[DEMO] Roland D-50 Linear Synthesizer

A full, complete and superb demo of this amazing synthesizer.
Specifications and history:
www.vintagesynth.com/roland/d5...
This synth has 8 banks with 8 patches (total of 64 patches without memory card). I divided into categories:
1 - Pianos and Elec Pianos (00:02)
2 - Bells / Mallets / Misc (02:33)
3 - Organs (04:30)
4 - Bass / Splits (06:45)
5 - Strings (08:38)
6 - Brass (11:44)
7 - Leads (13:40)
8 - Pads (15:59)
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Enjoy!

[@dvamateur]

I believe the main reason that the DX7, DX7II, and D-50 sold so well in the '80s was their super slick looks and ever present logo on the rear panel. These were seen all over the place on stages and on TV, it was great advertisement. But the beauty of these instruments is not only skin deep. These are very capable, fully programmable instruments, with practically infinite sonic potential. I like the fact that these instruments were targeted at true keyboard players. The DJ style loop triggering and knob twiddling needs not apply here. One needs to be an accomplished keyboard player to make these instruments shine. Of course, Hiromi will make Nord Lead shine without even touching a knob laden panel. But then once again, instrument is only as good as the player's performance. Sad thing is that most of today's listeners favor DJ's instead of live bands, maybe because a lot of new bands just can't play keyboard instruments well anymore. Drum machines and sequencers are cool, but without hip keyboard playing parts being present, drum machines and sequencers are as good as auto-accompaniment keyboards, which is not very good. I won't even go to arpeggiators. Anyway, my point is, I don't see too many classically trained musicians playing synths anymore. They used to, in the '80s and early '90s maybe. A classically trained jazz musician could make jaws drop with a flute solo on the D-50. I don't suppose I've been seeing this sort of thing in recent times. That's a big letdown, I think.

[@davonata]

Best comment son far!

[@pepinillosazucarados6743]

I ALWAYS AVOID USING ARPEGIATORS THEY WERE MADE FOR LAZY PEOPLE ...SORRY VANGELIS

[@neytcev]

Thanks! One more professional record on the hi way! Glad to see presenting on the one of my favorite synths with appropriate respect. Enjoy! God bless you!

[@SergeGolikov]

Very cool playing, I am after one of these. You make it sing! I am old enough to remember it's release, you were not around yet, had you been, you could have sold a ton of these for Roland!

[@10hz]

Thats the D-50 Demo ive been waiting for. No Talking, no Bullshit, just straightforward excellent playing! :)

[@joaohenriquesilva5905]

Como pode um teclado antigo desses ter um som tão top até hoje antigamente tinha ser boa as coisas

[@Dakineiswhy]

bravo not just on the sounds but on the playing! wow!

[@SergeGolikov]

Thank you again for this, the best demo of all the voicings of this legendary synth I have seen to date! Your adaptive style of playing and phraseolgy is inspired, and really showcases the instrument's potential!

[@txdap]

Very True !!!

[@madness8556]

Nicely said and yes he's a phenomenal player and demonstrator!

[@rockhouse90]

what an awesome demo of the greatest synth of all time!

[@magevers59]

Best Roland D-50 demo ever !

[@jamesbtex]

Damn, dude where did you learn to play so well and yet look so young? Just goes to show you, practice makes perfect!

[@nonosong1964]

Good job!!! love your style

[@alexthedrumdude]

The sounds of the pianos and the synth brasses are the reasons I love the Roland D-50. I'd love to own one of those one day, as it reminds me of a simpler point in time in music: the '80s and the '90s.

[@michaelbauers8800]

now you can own one for cheap - the botique model just came out and is pretty close to a clone, at least in terms of the sound. Interface is probably a bit changed.

[@SupermuzuDK]

I really enyoyed your demonstration! Especially the last 10 minutes :)

[@VadArDealen]

Your playing is really nice!! Thanks for the video.

