Monday, December 24, 2007
Roland D-50 demonstration
YouTube via VintSynth.
"One of ther most beautiful synthesizers of the late eighties can still impress."
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This is the synth that gave Roland a bad name. It was hyped way beyond its' abilities (remember LA synthesis), and at best it has a few nice sounds.
ReplyDeleteThis is the synth that killed the DX7
ReplyDelete"at best it has a few nice sounds"
ReplyDeleteA few? Try oodles and oodles of "nice sounds". The LA synthesis in the D-50 is very warm sounding for digital synthesis. If you were alive in 1987 when it came out, you wanted one. Don't try to BS us otherwise - everyone wanted one, at least until the Korg M1 came out.
I think Roland should go the Korg route and put out a few of their "classic" synths in AU/VST format. The D-50 is an excellent candidate for that, as they've already emulated it (for the V-Synth series) and it's got a sound that is highly individual for a digital instrument.
I'm slightly biased as I had a D-50 for a good 8 years and loved it. Still one of the best instruments I've ever owned.