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Roland D-50 w/ Original Box

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Roland JD-800 Digital Synthesizer "90s Flashback"

Published on Jun 22, 2017 RetroSound

"(c) 2017 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound

synthesizer sounds: Roland JD-800 Digital Synthesizer from the year 1991, arpeggiated with the Korg microX
drums: KORG microX"

Equator Player: Bring your BLOCKS into your studio

Published on Jun 22, 2017 ROLI

"Bring BLOCKS into your studio — or anywhere you make music with a desktop or laptop computer. Equator Player is a desktop sound player with over 200 sounds and select macro controls. Richly textured, high-resolution sounds come straight from Equator, ROLI’s synthesis and sound engine."

Seaboard Block on Amazon, Reverb, eBay.

Kilpatrick Audio Phenol // Patch 034 - Broken Dreams

Published on Jun 22, 2017 DiscoverNoise

"DiscoverNoise 098-
Kilpatrick Audio Phenol 035-

This patch and sequence is made trying to recreate the TTSH 002 patch. Did the videos back to back and thought it would be fun to try to get the same patch running on the Phenol. Well it more is less worked :D Was fun though.

Patchsheet: https://c.1und1.de/303671551/H7WuOYrX..."

Roland Releases the D-50 Linear Synthesizer on Roland Cloud

Roland Cloud is a subscription based service. For $19.95 a month you get access to their online catalog.

via Roland:

"Released thirty years ago in 1987, the Roland D-50 Linear Arithmetic (LA) Synthesizer is easily one of the most influential keyboards ever made. The D-50 helped to define the sound of the late 80’s with its instantly recognizable mix of sampled attacks and synthesized sustaining waveforms (that’s LA!) plus chorus, reverb, and EQ. It’s the basis of classic tracks in a wide range of genres including Synth Pop, New Wave, New Jack and R&B, plus countless film scores.

With the new Roland D-50 DCB Software Synthesizer, Roland Cloud subscribers can have the iconic sound of LA in a powerful plugin, which perfectly recreates this legendary synth down to the subtlest of nuances!

Perfect recreation of D-50 from the company that made the original
Digital Circuit Behavior (DCB) faithfully captures every detail
Authentic user interface with all original controls and parameters (including those found on the sought-after Roland PG-1000 hardware programmer!)
All the original presets plus fresh new sounds
32-bit and 64-bit VST2, VST3 and AU support
Simple installation and updates via Roland Cloud Manager

Vintage Digital

When most people think of vintage synthesizers, they think of analog beasts with lots of knobs and sliders. The 80’s ushered in something new: sleek keyboards with digital engines that brought musicians and producers a totally new palette of sounds not previously possible with analog.

As Roland’s first all-digital performance synthesizer keyboard, the D-50 took the world by storm with its unique mix of sampled attack transients and synthesized waveforms combined with built-in digital effects and… a joystick!

Name a famous track from the late 80s to early 90s and there’s a good chance it was built around one or more Roland D-50 sounds. Unabashedly digital, the D-50 has taken its rightful place in the hallowed halls of classic vintage synthesizers. Its sound is unique and beautiful, and it brings a certain “something” to your tracks that you just can’t get anywhere else.

Samples Meet Synthesis

So, what exactly made this synth so attention-grabbing? The Roland D-50 used an innovative mixture of short, sampled “attack transient” waveforms blended with digitally-synthesized sustaining sounds. This technique, which Roland dubbed “LA Synthesis” offered the realism of expensive (at that time) digital samplers, the expressiveness of a synth, and the polish of a high-end studio thanks to onboard digital effects – it's no wonder the D-50 became one of the best-selling professional keyboards in history!

New Wave. New Jack. New Age. And so on…

The 80s were a dynamic period for pop music. Producers were trying new things, looking for new sounds, and new genres were being forged at a furious pace. From 1987 on, the Roland D-50 was massively influential and appeared in studios and on stages around the world. Some of the most influential recording artists in history have used the beautifully crafted presets, unaltered, as the cornerstone of huge international hits. There’s just something about the quality of its sound that grabs you. And with the Roland D-50 in this new DCB software synthesizer format, Roland Cloud subscribers can travel back to the future; back to LA!"

Animator Synth - Free Yamaha CS80 Soft Synth

Free VST - Arminator Synth (Yamaha CS80 synthesizer-emulation)

Published on Jun 12, 2017 vstplanet

via VST Planet

"Krakli Plugs has released Arminator, free VST plugin Yamaha CS80 synthesizer-emulation."

"Demo of my soundbank for a perfect Yamaha CS80 synthesizer-emulation by Ian Webster, called the "Arminator". He created this synth in honour of me and I put all my efforts intothe making of a remarkable soundbank - as a tribute to VANGELIS, the famous electronic pioneer, who used the CS80 as his main synth."

A Kraftwerkian Wedding, Complete with Synth Cake

via the Tampa Bay Times where you'll find more pics and the write-up. No mention of the synth case or synths though.

"David Sanborn reads his vows to Jennifer Huber during their Kraftwerk themed wedding on Wednesday January 4, 2016 at Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe in Seminole Heights. Kraftwerk is a German electronic music band that was formed in 1970 in Dusseldorf. MONICA HERNDON | Times"

How cool is that?!

As you can see below, the synth cake was a white ARP Oddyssey.

P.S., there have only been two previous synth related wedding posts. Unfortunately the video for one is missing.

Flailing Wildly On a Table Full of Synthesizer (Part 2)

Published on Jun 22, 2017 Red Means Recording

"Someone wise once told me all you would need to play a live set was a DrumBrute and a distortion unit. I thought I would put that to the test.
Live jam on 2 Meeblips and an Arturia DrumBute.
Novation Launchpad used for triggers clips and effects.
OP-1 used as MIDI controller for the Meeblips.
Ableton for recording and FX."

Part 1 here.

Impressions from Happy Knobbing 2017 with a new Darshonaut track

Published on Jun 22, 2017 darshonaut

"I recorded a little improvised track on Friday evening at this year's Happy Knobbing and added some video footage to it.
Greetings to all other attendees !"

Korg Radias - 28 free custom patches

Published on Jun 22, 2017 Marcus Padrini

"Some of my favorite patches created with the Korg Radias synthesizer. Some recreating famous sounds, some original ones. Including leads, bass, pads, strings and sequences.

Download the bank for free: https://tinyurl.com/radias

Upload the sounds to your Radias using the free editor: http://www.korg.com/us/support/downlo..."