Enya's Sledgehammer | Roland D50 demo | Factory sounds [02]

In this Roland D50 demo we continue our "best of" tour of the 64 fabulous factory patches/presets/sounds on this great synth from 1987.

[@EspenKraft]

I like your style of presentation, both visually and verbally! As for the D-50? Well, I simply love it! Always have. Have had numerous D-50s through the years and gigged heavily with them too. Today I have a D-550 in my studio.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thanks for the comment, appreciate it. really digging your channel and music, keep it going!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks. You too!

[@hermandavid1757]

Eric Pershing's finest creation

[@perothing]

...and Adrian Scott as a co-creator

[@thefool2007]

I bought this synth 2 weeks ago. It’s sounds are money and the fidelity is insane. The panel graphics were scraped and worn- so luckily I found a top panel for sale and it’s on the way from Greece (I live in the U.S.). Espen craft uses these and praises them and I see why. I saw he complimented you and that’s really cool (he is awesome). I really enjoyed your demo and commentary- nice playing that really showcased the sounds. It’s still an amazing synth by even todays standards.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yes we all love espen! congrats on your d50 and well done on making the effort to restore it, good luck

[@2steppa3]

Staccato heaven suddenly appeared in the New Jack Swing and smooth jazz sounds of the early 90s - beautiful stuff.

[@edwardhanson318]

Oh yes, I have three of these Roland D-50s, and I use them in my recording studio. I first discovered this back in 1987 when they first started to show up. 🎹🎶

[@WoodyPianoShack]

three!! wow, and congrats!

[@FrankNFurter1000]

Sledgehammer's Shakuhachi was from the EMU Emulator II.

[@jfn467]

The D50 sound has a good timbre, and can be edited using the pitch envelope to create the pitch change characteristic to the actual Emulator Library sample that was used by PG. But like this, in this video, it's not at all alike the real sound. (I had no sampler back then, but a D50....). :D

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

Spaceous sweep woooow !!!! . Im such a sucker for for 90s sounding pads. Didnt realise the filter was so lush !!!

[@justindrakecroft]

Great job Woody! And thank you. Truly a joyful experience. I must get my hands on one of these.

[@johnmichel8907]

you're the boss man! thank you very much for this great moment! i had never listened to the sound of the d50 and its amazing i m gonna buy one!!!

[@GiuseppeGavazzaAmbient]

Amazing job on that restoration and beautiful sounding of course, nice demo of this truly legendary synth :)

[@laurencevanhelsuwe3052]

Really like your preset guided tour videos.. thanks for putting the time & energy in to make them !!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thx, really appreciate the kind words and feedback, makes it all worthwhile

[@jeffbenz0s]

The sound at 11:35 is frickin' insane. That sound alone makes me wanna get a D50.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

you're right, i never really noticed during the editing, when listening again, that patch is MENTAL!

[@xavierbeauregard]

Ikr, like holy shit this is happening in a 1987 affordable digital synth with so little storage space?

[@NostalgiCrazy]

LOL same! I want to annoy my neighbors with that :D

[@kennethgibson5728]

it's like the opening of the soundtrack for 'A Clockwork Orange' - a sound both unsettling and mournful but in a glorious way..

[@drew3906]

4:53 It feels good to see another person really appreciate beauty.

[@SergeGolikov]

Thank you for a very pleasurable sonic trip back in time on a rainy Saturday in Sydney. I remember 30 years ago, tinkering with the sounds in a music store in Sydney, coveting this amazing instrument. I am not a muso, just a lover of music and playing with sounds on my computer. Now I want to go out and buy a used D50 just to play around with the sounds and have this hardware synth as a piece of legendary musical instrumentation. You play with such gusto, my aim is to learn to play the keyboard this year, now that I am retired from the treadmill, not life, and have more time. Thank you again!

[@Pepeloes]

I really enjoyed this demo! You're indeed a delightful character :) Greetings from sweden.

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

You have done a fantastic clean up job on this wonderful synthesizer . Looks amazingingly showroom clean 👍👍

[@ronnieduignan]

Greetings from Ireland Woody!!! Love all your synth stuff, just bought a D-50. Always had a want for one as a kid and finally getting one! Your demos and particularly your enthusiasm is just great, keep up the great work :) Ronnie

[@WoodyPianoShack]

that's awesome, took me a while to get mine too, congrats!

