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Roland RD-800

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User ratings:
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55 user ratings
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The latest in Roland’s long line of professional stage pianosRead more
There's more to Roland's latest digital piano than meets the eye. We put it to the test.Read more
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Pros

  • have improved on the portability aspect too
  • The front panel is very comprehensive
  • well-earned reputation for building instruments that musicians love to play

Cons

  • stage pianos tend to be heavy
  • damper noise
  • string resonance and hammer noise
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Key specs

  • Stage Digital Piano
  • 88
  • Fully-weighted
  • 128
  • MIDI, USB
  • No
  • yes
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Roland RD-800 - Pros & Cons

Roland RD-800

Pros

  • have improved on the portability aspect too
  • The front panel is very comprehensive
  • well-earned reputation for building instruments that musicians love to play
  • innovations and great sound sampling
  • an excellent stage piano that is worth every appreciation
  • exceptionally great and powerful
  • excellent key action
  • powerful effects
  • and rich
  • exquisite sound
  • the piano sounds exquisite

Cons

  • stage pianos tend to be heavy
  • damper noise
  • string resonance and hammer noise
  • Overlaying is not that fast and not Fully logical to program
  • Strings could be warmer in sound
  • Tremolo and Amp Sim are a bit fussier
  • The display has a rather narrow viewing angle
  • lack of more outputs
  • the zones feature isn t limited to the sounds on the RD-2000
  • WAV files are the only accepted format
  • the 200 Live Sets to both USB and internal memory

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Roland RD-800 - Full Specifications

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Keyboard
TypeStage Digital Piano
Number of keys88
Touch responseFully-weighted
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Effects
EffectsFully-weighted
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Dimensions
Weight46.96 lb
Width55.12 in
Depth14.5 in
Height5.44 in
Colour of productBlack
Included accessories
Pedal
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Sound
Maximum polyphony128
Number of sounds1113
Number of rhythms200
Reverb settings6
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Features
Ports
  • MIDI
  • USB
Headphone jackNo
Built In SpeakersNo
LCD displayyes
Recordyes

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Roland RD-800 Roland - Editorial Reviews (2)

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Published: 01.04.2020
Roland RD-800 stage piano review

The latest in Roland’s long line of professional stage pianos

By Keyboard Magazine
0 minute read
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Published: 17.03.2014
Roland RD800

There's more to Roland's latest digital piano than meets the eye. We put it to the test.

By Gordon Reid
19 minute read

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