Roland GO:KEYS 3 Review | Better Music

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  • Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
  • In a massive update to the GO:KEYS range, the new GO:KEYS 3 is now loaded the powerful Zen-Core sound engine. This puppy has over 1000 pro-quality sound presets and 200 styles. It's the same engine that powers the top-of-the-line Roland Fantom synthesizers. With a very user friendly interface it is also super easy to layer sounds, it’s a great choice for those looking for a keyboard or synth!
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  • @hvxcolors396
    @hvxcolors396 4 місяці тому +5

    For anyone clicking the link: the price shown is Australian dollars!!! Price seems to be around 400 euro / USD.

  • @user-rg9gk2qn6h
    @user-rg9gk2qn6h 4 місяці тому +13

    ‘61 key, full size, battery power’ this is a good travel portable piano🥰

  • @RikMaxSpeed
    @RikMaxSpeed 4 місяці тому +51

    The world needs more turquoise keyboards!!! 🎉

    • @dwsel
      @dwsel 4 місяці тому

      We're so 90s RN

    • @jacksdjfam
      @jacksdjfam 4 місяці тому

      That's a beautifully coloured keyboard

  • @8ypicals726
    @8ypicals726 4 місяці тому +13

    Hello there! I have a few questions:
    1) How ist the feeling of the keys? Compared to the old model and Go:Piano?
    2) How are the piano sounds? Are they the same as in the old model?
    I’d appreciate your kindness for taking the time to answer.
    Thanks!

    • @myHorribleMusic
      @myHorribleMusic 4 місяці тому +2

      The key feel is much better imo- the tones respond much better to dynamic playing, as opposed to the original GO:KEYS which I find more difficult to interact with.

    • @kaisfp
      @kaisfp 3 місяці тому

      That's interesting, I saw a video that says that they have the exact same keybed. I can't find the video, but I saw it about 3 or 4 days ago, I'm sure of it.

    • @myHorribleMusic
      @myHorribleMusic 3 місяці тому +1

      @@kaisfp hmmm. In that case I guess it’s just how the sound engine’s responding to the keys. Either way, the feel is much better

    • @kaisfp
      @kaisfp 3 місяці тому +1

      I saw a few review videos about this keyboars, including expert jazz pianists, for ex. Masataka Kono, he said in one od his Go:Keys 3 videos that he finds the keys stiff, and sometimes loud notes pop out, so we have to play it veey carefullt to avoid unwanted accentes lous notes because od the stiffness od the keybed.
      Personally I can trust his opinion on the keybed confidently, becauase he plays delicate stuff on high level on other keyboards and digital pianos and real pianos, and if HE (the expert) has problem playing without random accented notes popping out randomly,
      then intermediate and beginner piano players will have even bigger issue with the keybed than the experrs have.
      (PS. Thank you for your reply BTW, I appreciate it! I am still researching online this Go:Keys 3 and 5 until I find a music shop in my area that has one and hopefullt they allow to try it for trting out the keybed, but unfortunatelly they don't have it in syock at the moment, so I'm just continuing searching newee videos about it, and hopefully there will be some other high level pop or jazz pianists who gonna review thias keyboard, and specifically its keybed.)

    • @wout123100
      @wout123100 2 місяці тому

      you cannot expect topquality keys at this pricepoint.

  • @CalebDeas
    @CalebDeas 4 місяці тому +8

    My only real concern is the headphones being the only output. Otherwise, I’m really interested.

    • @undercoverneunzehn
      @undercoverneunzehn 4 місяці тому +2

      GO:KEYS 5 has line output.

    • @kaisfp
      @kaisfp 3 місяці тому

      How much the Go Keys 3 vs the Go Keys 5 cost in comparison?

    • @mjwalters8394
      @mjwalters8394 2 місяці тому

      Go keys 3 is around £330 in uk and go keys 5 is £440 ​@kaisfp

  • @KatieBerryBooks
    @KatieBerryBooks 2 місяці тому

    Loved the review. Great tunes!

  • @IVANLEEespinosa
    @IVANLEEespinosa 4 місяці тому +15

    It sounds huge!!! 😱

  • @Alcanmedia
    @Alcanmedia 4 місяці тому +9

    Thank you this review made me buy it !

    • @unstablemonkey
      @unstablemonkey 4 місяці тому +3

      if you have gotten it... how do the keys feel? are they weighted at all?

    • @MelissaMay-hm1do
      @MelissaMay-hm1do 2 місяці тому

      Do you like it?

    • @unstablemonkey
      @unstablemonkey 2 місяці тому

      @@MelissaMay-hm1do i got one and i love it

  • @biuyu8425
    @biuyu8425 4 місяці тому +6

    A toy piano with zen-core… this is insane
    Can’t wait!

