Roland D-110 patches and tunes vol 2

[@doordedeur]

The D-110 is a very capable synth. It only lacks effects. This video shows what added effects can do to the D-110.

[@TJ-rf1xl]

I picked up a near-mint D-110 within the last few years and couldn't really wrap my head around it. I also didn't find the sounds on it unique by today's standards. So I was planning to sell it. Then I found your patches and bought them immediately. They also inspired me to learn to use the D-110 properly. The functionality is quite oddball! But now I understand how 'patches', 'parts' and 'timbres' work, and with the right sounds loaded, it is a great synth!! It also integrates with a modern DAW quite well, since each 'part' of a 'patch' can be controlled simultaneously from your DAW as a separate external instrument using it's individual MIDI channel. Thanks for the inspiration, I'm very glad I didn't get rid of it!

[@synthcomp80]

Hi, thanks for buying the sounds, I hope you like them. It's great that despite their cumbersome handling, so many people still find these old modules usable, and I think so too, although I put the D-110 aside a while ago. Actually I have a lot of musical ideas that I did on this synth (and previously on a D-20) maybe I should revisit them :-) Thanks again, and Merry Christmas.

[@MiguelLluva]

Fabulous presets! Very good demo. You have managed to make D110 rise from its ashes like a Phoenix Bird. I have my D110 dead because it sounds too old and with your new patches it's going to come back to life. Thank you!... We want more patches!

[@synthcomp80]

I really appreciate your kind words, thank you :-). I haven't had much time to make videos like this lately, and I've also put the D-110 aside for a while, but meanwhile I'm working on new patches for my other synths.

[@palindromial]

I remember trying to edit patches on this thing without a programmer in the early 90s. Yikes, what a horror show! Thanks for showing me 30 years later that it's actually possible to get decent sounds out of it.

[@synthcomp80]

Programming this on its own interface is truly a nightmare. Otherwise, I think it's not that difficult on the keyboard versions (D-10/20). Some of the sounds were made on a D-20.

[@B1SCOOP]

If you're into 90s Rave music, Roland D20 (D110 keyboard version) was heavily used by Olivier Abbeloos on his Quadrophonia and T99 projects.

[@NachoMartyMeyer]

Listening to these wonderful recordings again, I'm waiting for a D-110 + PG-10 and I'm very anxious :D

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you, and that's great! I wish you patience and perseverance, it is hard to understand this synth and not easy to edit even with a programmer at first. :) And I suggest using an external effects processor to make its sound shine. Although it has its own effects, it is very basic.

[@NachoMartyMeyer]

​@@synthcomp80 thank you, I don't know when it will arrive, but I'm already reading the manuals for both things, wonderful melodies mate 👏

[@alenk738]

Wow, you are a genius programmer! These are perhaps the best sounds I have heard yet for the "lesser" D-series synths.

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you, I am glad you like it and thank you very much for your purchase. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the patches or the D-110. Cheers!🙂

[@christophertodman]

i wish all demos of synths were this good!!!

[@synthcomp80]

Thanks!

[@metanoja9804]

Great patches and tunes. Congrats on your persistence and diligence. I love LAS and it's all over this synth - I actually think that just because D-110's LAS sounds thinner than D-50's, it just fits great in a mix.

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you for your words. I agree, and for me there is something nostalgic in the sound of the D series that I can't part with. Maybe because one of the first pro synth I played was the D-20. By the way, unfortunately I didn't have the chance to test its big brother in person and compare their sound.

[@CDP-1802]

These patches are amazing!

[@synthcomp80]

thank you

[@racalik]

this is my favourite album recently 😃

[@dvamateur]

Very nice!!! The sonic capabilities of the D-110 seem to cover most of the analog subtractive synthesizers. Fantastic sound module, great programming, and music sequencing here. I much appreciate this video.

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you very much. I think it has its shortcomings, but it's surprisingly versatile synth, just like its siblings, the D-10/20, and it's still usable today.

[@dvamateur]

@@synthcomp80 Everything is usable at any time, if you have a compelling way of using it. People still play acoustic pianos today, can you imagine that? :) Albeit, very few are better than the rest.

[@synthcomp80]

@@dvamateur After all, as long as there are people who can play it no instrument is considered obsolete or useless. Especially an instrument as wonderful as an acoustic piano. Unfortanately, I am not a good keyboard player, but I like old synths (and old computers, but it's a different story... :-)

[@dvamateur]

@@synthcomp80 I understand. I like 8-bit computers. The 8-Bit Guy is my hero!! Obsolete? Why? If it brings me smile, I think that's all that counts. What I like about gear like that, is that there's less between human and the machine. You're more directly involved with the hardware. Pictures and touchscreens are nice and all, but there could be more processeor cycles involved in running the GUI, as opposed to the actual audio, which is what you want. Anyway, the 8-bit computers went up considerably in price. The 80's digital synthesizers are still reasonably priced, so let's enjoy while we can.

