Roland RD300GX 88-Key Stage Piano

Priced and designed for the serious gigging musician, the Roland RD-300GX 88-Key Digital Stage Piano is perfect for working keyboardists. 32 People rated this product:

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Priced and designed for the serious gigging musician, the Roland RD-300GX 88-Key Digital Stage Piano is manna from heaven for you working keyboardists. You say you want a full-range piano that doesn't weigh a ton or cost a fortune, but still sounds and plays up to your demanding professional standards? Some might call you "overly demanding," but we just call you "describing the Roland RD-300GX." Let's take a closer look.

Superior Grand: Not Just A Clever Name
It takes chutzpah to call the signature sound patch on your digital piano the "Superior Grand," but like the old saying goes, it ain't bragging if you can back it up. For their grand piano sound, Roland painstakingly crafted a new multi-sample instrument featuring deep dynamic range, stunning stereo brilliance, and a tone that's both warm and striking. Paired with the piano's 128-polyphony and PHA alpha II 88-key keyboard, the Superior Grand is one of the most expressive digital piano sounds on the market. For those who are never satisfied with the out-of-the-box sound, the RD-300GX lets you get deep into sound customization, offering control over parameters as esoteric as Hammer Noise and Damper Resonance. In addition to the acoustic piano sounds, this keyboard comes loaded with amazing electric piano sounds, organs, strings, drum kits, and a full MIDI sound set.

Semi-Weighted Action, Feather-Weighted Package
You'll fall in love with the action on the RD-300GX's 88-Key PHA alpha II keyboard, and then promptly cheat on it with the piano's 36-pound overall weight. Don't you wish your other keyboards weighed as little? Here's an idea: ditch them all and get some sound modules instead. Because of its support for multi-zone MIDI output, the RD-300GX makes the perfect controller keyboard for multi-module rigs. There's no way to make 88 keys any shorter, but the Roland RD-300GX makes your entire setup lighter. Next step: fire your chiropractor!

More than any other instrument, the keyboard is made for solo performance. But that doesn't mean you have to sound like you're all by yourself, especially when you're gigging with the Roland RD-300GX. On the back of the unit you'll find a little USB port. Connect a USB thumb drive and you'll be able to play backing tracks directly from any MIDI, MP3, WAV, or AIFF files you've got. You can even assign basic transport controls (play, pause, FF, RW, stop, and more) to the lowest 15 keys for total performance control at your fingertips.

Manufacturer's Description for Roland RD-300GX 88-Key Stage Piano

Step onstage and step up to the world's most impressive stage pianos, with amazing pianos and EPs onboard, plus audio-play and master control features. The RD-700GX and RD-300GX are powered by Roland's latest sound engine for incredible sound quality.

Roland RD-300GX Features

- Stunning 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano sounds
- 88-key weighted keyboards: PHA alpha II
- Audio playback of .WAV, AIFF, and MP3 files via USB memory; easy onstage control with Audio Key feature
- Multiple zones for master-control functionality

Perfect Piano
The Roland RD-300GX features two sets of 88-key pianos sounds from the popular RD-700SX. In addition to its super-expressive onboard piano sound-sets, other essential instruments are built into this new piano, including EPs. You can even customize and save your sounds for instant recall.

Perfect Touch
Your fingers will love the Roland RD-300GX's PHA II alpha II weighted keyboard.

USB Audio Enhancement
Play audio through the RDGX directly from a USB memory key. Flexible file compatibility enables playback of Standard MIDI Files, .WAV, AIFF and MP3s. The "Audio Key" feature lets you use the bottom 15 keys for controlling start song, song length, etc. In addition, you can connect directly to a PC via USB and tap into Cakewalk SONAR LE software, included in every RDGX package.

Custom Shop
For those who like to get inside an instrument and customize its sounds, the RDGX's Piano Designer feature is your key to unlocking and personalizing the sound-set, down to the smallest details such as Hammer Noise, Damper Resonance, Duplex Scale and more.

Master Control
Take your music to the stage. The RDGX series make great master controllers, thanks to multi-zone functionality. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Roland products.

Keyboard: 88 keys (PHA alpha II Keyboard)

Sound Generator:
- Conforms to General MIDI 2 System
- 88-key Stereo Multi-sampled Piano Sound

Part: 16

Maximum Polyphony: 128 voices

Wave Memory: 128 MB (16-bit linear equivalent)

Tones
Normal Tones: 110

General MIDI 2 Tones: 256

Rhythm Sets: 5

General MIDI 2 Rhythm Sets: 9

Setups: 32

Effects
Multi-Effects: 78 types

Reverb: 6 types

Sound Control

2-band Digital Equalizer

SMF/Audio File Player
File Format: Standard MIDI File: format-0/1, Audio File: WAV, AIFF (44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear), MP3

Audio File can be played with Audio Key Function.
Connectors

Output Jacks (L/MONO, R): 1/4 inch phone type, DAMPER Pedal, Control Pedal, MIDI (IN, OUT), USB (MIDI, Memory), Headphones Jack: Stereo 1/4 inch phone type, DC IN Jack

