This is a wonderful subtractive synthesizer. Square wave generator with variable pulse width (sawtooth is obtained at filter stage). Ring modulator, excellent low pass resonant filter, multi-stage envelopes for pitch, filter, and amplifier. Three simultaneous LFO's, that can be routed again to pitch, filter, amplifier, and pulse width. Then of course the parametric EQ, chorus, and reverb/delay type of effects, all in digital domain. Oh yeah, and then 76 samples (no multisamples, thanks goodness) sprinkled all over the solid subtractive synthesizer. It's a fantastic machine. Kudos to brilliant Japanese engineers and programmers (70% of D-50 development was software, so arguably the D-50 is a soft synth, but I digress...) and of course Eris Persing patch samples and patch programming. In other words, Western touch on Far Eastern technological marvel. Lovely.
D-50 Arriving tomorrow. I am soooo stoked!! My favorite synth since I was a teen. Great demo, the emotional connection to sound is real. Sometimes a song will bring you to tears, sometimes a sound. Cheers!
There is something about your videos Woody, that are so compelling. You don't make zany, laugh a second, action packed videos, but I think what I see in each and every one, is sincerity, both towards the product, and the viewer. So, thank you!!
I get the same emotional response from synthesizers. Loved that moment when you played your favorite patch. Thanks for making this video! I’m hoping to buy an original D-50 soon! :)
I'm so excited about the D-05 and can't wait to order mine! _Soundtrack_ has also impacted my life, it was somewhere early 90s where I played the sound on a E-70 or JV-30. Not the 'real' sound but part of the GM spec, but still, I was blown away. Sounds of the D-50 were in numerous records in the late 80s and 90s, and it still holds up today as great classic sounds.
@Woody Yeah I wish mine looked as minty as yours though, mine is pretty scratched and bruised but built tough back then, not like the crap construction they have today ;D
So many people get so involved in acquiring and owning the latest gear, believing that newer means better. Too many people spend too much time debating analog vs digital, as well. At the end of the day, it should be about the music and how it makes you feel. It's so great to see someone throwing those silly arguments out the window and allowing us to see him being emotionally moved by sound and music, regardless of the source. I grew up on digital synths made in the late 80s and early 90s, and I can assure you, a beautiful digital pad with lots of layers can move you just as much as the purest analog waveform.
Woody, loved the video as always. Your enthusiasm and affection for D50 is very heartening. You can almost feel the emotions you put into playing the instrument. Keep it up!
Best synth I ever owned (with Oberheim Matrix1000 being a close 2nd). When I first heard it at the LA music show (late 1987) I was blown away. Suddenly the DX7 sounded thin and dated because the D-50 was so fresh sounding (PCM attack partials). I had to have it and shortly thereafter it was my 2nd keyboard (along with my first MIDI keyboard, a Roland Juno-106). Made a lot of great music with it and the sounds themselves were VERY inspiring. Even got the Steinberg D-50 patch editor/librarian which allowed you to create patches randomly. Mostly misses doing it that way but once in awhile it would give you a gem. As with a lot of young musicians, after I got married I ended up selling it around 2000 (to buy Pampersx1000). REGRET!!! So happy to see Roland has FINALLY released both a VST plug (subscription...ugh) and a hardware module (D-05).
Hi Woody, thanks for sharing! It’s so great to see and hear someone so excited!! 😊 The D50 indeed is a great synth and brings back lots of memories to me. I still remember the first day I met the D50. It was in Rotterdam at a musicshop named Soundwave. The D50 had just arrived and the guy from the shop was showing off. One of the sounds I remember was taken right from Grace Jones’ Slave to the rhythm. When he played the first two chords... wow!! I was completely flabbergasted! What a beautiful sound it was! Later on I decided to buy it’s little brother the D10, but... it never had that ‘touch’ and spirit of the D50. So the D10 ended up as being just my master midi keyboard. Once in awhile I run into a D50 again and always was thrilled with the sound! So I know and feel what you mean by playing the D50. Even now, 30 years later it’s still ‘a hell of a machine’!! 👍
i just love your hustle Woody, makes me want to get a synth i really knew nothing about! I recognise heaps of those patches from 90s drum and bass. nice!
the entire Jean Michael Jarre's "Revolution" was written on D-50. BTW, Woody, that "your favorite patch ever" can be also gotten on JD-XA (sourced from Integra-7)
"BTW, Woody, that "your favorite patch ever" can be also gotten on JD-XA (sourced from Integra-7)" - "Soundtrack" can be found now on pretty much every PCM based synth released since the early 1990's... Even non-Roland synths - it's been part of the GM sound set pretty much forever now...
