All user reviews of 5/5 for the Roland RD-800

I`ve played on a Roland RD-800 in a music store a while back, it has 1113 instrumental sounds on it. The only thing that`s tricky about it. is when you have the cathedral organ or the Grand Pipes, then you go and select another instrumental sound on it, then back to whatever you had, you have to turn the dial on it until you find where you had it. They ought to put presets on it just like the Technics Pianos have, But overall they are lots of fun to play on too. I tried other instruments just as well. With the Roland RD-800, you can have up to four different instrumental sounds at the same time. But an overall a great keyboard. To operate the Roland RD-800 lookup www.manualslib.com/ then Roland RD-800.

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UTILIZATION

VERY NICE KEYBOARD, BETTER THAN THE RD700 AND THE KORG SV1, SO IT'S VERY GOOD.
I PLAY PROFESSIONALLY ON AN ACOUSTIC YAMAHA PARLOR GRAND AND I FIND THAT THE KEYBOARD OF BOTH IS SIMILAR, WHICH CAN ONLY BE TAKEN AS A COMPLIMENT.

SOUNDS

THE SOUND? NOTHING COMPARES TO AN ACOUSTIC PIANO, BU IT'S NOT BAD AT ALL, IT'S ACTUALLY STUNNING

OVERALL OPINION

FOR ME, IT'S ONE OF THE BEST RIGHT NOW
QUITE TRANSPORTABLE
IT'S NO TOY, IT'S SIMPLY A NO-FRILLS, SOLID, GOOD PIANO.

1113 tones, 88 keys, ... you can download the user manual from the Roland website.

UTILIZATION

The RD 800 has the aesthetic design of a piano not of a synth, it's sober...
What a delight! Right from the first touch, the keys are skilfully weighted and feel very nice. I'm rediscovering it and it's great.
Moving from the RD 700 GX to the RD 800, the manual seems clear, but my view might be subjective, having previously owned an RD.
The main access buttons are accessible and effective, the display is now a color one, but no bigger than on the RD 700 nor is it touchscreen, you must always use the wheel (maybe for the RD 900?)
The patches and setups can be accessed extremely fast.
I won't give it a 10 only for the connections, which are on the bottom part of the piano's front panel, making them less visible and accessible than on the RD 700, although on an "aesthetic" level, the cables are hidden away.

SOUNDS

In terms of sounds...I'm still stuck at sound "0001" – Concert Grand – what a sound! It's a real delight. The sampling is precise and brilliant right until the sound fades away completely. I'm really amazed. This Concert Grand alone justifies its purchase. It's no use to have 12000 sounds if they don't feel right. Just go a and try it out and you'll see what I'm talking about!
The other sounds rise to the expectations, be it the electric pianos or other sounds. Typically Roland, the sounds are brilliant and dynamic, more for pop rock, funk than classical music.
You can really make expressive music with this keyboard, from velvety to a percussive and explosive sounds, depending on the force on the keyboard.

OVERALL OPINION

I got it two weeks ago and it's a real treat. Owners of Roland pianos should go test it, it's worth it. I've had Yamaha (CP5) and Roland (FP7, FP7F, ROLAND RD 700) before, but the RD 800 is a true revelation and a source of inspiration. I'll still use the RD 700 until I configure a couple of things on the 800, but I can't wait to make the switch.
Yes, it has won me over despite its price of about $2900, which is the normal price for pianos in this category. It is much better than my previous purchases, both in terms of sampling and keyboard.
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