Thank you for your compliments!

because, they hate themself

Agreed. It's a good thing to have the sounds available and to hear them played well, whether one chooses this instrument or not. If he got payed to do it, good for him. But I can see concert pianists and orchestral musicians still disliking such machines, along with people in the synth world who are ideologically anti-Roland or anti-digital. It's easy to fall into feeling smugly superior to this or that and to waste energy disliking stuff.

They don’t have a life

It is one of the human distincts 101... In addition, some of them may have intentionally voted down inasmuch as they simply do not like the presets, who knows? By the way, I am not one of them :)

AND INCREDIBLY HELPFUL!

lmao

PaulusSANtosoCI Widjaja thank you! I did this simply to make this information available. I do not feel that the internet presently has enough good examples of the sounds like I tried to show here. It took quite a while, I did it in large segments. What comes across best I think, is just how FEW of the sounds in the RD-2000 (and RD-800) are poor. In my opinion, most of the sounds here are quite good, though as a Stage Piano, that is the focus.

@@benallen5967 Now i dont have basically any use for wind/brass sounds, they usually just sound cheezy, but I DO want good celeste, glockenspiel, music box, mallet instruments, and harp, along with really good rhodes wurli clav and piano. Do you feel this does especially well for all of those?

Glad to help!

Jasminka Subasic thank you, I appreciate it!

Glad it was helpful! Enjoy your new board!

joseph harrison looking forward to it! Enjoy your RD-2000!

elltee1951 my pleasure!

Do you find the action fast enough for synth' sounds? Thanks

@@volksbahn I'd rather say it's pretty heavy for synths.

Does it have internal speakers like if I took it home and plugged it in and played it sound would come out or do I have to buy speakers for it?

@@adambuckles3415 I don't think so...I'm getting this one and had an RD-800 prior.

Patrick Thomas thanks for the encouragement! I'm glad this helped you.

Glad you liked it!

Thank you very much!

Glad this was helpful to you! If you were just looking for all the sounds found here, you can get them from an RD-800, or Intrgra 7 EXCEPT the new V-Piano derived sounds, and some of the new Electric Pianos, but I agree, the RD-2000 is a beast!

Hey Ben, I haven't found anyone compare the RD800 to the RD2000. You mentioned the RD800 a few times on here. I just bought the RD800right after the release of the RD2000. I got it for $1700, which I believe is a $700 to $800 price drop from what it use to sell for. I was wondering if I should have just paid the extra money for the new model or is the RD800 still a really great piano.

MusikOne check out this forum, I have an extensive post mentioning the RD-2000 and RD-800. forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2871473/Stage_keys_search. I'm Macsaint777.

Hey Ben, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Sorry you sold the RD800. Did you get the GrandStage yet? If so, how do you like it so far.

MusikOne glad you asked! Here is what I've been up to lately! kzfaq.info/sun/PLjCOMFI84DNY6e1_wE5UaXbCbYUq4IFP5

Glad you enjoyed it!

Cause no matter what u do... Even if it s with the most positive way in the world... The ré will always be a minority of stupid person in this world... We cannot change that and to conclude... It s the proof that no matter what u do there will always be critics so do it 😉

Thanks a lot!

@@benallen5967 your welcome bro!

LichtKrieger8 much appreciated!

I appreciate the kind words! I suppose, some people didn't like how long the video was....I actually didn't set out to do it in one take.. but that is how it ended up. 4 years ago, but it was still a great experience, and my first real dive into the RD-2000 sounds.

I appreciate your kind words! This was several years ago, and I no longer have the RD-2000. It is an excellent board, but at the current prices, I think you have better options. Almost nobody needs this many sounds, and a huge number of them are available through the Roland Cloud. As a “Stage Piano” I currently use and recommend the Yamaha CP88 and YC88. For a pure synth, a don’t think you can beat the Novation Summit, or if it’s old Roland Synth tones you want, for simplicity and ease of use, the System 8 is what I’d suggest. If you want a synth focused workstation-ish option, the Jupiter X or Juno X are going to give you access to thousands of tones, including the ZenCore library. If you want the Supernatural tones plus ZenCore with more editing options on board, the Fantom 0 series is hard to beat, though I dislike how non-intuitive it can be. I used to be a big fan of the workstation concept, and the Kronos, Montage, Fantom etc…but lately, I find that idea sort of paralyzing because of the massive power and options in one place- you can save yourself a lot of money by getting a Mac with Logic and buying Diva, Omnisphere, and whatever libraries you like…and an midi controller, but even that isn’t my approach of choice these days. These days, I find a lot of joy in having individual keyboards that do just one thing, or a very few things, very well. Need a Stage Piano and aren’t an organ player? The Yamaha CP88 feels and sounds better than anything else I’ve played- plus you get a built in interface and a very well made and thought out instrument. Need the organ sounds too? Get the YC88. There is nothing else that has keys that good, with an organ engine that good, and lets you plug your iPad or Mac or whatever in for additional sounds. Want to go completely old school and ditch the interface and all that connectivity? Get a Nord Stage 3 compact and a nice 88 key controller for the bottom piano parts. Need JUST a synth? Then the Novation Summit will serve you well if you learn it and really get to know it’s architecture. So will a Korg Prologue 16. So will an OB6. It’s true a Nord Stage 3 CAN do almost any keys sound, and it allows importing of your own samples… but it’s got no sequencer, and no drums- it’s decidedly not a workstation. If someone asked me for the ideal live (or even studio) setup…I’d say a Yamaha YC88 and Novation Summit. Want more sounds? Grab an iPad an AUM and you’ve got thousands of plugins at your fingertips without having a computer. TAL-Uno-LX adds a Juno 60 to your arsenal, and it’s a measly $20 in the app stores. So…. Ridiculously long answer to your question, I know…but I don’t have an RD-2000 and wouldn’t buy one today, unless it’s someone around $2k. Even then, you can do better.

