Soaring Sound: Meet the Piano of the Future

[drawback]

New concept piano from Roland

[DeltaJockey]

From what I have observed with human nature in regard to new things, is that anything futuristic has a specific following, but rarely becomes the universal norm. It seems most people crave nostalgic comfort, and the way of the future will be transparently melded into high tech advancements making old style ways of doing things less problematic.

 

Interesting piano though, and would look good in a 1960's house of the future film    Just sayin'

[David Emm]

The drone speakers are several jokes that write themselves. Even with a great sound, it still looks like a "Futurama" prop.

 

Someone in engineering added scotch to their coffee for too long.   

[Docbop]

10 minutes ago, DeltaJockey said:

nostalgic comfort

 

But was becomes "nostalgic comfort" is a moving target. Having spent a lot of my life around music education and young musician their idea of old tends to be twenty five years.   Now the one that tend to become the big players they tend to do their homework and study the elders of the music they want to play going back further in to the roots of the genre they love. 

 

So the goal markers for tradition and nostalgia keep moving and they always looking for new ways to make old new. 

 

 

[DeltaJockey]

5 minutes ago, Docbop said:

But was becomes "nostalgic comfort" is a moving target.

True, but if this piano was truly innovative, it wouldn't have a traditional keybed? Maybe an Omose or similar perhaps? So there in itself is some nostalgia lasting well over a century and a half

[MathOfInsects]

It's cool-looking, and I like the 360-degree integrated speakers. It's also cool that you can broadcast to remote listeners' speakers in real time. Obviously the drone concept is a non-starter, but some less goofy adaptation of this still has some potential legs. 

It's just a fancy shell holding a DP, right? Which keybed is it using? I may have missed that. 

[cphollis]

"As of now, the drones’ propellers are still somewhat noisy."  Yeah, that would be an issue.

[Bill H.]

At first I thought they had set up in a public rest room. I didn't realize what I thought were porcelain fixtures were actually drones. 

[jazzpiano88]

I don't like the urinal public restroom theme.  Roland has jumped the shark, and someone from the outside may need to let them know.

[DeltaJockey]

Just now, JazzPiano88 said:

I don't like the urinal public restroom theme

So of the 3 pedals, is that the hot water on the left, and cold on the right? So that just leaves soap for the middle pedal

[jazzpiano88]

Just now, DeltaJockey said:

So of the 3 pedals, is that the hot water on the left, and cold on the right? So that just leaves soap for the middle pedal

 

I assumed it was the plunger for the toilets behind the performer.

[DeltaJockey]

oh!

Anyway, sorry I just couldn't resist!

[BluMunk]

For those who want nostalgia, don’t worry:

 

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Sounds from Roland’s 50 years of piano history—such as the EP-10, RD-1000, JD-800, V-Piano All Silver, and SuperNATURAL Piano—are all playable. 

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Truly, a forward-thinking and innovative instrument of the future.

[bill5]

Blah. Gimmicky IMO and of no interest to me.  Looks like someone trying to make something for a Star Trek set. Now give me a normal piano get off my lawn. 

[Mighty Motif Max]

Here's the other, previous thread on this instrument, for reference: https://forums.musicplayer.com/topic/184395-roland-keys-w-drone-speakers-yup/.

 

I like the idea from the point of essentially having a moving surround sound system while playing, which could be really neat. But the drone motor noise is an issue lol.

 

[o0Ampy0o]

17 hours ago, DeltaJockey said:

So of the 3 pedals, is that the hot water on the left, and cold on the right? So that just leaves soap for the middle pedal

The middle is “Flush.” 

[stoken6]

Run the drones hot enough and you could dry your hands?

 

Cheers, Mike.

[David Emm]

You guys need to be whacked with a stick, but I'm here too, so lemme have it. 😬

 

Part of the joke for me is that having been saddled with some crap 'boards in my day, I'm half-giddy to hear an even halfway decent piano, in software or not. Y'wanna thrill my music gland? Never mind any piano below a Bosendorfer Imperial grand. Instead, show me your nice DP in the den, with two synths on top. Okay, four.

 

Sidebar brush with Greatness: I went to see DEVO in a small-ish club where the AC was out, so we were all being lightly broiled. At the break, Mark Mothersbaugh was still fiddling with his rig onstage, so I went up to one side and said "How's that Prophet-5 holding up in this damned heat?" He surprised me by saying "Well come on up, I'll show you!" I said "Thanks and watch me keep my hands off yer stuff." He laughed and said "I wish I heard THAT more often!" He was amused that I knew what an EML Poly-Box was. A fun moment of shared Synth Luv. DEVO played at a LBGTQ event hosted by John Waters and an interviewer said to Mark "You don't jump around like you used to." Mark replied "That's because we're OLD!"