Diki,

The SuperNATURAL Piano Expansion kit works only on the RD700GX. It does not work on the Fantom G series.

You are correct. The Roland V-Piano’s greatest strength is its infinite degree of customization. As this is based on pure modeling technology, every aspect of the tone generation can be tinkered to the last detail to satisfy the end users need.

A little unevenness in the tuning across the 88 keys can give this a more human like touch. Here with the V-Piano, we are approaching from the opposite end of the spectrum, trying to consciously introduce artifacts to make it sound more like the real thing!

This reminds me of the drum machines that sounded too perfect. Their timing had to be humanized to make it match the flaws and limitations of a real drummer.

At a street price of $6000, the V-Piano is out of reach of most musicians. If Roland could release a rack module around $1800 then any one with a 88 key weighted controller would be tempted to buy this.

The $300 piano expansion kit for the RD700GX will be an instant best seller. After playing on these new samples, it is hard to go back to the stock Expressive Grand, and Ultimate Grand.


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