Roland D-50 / 32 Original Retro Synth Patches for Synth-pop/Synthwave/Italo Disco

32 Original patches for the Roland D-50. These patches are created by me to emulate classic analoge synth sounds for use in all kinds of electronic music.
Download at:
thepatchbay.co.uk/product/rol...
Also included in my download is a bonus folder of some of my best drum sounds. Including drums from my track The Golden Boy. Something to sweeten the deal!
I've had the D-50 since the day it was released and these are what I consider the best sounds on the market for synth-pop, synthwave, italo disco and all sorts of retro synth music. Or modern too!
The sounds are compatible with the D-50, D-550. The Roland D-50 plugin and the Roland Boutique D-05.
This is a SYSEX download so you'll have to transfer these sounds over to your machine manually. I recommend the D-50 librarian to do this. This free program can be found here:
www.d50librarian.co.uk/
The sounds comes in 32 + 32 which means that the first 32 patches have reverb and chorus attached to them, but the next 32 is completely dry so you can use your own effects without having to edit off the reverb and chorus in the D-50 itself. The patches are the same, 32 wet, 32 dry.
Patch list for the D-50 sounds:
1:1 Juno 6 Strings
1:2 Donna Solo
1:3 Take Me On Pluck
1:4 Morricone Pad
1:5 Matrix Poly
1:6 For Retro Bass
1:7 Sweep
1:8 A Juno 2 Strings
2:1 Toy Guitar Miami Vice
2:2 Sassy S-Brass
2:3 Save A Prayer
2:4 Warm Strings
2:5 Liquid Piano
2:6 Thompson Twins Pluck
2:7 Jan Hammer Guitar
2:8 Perc Poly
3:1 Soft Cell Bass
3:2 Hollow Strings
3:3 BM Bass
3:4 Juno 6 Arpeggiator
3:5 Italo Strings
3:6 Natural P-Pad
3:7 Hide and Seek Pad
3:8 Being Boring
4:1 Italo Dry Pad
4:2 Sometimes
4:3 Alphaville
4:4 Clock
4:5 Don Juan Organ
4:6 Arri
4:7 Alice Bells
4:8 Plastic Lead
Listen to more of my music on: www.espenkraft.com
My tracks pay homage to all synth-pop acts of the 80'ies like Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Thompson Twins, Tears for Fears, Ultravox, OMD, Euryhmics, Duran Duran, Giorgio Moroder, Jean Michel Jarre, Jan Hammer, Alphaville, A-ha and many more.
A use mostly old gear in my music and among them Roland Juno 6, Alpha Juno 2, D550 and JX-8P.
Korg DW-8000, Elka EK22, Yamaha DX7 and TX802 and drum machines Yamaha RX11 and Roland TR-626.
Effects are usually handled by Strymon and TC electronics.
Sampling is done on my E-MU ESI-4000, Akai S1000, Roland S-10, Emax II.
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[@gameon2000]

Had one in the 90s. Was too young and dumb to grasp its greatness. Was all into techno and house back then, like every kid else. )) Sold it (even with profit, which was quite an achievement back in the 90s, since nobody wanted "digital" synths back then, they were being deemed "unfit for techno and outdated". The only thing, that mattered in the 90s was all about cutoff and resonance - "does it have analogue 24db self oscillating filters mate?" )) I was saving for "Virtual Analog" craze like JP8000 instead - which is - compared to digitally sounding, but actually analog D-50 - was as digital as it can get, if you think about it. But big boys tech marketing goons can make your head spin and sell you "black as white" ))) So I thought, it was a good thing. It wasn't in the hindsight. Although the JP8000 is brilliant in many ways. Well, having a digital synth was considered uncool in the 90s. Yes, I know now, it's NOT really digital! But the 90s was a weird decade. Everyone wanted to make digital recordings... with analog gear! )) Nowadays its kinda the other way around.) and I kinda regret selling my D-50. Yes, you now have Roland Zen etc. (shoutout to Woody's Piano shack) I even have "KORG gadgets" for my iPad and even for my Nintendo )) but I'm with Espen on that nothing beats the real thing.

[@wyndsrfr16]

Beautiful patches, nice work!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks man!

[@benbauer1065]

This is seriously amazing 👏. One of my all time favorite synths that I believe is under rated for its ability to do warm and rich analog sounds in a very unique lovely way. I Google searched real analog sounds on roland D50 and found your video. It was exactly what I wanted to hear and much more. Thank you!

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks!

[@croggen]

I finally got these patches and I absolutely love them! Great programming work, Espen! Can't wait to bring some (more) 80s mojo to the band practice sessions. Cheers!

[@EspenKraft]

Many thanks! :D

[@malkav30]

Truly awesome ! now I can dig into these patches to learn how to program my D50 to sound really 80's. Thanks a lot !