8:33 - Intruder FX - that's the patch that sold me on the D-50. I remember walking into a music shop in 1987 and trying the D-50. When I heard that sound, I had to get one! I'm glad you played it with a big chord and then laid into the aftertouch on it as that's how that patch really sound best!
Okay, I'm sold with the D-05. Was never really that interested in the Boutique series, but this new and small version of the D-50 is just awesome.. Can't wait to try one! And of course, can't wait to see Woody playing it one day on the channel :).
Ah Woody... I love your videos mate, I could learn a lot from your chilled presentation style too! I signed up for the Roland cloud trial recently so I'll be locked in my studio for a bit lol. Hope all good with you, wherever you are now
The sound is called soundtrack, I bought my d50 in the early 90's. I had to clean some contacts and stupidly blew something. I bought a Yamaha SY22, which I have now and my d550 rack mount is coming tomorrow (I hope), so I essentially still have my d50 of course midi to the Yamaha Sy22. But actually thinking about it, it is weird in a way that only a couple of months ago I wrecked my d50 and it turns out to be 30th anniversary, I don't have it and now have the rack coming, it has an enhanced display. looking forward to hearing these sounds again. Another thing, i am a huge fan of the phantasm films, this synth was used for almost the entire phantasm 2 score, and that "soundtrack" patch is actually on there too, as well as the Fantasia sound, you can find that on the end titles theme for phantasm 2 and a track called "a thoughtful moment". Should mention the D05, I did not know about this until after I ordered the D550 rack sound module I know it has some other stuff on it but from what I have heard ( a comparison video by Roland) I think the actual D50's overall sound is that bit better than the D05, So I think it was almost meant to be for me that I am getting the rack. As you said in the video though, it won't just be the same playing the D550 on the Yamaha SY22 as it is a beautiful synth the Roland D50. i may pick one up again later on then I can play 2 Roland d50 sounds at the one time...which in the 90's was one of my dreams...but then now I have a Yamaha EX7 which has some great sounds too which would be better to use in conjunction with the d50/D550 sounds. But the fact of the matter is I only bought the D50 way back when because I loved the sounds from phantasm 2 and at the time it was genuinely amazing to actually have them on a synth and be able play them. P.s you can hear the D50 too on the Leon score, well in the film only, in the international cut when Mathilda is going round the doors with Leon and sticks the chewing gum in the peep hole, you can hear that native dance sound there too. Recognised the D50 in other films too and that same sound on other films too.
Nice one Woody. I am a full on analog nerd. But the d-50 always spoke to me. I'm waiting on the new boutique d 05. Roland has nailed it with the sounds on it. And I have no studio space for ANOTHER keyboard! Love Arco Strings! 🕶✌🏻🎶
5:30 it was "SOUNDTRACK" preset right..?? Im a fan user of Roland..i owned a d20 when i was in the junior high school..and still own XPS10 and an EA7 Roland Arranger
I remember many synths from the mid to late 80's , however the D-50 escaped my attention until maybe 2007. I did recognize the Clannad/ Enya sound. Its awful nice of Roland to offer D-05 & maybe cultivate future synth collectors.
lately I bought a D50 in excellent condition. I grew up with the music of the 80s and I owned a lot of synths but never the D50. Only now can I say that I missed a great piece of music history in my hands. I loaded other patches banks alternative to the presets and I realized that the D50 is a machine with infinite sound possibilities. it sounds fat, beautiful, analog.
man I finally subscribed to your channel, your freaking awesome and I love that you review all synth , I will buy this D50 , I just got myself and Roland JV1000 for some 80s sounds, this D50 is amazing.