@@benallen5967 Any comment over 8 words pushes your video into trends, so, well done;) Yes, having onboard library is not longer much of an advantage. Because I play a lot of classical, the action is the main reason for me to chose one of the other. I will look into Yamaha models that you mentioned. Thank you for a very detailed answer and good luck with your music journey!

Ha ha. You said it.

Ivan Bashkirov glad I could help!

Carlos del Río Silván my pleasure!

Thank you for this video! Can you do a video for the nord electro 5?

What was your experiences with this keyboard?

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I do these videos to help prospective buyers who, like myself and others, cannot usually try an instrument before they purchase it.

That's very much the case. Your effort is appreciated.

Hi, did you buy one? I am thinking ... is RD2000 still a great choice or its outdated?

@@luizsongs It's still a good choice. However, I had bad memories about this model, so I moved on to another model. I think it's been fixed now, so don't worry.

tks so much@@SHANATE send me a video playing something special for you. :)

@@luizsongs I'll be looking forward to it.

how many sounds on there, and what were some of your favorite?

You're welcome!

Paul Gilfeather no retraction needed! Tutorials on the way! I value the ability and respect with which we can all disagree much more than the content of said disagreements!

Bruh lol

Man’s was smashing the keyboard

legendary

hey y’all thanks for noting, i came back.

what have you decided in your research?

no_?ne - Covers, Transcriptions, Shittyflute & more they are playable, but I almost never use those kinds of sounds- even so, almost no keyboard does these well in my opinion.

Ah nice, glad to hear they're decent at least. Thanks for the reply!

Then V engine are not the same, only their design concept... So the presets are not related...

Jomon Fox thanks my friend! I actually don’t own this board anymore, or I would be glad to!

Oh, well alright then. Thanks for the response! I'm looking to purchase by the end of this year. All the best and keep up the excellent work my friend!

The Korg Grandstage uses sampling from various manufacturers pianos, like most companies do. I may be wrong, but I think the Roland has many of its sounds generated by computer using math to determine the proper sound. So I guess you could say the Korg may be more authentic, but it really is in the eye of the beholder. The Grandstage is a great keyboard by a great manufacturer. The best way to make your decision is to listen to both and see which one YOU like the best. IMO, there is no "better" one.

George Greener what is the time code for jd patch

@@matthewmcconahan897 To be honest, I unfortunately don't own this wonderful instrument, so I don't know.

Thanks for the question. You can assign the rotary effect to any sound you want, but be aware that some of the older PCM sounds have the rotary built in as part of the sample. Hope that helps!

Thanks So Much! I appreciate it!

Tom Coates thanks for your question! Having had quite a few stage pianos, I would say you are right at the top money wise, with what you can purchase in quality. In order, my recommendation would be the following. 1. Nord Piano 3. 2. Korg Grandstage. 3. Yamaha CP4. 4. Roland RD2000. The RD has the most midi control options and sounds -BY FAR, but it has my least favorite Piano sounds. Nord rules in that realm, and Korg has the best all around stage piano, since it can do other sounds as well, to a greater degree than the Nord Piano 3. The Yamaha CP4 is also a serious contender, and probably has my favorite just “sit down and play it” feel of all. For realism and quality of build, plus a fantastic key action, the Nord Piano 3 is my favorite. Throw in the triple pedal which gives you the pedal sounds (and comes with the Nord Piano 3) and you have the best “this is for Piano sounds and it excels at it” keyboard on the market. Thanks for your kind words!

Thanks for the reply! With that in mind, i'm going to head to a music shop which has a nord, the roland & the yamaha in stock and see which one I like the most.

Jord Schneijdenberg, they start at 4:43:01.

Appreciate it. Overall it seems like Roland has upgraded some of it's SRX/ JV samplesets. Out of the box the sounds are always very useful. I love Roland for that. I'm surely going to replace my 700GX with SRX extensions with this one. Tnx Ben!

The RD-2000 is the newest from Roland, but check out the Korg Grandstage, and Yamaha CP88 as well. Nord is fantastic, but I would buy an Electro or Stage if I wanted a Nord. The Nord Piano is hard to justify when the RD-2000 and CP88 and Grandstage exist. I love and use a Nord Stage 3, but for a Stage Piano, I have to say Roland, Korg, and Yamaha have better options. My setup, if you are curious... is a Nord Stage 3 Compact with an SL88 Grand as the bottom MIDI controller. When I got JUST Stage Piano, it is a Yamaha CP88. Awesome piano and ep sounds, and feels wonderful.

Hi, did you but the RD2000? I am thinking of... is it still a great choice or its outdated?

Daniel Kreyssig thank you! I would if I still had the RD-2000, but alas I do not.

@@benallen5967 Why did you sell it? What did you move to?

@@marcusvaldes I sold it because I eventually go tired of the issues I was having with the action. That has been resolved at this point, but I finally ended up with a Nord Stage 3 compact, a Yamaha CP88, and an SL88 Grand controller. The RD is still a great keyboard, but I went in a different direction.