[@EspenKraft]

The D-50 is so capable of great analog sounding timbres. Thanks for watching! :)

[@thepatchbay]

Awesome bank of patches! And from the king of Synthpop

[@EspenKraft]

Sweet!

[@directionlessstudios7210]

Cool thank you! I have a D-550 looking forward to checking these out.

[@EspenKraft]

Awesome!

[@npartridge12]

These all sound fantastic! I used to have a D50 and was so sad when I had to sell it a few years ago due to financial issues. However, as things have looked up for me over the past year or so I was able to afford to pick up a Roland Boutique D05, which to my old ears sounds easily as good as my lovely old D50. I've just bought these patches from your site and am so looking forward to trying them out. Thanks for all your hard work on this lovely old machine, it's my all time fave synth.

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks a million Nigel! I truly appreciate your support and I'm very happy the sounds is to your liking. I've yet to try the Boutique myself, and since I own the real deal I see no reason for me to get one as I use the D-550 module if I need the D-50 for gigging. However, I'm truly happy that Roland has released such a module so younger generations can be part of the D-50 experience! I've had the D-50 for so many years and it's synth that always deliver the goods, always has. As many of my old dogs, the D-50 holds its own very special place in my heart and I will forever treasure it dearly. :)

[@BlixtenMarlowes]

Very nice patches! Great job! :-D

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Sweet sounds!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks buddy! :)

[@mollyringmod3815]

Makes me want a D 50! Sounds great Espen.

[@EspenKraft]

Awesome! My sounds work for all the incarnations of the D-50, all up to the D-05 boutique as well. Get one! :)

[@larseickstaedt]

Thanks for the awesome patches. Just got them from The Patchbay. Already inspired.. now off to write some music :-)

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks Lars! I'm happy you found them awesome. Good luck with the writing! :)

[@barsik4434]

Большущее спасибо! К д50 огромное кол-во патчей и выбрать очень сложно. Благодаря Вам появилось желание залить этот пак и попробовать его в деле :)

[@EspenKraft]

The link should work and the sounds are available for download. Thanks :)

[@ZoeSummers1701A]

So amazing. Thank you!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! :)

[@Americium-241]

these are some really nice samples

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks man!

[@Pm-qp6tb]

Hey, I ve bought those patch recently, they are good! I love the drums , so 80’s .... thanks

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks for the support! Happy you liked them! :)

[@SeverityOne]

Finally found a D-550 for a _very_ nice price (only the backlight has gone), so this patch pack is on my 'want' list.

[@devingademan]

Ahhh Espen, I was doing research about this synthesiser and added your name to the search machine to see if you had any related video up. Boom, here I am enjoying all these cool and beautiful sounds :) I hope you’re doing good. Greetings!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! All good here ;-)

[@andypeck1972]

One word... WOW!

[@elsongs]

Just bought this bank! Thanks!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks my friend! :) I hope you'll put them to good use :)

[@soundcortex8288]

Really impressive programming on this old goldie machine.

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks man! :)

[@soundcortex8288]

I bought them to see your tricks up close ;)

[@dietmarschlichtherle7061]

I bought an D550 last week 😀 Not good looking but after one week...new display...recaping..uso... it will look brand new.😂

[@jasonsartain4529]

I honestly wish you made soundsets for all the synths I own, haha. Just bought and downloaded this. Here goes my afternoon :)

[@EspenKraft]

Thank you very much! :)

[@padmad3k63]

Great synthesizer, I purchased the D50 2 weeks ago. I love it how it can do those 80s and modern sounds, kinda like the Blofeld the only difference is that the D50 sounds way better than the Blofeld.

[@devingademan]

PadMAD3k hello! I have only recently been asked if I was interested in a D50 since the guy thought I might like it. I said I’ll come back to it and I love the synth after doing some research. What would be a good deal to own one of these synths? Prices seem all over the place and since you have bought it recently I figured you might could help me out in this. Greetings!

[@padmad3k63]

@@devingademan Hi, it depends on the condition. If you can test it, test it, play all the keys on the keyboard, push all the knobs to see if they work. If it's in a great condition I would pay max 400. If the condition isn't that good it's between 250-350. If it has some issues like a button doesn't work you can ask him to reduce the price since you need to fix it. Fixing switches is very easy but still it takes time to do it. Mine was in a mint condition, I got it with an extra expansion and a flightcase for 350 euro. I have a huge D50 sysex patch collection for you, it contains a few thousands sounds: www.mediafire.com/file/tbuaudpaliin8os/Roland_D50_SysEX_files.rar/file Just download them and upload them to your D50. I'm not sure if you know how to do that but you need to turn off memory protect on the D50. Connect the MIDI OUT from your interface to MIDI in on the D50. And connect the MIDI IN from your interface to MIDI OUT on your D50. Download MidiOX and select the sysex file and upload it to your synth. Some patches appear right after you reboot the D50. Enjoy this great synth!