Picked up my D-50 last week. Coincidentally he was an Indian gentleman also. He bought it new 29 years ago and said it was the best synth at the time for Indian style music
Hi Woody ! So happy that Roland FINALLY release this "rebirthed" hardware synthmodule. Can't wait to test it. By the way, this boutique-module will be compatible with ALL past D-50 presets. Only point that remains unclear : will Roland release an editor for it... Keeping finger crossed. Great tribute to that iconic synth by the way ! Congrats. Nice week-end to you. S.
Great sound tour, Woody. Always fun to see a synth musician react viscerally to a patch. And it's great to see that Roland have created the D-05, and at a very affordable price. Also, for more keyboard thrills, check out Eric Persing's (btw, no "h" in Persing) search TH-cam for Greg Phillinganes playing the Sprectrasonic Keyscape!! Such a very cool instrument and what a great walk through pop music history by one of the greats!
Hello, I have got a D50 since the eighties. I have stopped playing music for 25 years and there is one month ago now I have reconnected my synth. Just the battery to change and it is ready to play again ! What an amazing instrument ! Unfortunately I have lost the internal sounds 😭 I have got a big collection of sounds on floppy disks but i don't know if I Will be able to read them again ... They were readable with a D50 éditor which was running on an Atari computer ... And I haven't got this computer any more 😭
Roland made D50 VST on Roland Cloud. I wish there was a D50 Reborn synth instead, something similar to what Yamaha did with Reface models. Just realized there is D05 but I was hoping for something larger.
Hey, Woody. Great D-50 special. Enjoyed it very much. Especially the short music sequence starting at 1:51. Can you tell me what it is? Shazam does not know it. I MUST have it. Can it be purchased anywhere?
The boutique's with the tiny knobs are just too small for me, but for a D-50 .. ba da boom! Been looking for a mint D-550 all year with no luck .. the search is over!
i bet it responds to aftertouch, it has to, as you say it's important. the roland d50 plugin does respond, and it's likely the same code in the boutique.
Does anybody know where I can get a proper dual prong power cable for my D-50? I've made something up with pieces of tape and cork but it's... pretty dangerous-looking :)
that's tricky, I did some research. people swap out the socket for a standard 3-prong connector, seemed like an easy job. that's probably your best bet, those older cables were expensive on ebay.
soundtrack.... I also have it in the U-20 but it sounds brighter and lost his deep warmth: www.synthmania.com/Roland%20U-220/Audio/Factory%20Patches/43%20Soundtrack.mp3
haha where else can you watch a synth video. have no playing for 3 minutes at least but be fully entertained XD I like the fact that buying synths can have a story attatched lol
I love all the Roland "LA" series of D-synths, but except for my D-70, all of mine are in permanent cold storage now because of those damn flimsy front panel buttons that Roland used... No matter how nice you try to treat the synth, eventually those buttons will break, while the actual switches underneath will become non-responsive... and it's just becoming too hard to find replacement parts... When I was restoring my Roland D-5 it took nearly two years to track down a source for the front panel buttons, and then the buttons on my D-10 started breaking... As great as LA-synths sound, with the release of the D-50 VSTi, and the D-05, it's just not worth the effort anymore...
tend to agree with you, it's not just the buttons, the keys and aftertouch get flaky, dim screens, the list goes on. i bought replacement buttons for my d10 about 10 years ago, and roland told me it was the last batch
The D-50 keybed can be a nightmare to maintain, as any long time D-50 owner can testify to. The 2nd Gen "D's" not so much, but they all seem to suffer from cheap key contact strips instead... I recently considered just selling my entire LA-Synth collection except for my D-50, but then the wife reminded me that I had spent a very large part of my adult life collecting and restoring this group of synths, and there was no way she was going to allow me to let go of a single one :-) So into Cold Storage they all went... My kids can deal with them after I'm gone I suppose...
