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Average rating:
4.1 out of 5
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I bought the RD-300 in 1989 and hammered on it over 18 years. It needed a bit of work now and then -- the external faders crapped out so often, I just quit replacing them. I matched it up with a Roland U-110 sound module, which had great piano voices and was very flexible for building good organ sounds. The board had great electric piano voices, decent clav, vibe and harpsicord, barely tolerable piano voices. Its best feature was the action -- very playable and durable. Last week, I retired it in favor of the RD-700SX. Sad -- but change is inevitable.
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I've been using my RD-300 steadily since buying it new in 1987. I've been playing pro since 1992. The keybed is showing its age a little, but it's still very stage-playable. I really hate the idea of retiring it, so I'll probably pay to have the keybed replaced soon.
I also use it as a controller for my (non-weighted) JV-80, and combining patches gives me a lot of sound flexibility.
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I think the RD-300SX is great. I am an organist and the action is perfect for me. I can play the instrument for hours and hours at a time and not have my hands and wrists fatigued. I find myself playing this instrument in the late evenings a lot. I put on my headphones and improvise for many hours at a time. Great sound, comfortable action and, after several years, have found the instrument to be extremely RELIABLE. I like it so much that I have chosen to use it on stage for quite a few varied performances.
It only weighs about 30 lbs or so and just about anyone can pick it up. The piano easily fits in the back seat of my covertable. Recently used it on a gig accompaning several varied soloists. (Opera, Gospel, Religious, Theater) It sounded great and played sooooo smoothly. Didn't let me down with any of the styles. Opted for 300sx instead of its bigger brother ,700sx, because of the weight factor. Seems to be built with some of the earlier technologies of the FP line. I was real fussy before I bought it. Trying out quite a few digital pianos for several years. I liked the Roland FP's but when they came out with this one I just had to have it. It was worth every penny and then some.
BTW I have been playing for almost 50 years, owned a sytnhesizer store for a while, was a Baldwin and Hammond dealer, etc.... So I am not a newcomer to the digital world. I really LOVE my RD300SX. The sytnhesizer sounds are the usual Roland stuff with a few improvements and their very good but the best part of this instrument are the piano samples and mostly (for me) the extremely comfortable action. You won't be dissappointed with an RD300XS. The only other piano I found that I liked better was the Stienway D, circa 1980's. I think you can get one of those for around $75K. (used). I have a .pdf file of the RD330SX manual if anybody wants a copy. I also wrote my own .ins file for it if your a Sonar user.(will post that to Cakewalk)
Regards larry@pennypockets.com
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I am 50+ and have played piano/keyboard all my life. The Roland RD-300SX has the lightest, best-weighted keyboard touch I have ever experienced. For someone like me, who after many years of playing gets wrist pain, and doesn't need a fully-weighted, practice piano, this keyboard is ideal. The standard piano sound is beautiful and extremely responsive. I love it!
Andrew Havryliv havryliv@optushome.com.au
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This is by far the closest you get to those pricy "real" rhodes, when bying a used ole e-Pno. The RD is a really good sounding 88 keys pno, "made" for modern music that needs "analouge" sounds eg computerbased electronica etc. I use it as the PNO ( both the supposed analogue PNOs but especially the Rhodes/e-pno sounds.. Cons are thats its really hevy ( around 30-35 kg) and the fact that is "slow" in its sound and "reaction" ( mostly ) I use it as sound module.. and its allways a few - nice - nano secs behind.. So it gives 125-130 BPM music a nice twist. U se, its not allways behind.. Finally I gave around a 100 US for it and expected it to sound that way. It doesnt. It sounds that "analogue sound" your missing again and again, if all other sounds are digital. Please remember to use the chorus and tremelo a lot it really thrashes the sound "the right way".. Prefered sound in the RD 300 is the e-PNOs but the Vibes are brilliant to.. the high keys sounds right. The lower sounds like strange african drums..
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