Roland RD-88 Stage Piano | Overview & Demo
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Ted is impressed again. This RD-88 is a capable stage piano that feels excellent and even has built in speakers. RD pianos from Roland have been the choice of professional keyboardists for more than 30 years, appearing on stages around the world. Now you can have the acclaimed RD sound and playability in a lighter, more accessible, and more affordable instrument.
•Lightweight and compact design for easy transport and setup
•Ivory feel piano-touch keyboard (PHA-4) for world-class playability
•New SuperNATURAL pianos and electric pianos based on acclaimed RD series
•Easy to use interface optimized for performance
•Three zones with external control and Apple MainStage integration
•Room-filling, onboard speaker system
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I bought the RD88 after watching Ted's excitement.
Thanks for the video. This is the top of my shopping list right now 👍
Ive been gigging with one for about 6 months. I love it top to bottom.
Thanks for the review. I don’t know if anyone else will find this interesting but I saw a couple of videos that show the tight integration between the RD-88 and Mainstage.
I just pulled the trigger on this one. I hope it sounds as good when it arrives.
It certainly does sound awesome and I love mine!
Just got the RD88 on sale for $1200! Can’t wait. Good review guys.
Thank you, where is it on sale for $1200 please?
It was Sweetwater actually- they’re a bit lower now price wise and still more than worth it
Nice Yamaha shirt Ted
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
How does it compare to the fp60x ? I'm contemplating amongst the two of them ...
I got one a few weeks ago and don’t know how to navigate to the sounds. I got my mom a Casio per my brother’s insistence and its easy to find the basic sounds. How to I navigate to the different instruments like 130 cathedral organ or jazz piano etc?
where can you buy flight case for RD-88
I don't think this has bluetooth but is it possible to get bluetooth connectivity? Thank u everyone
I agree with the findings of James Pavel Shawcross. I played it recent at Thomann Germany. It’s not a home practise piano but more an all in one stage keyboard. Not my favorite digital piano. Yamaha’s P515 price&quality is my favorite or Kawai. Real piano brands!
I have a feeling James Pavel doesn't like Roland product and perhaps his review on most of the Roland product kind of bias. I am a RD 88 user and so far I think it is a great stage piano.
Can't justify the weight and price of the Rd2000, but I've got the same sounds. Just wish the interface was a little easier to use in real time. Paired with my Spacestation V3 stereo amp it's the best not acoustic piano I've ever played.
Someday I'll take full advantage of it's features...
None of my hardware or software pianos sound good through my Spacestation amp. It does fill the room but a little harsh for my taste:::
Any advice on how to get polyphonic synth setting? Bass player asking...
Thank you.
Pls compare rd88 vs fp30x just all acoustic piano sounds. No features.
RD88 is not in the same category as FP30x. If there is a comparison then perhaps FP60X
Hello.
Do you think this piano can be used for learning the piano? Maybe the fp60x is better suited for learning. I also do mao, so it would be useful for my productions. Thank you for your answers. Regards.
*Any piano can be used for learning.....*
Guys I played the rd88 at guitar center today. I'm in USA. I love the keyboard and action is finominal.
I am disappointed with speakers as I want to maybe play nursing homes or jewelry stores around Christmas time and use the mic.
I was messing around and hit the "key touch" button then I adjusted the "Velocity" from "Real" and incremented it up to 100 to 125. You literally get almost twice the volume out of those speakers its actually very loud but keys are very sensitive. But if you now lower the volume a bit it sounds pretty good with still more volume out of those speakers.
My question " what the heck did I do?"
It must set the key velocity like your slamming down on them when your really not. But is this a legit way to get more volume out of these speakers. Can you guys try this and let me know. I wonder also if this effects the mic volume as well I really want to get on of these puppies
Thanks any advice appreciated.
Thanks Mj.
You turned up the velocity which makes even the softest keyboard touch go to 127. Navigate through the menu and just do a factory reset
Is the acoustic piano sound good enough for professional stage piano though? My only concern I really like everything else about this keyboard, but the ones iv played at guitar center have me laughing the piano sounds
It’s Roland’s supernatural sound engine for pianos and eps… w editing, you can make it what you wish.
The piano sound is terrible lol
How is compared to the Kawai ES-520? You were impressed by the Kawai.
How do you think the RD88 and CK88 compare?
I liked the RD88 better - keybed and simplicity- supernatural piano and eps are terrific
CK88 is way better piano sounds are better
If only Roland included a large scroll wheel in order to much more easily get through those thousands of sounds and scenes!
+1 they missed that completely!! now i am between this or the Numa
How does it compare to the Yamaha P-515?
P-515 is basically a mid-tier Clavinova without the expensive cabinet and sound system. It’s more piano focused and intended for home practice. RD-88 is more comparable to something like an MX88. That’s got a very overlapping features and price point to this. Yamaha used to have a wider range of CP keyboards, but now they’re all considered top shelf stage keyboards from them so I wouldn’t compare them to this.
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I love the RD88 but I'm starting to get bored of it even with the Roland cloud sounds added to it. I'm now in the market for a Kawai MP11se I know insanely expensive but worth it, and I would probably trade this RD88 to the Privia s6000.
Hmm. Happens to all of us musicians I suppose. Have you really deep dived into the patch and scene creation? There are 3k sounds
Yeah, i got a real acoustic piano at home and it's only got like this one sound. No splits, no layers. Just aweful. And you can't save presets. This is 2023 guys 🙏🏽💪🏽👌🏽👌🏻
@@toomuchtoofast4533 yeah I downloaded 2 extra piano libraries from Roland Cloud
@@bateimidrashnetwork at least in a real acoustic Piano you tend to feel more connected though.
Yeah you have to get into the scene creation. Each is comprised of 3 patches, even before dual mode and such. Keep the Rd88
There are some complaints, that acoustic sounds of Roland RD88 are not like real and acoustic but artificial and synthetic.
As you are specialist in piano, do you agree at that point? So named supernatual, consumers expect too much?
Roland may know that their so called acoustic piano(even others) sounds are not so realistic, compared to Yamaha or others,
then why don't they try to improve? Natural=real natural, but supernatural=beyond natural, so unnatural? So Rolands are EP biased?
Personally I found the navigation with all these "arrow" buttons outdated and not at all efficient. Terrible! And there is no app provided to be able to compensate this messy navigation. There is not possibility to add a music stand, not to say that at that price it is coming with a crappy plastic sustain pedal 😕 Come on Roland! It is supposed to be targeting professionals!
These are not important. Important is the sound and touch.
@@qpianist5918 If you work for Roland I can understand that answer, otherwise competitors offer better for the same price.
@@thepianotramp which competitors?
@@madness8556Yamaha CK88
Hey Ted, pronounce your last name in the next video. Not sure how to pronounce it