Personally i rather have 19" especially when u have little space, u dont want 20 desktops u can't stack not to mention the spaghetti of wires & their not very practical to move on the road & stage either
1987 not 1997. I really dont understand how people like these as they came after the prophet 5 and jupiter 8 which sound so much more lively and cool. but to each his own
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This is a wonderful subtractive synthesizer. Square wave generator with variable pulse width (sawtooth is obtained at filter stage). Ring modulator, excellent low pass resonant filter, multi-stage envelopes for pitch, filter, and amplifier. Three simultaneous LFO's, that can be routed again to pitch, filter, amplifier, and pulse width. Then of course the parametric EQ, chorus, and reverb/delay type of effects, all in digital domain. Oh yeah, and then 76 samples (no multisamples, thanks goodness) sprinkled all over the solid subtractive synthesizer. It's a fantastic machine. Kudos to brilliant Japanese engineers and programmers (70% of D-50 development was software, so arguably the D-50 is a soft synth, but I digress...) and of course Eris Persing patch samples and patch programming. In other words, Western touch on Far Eastern technological marvel. Lovely.
D-50 Arriving tomorrow. I am soooo stoked!! My favorite synth since I was a teen. Great demo, the emotional connection to sound is real. Sometimes a song will bring you to tears, sometimes a sound. Cheers!
that's great Mike, congrats on finding one and enjoy this fabulous machine!
There is something about your videos Woody, that are so compelling. You don't make zany, laugh a second, action packed videos, but I think what I see in each and every one, is sincerity, both towards the product, and the viewer. So, thank you!!
hey thank you too, appreciate the comment, glad you like the style.
One of my all time favourite synths and I am very excited that it has been confirmed that Roland will be releasing this very soon as a boutique synth.
with 900 patches built in!!!!!!!!!!
Happy anniversary D-50, you are indeed a classic!
The favourite patch is used by Clannad extensively on the Atlantic Realm soundtrack album, one of their best albums
Hi Woody ! Thanks for your emotional video of the D-50. I bought an original unit today - everything works beautifully and it sounds fantastic !
way to go, glad to have inspired you!
thank you for playing this synth spiritualy, its so magical!
and i just purchased this yesterday. amazing!! thank you for convincing me through your performance!
I get the same emotional response from synthesizers. Loved that moment when you played your favorite patch. Thanks for making this video! I’m hoping to buy an original D-50 soon! :)
thanks dave and good luck in your quest!
I'm so excited about the D-05 and can't wait to order mine!
_Soundtrack_ has also impacted my life, it was somewhere early 90s where I played the sound on a E-70 or JV-30. Not the 'real' sound but part of the GM spec, but still, I was blown away. Sounds of the D-50 were in numerous records in the late 80s and 90s, and it still holds up today as great classic sounds.
Bought my D50 new years ago and still plays great, I will never get rid of it.
completely with you on not letting go of something you bought new so long ago!
@Woody Yeah I wish mine looked as minty as yours though, mine is pretty scratched and bruised but built tough back then, not like the crap construction they have today ;D
So many people get so involved in acquiring and owning the latest gear, believing that newer means better. Too many people spend too much time debating analog vs digital, as well. At the end of the day, it should be about the music and how it makes you feel. It's so great to see someone throwing those silly arguments out the window and allowing us to see him being emotionally moved by sound and music, regardless of the source. I grew up on digital synths made in the late 80s and early 90s, and I can assure you, a beautiful digital pad with lots of layers can move you just as much as the purest analog waveform.
A sweet blast from the past. Thanks.
Woody, loved the video as always. Your enthusiasm and affection for D50 is very heartening. You can almost feel the emotions you put into playing the instrument. Keep it up!
Brilliant video of your journey with the D 50 thankyou for sharing Woody :-)
Best synth I ever owned (with Oberheim Matrix1000 being a close 2nd). When I first heard it at the LA music show (late 1987) I was blown away. Suddenly the DX7 sounded thin and dated because the D-50 was so fresh sounding (PCM attack partials). I had to have it and shortly thereafter it was my 2nd keyboard (along with my first MIDI keyboard, a Roland Juno-106). Made a lot of great music with it and the sounds themselves were VERY inspiring. Even got the Steinberg D-50 patch editor/librarian which allowed you to create patches randomly. Mostly misses doing it that way but once in awhile it would give you a gem. As with a lot of young musicians, after I got married I ended up selling it around 2000 (to buy Pampersx1000). REGRET!!! So happy to see Roland has FINALLY released both a VST plug (subscription...ugh) and a hardware module (D-05).