[@foretdevin288]

3:55. There. Finally! It has to be the synth patch that was used in the classic Playstation 1 intro!

[@NKWoodworks]

You're correct

[@lorenmorgan1931]

1 of a few layers using the DX50. I have recreated it with the D50. I have another really long demo I should just video put on video. You can hear in the demo of the PS sound I am still missing a layer or some airy sound, but hey I tracked this live. soundcloud.com/lobmo/d50-test

[@resofactor]

Has recently moved into one of my "favorite synths of all time". Very flexible for so many uses.

[@LFOVCF]

The sledgehammer sound was a Shakuhachi sample on an Emulator I believe. It was also used by Enigma, and a few other bits of music too. This flute I believe was used in the JCVD film, Bloodsport, when he was training etc

[@crnogor]

Emulator II

[@synthsamuraiproductions]

What demo amazing. Thanks for making.

[@Daro72]

D50 sound really amazing, well done Woody....thanks ...happy weekend. ..Daro😉

[@resofactor]

I believe the "Sledgehammer" Patch was an EMU Emulator Patch.

[@CSGraves]

That Emulator Shakuhachi sample was seemingly everywhere by the early 90's. :-p

[@krisdesmedt408]

Sounds like my teenage years... Great synth!

[@user-sq5xv6dr1v]

​Yeah Woody. Liked your video. Nice presentation.

[@1mchartmann]

I have had a couple of D50s over the years. Great build and sound quality, currently looking for another one.

[@edjwise]

Love it, no wonder these were so popular. It is worlds away from analog synths.

[@jonnno2439]

I have the Roland D550, and I have always loved its sounds.

[@cd78]

incredible demo

[@benmarshall404]

The "Afterthought" patch was used on "Man In The Mirror" by Michael Jackson...most notably on the intro

[@Appleboy78165]

Ok good, you included Future Pad. Such an underrated D50 patch!

[@mima85]

Enya's song was ORINOCO flow :-)

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Sadly the preset name wasn't mentioned :-(

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

+gridsleep I did find it, later. I believe you're right. Looked it up: Pizzagogo (patch 44) Good of you to mention.

[@josephwright5921]

Ronald Kapaun I believe the Orinoco River is in South America. I remember getting sick of that song. It was everywhere!

[@srprice2383]

Your videos are brilliant.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thanks for your coments peter, appreciated!

[@musicgearstuff181]

The "Afterthought" patch is widely remembered for being used in the opening melodic line of Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror". Didn't notice that when you demo'ed it since you used it polyphonically.

[@Stoney3K]

The factory presets were featured heavily on Jean Michel Jarre's "Revolutions" album. The effect on 11:52 is a characteristic example, as well as the "Machine Run" preset and the "Kokobu Strings". Pretty much the entire album was a D-50 sound showcase. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXXKeqZnYtmiba8

[@truckingscouser]

I was hoping to hear him play 'Machine run' and mention JMJ's Revolutions but alas he did not even reference it :(

[@BBGrooves1]

Pizzagogo is definitely my favourite! Makes me feel so nostalgic hearing Orinoco flow :)

[@LFOVCF]

The Shakuhachi patch was used in the film Kickboxer, with JCVD, when he was training. I think they used the D50 for the soundtrack.

[@factckzone7533]

Great job restoring the D50. I have an Access Virus KB that could use your loving attention! :)

[@arcanics1971]

You know I always believed that Orinoco Flow used real strings but with an effect added! I don't know why I thought that, but it shows how awesome that patch is! Sail away!

[@albertastorms]

Spacious sweep has to be my favorite on this! I would use that for the intro to a song that I would write! I really want to bring back the 80's style in music!

[@SledgeNE]

I'm very impressed how good you can play keyboards. I wish i could learn it.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

never too late, just takes practice and dedication!

[@chrisbaker121924]

That spacious sweep is PS2 all over!!

[@MrTamiya89]

this SYNTHESIZER has some Great sounds

[@jaggass]

The D50 has always been great for pads.

[@jd49631]

Future pad was used on Al B. Sure’s Nite and Day and Vesta Williams 4 U, both R&B tracks released in 1988.

