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Roland's Flagship RD Stage Piano, Reloaded





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Featuring two powerful sound engines, two preinstalled V-Piano expansions, impeccable action, and advanced controller functionality, the Roland RD-2000 EX stage piano gives you unparalleled performance onstage and in the studio. Roland is on the cutting edge of evolving digital piano technology, and they've packed their flagship stage piano with the best of it. Benefiting from the latest V-Piano research, the RD-2000 EX's acoustic piano sounds are stunning ? natural, responsive, and lavishly detailed, and with full-keyboard polyphony. A separate SuperNATURAL sound engine serves up over 1,100 additional sounds that cover any style of music, plus an epic selection of legendary electric pianos and vintage effects. The onboard 24-bit/192kHz USB audio/MIDI interface makes it easy to interface with your DAW and VIs. At once a world-class stage piano and a masterful controller, the Roland RD-2000 EX will take your performances to new heights.





Note: Owners of the original RD-2000 can purchase an upgrade to the complete EX feature set via Roland Cloud. This upgrade package will update the model to EX specs, including the German Concert and Essential Upright V-Piano expansion. Please contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for further details.





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Gorgeous V-Piano acoustics





Roland has long been on the cutting edge of digital piano research, and they've poured their engineering know-how into their newest stage piano. The RD-2000 EX features not one but two state-of-the-art sound engines. The acoustic piano sounds are based on the company's flagship V-Piano modeling technology, and they're absolutely splendid. Keyboardists here at Sweetwater are mightily impressed by the dedicated acoustic engine's full-keyboard polyphony for performance without compromise. Included are newly developed re-creations of two Roland innovations from the 1980s: the RD-1000 (the first RD stage piano) and the MKS-20 sound module.





Preinstalled V-Piano expansions





In addition to the core V-Piano sounds, the RD-2000 EX includes two V-Piano expansion titles to broaden your creative range. Inspired by world-renowned concert grand pianos, the German Concert expansion provides you with a versatile new voice that’s adaptable to both solo and ensemble performance settings. Offering a more intimate sonic signature, the Essential Upright expansion exudes the unique tonality and distinctive spatiality of a high-end upright piano.





Historic electric pianos and more





Roland spec'd the RD-2000 EX with a second SuperNATURAL-based sound engine that makes use of proprietary SA technology to deliver over 1,100 additional sounds covering virtually any style of music, plus a broad selection of classic electric pianos from the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. These EPs are so authentic sounding that they are instantly recognizable from the hit records that immortalized them. Also on tap are vintage effects that include the BOSS CE-1 Chorus and Roland SDD-320 Dimension D.





An arsenal of sounds for every genre





It is a given that Roland's latest cutting-edge stage piano will offer world-class acoustic and electric pianos. Still, the soundset on tap in the RD-2000 EX is more akin to what you'd expect of a serious workstation, with more than 1,100 non-piano sounds that let you cover any musical genre with just one keyboard. Roland's SuperNATURAL technology delivers deeply expressive Virtual Tone Wheel organs, vintage and modern synthesizers, clavinets, strings, brass, and much more. And more sounds are being added all the time on Roland's Axial website; killer patches you can load into your RD-2000 EX's two wave expansion slots. These include sounds from previous RD keyboards ? and if you're upgrading from the RD-800, you'll be happy to know that all your Live Sets are 100% compatible with the RD-2000 EX.





Unparalleled playability





With authentic hammer action and escapement, the RD-2000 EX keybed communicates every nuance of expression in your playing. Roland's premium PHA-50 keyboard action combines wood and molded materials for a superior feel and durability. This, along with the RD-2000 EX's advanced sensor mechanism, provides the perfect platform for playing the RD-2000 EX's responsive acoustic and electric pianos.





Connect with your DAW and virtual instruments





As a master controller keyboard, the RD-2000 EX is a godsend for the performing keyboardist. Equipped with extensive features that make it ideal for commanding a large-scale live setup, the RD-2000 EX lets you seamlessly integrate its internal sounds with software-based instruments, hardware modules, and more. Simply put: the RD-2000 EX is a professional mission control center for the most advanced stage shows. The RD-2000 EX's USB audio/MIDI interface makes it simple to integrate your virtual instruments and DAW in the studio, or a laptop running your favorite host software onstage. Use zones to control soft synths along with internal sounds, and route everything through the RD-2000 EX to create a powerful hybrid rig. The interface accommodates 24-bit audio at rates up to 192kHz, letting you preserve the fidelity of your highest-quality sounds.





Designed for commanding performances





Navigating the RD-2000 EX in live performances couldn't be easier. Equipped with eight dynamic encoder knobs and nine faders, the RD-2000 EX gives you comprehensive control over your sounds, FX, and more. The knobs have LED indicators for precise adjustment and instant visual feedback, and they're velocity-sensitive, so you can execute precise adjustments with slow scrolling and quickly move through parameters with fast movements. The RD-2000 EX's eight assignable zones let you map sounds to different key ranges, or create combo patches with up to eight layers. And with the handy Scene function, you can save 100 snapshots of your entire keyboard setup, and recall them with a press of a button. The RD-2000 EX is not only outfitted with Roland's classic pitch/mod lever ? it also has two independently assignable wheel controllers for detailed sound tweaking while performing.





Roland RD-2000 EX Features:


Roland's next-generation RD 88-key stage piano with expanded soundset


Includes German Concert and Essential Upright V-Piano expansions


PHA-50 keyboard features hybrid wood/molded construction, advanced sensor mechanism


2 independent sound engines and extensive controller features


Dedicated acoustic piano sound engine with full polyphony


Second SuperNATURAL sound engine with 128-voice polyphony for EPs and additional sounds


8 knobs with LED status indicators; faders for real-time control over sounds and effects


8 assignable zones for combining internal sounds and external sources (including VIs)


Onboard electric pianos include Roland's classic RD-1000 and MKS-20


Re-creations of vintage analog effects include BOSS CE-1 Chorus, Roland Dimension D, and more


Over 1,100 non-piano sounds include organs, synths, brass, orchestral strings, and many others


2 wave expansion slots for loading additional sounds from Roland's Axial website


100-scene memories for saving and one-touch setup recall


Traditional Roland pitch/mod lever, plus 2 assignable wheel controllers


4 pedal inputs may be configured for damper pedals, expression pedals, and more


DP-10 pedal included for damper pedal operation


Onboard 24-bit/192kHz USB audio/MIDI interface


Support for high-resolution RAINLINK velocity control