Hi Woody, thanks for sharing! It’s so great to see and hear someone so excited!! 😊 The D50 indeed is a great synth and brings back lots of memories to me. I still remember the first day I met the D50. It was in Rotterdam at a musicshop named Soundwave. The D50 had just arrived and the guy from the shop was showing off. One of the sounds I remember was taken right from Grace Jones’ Slave to the rhythm. When he played the first two chords... wow!! I was completely flabbergasted! What a beautiful sound it was! Later on I decided to buy it’s little brother the D10, but... it never had that ‘touch’ and spirit of the D50. So the D10 ended up as being just my master midi keyboard. Once in awhile I run into a D50 again and always was thrilled with the sound! So I know and feel what you mean by playing the D50. Even now, 30 years later it’s still ‘a hell of a machine’!! 👍
hear hear pianonick!
And I thought I was the only one who got choked up over a patch (true story)... Your a true Sound Soldier Woody. High respect!
and i'm glad i'm not the only one... :)
It still sounds relevant and modern all these years later.
Brilliant Woody! I will check out D-50 more when time comes...
We should all aspire to love something as much as Woody loves the Soundtrack patch.
i just love your hustle Woody, makes me want to get a synth i really knew nothing about! I recognise heaps of those patches from 90s drum and bass. nice!
the entire Jean Michael Jarre's "Revolution" was written on D-50.
BTW, Woody, that "your favorite patch ever" can be also gotten on JD-XA (sourced from Integra-7)
That D50 just sounds killer,but size is very important for my home studio i thibk ill be buying D 05 and JP 3X and a midi controller
If size does matter to you there is a VST of D-50 at Roland Cloud. One doesn't take any physical space at all but sounds as nice as the real thing.
MSM5500 thanks for the advice ill check that out.
It can also be sourced on the FA-06/07/08... via the Axial Integra banks: forums.rolandclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=54063
"BTW, Woody, that "your favorite patch ever" can be also gotten on JD-XA (sourced from Integra-7)" - "Soundtrack" can be found now on pretty much every PCM based synth released since the early 1990's... Even non-Roland synths - it's been part of the GM sound set pretty much forever now...
8:33 - Intruder FX - that's the patch that sold me on the D-50. I remember walking into a music shop in 1987 and trying the D-50. When I heard that sound, I had to get one! I'm glad you played it with a big chord and then laid into the aftertouch on it as that's how that patch really sound best!
Okay, I'm sold with the D-05. Was never really that interested in the Boutique series, but this new and small version of the D-50 is just awesome.. Can't wait to try one! And of course, can't wait to see Woody playing it one day on the channel :).
0:45 what a great moment, thank you for the video Woody!
Woody I really enjoy your channel. I've own on the past a Roland D-20, and think that they're really great instruments. Greetings from Argentina !
hello friend and thx for the comment :)
Holy cow! I like Yamaha DX7 and Korg M1 but absolutely LOVE Roland D50.
Wonderful review/demo , Woody! that patch you featured sounds familiar, but I have no idea of the patch's name. Great work again!
Классные звуки . Суперовский синтезатор.
Ah Woody... I love your videos mate, I could learn a lot from your chilled presentation style too! I signed up for the Roland cloud trial recently so I'll be locked in my studio for a bit lol. Hope all good with you, wherever you are now
The sound is called soundtrack, I bought my d50 in the early 90's. I had to clean some contacts and stupidly blew something. I bought a Yamaha SY22, which I have now and my d550 rack mount is coming tomorrow (I hope), so I essentially still have my d50 of course midi to the Yamaha Sy22. But actually thinking about it, it is weird in a way that only a couple of months ago I wrecked my d50 and it turns out to be 30th anniversary, I don't have it and now have the rack coming, it has an enhanced display. looking forward to hearing these sounds again.
