NAMM 2025: Roland has launched two new performance keyboards, with each featuring four sound engines and an ergonomic interface for smooth control when playing live.

The V-STAGE Performance Keyboard is available in two models – the V-STAGE 88, for an “authentic acoustic piano experience” with an 88-note weighted keyboard, and the V-STAGE 76, featuring a newly developed 76-note semi-weighted waterfall keyboard for a traditional organ feel.

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Given their red aesthetic and stage-ready tools, it looks like these new offerings are set to compete against NORD’s range of performance keyboards. Both versions of the V-STAGE host a colour LCD, Total Effects section, and a Master section with EQ and compression to fine-tune your output for varying venues.

With 512 scene memories and the Scene Chain function, players can also save complete setups and access them with speed while on stage. There’s also an XLR microphone input and a stereo line input for mixing in an external instrument, and computers and mobile devices can easily be integrated too.

The four sound engines in each are as follows:

• Acoustic Piano – Offers “deeply expressive” pianos powered by V-Piano technology, including two concert grands, an upright piano, and a new felt-treated model.
• Electric Piano – Includes tine, reed, digital piano, and clavinet instruments crafted with the latest SuperNATURAL advancements. Tremolo, amp simulator, and curated MFX processing are also onboard, plus a Sound Lift knob for cutting through dense band mixes.
• Organ – Features a three-layer console organ powered by the latest generation of Roland’s Virtual Tone Wheel tech, plus two classic transistor models and a pipe organ. Harmonic bars and percussion controls are also on board, accompanied by overdrive, vibrato/chorus, and a rotary speaker effect with variable speed, brake control, and mic positioning.
• Synthesiser – Driven by Roland’s ZEN-Core engine, this section provides over 400 onboard tones. Two simultaneous parts are available for fast sound shaping via attack, release, filter, and other controls. V-STAGE also supports ZEN-Core patch and sound options on Roland Cloud.

The Roland V-STAGE Performance Keyboard is available in the US from January for $3499.99 (V-STAGE 76) and $3,999.99 (V-STAGE 88). Find out more over at Roland, or visit the team at NAMM in Room 202, Level 2.

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