[@synthcomp80]

@@dvamateur You spoke from my heart. I bought my first synthesizer (Roland JV) over 20 years ago, for not cheap then, prices have gone down since then, and now up again. I wanted to sell it several times, but finally kept it. I much prefer to just sit down in front of it and tweak it around, rather than fiddling with a mouse with any fancy VST plugin on my PC . I know that there are very good virtual instruments, they are excellent music production tools, but a real instrument is a joy, you can touch it, feel it, it is more direct, it has individuality, that is something that a computer program can never convey. As for the old computers, I have a few Commodore and Sinclair machines around here, I got them for almost pennies about ten years ago, but at today's prices it's probably not worth getting into this hobby...

[@androidpitanga9846]

Psyched for the patches to drop. Props for weaving some new magic for the D. Sounding fantastic

[@androidpitanga9846]

Any word yet? ✌️

[@adev8565]

@@androidpitanga9846 They've been released in the meanwhile

[@Acrimonious_Snake]

This synth sounds very special. I especially like the quiet noise and aliasing artifacts noticeable in the behavior of the filter envelopes. Subtle imperfections give a special character to the overall sound of this music.

[@synthcomp80]

I agree, and maybe it's just me, but there's a kind of early lo-fi digital warmth in its sound, like in its big brother the D-50 or some other vintage digital synths (e.g. Casio CZ), that is somehow missing in most of today's models.

[@Acrimonious_Snake]

@@synthcomp80 I concur. This sound is futuristic and nostalgic at the same time.

[@autumnbrushtail]

Very nice patches here. I love the sound of the D-110

[@synthcomp80]

thank you!

[@NachoMartyMeyer]

awesome music and sounds! great synth!

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you

[@NachoMartyMeyer]

@@synthcomp80 amazing, so great!

[@bronsterbridge]

Oh, those great sounds! I'm sure it should be in my collection!

[@synthcomp80]

With a little tweaking and with external fx it shines

[@bronsterbridge]

@@synthcomp80 of course! Little chorus, delay and reverb :-)

[@MePeterNicholls]

Mike Oldfield-esq. his Album Earth Moving 1990 features D10/20 sounds heavily.

[@synthcomp80]

Oh I love Oldfield's music, although this demo was kind of an improvisation, not inspired by him. Unless subconsciously. :-)

[@laboratorioincognito9420]

Very good demo, big like !! . I know, programming is time consuming but very rewarding. Had a Roland D10 that was little bit easier to program. Unfortunaly some buttons died so I had to dump it almost for free (because repair was to expensive). My first track on KZbin was entirely made with custom sounds of the D-10. Always liked the sound of the early Rolands.

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. I used to have a D-20, I programmed it in its own interface, but the D-110 is much more cumbersome to edit, but you can get surprisingly unique sounds out of it. Sorry you had to part with the D-10. Fortunately I'm not afraid of a little repair work, I've replaced buttons and displays in my synths. I checked out your channel, hats off to you, your music and digital paintings are really artistic.

[@patrikknoerr9777]

Using a D10 alongside a Motif is almost as crazy as me using a Roland RA50 with an EX5 for lead sounds. Glad to see there are still insane people around :)

[@laboratorioincognito9420]

@@patrikknoerr9777 The world is full of suprises 😊 I recently bought a D110 and JV880 for almost nothing, They sound beautiful after all this years !!.

[@synthcomp80]

@@laboratorioincognito9420 It's funny, I bought my D-110 and a JV-880 a few years ago for about 100-120 €.

[@laboratorioincognito9420]

@@synthcomp80Super !! I bought them for 75€ (D110 with Valhala card) and 150€ (Jv880 with Pop expansion card). I'm programming them both at the moment.

[@lundsweden]

Wow, great sounds from a 30+ year old Roland dinosaur!

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you. Definitely sounds friendlier than an angry T-Rex. :-)

[@nicolaaszeven]

Perfect demo! chillin' it! 🙂

[@leachim66]

Eagerly awaiting the patches, great video!

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you. Actually, my sound pack is ready, just need a few finishing touches.

[@sauermusicDE]

These patches are really among the very best for that machine. Very useful stuff. TOP! :-)

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it :-)

[@patrikknoerr9777]

Great. Now my D110 yells at me "buy this! buy this!"

