Roland RD-2000 Review & Demo | Better Music 

I'm in love with this piano! I'm gonna have one of this. The universe will give me this now

Incredible video!

The bass effect sounds really natural, if I close my eyes I think that I'm listening to a real bass, that's really awesome.

Thank you for this excellent review. I really like the way you play, it's very comfortable to listen to and makes this instrument to be very attractive. I will buy it for sure !

Nice video, sir, and great overview. Liked and subscribed. Also, your speaker wall there in the video set / studio with the vintage looking lights is all really cool!

way better than any of the NAMM demo vids I saw.

i tried this at the store and the action was amazing. The piano and EP sounds not convince me yet. They don't sound natural. Strings are amazing. For the price range tI think they are a strong option for pianists looking for high quality key beds.

I love the electric pianos! "Tremolo sound"

Rudi, I must have watched this video 20 times! I am so excited to finally have a piano-feeling keyboard in my home with some lovely sounding patches. I won't be buying from your store because it's a long way from Switzerland to Oz! ...but let it be known that out of anything I could find out there - including Roland's site - it is you, my friend, who sold the RD-2000 to me.

thanks , great vid, loved your playing. Im an RD fan , glad they have gone back to their strengths after the RD800 which was not good. I use a RD700NX for my main stage piano but will certainly give this a try .

Great video. Nice overview and fantastic playing. I also own this KB and appreciate a professional's walk-through and presentation of what it can do.

Roland it's always amazing about acoustic Piano, very very close to the real one.

Awesome keyboard chops!

awesome bass sound and performance

Love everything minus the acoustic piano sounds. At this price point, the pianos just don't cut it

Great piano playing ... I got the RD 800 for week in my studio and sent it back because the acoustic piano still sounded very plastic ( lots of features to edit but couldn't do much for the plastic sound). I end up getting the Yamaha CP4 just because piano sound is my main priority . I wonder if the RD 2000 took care of that issue , can't tell much from this recording , but i will bought this in a heartbeat if the RD 2000 would finally get the acs piano right

A built-in audio interface is not "a first". The (lower classed) Yamaha MX series has had that for quite some time. Also, the audio of a software synth isn't routed into the RD-2000, it is actually rendered by it (instead of it being rendered by your computers audio interface). Cool thing though...

Surprised Rudi didn't mention that the Classic RD-1000 sounds are incorporated into this new RD-2000 as well. I own an RD-1000 which still functions fine after 30 years. Obviously though, it doesn't have the range of sounds available in this new instrument.

I hope one day i can buy Roland RD-2000

Thats a cool groove at the end man!

“They haven’t missed a thing”, what about vibrato/chorus on the tonewheel modeling? All the Shift+ functions on this model is a faff in my opinion, and the screen is way too small for the job, a parts bin item from Roland’s drum modules.

Awesome keyboard.

with the electric piano's (Rhodes) again Roland just eq'd one basic sample to create the different patches. But Yamaha and Korg do the same. I prefer to use samples. The first acoustic piano sounds good.

Hey Rudi! In the market for another keyboard. Now I've relocated to the USA I can't swing by the store anymore but I was thrilled to see your vid. Nice demo. I have bought many keyboards (including an RD) and pianos from you and Better Music staff and have always been ecstatic with the products and services you provide. I miss my store and you guys! Don't suppose you have a review for the Nord EX 88? Kathy Prosser

Hi! Thank you for the interesting review. What can you say about the action difference 'tween PHA-50 and RH3 of Korg? Which one is more silent and dynamic?

Good day, just wanted to ask if what keyboard amp do you recommend for home use? And can I use my 3.55mm audio jack headphones to it?

Thank you for your detailed review. You're a great piano player also. I've got a question for you. I bought the RD-2000 last month. I'm very pleased by the keyboard and the master keyboard features. Anyway, since I've also a Yamaha PSR-S950, I feel that the concert piano grand made by Yamaha, in a live context with other musicians, comes out better from the mixer in comparison with the Roland. Did you experiment some settings just to give more evidence to the piano sound for live band situations?

Great Review.

1) Does it have PORTAMENTO function? 2) does it have HAMMOND sound? and can we manage it with BARS? 3) how can we put WAH WAH Efect to CLAV sound?

cool stage piano and i like the jamming at the end..😎

I have the RD800 which I love but this seems cleaner. Using Focal Twins this sounds awesome!

Would you say the rd2000 is worth $700 more than the FP-90? I really like both and if the rd2000 is really THAT much better I want to spend the money

Amazing video, can i say that RD-2000 have the FP-90 inside with much more features/benefits? Thanks!!

Hi Rudi ! Great video you made here !!! Is it possible to transpose/ pitchshift external midi devices in the RD2000 ? Missing this function in my Fantom G7.

Hello, Rudi! Nice review! I was surprised at 01:56 minute to hear the cut of the sound when you switched to another sound/tone. What is it? - the specific feature (in case of live performance it is real "bug"/ trouble for performer) of Super Natural Sound or V-Piano engine? Or it is inadequacy of both engines? Or I just was mistaken?;) FYI: on LX/ HP series and FP-90 it is existed. Thanks!