    • @Sandelec-gm2cl
      @Sandelec-gm2cl 4 місяці тому

      Too far from a real synth...😏
      I don't see knobs or slider.

  • @TomFord-kp8fh
    @TomFord-kp8fh 2 місяці тому

    Sounds gorgeous!!!

  • @paulyllow
    @paulyllow 4 місяці тому +3

    At this price., it maybe hard to compete with Yamaha PSR E473 or EW425. I hope the Roland Cloud platform will refresh this keyboard regularly which maybe its biggest features.

  • @Acrimonious_Snake
    @Acrimonious_Snake 4 місяці тому +5

    Wow! Great update!!!

  • @MrEagleeye58
    @MrEagleeye58 3 місяці тому +2

    Can you connect the keyboard to the PC using USB and then access Roland Cloud ?
    Or you forced to buy the WC-1 Cloud adapter?

  • @thiagoborges892
    @thiagoborges892 4 місяці тому +9

    Have I missed Go Keys 2??????

    • @PPVDBPM
      @PPVDBPM 4 місяці тому +1

      deve ser o go piano

    • @itsharuto7670
      @itsharuto7670 4 місяці тому +2

      No you haven't, they just released go-3 and go-5 for some reason, no go-2

    • @sartajbhullar3782
      @sartajbhullar3782 4 місяці тому +2

      and go keys 4. lol.

    • @sartajbhullar3782
      @sartajbhullar3782 4 місяці тому

      @@itsharuto7670 how is go keys 3 different from go keys 5? I am planning to buy one.

  • @PPVDBPM
    @PPVDBPM 4 місяці тому +5

    estou prevendo que no Brasil será mais de 4.000 reais. Infelizmente.

  • @kcrosley
    @kcrosley 4 місяці тому +9

    So, can this download new models and patches from Roland Cloud then? (I mean this in the sense of, design sound using zen core engines and then transmit them to the hardware.) If so, that’s actually rather an appealing product.

    • @Dr-Stu
      @Dr-Stu 4 місяці тому +3

      Exactly what I'm wondering!

  • @uoszl9999
    @uoszl9999 3 дні тому

    Thanx

  • @renesrensen8348
    @renesrensen8348 6 днів тому

    Hi, can you layer sounds on it and how many :-) and also in the video I could see chords onthe screen. Does it define the chords you play ? And does it have left right stereo line out for amps :-) Thamks for asking.

  • @paulramos5373
    @paulramos5373 Місяць тому

    I'm guessing that you've used the headphone jack to record the sound on your video? Are the internal speakers any good?
    😊

  • @twhongred9224
    @twhongred9224 20 днів тому

    Is it good for music production? Im not in a budget.

  • @pisderata
    @pisderata 4 місяці тому +8

    how is the keybed compared to Casio CT S1/400/500/1000V?

    • @dwsel
      @dwsel 4 місяці тому +4

      How is the keybed compared to Go Keys 1?

    • @kaisfp
      @kaisfp 3 місяці тому +1

      Masataka Kono has both keyboards, and in his Go Keys 3 review he mentiones that he find the Go Keys 3 keys stiff, and he likes the CT-S1's keys better.

    • @Elazarko
      @Elazarko 2 місяці тому +1

      Has anyone compared the key action between the Roland Go keys 3 or 5 compared to the Casio models mentioned..?

    • @dwsel
      @dwsel 2 місяці тому

      @@Elazarko Pianotone did comparison between Roland GO:PIANO 61 (which is supposedly the same key action as in v.3 and v.5) vs Casio CT-S1 vs Korg Liano (being most preferred). I highly recommend reading or listening.

    • @Elazarko
      @Elazarko 2 місяці тому

      @@dwsel interesting! thank you! Where can I find that comparison? UA-cam? A Forum?

  • @user-rg9gk2qn6h
    @user-rg9gk2qn6h 4 місяці тому +1

    Great, we also hope to have a simplified functions, smaller size and weight, cheaper version, thank you
    🥰

    • @user-rg9gk2qn6h
      @user-rg9gk2qn6h 4 місяці тому +1

      Please keep the full size keyboard, it is good for learning piano, thank you

  • @ChrisP3000x
    @ChrisP3000x 4 місяці тому +1

    How many sounds can you layer?
    Do you need the WC-1 wireless connector to connect to Roland cloud, zen apps, etc..?
    Do the apps work with android?

  • @Ponk_80
    @Ponk_80 4 місяці тому +1

    I like the red one

  • @kalli_plays6741
    @kalli_plays6741 4 місяці тому +4

    What about the polyphony?