[@intelligenceservices]

completely magical experience when I received a D50 2 years ago. Maybe it was all the hype who knows but it was real for me. i went through my D50 and replaced all the worn out button switches. there's been no change in that electrical component since the 80s and i picked them up at Kjell and Company. had to replace about 5 of those buttons. i mean if they don't respond on the first push, just replace it. just a few hours and a soldering iron. also, the keys get dusty and dirty in the contacts, and probably should be cleaned.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hey, that's very interesting. i had a d10 and bought replacement switches from roland, but didn't ever get around to installing them, seemed like a huge job. and you're saying you buy them from kjell&comp? can you post a link to the item? cheers

[@intelligenceservices]

here's what they look like, though you want to extract one just to be sure you get new switches with the same dimensions. -- watch?v=CKAhq2ye1SM -- the part is called "micro momentary tactile switch" or a "keyboard switch". take ample note of which keys don't respond 100%, and when you finally get to them, desolder one and take it with you to the electronics shop. they are dirt cheap.

[@Roboprogs]

You, sir, are an industrious fellow :-) I've tried re-soldering the battery and (some of) the main board mountings inside my DX-100, but no luck. About the best I've been able to do is clean out the key press contact switches on my old Casio (WK-1800) to get the velocity sensitivity "less wrong" on one of the keys that was playing way too hot. The little carbon (?) plunger had extended out of the rubber a bit and was hitting the printed circuit board too early. Reseated things and it's at least close, now. It's a crummy excuse for a workstation, but at least it has honest to God 5 pin MIDI connections. Having the wherewithal to get in, find the button contacts on the D50 and get the parts is pretty cool engineering, in my book. The D50 does sound pretty cool and worth saving.

[@krissyrose14]

The choral sound, Bad Love by Eric Clapton. :)

[@basehead617]

some great deep house usable sounds on this!

[@thebandorahe8037]

love the d50!!!

[@Skijumptoes]

Great work on getting it cleaned up. Looks fantastic. Sounds superb too. I am starting to get an itch for one of these now. Would be very interested if you could put a vid out showing basic programming/edit functions for D50 and DX7. I

[@WoodyPianoShack]

don't know if i fancy editing either of these through a little lcd and menu, life is too short. know someone with the hardware editor for the d50 might borrow that and try it out.

[@random007nadir]

The free software editor (see my other comment) is better than the hardware one in several areas, and yes, like the DX7, doing any editing on the keyboard alone is torture.

[@AndyVonal]

Erm... Men at Work "Down Under" was released in the UK in 1981/82 if I remember rightly - I think the D50 came out in 87. I've seen live videos of them and the keyboard player actually plays the line on a real flute. Just thought I'd mention it. Still love the vidoes so please don't hate me... Oh and Sledgehammer was 1985...and done on a Fairlight. Should I shut up now? :)

[@vco8450]

The first patch was also used by Queen on The Miracle

[@freecitizen2760]

I still have my D-50. I rarely use it, and then usually as just a controller. I pumped through my tube amp guitar rig yesterday and it sounded great and was fun. What I hated back in the day when I’d get together with a synth player was ... PATCH-HUNTING! Sitting there waiting while the right patch was hunted ... that would drive me crazy. Would I use it on my current recordings? Who knows!

[@kirkwilson9995]

Free Citizen sell it to me thanks :)

[@architectofechoes4]

I had a Yamaha SY35 (1995) that had similar joystick functions known as Vector Synthesis. However the 128 presets sounded supremely terrible against the D50 which was released 12 years earlier. If I had got the D50 back then I'd still be drooling over it to this day. Thanks Woody !!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

oh yeah, i vaguely remember the sy series!

[@mootbooxle]

Nice demo, nice playing, nice cameras! What are they? And the Sledgehammer sound is a Fairlight IIx factory sample.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah ok, wondering if the shakuhachi on the D50 is used in other songs, sounds very familiar

[@mootbooxle]

Woody Piano Shack it certainly does...it's probably on a ton of stuff!

[@vco8450]

The Shakuhachi sample heard on Sledgehammer originated on the Emulator II, but the D50's flute patch resembles the Fairlight CMI 'Swanee' sample a lot more.

[@zoomosis]

Sledgehammer was also recorded in 1986 which predates the D50 by a year or so.

[@musicgearstuff181]

Woody Piano Shack actually that sound features clearly at the very end of George Michael's "Father Figure" and some other tunes I guess...

[@davidryle]

You picked the most essential and recognizable patches. Such a great synth demo! The "Depeche Mode" reference patch at 10:50 sounds more like Gary Numan's "Are 'Friends' Electric?" to me, but I doubt he used the D50 for it. Most likely the Polymoog.

