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Rhodes MK-80

DiscontinuedReleased 1989

A Roland digital piano with a Rhodes badge, built on the RD-series SA engine after Roland bought the name. A decent weighted 88 of its day, but Harold Rhodes said its sound made him sick, and next to a real tine piano it is thin.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Rhodes
Status
Discontinued
Released
1989

Keyboard

Keys
88
Key action
Hammer-action
Keybed
88-note weighted piano action

Sounds

Sections
Electric piano, Piano
Drawbars
None
Sound engine
Roland SA (Structured Adaptive) synthesis: 8 tones with 8 variations each, electric pianos plus acoustic piano, vibraphone and clavi
Organ models
None
Polyphony
16 notes (10 for the Contemporary and Clavi tones)

Connections

Outputs
Stereo outputs, Headphones
MIDI ports
DIN in, DIN out, DIN thru
Pedal inputs
Sustain, Control pedal

Features

Features
Chorus, tremolo and phaser, Three-band EQ, 56 user memories

Size & weight

Colours
Black
Dimensions (W × D × H)
1370 × 546 × 152 mm
Weight
34.5 kg

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