Another thing, i am a huge fan of the phantasm films, this synth was used for almost the entire phantasm 2 score, and that "soundtrack" patch is actually on there too, as well as the Fantasia sound, you can find that on the end titles theme for phantasm 2 and a track called "a thoughtful moment".
Should mention the D05, I did not know about this until after I ordered the D550 rack sound module I know it has some other stuff on it but from what I have heard ( a comparison video by Roland) I think the actual D50's overall sound is that bit better than the D05, So I think it was almost meant to be for me that I am getting the rack. As you said in the video though, it won't just be the same playing the D550 on the Yamaha SY22 as it is a beautiful synth the Roland D50. i may pick one up again later on then I can play 2 Roland d50 sounds at the one time...which in the 90's was one of my dreams...but then now I have a Yamaha EX7 which has some great sounds too which would be better to use in conjunction with the d50/D550 sounds. But the fact of the matter is I only bought the D50 way back when because I loved the sounds from phantasm 2 and at the time it was genuinely amazing to actually have them on a synth and be able play them.
P.s you can hear the D50 too on the Leon score, well in the film only, in the international cut when Mathilda is going round the doors with Leon and sticks the chewing gum in the peep hole, you can hear that native dance sound there too. Recognised the D50 in other films too and that same sound on other films too.
Great tribute Woody. Really enjoyed this. 😎👌
Nice one Woody. I am a full on analog nerd. But the d-50 always spoke to me. I'm waiting on the new boutique d 05. Roland has nailed it with the sounds on it. And I have no studio space for ANOTHER keyboard! Love Arco Strings! 🕶✌🏻🎶
Great, super sincere demo. Thanks man!
5:30 it was "SOUNDTRACK" preset right..?? Im a fan user of Roland..i owned a d20 when i was in the junior high school..and still own XPS10 and an EA7 Roland Arranger
I remember many synths from the mid to late 80's , however the D-50 escaped my attention until maybe 2007. I did recognize the Clannad/ Enya sound.
Its awful nice of Roland to offer D-05 & maybe cultivate future synth collectors.
The sound of that D-50 is getting me wetter than an Otters' pocket, I will definitely have to pick up a D-05 :D
Thanks for this amazing video. Great as usual.
That’s the Soundtrack Patch that has a bunch of different versions/variations on many a Roland synth after the D-50!
lately I bought a D50 in excellent condition. I grew up with the music of the 80s and I owned a lot of synths but never the D50. Only now can I say that I missed a great piece of music history in my hands. I loaded other patches banks alternative to the presets and I realized that the D50 is a machine with infinite sound possibilities. it sounds fat, beautiful, analog.
man I finally subscribed to your channel, your freaking awesome and I love that you review all synth , I will buy this D50 , I just got myself and Roland JV1000 for some 80s sounds, this D50 is amazing.
I'm like number 100! Great job! :) I always enjoy your accent and videos. Take care, Sam.
Every synthesizerfan should have a D50 :) Never gonna sell mine
or a d-05 ;)
Picked up my D-50 last week. Coincidentally he was an Indian gentleman also. He bought it new 29 years ago and said it was the best synth at the time for Indian style music
there you go! we've discovered a d50 musical sub-genre!
Hi Woody ! So happy that Roland FINALLY release this "rebirthed" hardware synthmodule. Can't wait to test it. By the way, this boutique-module will be compatible with ALL past D-50 presets. Only point that remains unclear : will Roland release an editor for it... Keeping finger crossed. Great tribute to that iconic synth by the way ! Congrats. Nice week-end to you. S.
thanks for the comment synthury. great idea with the editor, that would be awesome.
Great sound tour, Woody. Always fun to see a synth musician react viscerally to a patch. And it's great to see that Roland have created the D-05, and at a very affordable price. Also, for more keyboard thrills, check out Eric Persing's (btw, no "h" in Persing) search TH-cam for Greg Phillinganes playing the Sprectrasonic Keyscape!! Such a very cool instrument and what a great walk through pop music history by one of the greats!
will do, roland released a couple of EP vids today also, which were rather nice.
