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Roland RD-170

Digital Piano from Roland belonging to the RD series

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Published on 04/04/05 at 01:39
Piano numrique scne of 88 notes, touch piano (hammers mcaniques)
16 sounds (4 by its variation) Reverb, Chorus, Keyboard splitable.
Output L / R, 2 headphone outputs, MIDI in / out, 2 between expression pedals (including sustain pedals included)

UTILIZATION

The touch is really trs close to that of a piano (I am not a pianist so others can probably give you more information on this point). However, it is absolutely arrter to seek "the" piano touch. If you want to touch it, buy a piano! This is not the goal of having a sublime touch when achte scne a piano. Touch is excellent for this type of hardware, period.

Gnrale the config is very simple, you wonder is why there are so many buttons
The top of the keyboard reminds one spaceship. At the same time, the use is intuitive and the ergonomics is easier (1 = 1 button operation)
This chapter li as using the keyboard, I note 9, because the use is simple and intuitive.

SOUNDS

The sounds are good trs (multi samples and multi layers)
I think ralistes to the sounds of piano, electric piano, organ (I come back here on my first view, there is a type B3 organ sound with clean and beautiful against non-adjustable, the sounds are of finished once and for all)
The reverb and chorus (8 presets each) are simple and effective. It sounds natural.
The expression of the keyboard is good trs.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 18 months
+ + I like the touch on piano sound / e-piano, organ, reverb sober, the pedals sustain progressive.
- A word about the design and construction: this is only my opinion and are quite cheap matrial (plastic timber on immiation cts) to a keyboard 1100 / 1200 Euros, it is reasonable wait a design a little more careful (aluminum hull, for example, real wood on cts). That's my opinion again, we must also say that I'm really hard trs regarding the design and construction.

I note with an 8 overall because of the design ct / assembly (7 / 10) but the quality of the keyboard and the sound of the piano are not numrique challenge (9 / 10 this ct)
In addition, looking at the ct of Concur (korg, yamaha) design and assembly of roland are far from being the lowest range. What's all relative

If I had to redo this choice? Now that I have a good knowledge of the Competition, yes, I probably Rasht.