Others
Rhythm Pattern: 200 patterns

Display: 16 characters, 2 lines (Backlit LCD)

Controllers: Zone Level slider x 3 (Assignable), Equalizer knobs, Pitch Bend/Modulation lever, Assignable Switches (S1, S2)

Internal Memory: 1M bytes

Power Supply: DC 9V (AC adaptor)

Power Consumption: 11 W

Accessories: Owner's Manual, Audio Key Utility 2 Quick Guide, CD-ROM (Audio Key Utility 2, SONAR LE), Damper Pedal, AC Adaptor, Power Cord

Size and Weight
Width: 1,444 mm, 56-7/8 inches

Depth: 336 mm, 13-1/4 inches

Height: 134 mm, 5-5/16 inches

Weight: 16.4 kg, 36 lbs. 3 oz.

Power Supply: DC 9V AC adaptor (Included)

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zZounds has verified that this customer bought this product from us. This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful. "No sacrifices for a light stage piano"

Sound: Superior Grand is pretty superior. When I first heard the sounds, I thought they were dull but then discovered if you set the Key Touch to "light" instead of medium it sounds much more natural and bright to me; it fixed everything. Odd that this setting is different sounding than the 700gx. The EP's are decent, organs are okay, strings are great. The RD drum kit is really good. Many of the general midi sounds are junky. For me, though, 90% of this thing's job is to play a good piano sound and they've got that covered. Feature: 128 voice polyphony. USB key feature is really good, and the rhythms are useful for practicing. The display is really visible by day and night (gigged in both situations already). 32 setups make it easy to have a set of sounds cued up on each of the buttons, with levels set and everything. I wish there were dedicated volume sliders for internal and external sounds... you have to flip back and forth to set levels, which makes layering on board sounds with external sounds a bit more work on stage. But the killer feature for me is 36 lbs. Super light. Oh and the assignable buttons above the joystick are convenient. They are set up with octave above and below effects by default. Ease of Use: Really easy to use the keyboard. Writing the setups took a little figuring out at first. The manual is not very detailed, as usual for Roland. Having used it live, it really makes my life much simpler. Changing sounds and levels, even layered stuff, is not difficult. I haven't used the USB key yet to trigger mp3 samples, but that will be useful for sound effects for me. Quality: I have a ton of Roland stuff that has held up amazingly well. I bought my first Roland synth used over 20 years ago and it still looks and functions perfectly. My old RD-300s is a tank and has taken 19 years of semi-pro abuse. I fully expect this piano to last me a long time. Value: The GX is a big step up in features from the SX, which is also a great board, but the superior grand sound and the display makes a difference. $1495 is a lot to pay, but you're getting great action that's not that different from the 700gx in my opinion, yet 20 pounds less weight. Going by feel, this is up there with S90, top end Korgs etc. I found a used one so got an outstanding deal. Manufacturer Support: They covered a replacement key assembly for my JV-80 as a warranty repair-- 14 years after I bought it! They should win a medal for that. I've called them for parts and they were great. The Wow Factor: I have been inspired to play it constantly since it arrived, and the action is just right. I was almost laughing out loud when I loaded my gear for the first gig with it. It is HALF the weight of my old piano. I literally put the gig strap over my shoulder and carried a synth case at the same time. I don't know how sexy it is, but there is definitely music gear dork love going on here. Overall: If you lug your own stuff and gig out, this is an ideal piano. Roland's quality and product design is outstanding. The main thing: superior grand! I plan to keep this for decades for live use and for recording/rehearsing in my home studio as well. It is perfect for me. The other one I was considering was the Nord Stage which is also light and compact but the interface is foreign to me, the action is not as nice and it's $3200 (organs are off the hook though). The 700gx feels and sounds a bit better but I couldn't stomach 20 extra pounds (and $1000 extra dollars).

Style of Music: Alternative rock, pop, folk

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Sound: The "superior grand" piano sound is amazing. Really nice and expressive. It has lots of harmonics (open strings, duplex scale, resonance) that makes a more realistic experience and even not a grand (very far from it, as all digital pianos in my opinion), it's a very nice sounding and expressive instrument I really enjoy to play. Other sounds are weaker... some nice EP (nothing in the quality if the superior grand), some acceptable organ, poor strings, some funny choral and synts, all usable but any remarkable for me. Feature: Great keyboard, very nice action. Also it has many useful one touch controls that makes very easy and fast most basic operations. You can playback files from a usb pendrive, thats great. Has some rhythmic patterns (nothing special for me) Ease of Use: The basic operations very easy, more advanced requires reading the manual, but wehn you get it, it's fast and easy. Quality: All metal made in Japan. Looks very solid and hope it will be. Value: It's a good value... not the best (a little overpriced) but has a really great piano sound, solid construction, lightweight.. I think I's ok. Manufacturer Support: no experience.. The Wow Factor: Excellent design, very attractive. Overall: I'm satisfied. It has a great piano sound, an almost perfect action, great quality of construction, usb and midi connections, nice for midi controller and on the road keyboard, also for studio applications. I recommend it.

Style of Music: classical, tango, jazz

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