[@maccagrabme]

You seem to be getting some good results from this, it's an interesting sounding module if you bypass the presets. Used one in the 80s and it served me well alongside a K1.

[@synthcomp80]

I agree, though it's a bit complicated to program, especially on its own interface, but you can really get some nice sounds out of it.

[@patrikknoerr9777]

K1, K4, and D110 are a fine setup combined.

[@ageshero]

What a great idea ha. Awesome

[@assistantassistant5516]

Awesome patches wow. Still can't find my way around this one or the 550, Linear Synthesis in general. Getting those patches...

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you. The LA synthesis is not as complicated as many people think, although it is quite cumbersome to program these units on their interface, definitely recommended to use an editor.

[@FerencDobos]

Perfect!

[@gackooDuz]

very musical. Great Sounds! Very inspired

[@synthcomp80]

Thanks :-)

[@trejogregorio]

fantastic demo, waiting for the patches :)

[@synthcomp80]

thank you :-)

[@oupahens9219]

The drums in the D110 are actually one of the interesting things about that unit. D50 had no drums. D10/D20/D110 can assign up to 4 "Tones" to every drum sound. Drum machines cannot even do that. Very flexible.

[@synthcomp80]

Back in the day when the D-20 was my only synth, I liked how quickly could create rhythm patterns with the built-in drum "computer", and as you said, you could basically use any of the synth's sounds as drum sounds, and even assign the built-in effects to those sounds individually.

[@whatistau]

the drums of Drexciya

[@oupahens9219]

@@whatistau What-is-that?

[@icollided]

Glorious cheese product!

[@StephenMcLeod]

Tempted to pick one up as it sounds pretty great, but the whole menu diving thing might be a step too far. But maybe...

[@synthcomp80]

It's cheap, so maybe worth getting one if you want to delve into LA synthesis, but of course it's highly recommended to use an editor or programmer if you want to make sounds on it. Your channel is cool by the way, I like it :-)

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@synthcomp80 Hey thanks! I just picked one up for relatively cheap - excited to check it out for myself!!

[@synthcomp80]

@@StephenMcLeod That's great! I wish you lots of patience, it takes time to master this old thing.🤓

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@synthcomp80 I may need to come back to you for guidance ha. I've subscribed! Thanks for sharing this.

[@synthcomp80]

@@StephenMcLeod Okay, if you have any questions, I'll try to answer. My first obvious advice is to read the manual!!! LOL :-)

[@FerencDobos]

Best!❤

[@synthcomp80]

Thanks 🙂

[@amonster8mymother]

👏👏👏

[@mccarry30]

I love these and I'm still using them! Is there any way for the D110 to load and save both timbre banks? I can only seem to load to A on the synth. Thanks!

[@synthcomp80]

Hi! There is only room for 64 user tones in the internal memory, if you want to save more sounds you will need an M-128D or M-256D memory card, which will allow you to save 32 or 64 additional tones (depending on the type of the card of course). Unfortunately, these are hard to find nowadays.

[@xtractstudios]

All these new sounds are Depeche Mode Approved🎹✔

[@ewillyp]

how in the world would I get these patches into the Roland if I have no way of putting them on a floppy or a blank memory card?

[@synthcomp80]

Hi, have you heard about MIDI? :-) So, you need a USB-MIDI adapter, ( e.g. Roland Um One ), and a MIDI utility that can handle SysEx data, e.g. MIDI-OX, with these stuff you can transfer the patches into the synth.

[@freestate6200]

The internal D110 drums are interesting as you can actually build layers of up to 4 samples per sound, with individual envelops. In the synth section with square, saw and PWM you can as well layer 4 oscillators and even ring-modulate them. Only drawback is the LFO, which can only be applied to modulate frequency, not the otherwise impressive filter which is on the D50. Ok, and no chorus build in, but then it has 8 outputs, which I see were active on the mixer here going to group 1-3 and a mono in your video. There external effects can be applied, which are much better than the build in crappy reverb. In such a constellation this thing beats a D50 by miles.

[@synthcomp80]

It's old and the modulation is quite limited, but I like it. I think it is one of the warmest sounding vintage digital synth. A little correction to your comment, just to clarify, it has 6 mono outputs and a stereo mix output (left+right ), I used this and recorded the music track by track into DAW with external effects. What the display shows are the midi tracks (parts) and the drum track. Of course, the parts can be individually routed to any output. And now imagine setting some parts to the same midi channel, selecting the sounds you want, and you get a massive layered sound. :-). And nowadays it doesn't even matter that 32 notes of polyphony might not be enough.

[@akirakosaintjust]

Is there a way to have PWM on the D-110? I thought that was a D-50-only feature, and the only reason why I'm trying to upgrade from my D-110.

