Roland RD 2000 vs Keyscape Battle 2024 

first off: amazing playing here. Secondly: the RD 2000 sounded great but once the Keyscape dropped it was an instant "vibe" so my vote goes to Keyscape.

The real winner? Everyone who listened to your playing!

I prefer the Roland with some EQ adjustments. Keyscape is overrated, overpriced, and takes up too much disk space for what it accomplishes. If I had to choose a virtual piano, I'd go with the Ravenscroft 275 or Pianoteq over Keyscape any day.

Roland RD300GX/700GX and Fantom had an Ultimate Grand that sound pretty similatlr to Keyscape piano, I may be wrong. The RD2000 sounds completely different to those pianos. I like both piano sounds though.

German concert was a game changer for RD-2000

Eu acho o Keyscape bem mais bonito e realista!

The Roland exhibits a distinctly brighter timbre, characterized by a cleaner sound that integrates more effectively with compositions incorporating digital recordings and electronic instruments. In contrast, Keyscape produces a more subdued and vintage tone, evoking a sense of nostalgia reminiscent of older pianos. However, this does not necessarily imply superiority over Roland. Keyscape’s tonal qualities make it well-suited for recordings involving acoustic instruments. In my view, for projects focused on digital recordings or film scores, Roland would be the optimal choice.

Keyscape all the way

Came for the sound, stayed for the playing.

Hey 😊 There's no comparison : Roland is superior ! Even if Keyscape is also great but it sound very "plugin" face to the Roland.

Where does the RD 2000 fit in Rolands lineup of keyboards ? Is it the top model ? Is it above a 670 or 920 ? The Roland sounded great until you played the Keyscape. Does that keyscape sound come in a Yamaha keyboard ? And can all of todays keyboards be used as a controller for Keyscape. I want to replace my 15 year old Yamaha keyboard. And i want something allot nicer. But im not sure what to get. I will be using it in my living room. But moving into my bedroom home studeo when i want to record into a daw. And i want the most realistic piano sounds. I am not a great piano player. Just a song writer who wants to record songs that i write. I will not be gigging with the keyboard. I have been watching videos of the 525 and 680, 920, 88, 90 and others. But i still dont know whats best for me. Most videos seem like they dont want to give honest opinions because they are selling all the brands. I wish there was a video that laid out all the strong points and weak points of the top 10 keyboards in a honest way. From someone who isnt bias to one company or sponsered. Any smart advice would be appreciated.

The Roland is way too bright. The key scape has its own issues, but it’s the winner.

that is why they used the Roland keyboard to create keyscape

I much prefer the C7 sample in my Ivory II over the Keyscape version. It just seems to have more depth.

Did not like the tone on the low notes from the Keyscape

Thats y I don't buy keyboards anymore. Anyway you played beautifully

A warm tone at the piano in my opinion always wins.

I like the RD2000

Boa!!! O piano do Rd é um pouco mais brilhante, com menos graves e mais aberto.. mas ambos soaram lindos. Abraços

Wow your playing Is absolutely beautiful!

Rd-2000 "the winner", really natural bite and piano performance. Key too much effects but sounds good too(Personally speaking).

Keyscape is better but nothing beats the hardware keyboard

Wonderful playing 🙂

as a natural piano I prefet Grand S (Kontakt) a thousand times over Keyscape, and always use PSP piano reverb (specially on Keyscape)

Feels like Roland will mix better alive, but Keyscape is my favorite for solo

I would like to ask if you think the Roland German Concert is good enough or close enough to the sampled piano sound

I wanna know what the player thinks?

both are soooooooooooooo butiful coz of your marvles plying❤❤❤❤❤❤

After all we will merely give our opinions on the sound. But both listening to this gorgeous playing and reading the comments are so much fun. So much learning in both. 😊

I would love to know the EQ/compressor settings you used for Keyscape. It sounded great. But your playing is fantastic! The way you play, you could make a Casio from 1980 sound great.

Vegso vallomás united

It is very much possible to tweak the EQ of the German concert piano's [generated] sound in a way that it could come exceptionally close to a perfect replication of the keyscape's [sampled] sound - I would have made EQ adjustments with slight lowering on the high end and slightly bringing up the mid-range.

I had RD2000 and it wins in terms of keyboard responsiveness. I'm not talking about the hammer action, I'm talking about the combination of pressing a key and then playing the sound. Because it's synthesis, it's as natural as possible and without delay. When you play through sampler libraries, you hear the delay even at the smallest buffer size. It always feels like you're listening from the side, not playing yourself. And it's not just because of the buffer size. When playing on RD2000 on the physical modeling engine there is no such feeling. And the sound is much better than the Pianoteq. But I sold it because I'm not comfortable with its display and menus.

Keyscape🎉🎉🎉 but can I use the faders on the rd2000 to control my daw??

Does the Keyscape piano have pedal down resonance?

Congratulations! 👏🏼👏🏼 hello from Brazil

I'd guess Nord piano 5 is the world champ on the market, as to comparison of these two, for me at least they sound equally perfect. But most of all i'd say, Steinway 0 or B :) would be my preference :)

The two pianos should be equalized in the same way. Roland is more bright while keyscape looks like it's in the basement!😁

Sorry but there is no competition/battle here. It just highlighted the limitations of RD 2000. Keyscape hands down.

Keyscape wins