[@jaggass]

Some D-50 brass patches can sound close to a Polymoog.

[@davidryle]

Agreed, but Numan himself says the brass was Polymoog. www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/18/how-we-made-are-friends-electric-gary-numan

[@jaggass]

davidryle I know.

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

davidryle Yes the string was polymoog Vox Humana but also. Thou im sure you emulate the sound with D 50 with some programming. I did a Vox Humana patch on the Jd990 .

[@vco8450]

Are Friends Electric came out 8 years before the D50 was released.

[@deejay5719]

awesome!

[@jaggass]

Roland got it right with L.A synthesis. The generated parts on presets sound so realistic. In the late 80's Roland tried out another form of synthesis called Structural Adaptive Synthesis on the RD-1000. Its very hard to explain.

[@mogmason6920]

The patch at 10:31 was used in the intro to Bad Love by Eric Clapton if I'm not mistaken.

[@autumnbrushtail]

I swear with the right kinds of sounds, the D-50 could lend itself to trance really well~

[@adamharris7775]

At 2:30, D-50 Pressure Me Lead patch.

[@idemditto]

The Coral sound is used in some song of Tuna Turner.

[@random007nadir]

I was lucky enough to get a dead D50 for AU$200 that only needed some new PSU capacitors and the keyboard contacts cleaned. It's battered and scratched to hell, but works perfectly and sounds gorgeous. I program patches over MIDI with the amazing free real time editor "D50 Librarian". Really good couple of videos on the factory patches there. *thumbs up*

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thanks jon, had never realised there were editors, will check that out. an acquaintance has the real PG editor with the sliders and stuff so must try that out too. and congrats on your D50, and well done and thanks for bringing it back.

[@random007nadir]

www.d50librarian.co.uk/

[@shawnschiebrel]

Spacious Sweep can also be used for a pretty dead on recreation of Tom Sawyer by Rush.

[@stcezaire06]

Great Great D50 my favorite Synth and my favorite Patch first is FuturePad then Staccato Heaven, Soundtrack ,Fantasia,DigitalNativeDance

[@gobigparts]

Almost bought the D50 also shopped EMU Emulator III but then then M1 came out and I made my purchase.

[@grooveslide]

Wow! The chords you play at 3:38. I have a D-05 on the way and would love to know the chords because they sound so awesome! :D

[@happyboar1019]

Hey woody i have also a D5O in a perfect state ...except the button 7 ... Very strange isn't it ? Thank you for your Demo 👍 I expect to succeed in loading my old diskettes plenty of sounds into this exceptional synth !

[@WoodyPianoShack]

it's quite common for buttons to go bad on d-synths. you might be able to squirt some contact cleaner into the switch whilst it's off. jiggle the switch around. wait a while for the cleaner to evaporate and then power on and test. in some cases it's helped me, in other cases it's made it worse so do at your own risk!!

[@Darren-D.C-Cross]

SUPER!!!

[@MuzixMaker]

13:05 -- Birdland!

[@larsvanbekkummarks5364]

Many d50 sounds on queens miracle album..pet shop boys introspective ( i'm not scared)..and later in the 90s even 2unlimited used it on no limmits ..digital native dance is my favourite preset..nightmare on elmstreet 4 , omd's dreaming..and many more..

[@2010MrWhitewolf]

Beautiful demo of the mighty D50! Are you in Sweden by any chnace?

[@EDMPSunstorm]

Alter Falter, was ein fettes Brot, mega geil

[@krissyrose14]

The Shakuhachi sound on the D-50 is from George Michael's song Father Figure. :)

[@markbradley5821]

ive just bought one !!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

congrats mate!

[@markbradley5821]

I love it .... also have a DX7 ..... just need an M1 and then that’s the 80’s covered ..... awesome!!

[@jaggass]

Does the joy stick alter the tone balance left to right as well? I have the rackmount version of the D-50 and only has to 2 buttons that controls the tone balance.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

no it does not pan, in direction up and down it adjusts balance between tones, can't figure out what it's doing horizontally.

[@jaggass]

Its a good feature to have on a keyboard though. Its a bit of a pig pressing the up and down button all the time on my D-550 to do the tone balance but gets there eventually.