[@freestate6200]

@@akirakosaintjust PWM is only possible to be modulated by an envelop, not with an LFO, unlike the D50.

[@serhiymarchenko8361]

@@akirakosaintjust You can control PW by velocity. Sure, you might be able to somewhat mimic slow PWM using SysEx messages (manually in the editor/controller etc.). I don’t think it’s possible to modulate PW using EG (You can modulate RM this way though).

[@albiber]

wow

[@usta028]

I love these, checking your channel if theres more

[@synthcomp80]

Thanks so much. I'm constantly trying to find time to make new videos... so maybe soon.

[@80ssynthfan48]

I realise that these might be custom sounds, but is it for sure that the factory presets are exactly the same as the keyboard D10?

[@synthcomp80]

Yes, they are custom patches, the factory sounds are the same on both (I could be wrong, I had a D-20 but I sold it years ago and don't remember exactly). What is different is the structure of how the sounds are arranged. On the D-110 this typical Roland tone-timbre-patch assignment can be very confusing, especially if you want to program your own patches. Everything is much clearer on the keyboard versions, at least for me.

[@Musical.Maze.1]

Super great demo. Are all these presets or custom sounds?

[@synthcomp80]

Thank you! I used maybe one or two factory sounds for the demo if I remember correctly, but almost all of them are custom sounds.

[@Musical.Maze.1]

@@synthcomp80 Well done!

[@jeffreyjbyron]

Do the sounds need to be loaded in via a memory card? Or you do it via midi? How did you create them? Did you actually menu-dive??

[@synthcomp80]

Hi, the sounds (SysEx files) can be loaded via midi interface, no memory card is needed. I created most of them with editor software, I usually use the D-110 user interface only to make small changes because it's a pain to work with.

[@jeffreyjbyron]

@@synthcomp80 Ah thanks! I didn't know there was editor software

[@LouisSerieusement]

Hi ! Just wanted to know, do you use a midi controller to make your patch ? Or an editor ? Or do you menu dive for each one of the patches ? In any case, those patches are gorgeous and very well thought, that's the first time ever I'm considering buying patches. I probably gonna have a D110 for cheap in a few days, gonna spend a week or two with it and maybe buy your bank

[@synthcomp80]

Hello, thank you! I edited most of these sounds with a computer editor via Midi, and some were previously created on a D-20 synth. It has exactly the same sound engine, but it was easier to program sounds on it than on the D-110. (I've since had to sell the D-20). I think the D-110/D-10/D-20 are obviously not the best synthesizers, but they have a unique character, are cheap and maybe worth experimenting with.

[@LouisSerieusement]

​@@synthcomp80 Hey ! Thanks for your reply ! I got my d110 (in perfect shape, for 80euro with a manual in my language :)) I found an editor in java that works nicely. I will almost certainly buy your patches soon but I have a few questions : you mentionned you use an external reverb, did you use EQ or LPF as well ? the few glide we hear in your video are pitch bend automations ? Are any other automations present in the song ? You have 2 videos, the patches includes preset form both video ? Thanks a lot :) Cheers from France ! Louis

[@synthcomp80]

​@@LouisSerieusementHi, You're lucky with this deal, I got mine a few years ago for a bit cheaper, but in bad condition and without a manual. (Had to replace some buttons and even the display.) I used external hardware effects (some reverb, delay and phaser) on the sounds in both videos. Otherwise, the little EQ I applied was software (just the built-in EQ of the Cubase, nothing fancy ) and the other little modulations, like the panning, were automated. I usually play the pitch bend and modulation manually, but I'm not a good keyboard player, so I always have to do a little correction after recording. The sound bank contains almost all the presets you hear in the videos, but I renamed some of them and made a small change here and there, but I can't remember exactly.

[@LouisSerieusement]

@@synthcomp80 thanks, I bought them and added a little extra to thank you for your kindness. I wasn't expecting to find a pdf/description, this is very cool :D I already have midiox of course so I'm gonna do some sysex magic right now :) thanks a lot !

[@synthcomp80]

@@LouisSerieusement This is great, thank you very much for your support! Hope you like the patches. I wish patience and ingenuity for programming new sounds on the D-110. All the best! :-)

[@HowDoesItSoundPL]

Some sysex ? I’ll send it to my D110…

[@synthcomp80]

I've already promised to share these patches (although not for free), and will do so soon.

[@HowDoesItSoundPL]

@@synthcomp80 sell me these sounds! My soundmodule need this!

[@synthcomp80]

@@HowDoesItSoundPL The sound pack is now available here: payhip.com/b/EWHJA