  • @plantpoweredmuscle
    @plantpoweredmuscle 4 місяці тому +4

    “Uhh!!”-James Brown

    • @hlcotten6587
      @hlcotten6587 4 місяці тому +1

      I met him in 1985, at Minges Coliseum in Greenville N.C. The Home of East Carolina University, and my fellow classmate, and wonderful actress, Sandra Bullock. Maceo Parker, is from Kingston, N.C., and to my knowledge still lives there. Only 20 mins away. OH! Don’t forget the “GOOD GAWD! HIT ME!🤣😎🤣

  • @angierangel1548
    @angierangel1548 3 місяці тому

    Does anyone have issues with some keys being unresponsive? First I thought I needed to adjust to the keybed (coming from a yamaha, never used a roland before) but I notice that I need to press the same key twice to get a sound out or to be able to modulate the velocity. Anyone else experienced something similar? I don’t want to go the route of return and reorder. I read in some fora that some of these issues are bugs and can be fixed by updating the go keys…

  • @sartajbhullar3782
    @sartajbhullar3782 4 місяці тому +3

    Is this the newer version / generation of go keys ? And how is it different from Go keys 5

    • @AndrewTSq
      @AndrewTSq 4 місяці тому +1

      5 has microphone input and a harmonizer

    • @kaisfp
      @kaisfp 3 місяці тому

      and 1/4 inch jack line main output, and 1/4 inch jack "Ctrl" input for expression pedal for example.

  • @fadisoueidi4127
    @fadisoueidi4127 4 місяці тому +2

    Why is it called GO: Keys 5 on Roland Site?!

    • @seandrinkwater
      @seandrinkwater 4 місяці тому +4

      two different models

    • @dwsel
      @dwsel 4 місяці тому +5

      @@raelzinho6525 5 has expression pedal and vocal harmonizer, stereo out jack L+R and stereo audio jack in

    • @seandrinkwater
      @seandrinkwater 4 місяці тому

      @raelzinho6525 well it's $150 more

  • @jazzmoran
    @jazzmoran 4 місяці тому +3

    Was there a go keys 2?

    • @calebrabion
      @calebrabion 4 місяці тому +1

      Nope. They skipped 2 and 4... There is also a Go keys 5. The 3 has minimal connectivity, while the 5 has the traditional inputs and outputs.

  • @nujuat
    @nujuat 4 місяці тому +4

    What is a "content creator" in this context? Either way, looks like a cool portable keyboard.

    • @MelissaMay-hm1do
      @MelissaMay-hm1do 2 місяці тому

      I was considering this as a songwriter - just something simple to use to flesh out ideas..maybe that is what he means? Also like the portability - I want a keyboard with external speakers that I can take to an in home rehearsal and show someone their vocal harmony part, for example.

  • @mugman100
    @mugman100 2 місяці тому

    Can you load your own mp3 samples and assign to keys? Thanks much

  • @EdMiran
    @EdMiran 3 місяці тому

    Is there a Line Out to the Mixer?
    Thanks.

  • @pisderata
    @pisderata 4 місяці тому +15

    this should be around 200€, last Casiotone's pricing or it will flop

    • @Syntox
      @Syntox 4 місяці тому +3

      Having played the newer Casios in- store: if the keys are even SLIGHTLY better the cost difference is irrelevant.

    • @Acrimonious_Snake
      @Acrimonious_Snake 4 місяці тому +1

      Roland ALWAYS sojnds better. CASIO is a toy in terms of sound.

    • @kaisfp
      @kaisfp 3 місяці тому

      CT-S1's sounds are easily comparable to Go keys 3 sounds, they are both decent/high quality.
      What is not high quality in CT-S1 sounds in your opinion? For example?

    • @Acrimonious_Snake
      @Acrimonious_Snake 3 місяці тому +1

      @@kaisfp I have a CT-S500. The effects suck, the reverb and delay are poor, the resonant sounds are poor, synth sounds are poor. Bass sounds are poor and very quiet. Piano sound and keybed are great, that is why I use my CT-S500 as a practicing keyboard. The AiX sound engine sounds clean, but still flat in comparisoun with any Roland. Most of CASIO sounds only change loudness when react to key velocity and usually have only one velocity layer of sample. Roland's approach to sound design is far superior, lots of multisample sounds, better filter behaviour, more low-end, better resonant sounds, up to four layers of sound within a single patch. The CT-S500 sounds like a GM module from the early 90s. Good, but Roland sound is much better, especially synth sounds.

    • @Elazarko
      @Elazarko 2 місяці тому

      Which have better keys in your opinion? The Casio CTS1/500/1000v or the Roland go keys 3/5 ? ​@@Syntox

  • @alexanderwilliams1731
    @alexanderwilliams1731 4 місяці тому

    Does this come with a adapter?

  • @JohnBassarcticsoundstudios
    @JohnBassarcticsoundstudios 3 місяці тому

    Nice Very Kool

  • @duhguyfrombrooklyn1693
    @duhguyfrombrooklyn1693 3 місяці тому

    Think Yamahas PSR-E473 Arranger Keyboard might be better way to go.