[@DavRBailey]

@Michael Langley...The "Data Joystick" can be used as a data entry lever if you select the Tone Balance for editing. While the value is flashing on the screen, moving it left or right will adjust the tone balance setting. Same process for other values as well. I have a D-50 and two D-550's, and I agree, editing on the D-550 can be cumbersome. If you edit things a lot, you might invest in a PG-1000 external programmer. Gives you all the controls at your fingertips. In my case I do a lot of editing on the D-50, just because I'm so comfortable with it, and then move my patches over to the D-550 rack afterwards. :-)

[@vco8450]

A modified version of patch 84 was used on Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson

[@tlazohtlalia]

For people who are interested to know Yamaha has keyboards with the sound called sweet heaven which sounds just like staccato heaven on the d50 7:14

[@gabrielolijrhook2188]

There are scratches. You can see that ad 0.47 and 1.02

[@stcezaire06]

Awesome demo I have a D50 with a lot of patchs ( cards or sysex )so what is the card for the polysynth sound at 6:30 ? Thanks in advance

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thanks for the question, 55 Stereo Polysynth,PN-D50-00 (Internal factory preload soundbank)

[@stcezaire06]

Thanks , many many good videos in your channel

[@jaggass]

Phil Collins used a D-50 on on the intro Another Day In Paradise but can't find out what patch he used.

[@nt654321]

The patch used in the intro is called "Space Fascination" - It is available in the "All the web" collection from this website: bobbyblues.recup.ch/roland_d-50/d-50_patches.html You can find it in the file "Bank05.syx".

[@jaggass]

NT654321 Thanks i will now upload that bank and a few others to my D-550.

[@TrainmasterCurt]

Wonder if Steve Winwood used the D-50 on Valerie?

[@krissyrose14]

Sounds like he used one in "By the Light of Day" from 'Refugees of the Heart'. Valerie was mostly Prophet 5 and Multimoog on both versions. :)

[@MotneNielsen]

Reminds of the Revolution album with JMJ.. he almost recorded the whole album on a D50 ;)

[@srprice2383]

Sledgehammer used the Shakuhatchi on the Emulator 2. It was used by Dire Straits before though on Ride Across The River.

[@srprice2383]

81 is the intro to Dirty Diana.

[@55chh]

8:48 did you say patch sextiofem?

[@wilcossbazile9704]

there's almost a korg wavestation signature in this wow...

[@NegativeReferral]

The synth bass is strikingly similar to the one in Smooth Criminal (possibly mixed with a DX7).

[@UnitedPebbles]

Most of the sounds from this Roland and the Juno, Jupiter are on software, readily to be utilized by the S10 or S50??

[@BritHikesOntario]

At 5m 30s (Glass Voices), are you playing a particular song? As you progress from the 2nd to 3rd chord, I was hit by just how familiar it sounded but can't place it. Not sure if it is just the sound in general or if you are playing something in particular. Have even asked a couple of friends who are, like me, stuck down a google rabbit hole. Can you put us out of our misery?

[@D50_Dude]

What was the name of the song for the “Depeche Mode” reference?

[@melvynrutterreedbeds]

if heaven doesn't sound like this, I'm off the other way for sure

[@vitosky1]

Which is the name of The "Depeche Mode" reference patch at 10:50

[@AdviceFromYourDad]

That is Bank 7 Patch 7, "O K Chorale"

[@neilshand3074]

AtI'm needing to get mine d at the jack,hopefully resosoldering

[@anthonyjames786]

I remember this keyboard its the best thing Roland every made it's been used in 100 movies or more and also did u know that the midi has a jitter in it and it's a problem also this keyboard was used in stanger things

[@gettyfanatic8860]

1:45 Orinocco Flow

[@ian757]

4:10-4:14 ET seq would not sound out of place in Blade Runner. Maybe Vangellis would turn his nose up at a digital synth but it sounded pretty phat to me. In 1986 my friend bought a DX7 & I bought an Ensonique Mirage which I still have. I got he Mirage for it's sampled piano which I found utterly amazing at the time. If you're ever in London I'd be happy to help you check out the Mirage and put it on your Chanel.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

agree, the D50 is a pretty good sounding VA. .the mirage and all ensoniq stuff (whatever happened to them?) is a cool piece of gear, i remember wanting one when i saw it in the pages of sound on sound. thanks for the offer, always open to collabs but no imminent visits to london.

