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Introduction:
The Roland RD-2000 and Kawai MP11 are two of the most highly respected stage pianos in the business. Both have noteworthy features on them that make them equally unique in the space, for different reasons. Whether it’s the full-length wood keys in the MP11, or the thousands of onboard sounds and Piano Modelling Engine on the RD-2000, there’s lots to unpack here with this comparison.
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The Action:
The MP11 uses Kawai’s Grand Feel action, which is oh-so-close to their current Grand Feel Compact action. It uses a triple sensor, an escapement simulator, and of course the full-length wood key that pivots on a mid-point exactly like an acoustic piano.
The action feels robust, extremely responsive, and beautiful to play at any speed, velocity, or genre...it’s really hard to argue that this isn’t the very best action available in a portable product. The only hitch is how one defines portable… at 72 lbs, it’s ½ the weight of a lot of piano players - especially females - who this is being marketed to. I’ve been lugging huge slabs my whole professional life, I’m 5’10” and 180 lbs, and this is back-breaking to try and do myself. So this is either reserved for those with roadies, or studio work.
On the other hand, Roland has deployed their newer action design, designated the “PHA-50”, on several of their high-end models, including HP and LX series instruments. However, the FP90 and RD2000 are the only two portable models to be equipped with this upgrade. The action feels and behaves differently than the PHA-4 plastic action, both in terms of sensitivity as well as physical feel.
Classical players and people using this action for solo work will be far more impressed with its precision and its versatility, whether in a studio setting, or live performance.
Other Features:
Neither of these boards use the Bluetooth BLE protocols for wireless midi, but that’s hardly an issue given the number of various ports that both instruments offer.
The RD2000 USB interface function is definitely a plus, and somewhat puzzling why the Kawai doesn’t include it, especially since the concept of the instrument in the first place was to have it integrated into a larger MIDI-connected setup. That said, it’s easy enough to work around since there are ¼” inputs with independent fader so you can still have integrated mixing going on.
A huge plus on the Kawai side is the inclusion of a triple pedal right out of the box. While this is available for the Roland, it’s an add-on.
Overall Impressions:
The conclusions between these two are quite clear actually. The Kawai MP11se is far more niche than the Roland, and for the crowd it’s targeted at, nothing holds a flame. If the weight doesn’t present an issue, and its use is going to be exclusively as a piano or controller within a multi-device setup, the Kawai has your number. The action is indisputably the best out there, and the piano and e-piano tones are beautiful, rich, and easy to manipulate.
If your needs are more diverse, and include using the instrument in a multi-genre setup, in studio, on stage, decent portability, with plenty of patches and editing flexibility across all sounds, the RD-2000 is a far better choice.
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