  • @Sammy-st8iy
    @Sammy-st8iy 4 місяці тому +1

    Does the Go:Keys 3 have an audio output to connect it with a mixer / audio interface or only a headphone-output?

    • @calebrabion
      @calebrabion 4 місяці тому +1

      The 3 is the same as the original, I believe, but there is a 5 as well. It has traditional ins and outs.

    • @theramatube
      @theramatube 3 місяці тому

      it's a simplified stereo output. Use the right stereo converter, and you can connect it with a mixer or interface with traditional way.

  • @user-rg9gk2qn6h
    @user-rg9gk2qn6h 4 місяці тому +1

    The outline is too square. A rounder outline would look better and be safer.🥰

  • @nkosiedwards3796
    @nkosiedwards3796 4 місяці тому

    I dont understand, what makes it good for content creators?

    • @wout123100
      @wout123100 2 місяці тому

      get something better.

    • @nkosiedwards3796
      @nkosiedwards3796 2 місяці тому

      @@wout123100 lmfao. Facts, I wasn’t considering buying it but the question still stands.

  • @marcialgenari3893
    @marcialgenari3893 4 місяці тому +1

    Very good

  • @m.u.y.a.9127
    @m.u.y.a.9127 Місяць тому

    How do i use it as midi could someone help

    • @bettermusic
      @bettermusic  Місяць тому

      The midi functionality is connected via usb on the back of the unit.

  • @ZK-LV-2811
    @ZK-LV-2811 4 місяці тому +1

    👍👍👍

  • @JayTheLane
    @JayTheLane 4 місяці тому

    That EP was just okay, no real depth or vibe. I’ve used Zencore and never liked it. The Roland Legendary Series and Aira sounds legit. This is a hard pass for me but I imagine some people will find it useful.

  • @cristianvelasquez7680
    @cristianvelasquez7680 4 місяці тому +1

    Cool!!

  • @omarumanzor8087
    @omarumanzor8087 4 місяці тому +4

    Roland is destroying the competition with keyboards. They're always updating firmware and their cloud service is really good, a little pricey but worth it with all the features.

    • @wout123100
      @wout123100 2 місяці тому

      the keybed is the issue here, and i dont like subscription for live zencore use, no way.

  • @Andrea-yf3hu
    @Andrea-yf3hu 4 місяці тому +2

    A very reasonable amount of money 😂

  • @ArmonyJazzStudio
    @ArmonyJazzStudio 4 місяці тому

    Preferisco la go keys prima serie con firmware 1.24

  • @amusic9825
    @amusic9825 4 місяці тому

    They should make 76 keys version of this keyboard. To obliterate those shitty PSREW keyboards.

  • @gerryromeo6052
    @gerryromeo6052 4 місяці тому

    This machine Roland EX series 😅 toys

  • @dwsel
    @dwsel 4 місяці тому +3

    Downloadable content, no thanks

  • @tzodearf2596
    @tzodearf2596 4 місяці тому +16

    This video made it sound uninspiring. That ep is paper thin.

    • @toms6527
      @toms6527 4 місяці тому +4

      It's $349.. I didn't expect a Fender Rhodes

    • @kalli_plays6741
      @kalli_plays6741 4 місяці тому

      @@toms6527 😂😂😂

  • @roseutterback5755
    @roseutterback5755 4 місяці тому +6

    Omg that sounds so bad why ????
    Roland you use to every persons favorite now everything is just crap I see the sh4d on reverb for 350 now and that’s not even 6 months old knowbody likes the cloud bs and even the expensive stuff sounds like shizzz people are noticing and not saying anything just walking away

  • @pisderata
    @pisderata 4 місяці тому +14

    too expensive...

    • @SAMZIRRA
      @SAMZIRRA 4 місяці тому +9

      You are too broke

    • @DannyBeigal
      @DannyBeigal 4 місяці тому +10

      It’s only $350. That’s actually not bad at all.

    • @jobmandem9559
      @jobmandem9559 4 місяці тому +2

      Yep, and does not look to have modulation wheel too for that price.

    • @GpocketSj
      @GpocketSj 4 місяці тому +1

      Bro that’s cheap

    • @kaisfp
      @kaisfp 3 місяці тому

      It's not a aolution of course, but a compromise:
      You can assign the Modwheel function to the physical Pitchbender thingy.

  • @abandonedstar5269
    @abandonedstar5269 2 місяці тому +1

    Boo hoo dead piano

  • @supersoundset
    @supersoundset 4 місяці тому +1

    I've always loved Roland gear and I always will, but this color makes me puke.

  • @calebrabion
    @calebrabion 4 місяці тому +1

    Can you layer sounds, or is it the same as the gen 1 with only preset layers?

    • @wout123100
      @wout123100 2 місяці тому

      you cant, save up for something better.