[@philfisher8962]

Hi - just seen some of your videos... They look really good! Started with the D50 videos. I would like some of your advice if possible.. Have a Korg Krome 61 also and can't get sequencer to work but reasonably happy with sounds etc.. have some simple 80's modules and a controller keyboard. Want to sell things and get a Behringer Deepmind 12. My friend Robbie Bronnimann who works with Howard Jones has done some of the presets and he really recommends it. But if I don't get it yet, I think the Waldorf Blofeld is incredible too. But the Roland D-50 sounds fantastic too... I have also seen the Korg Poly 61 but I think it is not as good at ambient and pad sounds, if I'm not mistaken. I used to have the Poly 800, which I sold to Robbie Bronnimann. Perhaps the Poly 800 sounds better than the Poly 61. Not too sure though. Is the Poly 61 a good synth? It takes me back to when I was 18. There is one going for 500€ and I might consider it if I can sell enough. But I think I should do for a D-50 or Blofeld.... I need to try it but I think the Roland D-50 is much better. Or is there some second hand synth that is newer than the D-50 that will get better ambient pad sounds and be more reliable, for similar price? I used to have a Jupiter 6 about 3 decades ago, but unfortunately didn't really appreciate it then and I sold it, as it had oscillator problems. (I know - crazy) Then I got a D-20, but it is not really the same as a D-50... I'm really tempted for a Blofeld module, as it will be more reliable, but perhaps could get a second hand reliable synth or module with great ambient sounds. Any advice... Here is some of my music, but mainly composed on Logic Express. Thanks for any advice and help.... Best regards - If you have a few minutes of time...soundcloud.com/user-340590396

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi phil, thx for the comment. the only synths that you mention that i have any experience of is the d20 and d50, so can't really give any recommendations on anything else. the d50 has many presets that attempt to do orchestral and acoustic presets, which are very weak by todays standards. but i think the synth type sounds still hold their own, most synths attempt to do similar sounds that the d50 pioneered but i think the original still sounds best. but remember the d50 is hell to program from the front panel. so get yourself a d50, check out the free librarian software and download some ambient soundbanks and you are good to go for about £300 I'm guessing in the UK. hey, i'm aware of robbie as a guest host on sonictalk, in fact the crew at sonicstate were one of the inspirations for me to start my own music channel, so say hi and thanks from me :) btw, liked your aspect tracks. btw again, maybe check out the jd-xi which i'm enjoying a lot, has supernatural sound engine, easy to sketch out tracks etc, have some other vids on my channel. cheers!

[@philfisher8962]

Thanks a million for the reply. I will pass on comments to Robbie and Nick! If you send me your email I can have you all linked up etc.... AND If you could only have the D-50 or the JD-Xi, which one would you stay with? That is the simplest way to put it....

[@philfisher8962]

Just sent Nick and Robbie a "Hello" from you.. Best regards

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i get a lot of enjoyment using the onboard pattern sequencer, drum machine and supernatural VA sounds on the jd. but the d50 has a special place in my heart, THAT sound and a build quality and keyboard to die for. so in conclusion, get both!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thanks for the plug, that's awesome, thanks Phil!!

[@juanmontoyajimenez8714]

Great demo! I love my D50! However... The shakuhashi on Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer is absolutely not a D50 (if only, because the D50 had not been launched when Sledgehammer was recorded in 86). It is a very famous preset form the Emulator II library. Regards!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah, just what i used to demo the preset, first that came to mind. thanks for doing the research for me and sharing the info, cheers!

[@musicgearstuff181]

Woody why do you use that cute, like Gm7#5/C chord motif, it sounds great in most of pad or brass-like sounds. That cadence Gm7#5/C (-some would say Eb9/C), Bb and then F is quite nice, is it from any particular song?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

you'll have to provide a timestamp, not sure where in the video i play these chords

[@musicgearstuff181]

Woody Piano Shack I'd say the poly synth chords about 6:30, also same chords or similar to those in your WaveStation "Fire Dance" preset, see my comment in that other video

[@cresshead]

soundtrak- also on my old MT-32

[@WoodyPianoShack]

really want an mt-32 in 2017, bought one new back in the day coz i couldn't afford the d50. :)

[@cresshead]

I sold my mt 32 to a friend...i think he still has it, I'll ask him next time i see him if it's working and what condition it's in....he never gigged with it for sure - bedroom player!