Roland GO:KEYS 3 vs GO:KEYS 5 sound comparison.

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Patric1976

Patric1976

Ай бұрын

Because I could not find a comparison between the new Roland GoKeys 3 and GoKeys 5 I decided to make one myself. It's pretty basic, but maybe it'll give a idea of the difference in sound. To my ears, the 5 sounds fuller, especially when playing music with a lot of bass. Taking into account the extra connection possibilities, I decided to keep the 5.
UPDATE
The 5 (3 also?) has 50 available style slots, 256 patch/sound slots and 64 drumkit slots. I don't know how to check how much Wave memory there is.
No MIDI recording overdub (as the OG has), only on audio so a USB stick is needed in that case.
Differences as on 5 may and firmware 1.04 (what the 5 has and the 3 hasn't):
- Stereo out jacks, the speakers can stay on while connected (menu item). The headphones jack mutes the speakers no matter what (as on the 3)
- Better speaker system. Smaller in size (the round grill closer to center are the actual speakers) but the "boxed" system and the passive radiators make a ton of difference in the low-end and overal quality.
- Mic in and mic-on-headset combined with headphones jack in. Both sensitivities individually set in the menu system.
- Voice effects.
- Line in (mini jack)
- Expression pedal in
- 2nd USB host jack for Roland cloud dongle only. Able to power something through this port, who dares to try this?
- Somewhat different button layout (5 has no dedicated BT and metrome buttons, these are voice related).
- Wave expansions available on Roland cloud (3 has only Style - and Sound packs). Why?
- Am I missing something else?
#rolandgokeys3 #rolandgokeys5 #gokeys #roland

