth and a zingyness in the sound......I prefer the sound of the Korg personally.

What are you playing through? The sound is excellent.

Great videos. Do any of these keyboards have Seamless Sound Transition (or are the changes smooth, at least - I have a keyboard that when I change sounds it can be stark!) or can you tell me which keyboards you know of which do? Thanks

I have a Yamaha MX 61 I'm highly interested in the MX 88 because of the price, I wish they would have put in built-in speakers on it.

Cristopher Cross is a genius!!! One of the best songwriter of ALL TIMES!!!!

I play guitar and I want this Coolio dude to have his own chanel. Way too fun.

10:34 for a moment you thought u were gonna play dire dire docks from mario 64 :D Its also a similar piano sound

First time Ive heard of a yamaha , whether acoustic or digital being too low... They are renowned for top end . 51 people need a tuning ... Im here for Jack and before you all moan yes im a piano player 1912 upright . What did pete get from the shop #whatsinPetesbag

Hey Jack - you stiffed us, man ;-) So which would you choose? I'm leaning towards the DS88 - sounds really nice, feels great. I tried them all out today, and spent the most time with the Juno. I play in a cover-band, so the Audio playback is perfect for my purpose as well. Thanks for the video - keep on ramblin', man...

5:45--The old Kayden Kross? ;--)

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem...ew... yesI said the "P" word! For decades I have chosen Yamaha because I rely on the quality and I've never had a problem...Well until I got an MX88. I feel the same way about Tascam. I don't know if it's just me or what but it seems these days everything is being made so cheaply. The tech is there but the hardware has gotten cheaper every decade. ANYWAY... I got my MX88 last June specifically to tackle a project I had planned for a year. Having previously had a few Motif's I'm familiar with what the MX has and for that...no surprises. The action is good, but I also have a P255 and these actions are supposed to be the same, but they are not. It's all about the feel. ANYWAY...right out of the box after getting everything setup to start the project I noticed a crackling noise every time I turned the MX on. Consistently on every power on with first note/chord strike. All on attack of the note. BUT... after a few notes it would subside. Knowing now... I should have immediately returned it, but anxious to get the project going I made the exception since the noise consistently seemed to subside upon playing. It was like it just needed to warm up. Fast forward to project completion. After weeks of practice and many out takes I had a track I was happy with. BUT as I began to listen more carefully readying for mixdown I began to notice there were STILL crackles within the track. Be they ever so subtle... they were there, all on the strike/attack of the note! Because this noise is specific to the strike/attack of the note I was able to work around it by playing a little less aggressively and was eventually able to get a keeper track. However some crackling was still there. I performed a number of tests to ensure it wasn't another piece of equipment or a bad cable and found unanimously my MX has a problem. So yesterday I boxed it up and sent it to the nearest service center and it should be interesting to see what they find. So that said... has anyone else noticed this dilemma?

Nice video brother! Love the way play. I have a DS and Korg and sometimes use both on stage at the same time. I feel the Korg cuts through better - but Roland "plays" better for me. I like its feel. Overall, they sound so similar that it doesn't really make much difference on stage. So it's all the feel.

is the roland Keys smaller compaerd to the other?????

SOud of all three Keyboards is not the rela on ei this video. There is a Comptrssor/limiter or both or at least the RU-vid video transformation or the video-rendering software added this effekt. All pianos have a saturation in this video that they do not have "in nature". Sorry useless to ee for sound comparism..

Ik ben absoluut een Korg- en Yamaha-fan en in de studio werken 6 van hen voor oefeningen. Buiten voor een optreden op het live podium nam ik een dag in de muziekwinkel om een ​​'alles-in-één' makkelijk mee te nemen synth te kopen met een piano klavier. Dus ook de disco tatataa-ogende Roland ds 88 trok de aandacht. Dus ik speelde de Rhodos erop met een dynamische ... mannen ... het verbluft me. Zoveel gevoel kreeg ik van slechts één toon. Zelfs de acc.piano voor het spelen van fusion en jazz heeft die toon die ik leuk vind. Die piano was niet een toon die groots klonk met veel nagalm, hij was 'klein' en hij heeft precies die toonkleur en positie. Also it didn't feel like I was playing sandwich bags but the feel of the keys where great. Aan het eind van de dag heb ik mijn eerste Roland, en dat na 40 jaar after my first synth.

I have the Roland ds 76 as my first keyboard. I am loving it. As it’s my first and I’m learning how to play, I really don’t know much how to use its capabilities. I mess around with a few different sounds but I look forward to figuring out how to use its features. At present, I use monitor headphones but eventually need to get a simple home use amplifier or some speakers. I suppose it’s good nobody can hear what I’m playing now! I’m s guitar player first but want to get to the point where I can play both my guitar and keyboard with a looper pedal and play some blues and would like to learn ambient stuff. Keyboardists out there, what would you recommend for amp? I may eventually play with a few guitarists as accompaniment. Not planning to perform for large audiences. Also, is it worth my while to explore more sounds on Rolands expansion site? There are so many already.