Hello, I have got a D50 since the eighties. I have stopped playing music for 25 years and there is one month ago now I have reconnected my synth. Just the battery to change and it is ready to play again ! What an amazing instrument ! Unfortunately I have lost the internal sounds 😭
I have got a big collection of sounds on floppy disks but i don't know if I Will be able to read them again ... They were readable with a D50 éditor which was running on an Atari computer ... And I haven't got this computer any more 😭
nice story. i did a vid showing how to load factory sounds from your pc.
My go to Sinth without a doubt
Man this was a fun video to watch
I'll be giving mine some lovin' today as well!
That's cool... I didn't know that.. Just when I bought my D-50... It arrives on Wed. haha
don't worry, the d50 is still special, the hardware is a joy to behold, the boutique will never match the physical presence.
That's true.. I'll probably end up buying the D-05 just to have a portable option for the D-50. Wouldn't mind having both.. haha This is great!
Roland made D50 VST on Roland Cloud. I wish there was a D50 Reborn synth instead, something similar to what Yamaha did with Reface models. Just realized there is D05 but I was hoping for something larger.
Hey, Woody. Great D-50 special. Enjoyed it very much. Especially the short music sequence starting at 1:51. Can you tell me what it is? Shazam does not know it. I MUST have it. Can it be purchased anywhere?
you'll have to check my original d50 pickup vid, i credit the song there, search my channel for "indian" and you will find.
It's Soundtrack preset? Your lovely one.
One of my favorite, keyboards form back in the day was the roland D-70.. did you ever use that one?
i did, had one as a main gigging keyboard for years. it did a great job at that.
Are there good piano and EPs in D50? I would like to play gospel music. Congratulations!! Greetings from Brasil!
The boutique's with the tiny knobs are just too small for me, but for a D-50 .. ba da boom! Been looking for a mint D-550 all year with no luck .. the search is over!
yeah, you can use it just as a preset synth, so ideal form factor! could just have big patch select buttons and nothing else... :)
Digital Native Dance. My goodness.
Hey, Woody! Tell me pls, how get "kbd Trans" function in d-50? Where is it?
So old... 1987 ?! but better than the Yamaha Montage & the newest Synthesizer... Nice Video ! ^^
Woody sorry it's 1987 and not 1997, simple mistake. :)
at least somebody was paying attention...
Lol!! We used it in 1991 to 94 so I'm glad you corrected that mistake lol
you loved it's sound but were worried on it being 30 years old and one output was hotter than another..SO are you getting the D-05 Boutique?
When did the D-550 come out?
I think you got a good deal. Does the Soundtrack patch still make you cry?
no I don't think so, haven't really revisited it :)
is that the sound of the endind of war in rocky 4 or the begining
اجمل كيبورد كان رفيقي في الأستيج
in May Home (IRAQ) before we was rent the instrument from music shop but with Arabic Scale (MicroTune) because we need it Amazing Keybourd
the contender Roland released to "fight back" the notorious Yamaha DX7 ;)
Soundtrack
Agree with Richard. Woody - your favorite D-50 patch, ever... sounded like 'Soundtrack' to me also. Great vid. Thanks!
My favourite preset over. Sounds like my 80s childhood.
So what's the name of that patch? It sounds incredible and your reaction was really great :)
HAZARDOUS88 "Soundtrack"
Thanks!!
Thats my favourite sound was sound track gary numan one off the roland d50 sample the sounds
'Soundtrack' is the name of the preset.
Is this synth programmable? Or it only has presets?
lets play montage on the monatage
problem I bet would be on the 05 no after touch which adds the expression to the sound as without it be dull
i bet it responds to aftertouch, it has to, as you say it's important. the roland d50 plugin does respond, and it's likely the same code in the boutique.
I hope so as I want one to
I loved my D50, but eventually sold it because I needed better piano and organ sounds. But awesome for pads and strings :)
I had d50 nice synthasizer had few cards sorry got rid
2 things, I wish I had that synth, and I wish I knew how to play the keyboard.
