Roland RD-2000 EX
The RD-2000 EX isa stage piano from Roland. The RD-2000 EX delivers the ultimate RD experience by combining Roland's best piano technologies with a wide range of modern creative tools. This powerful and inspiring instrument is the most complete stage piano solution on the market, with two sound generators, two pre-installed V-Piano extensions, premium playability and advanced control features designed for professional musicians. Unrivalled RD performance. he RD-2000 EX features a generator powered by V-Piano technology, our renowned modeling approach that reproduces the complex sounds and interactions of an acoustic piano in fascinating detail. The high-speed DSP eliminates the bottlenecks encountered on sample-only systems, delivering natural response, limitless expressiveness and full polyphony. Numerous ready-to-play presets can be modified at will to suit your needs. Thanks to the integrated Piano Designer tools, you can adjust the tuning of each note, customize timbre details and create totally unique instruments that are impossible to achieve mechanically. The RD-2000 EX offers a wide selection of classic electric pianos powered by Roland's renowned SuperNATURAL tone generator. You also get an authentic recreation of the RD-1000, the innovative instrument that started RD history in 1986, as well as the MKS-20, a classic sound module heard on a multitude of hits since the mid-1980s. Several vintage-style effects provide distinctive color, including recreations of the BOSS CE-1 Chorus Ensemble pedal and Roland's SDD-320 Dimension D studio rack. The RD-2000 EX isn't just a piano. It also features over 1100 SuperNATURAL sounds of all kinds. Enjoy Virtual tone Wheel organs, inherited from the VK range, with their rotary effect and classic pull-pull control from the front-panel sliders. Diffuse electronic textures with modern or vintage synths. And explore many other styles with harpsichords, orchestral strings and brass, ethnic instruments and more. The boss on stage. Beautiful touch and feel. Thanks to its versatile inputs and outputs, the RD-2000 EX meets all your concert needs. The main stereo outputs are XLR and 1/4" jack, providing balanced sound for a front-of-house console and a secondary output for stage returns. The assignable Sub output lets you independently send internal sounds and audio via USB to other destinations. In addition to the USB audio/MIDI interface, MIDI jacks are available for working with your favorite instruments.
RD-2000 EX highlights
RD-2000 EX Key Features
The ultimate RD experience
Unrivalled RD performance
Embodying 50 years of piano technology development in an uncompromising instrument, the RD-2000 EX represents the pinnacle of Roland RD history, tailored for today's musicians. Its two independent generators put our best sounds at your fingertips, while the hammer-action keyboard provides unrivalled playability. Advanced control functions are also available for manipulating sounds and integrating hardware or software synths from intuitive physical knobs and sliders.
Premium V-Piano expressiveness
SuperNATURAL electric pianos
Sounds for every musical style
The boss on stage
Packed with comprehensive control functions, the RD-2000 EX is ideal for taking command of a large-scale stage setup. Its front panel features numerous knobs and sliders for quick manual adjustments, with LED indicators for immediate visualization of the status of the parameters involved. Eight assignable zones let you distribute sounds over different tessituras, or create sound combinations containing up to eight layers. Thanks to Scenes, you can save 100 snapshots of all your keyboard settings and recall them with a single press.
Beautiful touch and feel
The RD-2000 EX offers the best playability available on a live instrument, an inspiring experience that rivals that of our top-of-the-range grand pianos. With its progressive hammer action, escapement and advanced touch detection, the PHA-50 keyboard is ready to reproduce all the nuances of the most expressive acoustic and electric pianos. Its keys are made of wood and molded materials to provide an authentic feel and great robustness, as well as withstanding many years of playing on stage.
For external controls
Expert opinion
Keyboard
PHA-50 keyboard: Hybrid wood and plastic structure, with escapement and ebony/ivory feel (88 keys)
SOUND GENERATOR SECTION
Sound generator
2 independent sound engines
Sound Engine 1: V-Piano Technology
Sound engine 2: SuperNATURAL
SuperNATURAL Piano
SuperNATURAL (E.Piano, Clav)
PCM sound generator with virtual tone wheel
Max polyphony
V-Piano Technology Sound Engine: Full Polyphony
SuperNATURAL sound engine: 128 voices
Rooms
16 parts (Max 8 parts are used in the PROGRAM)
Shades
1,100 tones
Program
More than 300
Scene
100
Effects
Modulation effects: 4 systems, 62 types
Tremolo/amp simulator: 4 systems, 6 types
Reverb: 6 types
Delay: 5 types
Sympathetic resonance (only for SuperNATURAL Piano)
3-band compressor
5-band digital equalizer
AUDIO FILE PLAYER
File format
Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit linear)
RECORDER SECTION
File format
Audio files (WAV format, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit linear)
External storage device
USB key (sold separately)
OTHER
Rhythm pattern
200 models
Controllers
Slider x 9 (with lighting)
Buttons x 8 (with lighting)
Pitch bend/modulation lever
Modulation wheel x 2 (assignable)
Display
256 x 80 dot graphic LCD screen
Connectors
MAIN OUT jacks (L/MONO, R): 6.35 mm jack
MAIN OUT jacks (L, R): XLR
SUB OUT jacks (L/MONO, R): 6.35 mm jack
INPUT jack: stereo miniature jack
Pedal jacks (DAMPER, FC1, FC2, EXT): TRS jack
MIDI connectors (IN, OUT1, THRU/OUT2)
USB port (COMPUTER) (AUDIO/MIDI): USB B
USB port (MEMORY): USB A
USB port FOR UPDATE: USB A
PHONES jack: 6.35 mm stereo jack
Mains input socket
USB audio
Signal processing: 24 bits
Sampling rate: 192kHz, 96kHz, 88.2kHz, 48kHz, 44.1kHz
Recording: 2 channels
Playback: 2 channels
Energy consumption
23W
Accessories
Owner's Manual
Power cord
Sustain pedal (capable of continuous detection)
Options
Keyboard stand: KS-G8B
Piano pedal: RPU-3
Sustain pedal: DP-10
Foot switch: DP-2
Expression Pedal: EV-5
USB key (*)
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
Width
1,412 mm / 55-5/8 inches
Depth
367 mm / 14-1/2 inches
Height
140mm / 5-9/16inch
Weight
21.7 kg / 47 lb 14 oz
Ref. Euroguitar : 112794