What powered speakers are u playing through-sounds much better than my system

I played the RD2000 side by side vs the Nord stage 3. The Nord acoustic piano samples are better to my ear but I think I prefer the action on the Roland. Also for anyone using their stage piano to control a computer based system the Roland is hands down better. Not to mention the Roland is close to half the price. I'm not sure how much of the difference in the sound of the samples would even translate through a PA with a band in a live setting. $2K is a big price difference. For that reason alone I'm not even sure the comparison between the RD and the Nord stage is apples to apples.

Brilliant, our thanks for your presentation. If I may ask, We got our RD-2000 and told that their KC 400 is ideal for sound, Well that was malarkey as the sound is terrible, Now (after we bought one) Roland says the KC is mono and won't give good sound,we play but novice in the studio sound area. Can you say what's generating your music? Thanks much

Not the typical Roland piano sound...

Nice demo, better chops man -

Very good demo.

How does this compare to the Roland RD 800, is it worth upgrading to this?

Are the keys weighted

need a video on this vs the nord stage 2 ex

Thanks for sharing this video how does the Kawai MP11 SE piano sound compare to the Roland RD2000 and can you add external Libraries for extra piano sounds to any of these stage pianos.

thanks mate.....great intro to a good roland. does it have a pre programmed drums section you can play to..?

Left field question for you - can you plug it into the USB ports of an MX1? Sometimes I like piano music, sometimes EDM. Would like a controller that integrates with my existing setup. Thanks.

How, many speakers can I hook up to the RD2000?

excellent, thanks

Does it has Smooth Sound Transition??

It looks fancy... but the piano sound is not as good as Yamaha CP4 or Kawai MP11 which are my 2 digital pianos of reference

Can theses sliders transmit all CC messages?

I am saving my money for the RD2000 keyboard. It is an exceptional keyboard.

i don't know a thing about pianos, but does the sound come out of the piano?

super natural rhodes are samples only, or also some modeling going on?

So this is the exact same engine as the Vpiano?!

Does the 2000 have an arpeggiator

Nord pianos are so beautiful

Excellent keyboard....but still not very moved by the sounds of Rolands digital piano. The electric pianos are excellent though. If I wanted to by this, it wouldn't be for the acoustic piano sounds.

Does this have a 16 Track Sequencer.

Shame it doesn’t have Bluetooth to use piano partner 2

I think Roland have done with their so called innovation. I mean, one should just buy integra7 or jupiter 80 (which is integra7 + arpeggios) and may not visit roland site at least in this lifetime! Well, that box is enough to keep busy for a professional musician as far as roland history of synths go. Acoustic sounds are subjective and i would prefer yamaha for those. i have Nord lead A1 btw and its awesome.

Does anyone else hear it? An oddly synthetic sound on all the pianos especially around the mid-range.

RD 2000 OR KAWAI MP 11 SE?

what speakers to buy to enjoy the sound if you use this at home?

Organs ???????? Leslie ???????

cONGRATULATIONS SPEAKERS

I can't escape the feeling this board is going more computer, less musical piano..... digital perfection, all the variation you could reasonably want, well thought out, but without a soul. There's an annoying plastic cleanliness to this 'piano'. I enjoyed playing an RD700GX the other day MUCH more. If it's Rhodes EP you're after, the RD2000 is night and day better than any of the older RD's. Thank you Roland for sticking with an action with escapement, what's wrong with Yamaha and others? Escapement is a must for any serious pianist. (Please don't call us "Keyboard Players!")

When I buy RD-2000, am I going to have wear a Fitbit too? Not the greatest advertisement for neither of the two...

I can't stand the Roland DP's. The sound decays too quickly and is unrealistic and plunky. I had an RD700NX for a while but had to sell it as it messed up my playing technique and sounded awful recorded. But to each their own.

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HOLLY SHIT HOW HE PLAY..

Super nice guy demo'ing. Thanks heaps. Regarding the keyboard, gosh there's certainly nothing piano realistic there still. The over processed sound is still terribly overt decades later. V-Piano was an overpriced dinosaur in 2009 terribly unrealistic so I'm not sure why they're still pushing that engine. Compared to other offerings [the demos I've seen at least] so far are truly underwhelming. I do very much appreciate the review but there's nothing there to make me want to purchase one. Sorry if you're a fan!! :)

Gotta say that after using the new Roland RD2000 at my gig last weekend and for it being their top flagship model, I'm sorry (but for me personally) it was utterly Rubbish, i won't ever buy Roland keyboards again, same old sounds, nothing stood out at all... they are well built those that, just really really weak sounding patches, no guts or bite onstage... come on Roland! they are so far behind the other manufacturers (sound creation wise) hopefully they'll improve and fast🙄 not everyone wants to use VST's and Mainstage... they were my favourite brand at one point and at one stage they were ahead of their time, a benchmark in everything "80's" - classic patches etc... I'm still using my Roland Fantom X8 onstage which is fine... it's never let me down, but shocking for their new stuff, so dissapointed..... however.... I can't fault their customer service and when I get stuck, I always get help fast👍🏻

This guy is a good player, but I want to cringe when he pecks at the upper range notes with his index or middle finger. This piano is also very underwhelming sounding.

Tired old chops big boy. Sales liar aside, having played this with sony headphones I am not impressed with the piano. Gutted

1) Does it have PORTAMENTO function? 2) does it have HAMMOND sound? and can we manage it with BARS? 3) how can we put WAH WAH Efect to CLAV sound?

1) Does it have PORTAMENTO function? 2) does it have HAMMOND sound? and can we manage it with BARS? 3) how can we put WAH WAH Efect to CLAV sound?