$300 and a bit of practice, your wishes granted :)
CORRECTION - 0:00 - 0:12 it's thirty years since 1987, not '97.
you are not the first to tell me that, probably the 31st... :)
Not a criticism
Nice video. But I'm a bit confused. Didn't you already have a D50 earlier that you sold? So is this a old footage?
you're correct, these are some moments from my earlier footage.
Right I see. So is the new D05 something you'd be interested in, or will you stick to VSTs?
Does anybody know where I can get a proper dual prong power cable for my D-50? I've made something up with pieces of tape and cork but it's... pretty dangerous-looking :)
Search on eBay for " roland d-50 cable " ;-))
that's tricky, I did some research. people swap out the socket for a standard 3-prong connector, seemed like an easy job. that's probably your best bet, those older cables were expensive on ebay.
Woody,
You need some more Eric Persing. You'll have to try Keyscape.
Magnificent the D50 but it still expensive expensive !
disagree john, going rate is about $300, probably less now there is a new version...
in France 490€ ( old version )
soundtrack.... I also have it in the U-20 but it sounds brighter and lost his deep warmth: www.synthmania.com/Roland%20U-220/Audio/Factory%20Patches/43%20Soundtrack.mp3
Rik Vanhoenacker That's because the U20/220 has PCM only, not a synth engine like the D50/550. The U20/220 patch is based on a looped sample.
Oh, I think I should reset mine with default factory sounds :)
Your favorite preset: Soundtrack 😉
Soundtrack Preset
Thought you sold this bad boy?
yeah, this is some old footage
haha where else can you watch a synth video. have no playing for 3 minutes at least but be fully entertained XD I like the fact that buying synths can have a story attatched lol
I love all the Roland "LA" series of D-synths, but except for my D-70, all of mine are in permanent cold storage now because of those damn flimsy front panel buttons that Roland used... No matter how nice you try to treat the synth, eventually those buttons will break, while the actual switches underneath will become non-responsive... and it's just becoming too hard to find replacement parts... When I was restoring my Roland D-5 it took nearly two years to track down a source for the front panel buttons, and then the buttons on my D-10 started breaking... As great as LA-synths sound, with the release of the D-50 VSTi, and the D-05, it's just not worth the effort anymore...
tend to agree with you, it's not just the buttons, the keys and aftertouch get flaky, dim screens, the list goes on. i bought replacement buttons for my d10 about 10 years ago, and roland told me it was the last batch
The D-50 keybed can be a nightmare to maintain, as any long time D-50 owner can testify to. The 2nd Gen "D's" not so much, but they all seem to suffer from cheap key contact strips instead... I recently considered just selling my entire LA-Synth collection except for my D-50, but then the wife reminded me that I had spent a very large part of my adult life collecting and restoring this group of synths, and there was no way she was going to allow me to let go of a single one :-) So into Cold Storage they all went... My kids can deal with them after I'm gone I suppose...
Roland Botique has now released a new D-50 Hardware-Synthesizer, called D-05:
th-cam.com/video/TjkFNrdOHMg/w-d-xo.html
As far as analog emulations are concerned, you are right. But the D-50 is fully digital, there should be no differences.
agree. i found the software plugin from roland to sound identical (as near as) so expecting the same emulation in the boutique.
Borrow one? They should give you two!
hear hear! :)
1997?? Makes it 20 years old lol
For me the D-05 is to small and the D-50 is to large. I got very small space left here in the studio, i wish it were so big like a microkorg.
Personally i rather have 19" especially when u have little space, u dont want 20 desktops u can't stack
not to mention the spaghetti of wires & their not very practical to move on the road & stage either
Get a D550!
1987 not 1997. I really dont understand how people like these as they came after the prophet 5 and jupiter 8 which sound so much more lively and cool. but to each his own
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Woody... since Soundtrack is your favourite patch... I am pretty sure you'll enjoy a video by its creator: th-cam.com/video/VggsB5eZ0oM/w-d-xo.html
i enjoyed all of roland's celebration vids, thanks for sharing the link
*87
just checking my viewers are paying attention.
Woody Piano Shack 😉
1987 ;-) lol
congrats, another viewer who was actually listening and paying attention. :D