[@gcmproductions3499]

i love the bass and synth brass split wow

[@kasiemattingly866]

Great job. You play wonderfully. :)

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

Man! I need to get another D50!!! :D AWESOME demo!

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

So ... here I am, three years later with a tiny but mighty, spanking brand new Roland D05 Boutique! I opted for the safe road and bought a new thing instead of a three decades old one. I loved my old one to death so it died. The D05 sounds like the D50, no better no worse. But it has 6 banks of presets and 8 banks of user presets so you can load in your own SysEx sounds, so that's an improvement. Otherwise it's just a little D50 with a really small footprint, and to be honest I don't know where I put a full size D50, so that's great. Now I can play my silly songs the way I want them and record them in my DAW on more tracks than I can mix haha so I won't do that ... but I could. Imagine fiftyeleven tracks of Roland D05 !!! Happiness! :D

[@BELYAU]

THIS IS BEST VIDEO IN INTERNET ABOUT ROLAND D-50!!!!!!!!! THANKS))

[@bassplayer9432]

great playing!

[@bashanori]

thank you that was beautiful!

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

Dig the lead synth tones very much.

[@rg2027x]

nice playing and sounds man

[@OFR]

It as SO "of it's time" and used widely, that this is like being in a time warp. It, of course, sounds warmer and richer than one remembers.

[@BOB_T]

COOL NICE VIDEO INCREDIBLE PLAYING ! THE SOUND ARE CRAZY

[@stereopolis]

My God...such a wonderfull Rhodes - e piano stuff.

[@framax67]

Maestro ! You're the Best man !

[@italom.mendes3281]

Demo muito boa, abrangente e esclarecedora; parabéns, Thiago Gomes.

[@funkysynths]

You’re one of my favorite keyboardists on KZbin. Superb and tasteful playing as always. Would you mind sharing this custom set of patches you have going? Cheers, FF

[@allanyamaha]

Sensacional , tu é fera cara.

[@RedSprecacenereMusic]

17:06 the evolution of that sound is terrific! WoW! I have a D-50, but not that sound.

[@gcmproductions3499]

this the korg m1 and Yamaha dx7 all were great but I think the Roland d 50 was the best one out of the 3

[@RayDAider1]

AT 15:05...Sounds like "Lucky Man" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer...I have that D-50 patch or one very close to it. Very nice banks you have loaded and you are a very good player.

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

That's some serious keyboard tickling right there! And the D50 does NOT sound like it's 30 years old! :D

[@espe0995]

Master!

[@matthiashubler3401]

Hi Thiago, this is another fantastic Job, you made. I have seen your DX7II Video about the fantastic EPs! The D50 does also bring very warm and bright tine EPs! Are These all factory sounds or do you use selfmade patches ??

[@adamharris7775]

At 2:33, the Roland D-50 internal patch "Fantasia" is/was heard.

[@RICREYNOLDSMUSIC]

What a fantastic musician. Just traded a guitar for a 1985 Roland D-5 Timbral Synth to help me write more songs.

[@Fr3ddieJ0nes]

Yo man, you're too sickkkkkkkk. Peace.

[@arnlmndza]

superb demo. if not for its monotimbrality, i'd probably buy one today.

[@Stoney3K]

You can get the Boutique version, the D-05 which I believe *is* multitimbral.

[@webstermartins2749]

Fantástico esses timbres

[@youngchool]

Mr. Gomes, thanks for the wonderful demo as usual. Not only those sounds but also your playing is so enjoyable! Out of 3 digital greats from 80s, D-50 is my favorite (overall I am a fan of Yamaha synthesizers though). I see you like DX-7II and D-50. Have you tried M-1? What was your impression if you did?

[@Backthenwasgood]

does the Roland d20 has same sounds or no . cuz I would buy one please

[@guioliveirarock]

Excelente!!! Amigo, vc teria o arquivo do órgão que vc tocou aos 5:20 do vídeo, achei legal vc usando a leslie no joystick, no meu eu não tenho este timbre...