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@YotamPiano
@YotamPiano Ай бұрын
Very nice and useful comparison mate, thumbs up from me. I wish the 5 was available in the super cool colors the 3 is, though :)
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Thanks! I must say that the white color looks really nice in reality! Only downside is that the button labels are a bit harder to read then on the dark blue 3.
@charlielynes
@charlielynes Ай бұрын
Superb video. Simple, informative, and engaging... and the accent is magnificent 🫡🍻
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Maybe I'll make the accent "my thing" then 😁
@gosampeinturemusique
@gosampeinturemusique 10 күн бұрын
Great short review , thanks 👍🏻
@JeanV1986
@JeanV1986 Ай бұрын
Great comparison, thanks! I am pretty happy with the sound coming from my GoKeys 3, it is much better than the first Go keys I had. But indeed, the 5 is much better still. It seems like it has not only a passive radiator for better bass, but also a better speaker altogether.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Thank you! It's defintately a step up from the "OG". More predictable key action, more sounds, split/dual... Only thing missing is MIDI recording overdub (no big deal since it can be done with internal audio, but still....).
@mattnorvell9477
@mattnorvell9477 27 күн бұрын
Can you import .MID files from a USB?
@hiriwarikihana1283
@hiriwarikihana1283 25 күн бұрын
Man this an awesome product for the entry level market best by far imo. As a working musician (Guitarist) thats been wanting to dabble in keys for a while its been hard to try find something decent to learn on whilst also future proofing and looking for something thats also gigable but not ridiculously priced lol my natural inkling is to just shell out and get something way above what id need 😂 the gear lovers curse i spose. This is an awesome option 👌
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 23 күн бұрын
Yes it is! One might think they price it like this hoping to lure people into buying the expensive Fantom series once they're hooked! For the features I think it's a steel!
@markclarkemusic
@markclarkemusic Ай бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Great info!
@oliverbones8966
@oliverbones8966 Ай бұрын
Very needed video mate thank you! You have an awesome accent too, please never apologies for that.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Thank you very much. And I won't, promise 👍
@JeanV1986
@JeanV1986 Ай бұрын
Note that on both keyboards, you can change the equalizer. On my Go Keys 3, I setup slightly more bass and treble, and the sound is quite a bit clearer, but on bass heavy sounds, playing at loud volumes results in some distortion.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Yes, for the comparison I turned off the EQ, but on some sounds I need to turn it down a bit because the plastic housing tends to vibrate along with the speakers sometimes.
@Michael0320
@Michael0320 Ай бұрын
Great comparison, thank you
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@SirEsau
@SirEsau 24 күн бұрын
For the price i thing Go Keys 3 is a better option for me. Thanks fot this video!
@MelissaMay-hm1do
@MelissaMay-hm1do 13 күн бұрын
Why do you want the 3? I am curious. I am leaning to 3 because of its smaller footprint for travel; but I am afraid I might wish I had the 5 for the additional ports and mic capability...
@SirEsau
@SirEsau 12 күн бұрын
Probably for you the 5 is better for compatibility and more quality in the sound
@DaveToneMusic
@DaveToneMusic 10 күн бұрын
@@MelissaMay-hm1do Just a heads up on the size, the Go:Keys 3 and Go:Keys 5 are both 950 x 286 x 87mm There's no difference in the footprint so if you like the options on the 5 better then definitely go for that as it's exactly the same size. Good luck and have fun with whatever you decide.
@MelodicEgghead
@MelodicEgghead 11 күн бұрын
Great video! These new keyboards don't allow the record function where you can layer a song together?
@PhilW222
@PhilW222 Ай бұрын
Surprising amount of difference, the 5’s speakers clearly superior.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Yes to my ears also.
@dddddddd9870
@dddddddd9870 6 сағат бұрын
do they have registration banks and how to quick change them in live?
@davidsanchismonzo4668
@davidsanchismonzo4668 Ай бұрын
Great work, thanks!
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@Kothag
@Kothag Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this!
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@doordedeur
@doordedeur Ай бұрын
Other videos only mentioned that the 5 only has better speakers and connectivity than the 3. But according to the comments there are more differences, that make the 100 bucks extra for the 5 even a no-brainer.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Yes, I'll make a summary of the differences in the description.
@Dr-Stu
@Dr-Stu Ай бұрын
Bedankt Patric!
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Alstu!
@aseomg
@aseomg Ай бұрын
The speakers can remain on while using the output jacks? Good to know...because that was not stated in the Go Keys manual. Appreciate the upload! 😎
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Yes they can. Just like the OG can. Thanks!
@sherij973
@sherij973 Ай бұрын
Thank you for this review - and no need to apologise for your accent, embrace it. I’m looking to update my ‘carry around’ teaching keyboard and I do prefer boxed keys. I’m tempted to try go and try one out.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Thank you very much! The keys are quite nice, I'm actually a classically trained pianist myself and I have no trouble controlling the velocity despite of them being unweighted. The OG GoKeys gave me a much harder time. The action of the Casio CT-S500 was also very nice and comparable to this one.
@mattnorvell9477
@mattnorvell9477 27 күн бұрын
​@Patric1976 I had fun with the CTS 1000v (same as the CTS 500, but with the vocoder like effects). I ultimately returned the Casio and got the GoKeys 5. It has similar box style keys as the Casio, but where the Casio keys felt a bit spongy, the Roland keys feel excellent. I have much better expressive control with the Roland vs. the Casio, but that's just my opinion. I dont like the shallow key depth near the top of the keys. It's not awful, but key travel distance had to be compromised to make this keyboard so compact. The Casio is roughly the same size and suffers from the same problem.
@MelissaMay-hm1do
@MelissaMay-hm1do 13 күн бұрын