I have a MOXF8 and I'm not really that impressed with the acoustic piano. It sounds Ok, but it's just not expressive enough and feels artificial. The Roland RD piano is MUCH better and the action is slightly better too. I'm getting a Kronos2-88 soon, so I'll see how I like that. .

Juno ds 88 is so fucking clean and great

Nice presentation. Do you by any chance have a comparison between Korg Kross 2, Roland FA88 and Yamaha mx?

so really this is just a test of the in the box sounds. i'd watch it again though. jack is the best.

I'm looking for a keyboard now in Oct 2019. How is the Juno DS88 holding up? I'm comparing with the likes of DGX-660, Privia Pro PX-560 or PX-S3000. Primary use is at home fun, toying around, some computer recording, teaching kids, learning, etc.

LETS TALK ABOUT HOW LONG THE PIANO'S CAN PLAY BEFORE YOU START TO LOOSE THE KEYS INTENSITY WHEN HIT EITHER HARD OR SOFT THE SOUND CHANGES FROM hard to soft and playing hard . then the one note doesn't play after a while. I have gone through a Casio145 b and a M-Audio Pro Keys 88, and a M-Audio Key Station 88. 3 half decent keyboard in 3 years. Playing so much that eventually the notes disappear and won't work so I have all the keys working accept 1 or 2 that you can't hear nothing from it . 3 keyboards in 3 years. How do i find a keyboard that can handle the Playing that much that I don't loose 2-or 3 notes after a year or so. how do i find a keyboard that can stand that much playing and not loose 2-3 notes after a year. Thanks for the share .

enjoyed watching....,very entertaining...

1 Yamaha 2 Roland 3 Korg

the three pianos are similar but Yamaha MX 88 slightly higher! 🤠

Yo, Pete’s in this video!! Andertons shared universe?

I'm a Yamaha guy, though the others do sound great I didn't hear anything that would make me switch.

The Roland sounds best .......

The Yamaha is the most natural and musical 🎶 !

A bit dissapointed about the lack of broadness. I liked the way it started, with some talk about the keys giving a good idea about the differences. But then all we got was pianos and a few organs. I'd never make a choice between these keyboards based only on that. Want to hear strings, pads, synths and FX as well.

Are you guys going to demo the studiologic numa compact 2x?

Was worth viewing if only for one of the comments, "looks like a Fender, the one with the pitch bend handle"!

Number 1, Roland DS; number 2, korg; number 3, Yamaha.

help me out. gotta pick up a one tomorrow. do I go fore one of these or a modx6?

Amateurs, NEVER EVER record/demo a keyboard with mono/single lead only!

Yamaha sounds too tinny on the high end.

23:00 man I hope they're friends x3

1:18, 2:24, 3:32

What's the keyboard stand for the June DS?

The piano isn't at all the strong point on the MX88. It had some real nice electric organ and synth sounds.

Why mono?

Ill always be a Roland fan

And the dude can sing.

it only works on batteries or you can connect it with a power cable without needing batteries? Thanks for your answer, i need to buy one & WHAT DO YOU PREFER! Excuse my english

JAPAN MADE keyboard korg,roland,yamaha,kaiwai drums ,pear,tama,yamha JAPAN PRODUCTS

Korg sound to thin, Yahama sound over compressed, The Roland just sounds better. Some pianos claim to say they have a C sampled grand but only irs really just waved shapes and with added reverb, but the Roland slabs super clean as of they really used a up close mic on that sample, it sounds better than even the FA08!!! Who uses all the synths anyways?

I'm really interested in the MX88 as I need a Synth to replace my mega heavy old Alessis Qs8 as I'm moving back from a simple Roland Stage piano in a 2 vocal and piano duo to a full band. What I'm trying to find out is whether the MX has the capability to edit presets with multiple voices/splits within the instrument itself and save them for call up in a live situation without having to use a P.C. I have, thus far, been unable to find a shop with one in and one was met with blank stares when I asked this question in a place where they said they could order it for me, but didn't stock it anymore. There's no way, I want to shell out the dosh only to find that it's limited to 3 sound layering and one split, which seems to be the suggestion on the videos I've seen so far. Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks! ;O)

juno scores . But what happened to Yamaha ?

Yamaha piano sounds the best to me, although i’m a Roland guy.

The sound is mono. Why?

The Korg sounds great to me but honestly, I'd be happy with any of them.

Yamaha is the best in my ears

what a hero

Roland great sound 👌

do these have in built speakers or do you need to go through an amp?

Not sure how I feel about 'getting' the Kayden Kross reference...

I feel the Yamaha has more depth and melody inspirations triggering.. imho..

Think the Korg's upright sounds really good. Bringing me back to my parent's home. Warm.

Hey I must decide between a Yamaha MX88 and a Roland ds88 I just want to know which keyboard would be the best one to get because they both have a lot of feathers and both look like great keyboards but I don't want to make a mistake by choosing the wrong one. I can get both for the same price. I just want some advice on which one to pick