[@pkmnmaster]

16:02 is the same sample used in David Lee Roth's "Skyscraper"!! I had no idea!

[@empowermph]

i could bake a pizza with all this cheese nice chords though

[@rakasin]

hahahahahahaha

[@lloydpopp13]

Ahaha funny 1

[@SergeGolikov]

Idiot, that's all you're probably good for!

[@empowermph]

no no Sergei, its a joke, I love nostalgic synths & chords. I love Russia, the work ethic, Tetris, we are friends.

[@SergeGolikov]

Kewl, Peace!

[@patriciafrison2284]

Por favor... minha filha esta com um teclado deste e queria colocar som comum de teclado e nao consegue. Sera que tem como vc explicar!? Obrigada...

[@josuelmartins2076]

olá esse teclado é um sintetizador e o som dele ja vem misturado de fabrica ,

[@bemgrossinho]

Tiago, você toca muito bem, gostei muito do vídeo, você teria como fazer alguma demo do Rs5 da Roland, dos pianos AC e Eletricos ??

[@simonevignolakeysimo]

Congratulations. You could say of patches used in minute 14:41 (flute) e 17:45? thanx

[@LanciaD50]

Thiago, your demo is wonderful! what kind of patch have you used? are the factory sounds? thank you very much!

[@rakasin]

Despite the Velveeta factor, this really is a magical synth.

[@dvamateur]

What's a Velveeta factor?

[@rakasin]

How cheesy something is. :)

[@longdark4ever]

Velveeta? More like Brie to me. There was some great sounds coming outta that D50, no denying there.

[@TonyPiano10]

Thiago,inc´rvel mesmo ...parabens... estou querendo adquirir um d50, estes timbres são deles mesmos? ou voce editou eles? em que usar memória externa?

[@Stoney3K]

7:01 Stoke It! Chris Sawyer's proud.

[@rezakhadafi7850]

Velo Brass Awesome Star Fox SNES Better Samples Amazing Synth Love It! 11:57

[@winstonbrown4951]

Anybody know how to get more piano patches on it, that's what I mostly need, it's a great machine but I need more piano patches

[@ivan8rule]

thanks men :)

[@gcoudert]

@Roashan In a word, no. The two synths have a different sound architecture. The D50 patches are only compatible with the D550 rack.

[@dbaisa68]

@thiagogomestoledo hello, wow i wish i could play like you do good job! how do get these sounds for my d-50? thanks.

[@theresatalley]

Hi I have one of these but I cant figure out how to make it change sounds. Its stuck on some electronic sound but i'm trying to get it to sound more like a piano. Would you mind helping me out a bit, pleassee?

[@korolchukpp]

Абсолютно верно! Exactly!

[@pastockton]

Someone who can really play for a change! The camera angle looks a bit like Linus from Peanuts playing his toy piano though ;-)

[@WhoDaBigGuy]

OMG! i haven't seen playing like that in a long long time really Burt Bacharach in a way! are those factory patches? i loaded mine with stuff i found on the net.

[@thiagotecnico]

tem como usar um programa via midi e salvar os patches na memória dele, igual no dx7?? outra pergunta, sabe se o CC do velocity dele (via midi) chega a 127? No Dx7 como controlador só ia até 100, aí os pianos ficavam baixos. O som desse synth é estupidamente forte!! Valeu!!

[@MrLeonardomontoya15]

Hii, do you still have all those patches in sysex file???? Thank you :)

[@rickyanthony]

Can this be used as a midi controller? Need to control a piano vst> Are the keys velocity sensitive? Thanks

[@acf1203]

Are all of the patches you played from just the stock internal sound bank? Based on what I'm hearing, I can't seem to find most of them from my internal banks! Yours have got those beautiful D50 and rhodes pianos...Would you mind indicating which patch numbers your sounds came from? I only have the PN-D50.00...Thanks!