@@mattnorvell9477 helpful commentary since I am stuck between a GoKeys and a Casio...Thank you
@andrewober-reynolds9184
@andrewober-reynolds9184 2 күн бұрын
I'm interested in the Roland go keys 3 I'm torn between the dark red and the midnight blue but right now I'm leaning towards the midnight blue
@ChrisT-O
@ChrisT-O 24 күн бұрын
I think, the main difference between them are the loudspeakers, they are much better in the Go:Keys5. But if you off the loudspeakers and use the same external loudspeakers with both, they will sound likely the same.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 23 күн бұрын
Yes they probably will.
@mattnorvell9477
@mattnorvell9477 27 күн бұрын
Has anyone else heard a popping sound coming from the speakers when playing piano in the lowest octave? I thought my GoKeys 5 was a defective, so I exchanged it, and the replacement keyboard has the same popping sound when playing (mostly when piano tones in the lowest octave). The popping is faint but noticeable. I dont hear the popping with headphones.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 25 күн бұрын
Yes, I do hear it. Also with other sounds. At first I thought it's resonance of the housing, but it's probably just the speaker system not fully able to cope with the low freq.
@GregH.252
@GregH.252 Ай бұрын
I noticed on Roland Cloud the 5 has Wave Expansions, Style Packs, and Sound Packs - but 3 can only use Style Packs and Sound Packs.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Oh really, that's interesting 🤔 I have not explored those possibilities yet. I hope adding patches and stuff can also be done using USB. Or maybe the extra USB can power something like a Polyend Tracker. That would make a nice portable setup, especially with the line-in de GoKeys has.
@Dr-Stu
@Dr-Stu Ай бұрын
I contacted Roland about what it can/can't load. They both can load .svz files from Zenology Pro, so you can save any patch you want from there on your PC/mac and load it to either go:keys via USB.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
I just watched an Andertons video where they say it can also be done via USB 🎉
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
And it can. Just imported a free style-pack via USB stick.
@Dr-Stu
@Dr-Stu Ай бұрын
@Patric1976 cool! can it do a single patch by itself or just packs? Also is it being loaded to a specific user slot or being directly loaded(& housed) from the USB?
@user-wl3bp5ll2i
@user-wl3bp5ll2i Күн бұрын
What is the tampo range of the rhythm of Roland's Go: Kids 5&3!
@mattnorvell9477
@mattnorvell9477 27 күн бұрын
Has anyone found a way to play .MID files from the Web on the new GoKeys 3/5? It seems you can only import .WAV, and not .MID.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 23 күн бұрын
Hook it up to a DAW, but it's not multitimbal then. Hope Roland will add this feature later.
@42Crows
@42Crows Ай бұрын
Does it respond to MIDI? Can only see a TX channel in the menu.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Just checked that one out. Yes it does, through USB ofcourse. Reaper identifies it as "Roland Digital Piano" and it responds to channel 4 (can't find how to change that).
@tufif
@tufif Ай бұрын
The patches that sound so different, do they sound the same if they're both plugged in?
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
I can't check that anymore (the 3 has gone back to the store), but I suspect they do as the engine is the same.
@hackerbuff
@hackerbuff Ай бұрын
Thank you. Great accent btw.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Haha. Thanks!
@ProFleer-ep4wq
@ProFleer-ep4wq 19 күн бұрын
TBH the sounds on the Go:Keys 3 are already pretty incredible. Can’t imagine the Go:Keys 5 sounding even better. Anyway, ordered as well.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 18 күн бұрын
Nice! Should you use headphones or external speakers the sound is the same ofcourse.... Have fun!
@jenslempke7501
@jenslempke7501 Ай бұрын
More treble/high frequencies om the 5. Probably just the speakers. Same Zencore engine (PCM/VA Structure)
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 Ай бұрын
Yes but also definitely more bass. It really is noticable when using the GoKeys as a Bluetooth speaker or playing one of the internal rhythms. I should have done that on camera but now the 3 is already in its packaging.... Furthermore indeed exactly the same engine, menues etc. Only additional entities concerning the extra connections. And of course the voice stuff....
@classicarcadeamusementpark4242
@classicarcadeamusementpark4242 27 күн бұрын
Wouldn't they sound exactly the same if you using the line-out to a PA system with the same patch on both? I'm trying to find out what the differences between the 3 & the 5 are, but so far this is what I've heard: ^ The Go Keys 5 allows you to load Roland Wave expansion ZenCore sounds. These would be sounds with an entirely different sample, not just making new sounds using the onboard rom samples The Go Keys 5 has additional ports which include a port for an expression pedal The Go Keys 5 has better quality speakers than the Go Keys 3. Anything else? I'd also like to know more about what ZenCore sounds can be loaded on these keyboards vs other Roland ZenCore synths like the Fantom, Fantom 0, Juno X, Jupiter X, etc. Has anyone compared the features to the Yamaha MX? On the surface, they look similar, but are much cheaper.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 25 күн бұрын
Yes, they probably would sound the same.... Those are the differences and some more. I've made a list in the description.
@Odogwubeats
@Odogwubeats 8 күн бұрын
Are you able to use a pedal on the 3 as well?
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 8 күн бұрын
Yes, but only a sustain pedal.
@Odogwubeats
@Odogwubeats 4 күн бұрын
@@Patric1976 thank you
@Robin_0011
@Robin_0011 26 күн бұрын
WHat about the original Roland Go keys, what's the difference
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 23 күн бұрын
Quite a lot. Only thing the OG can do more is overdub on MIDI recordings. All the rest the 3 or 5 wins hands down, except the 3 has no line in and the OG does
@Robin_0011
@Robin_0011 23 күн бұрын
@@Patric1976 Thank you!
@ConeyIsland1952
@ConeyIsland1952 Ай бұрын
speakers are different in between both keyboards
@michaelbenge2388
@michaelbenge2388 18 күн бұрын
I think the speakers on the 5 are superior.
@Patric1976
@Patric1976 16 күн бұрын
Also to my ears: no doubt!
@rickmcquillis6626
@rickmcquillis6626 5 күн бұрын
I preferred the sound of the 3 over the 5. 🎶🤔
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