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Introduction:

Welcome to another digital piano review by Merriam Pianos! Stu Harrison takes us through the new benchmark for stage pianos, the Roland RD2000 - which happens to be the instrument he personally owns and uses professionally in performance settings. This 88-note instrument serves as a master controller, digital piano, Hammond B3 Organ, and stage piano all in one. It has dual sound processors, every type of port you could hope for, and a solid construction. Let’s dive in, and find out more!

The RD-2000 Action - PHA-50 Goes Portable:

Roland has deployed their newer action design, designated the “PHA-50”, on several of their high-end models, including HP and LX series instruments. However, the FP90 and RD2000 are the only two portable models to be equipped with this upgrade. The action feels and behaves differently than the PHA-4 plastic action, both in terms of sensitivity as well as physical feel.

The action feels slightly shallow compared with the PHA-4, and also gentler...without such a hard bottom to the action it also gives a sense of more weight, although having measured them out, it’s virtually the same.

Classical players and people using this action for solo work will be far more impressed with its precision and its versatility, whether in a studio setting, or live performance.

The Sound:

The RD2000 gives one of the most high fidelity wave signal of any digital product on the market, period. Its near limitless polyphony, and the ability to blend up to 8 internal patches together at once without even batting an eye, makes the RD2000 a dream for keyboardists of all stripes.

The stock piano sounds are totally acceptable, although the expansion piano options give even more character and depth to the acoustic piano function. The E piano category has a massive selection, ranging from contemporary sounds, to very authentic reproductions of vintage sounds as well.

The Organ engine has one of the most authentic Hammond B-3 tone engines of any stage piano on the market. Using the 8 slider bars as tone bars, users can set and save as many personalized presets as they wish.

Beyond the traditional keyboard sounds, a massive selection of synths, leads, pads, strings, brass, and percussion sounds are also preloaded on the instrument.

The RD2000 offers up to 4 simultaneous effects processors to function, as well as real time EQ, Reverb, Amp simulation, and envelope control.

Overall Impressions:

As a prior user of the Yamaha S90 series, the RD700, Motif 8, and Fantom X8, my expectations of the RD2000 were extremely high. Having used the keyboard in close to 500 shows at this point, I can definitively say that I love the machine and many of the well-thought out features it offers. Complaints are few; the weight is definitely back-breaking, and an arpeggiator would be kind of cool to have onboard. But for the majority of use as a live performance beast, this checks all the boxes.

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