[@Roashan]

Hi! I had a question about the Roland Jv 90. Can I use roland d50 sounds on the Roland Jv 90? Is it possible? Can I transfer Roland d50 sounds via computer to my Jv 90 card? Thanks!

[@gilo7171]

16 minute - RULEZZZZ !!!!

[@acf1203]

My internal banks really sound different from yours. My internal banks are from the limited edition ROM "Best Choice" bank (known in Japan as "Special Selected sound library" according to Bobby Blues' website). Why don't they sound the same??

[@sglov25]

Hey Thiago? What is the source of the piano sounds? Which card number? What are the names of the various piano patches?

[@nilsonnil7231]

como programar esses pianos eletricos ???

[@jazzualdo]

10:48 Great! what is the name of that patch?

[@mrbo23]

Shit am I impressed. I bet this guy makes any keyboard sound good. Now I think the D-50 was ahead of time. Then I was searching the net for Thiago Gomes music, and there is nothing, not even on Jamendo. Is this right?

[@costarea]

Pizzagogo for the win!!!

[@HNGaddict]

this is all the original patches of the keys?

[@dutchmenneer3289]

The guitar sounds pretty realistic with the reverb

[@TheEdisoulblack]

passa os numeros dos pianos não acho aqui

[@rubielagomez8444]

To a muy bonito

[@peterphoenix6471]

what are you running it through?

[@abalimumab]

cara vc sabe mesmo como externar essa sua inveja doentia. aquela velha historia; mediocridade, agressividade gratuita e uma completa falta de criatividade ha muito vem sendo a tonica desse triste pais )-: ps- parabens Thiago Gomes, grande som !!

[@AdamSamuelHarris]

Fantasia is synth bells.

[@AdamSamuelHarris]

Adam Samuel Harris Fantasia is at 02:33.

[@EduXicao]

Parece até que toda trilha sonora da Globo nos anos 90/80 foi baseado nesse sintetizador.

[@drewlsy]

Can you play the theme song to to the NBC-TV drama series Law and Order? What about the 70's TV show called, Taxi? Your playing is fantastic!

[@thiagotecnico]

@thiagogomestoledo Cara obrigado por responder. então vou catar um teclado desse aí! a propósito tu toca muito! abraços!

[@ivan8rule]

12:54 what is this song? please help me!

[@Nurio95]

What the song in 16:05 and 07:25

[@BELYAU]

harpsinth, please show Your Personal Demo .. then call about it) I sure - this is GOOD DEMO, VERY GOOD DEMO, and thx a lot author)

[@josuelmartins2076]

o´la pessoal alguem que ja tem um roland d50 poderia dar umas dicas pra gente comprei um e nao estou conseguindo programar ele e meio complicado, achar os timbres e acionar o dual voces e cancelar, tambem como usar o touch pra ficar sensivel por favor algue me ajuda ae obrigado meu watzp 4187305968

[@mikemusic7]

12:54 Jump simula muito bem um Oberheim OB-Xa

[@miguelruiz1122]

Soon I will buy one on ebay

[@synthmasterMT]

What is name of patch 17:06 please? Thanks!

[@marcoscano4376]

Son los sonidos originales???

[@PA10403]

04:14 i hear the pizzacato's on 44,a little oniroco flow

[@MrZME888]

Не продаёте роланд д-50???

[@dylan09PG]

i have one just like that. i uploaded a video with me playing my keyboards with that keyboard.

[@jazzlicka]

sounds like the theme to frasier

[@gcmproductions3499]

8:25

[@MrZME888]

Я раньше на таком лобал))) Полетел зараза,,,

[@thiagogomestoledo]

>> 3:07

[@Andrixzoso]

Van Halen - Jump ;)

[@ivan8rule]

all soundtracks to castlevania be maked whit this keyboard

[@AudioReplica2023]

jajaja. nice

[@ivan8rule]

stacatto heaven?? :(