Roland RD-500 user reviews ( 7/10) - 2 user reviews

• 12/09/08

  M Elise's review

  Characteristics

  This digital piano is from the 80s I think. It is a professional quality instrument. It has various piano sounds and the other limited choice of basic sounds like organs, harpsichord, strings etc. The sounds can be edited and saved. The instrument is multi-timbrel. If memory serves me correct it doesn't have a sequencer. It has facility for splitting the keyboard into parts where different sounds are triggered on different sections of the keyboard. It has some cheesy drum sounds. There are the usual line outs, pedal outs, midi in/outs. The keyboard feels like a real piano. The piano is heavy.

  Utilization

  The one drawback of this keyboard is that it is not user friendly when accessing the deeper functions which requires the manual to figure out. It is also very heavy but it is transportable.

  Sounds

  This digital piano sounds great! It sounds very much like a real piano. And the fidelity of the output sound is extremely good. All the output sounds sound very solid and strong with very low if any background noise. On recordings it sounds like a real piano. Not all of the piano sounds are great but there are a few great ones.

  Overall Opinion

  I was fortunate enough to be able to borrow one of these for a number of years. Eventually I had to return it to the owner. I deeply miss the Roland RD 500. However I am not a true piano player. I'm a guitarist/composer who plays and records some piano and uses piano for composing. The best thing about this digital piano is that it feels and sounds like a real piano. I like to play in a beautiful romantic style using the damper pedal. With this piano I could easily get into and feel inspired by the sound. I have looked for another digital piano since losing this one but I have been looking in the $300.00 range. I have not found anything including the new Yamahas that feel or play as good as this piano. I believe the going rate for a used RD 500 is around $500.00. If I could find another used for a good price I would definitely buy it.
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• 11/05/06

  Alkyos's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  88-key hammer, like a piano.
  
  32 Music non-editable, two effects, Chorus and Reverb independent non-editable.
  
  Mini Low Medium Equalisers Egue super accurate.
  
  64 notes polyphony.
  
  Midi In, Out and Through.
  
  Stereo headphone, mono output (L) and stereo (L + R) while the Jack.
  
  Possibility of a volume pedal, sustain and dumper.
  
  No built-in speakers.

  Utilization

  The feel of this keyboard is one of the best I know.
  
  Roland is the master in this field, to have tried a lot is still the most faithful to the piano.
  
  The config and use is what makes this easier which is very pleasant.
  
  The record is clear and simple as all that is Roland.
  
  All that is is simple Midi latency is close to 0ms.

  Sounds

  The sounds are a bit poor, this keyboard was designed for the stage, the sounds of Piano, Organ and Rodhe are ultra loyal and still unrivaled.
  
  For other sounds be it the Basses Violins groundwater or unique drum set it is only incidental, a synth rack will neccessaire for a home studio.
  
  The small chorus and reverb are built very discreet and very efficient.
  
  Velocity and aftertouch are perfect in use as a master keyboard he can make all the sounds of old synthesizers rack very realistic.
  
  Roland was smart enough not to be incorporated Yamaha speakers or other sound making it especially uncomfortable serving fully the qualities of these devices.

  Overall Opinion

  I am using this keyboard since its release in 1995 is 11 years.
  
  It's never failed yet I've never had a flight, he made hundreds of scenes, lived in the cold to hot, transported in a very controversial yet it often enough I never betrayed the mechanics of keys did not move an minimeter.
  
  It cost € 1,700 at the time (about 11,500 francs) and its current rating of 500 or € 600 is really more than correct.
  
  If it again I would reiterate what refflechir keyboard without a second.
  
  If you need a master synth sound with a touch incomparable piano for the stage or home studio do not hesitate, you will be a matter beyond dispute.
  
  Only drawback, the weight, but a heavy touch of this quality requires heavy machinery, so the door is a detail.
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