[@devingademan]

PadMAD3k I would like to start by thanking you for taking the time to respond to my message and giving me all this information!! Thank you! Coincidentally, Espen uploaded a video of the D50 just a few hours later after I commented on this two year old video! That particular day, I closed the deal and the day took a drive to go pick it up. Great condition. Very pleased about it. As far of the Sysex and such, I know exactly what you mean, I have a cable for that too, but have not downloaded anything yet. A friend of mine who has one too was nice enough to send me a great collection of old magazine photos in which they appear + a lot of links and all the manuals. I’m 📖 them and so far I have read the “Creative book” of the D50. I’m still having a hard time understanding exactly what LA synthesis in it’s core being. Sure, I have read what it says, but it is hard to really “visualise” a process like that. Anyway, still lots of reading + videos to watch since they’re so many about this particular synth. Once again, thank you for taking the time and I have saved your link in my computer for my D50. Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@geofff6671]

PadMAD3K you clearly don’t know how to program a Blofeld. I have a D05, which can play all the original patches and a Blofeld and the Blofeld is the one I would never trade.

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

Wish I still had my D-50. Great stuff

[@EspenKraft]

The D-50 is great and now you can get the Boutique version that sounds very good too :)

[@davidosolo]

@@EspenKraft Just ordered the D-05. What´s next?... Your patches of course :).

[@EspenKraft]

@@davidosolo Hey! Sweet :)

[@MrGiloine]

3:43 .....jan hammer crockett's theme ;)

[@rickygarcia7400]

awsome i love the d50 i have bin wanting one from the time i was 12 years old finly scord one thats almost new conditoin with all five rom cards and plus 3 of the voice crystal cards(:

[@EspenKraft]

The D-50 never gets old imo :)

[@rickygarcia7400]

nope still gives todays boards a run for there money(:

[@TakahashiJones]

Top notch! My D-50 was stolen from me a couple of years ago and I never got around buying another one. Listening to this makes me consider getting the VSTi (I have no room for more hardware). The missing is real!

[@EspenKraft]

Sad story bro! You should definitely get one back, either in plugin form or the real thing. It's a classic and I think its sounds should be in any track even if its just a "small" sound :)

[@xkxb8647]

Roland d 05.

[@flightsimmer7410]

Du burde virkelig lage en ordentlig låt av intro låta. Skikkelig bra👍

[@EspenKraft]

Jo takk! Har vel gått litt i glemmeboka den snutten der for min del, men hvem vet? ;-)

[@flightsimmer7410]

@@EspenKraft Frem fra glemselen...

[@EspenKraft]

Hehe... ikke på noen år i hvert fall. Har altfor mye annet som skal gjøres før denne. ;-)

[@flightsimmer7410]

@@EspenKraft Jeg er helt overbevisst på at denne kommer til å slå an. Ikke utsett for lenge!!😉

[@allanfc2335]

I have just bought these patches - very nice quality sounds - particularly like the Liquid Piano and the T.T. Pluck . I've had my D50 from new bought in 1990 . If your doing any more patches ? That would be great !!! : -)

[@EspenKraft]

Thank you so much! I have more patches coming in 2019!

[@melkeronia3139]

Amazing synth! Norwegian artist Per Kristian Risvik has released a track called 'Linear Music' completely done on a D-50. Definitely worth listening.

[@EspenKraft]

Yeah, it's much more versatile than many give it credit for. I love its great analog feel even if it's digital.

[@studiofox4159]

toy guitar is crazy fantastic..wow

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks Missel! :)

[@modeschar]

#1 = Domino Dancing :D

[@mateuszwojt]

Great stuff as usual! Some patches reminds me of your JX-8P set. Did you use any particular editor to create those? Thanks Espen!

[@EspenKraft]

Hey! Many of those sounds has been with for many years (re-named as of now)and is created on the synth itself, while others has been created through the D-50 librarian as linked. Thanks :)

[@tommyricknell2829]

Whats the name of the song in the beginning? You just convinced me to buy an D50. First an Juno 6 and now this, great times to be a poor student but its worth it. Great video as always!

[@EspenKraft]

Sounds awesome that you buy more and more vintage synths! The track in the beginning is something I made to demo some of the sounds in the pack. It doesn't have a name really. Several more people has asked about this and based on the response of the track I might expand into a "proper" track! Thanks! :)

[@midiman5045]

Espen Happy New Year. Your patches sound great it might be more you playing than the patches, LOL. I actually have the original D-50 Keyboard. It was my first keyboard I purchased. If I use Paypal is there and exchange rate from the US?

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks, happy new year to you too! I'm not sure about the PayPal exchange rate though. The price for this pack is pretty low to begin with compared to what you actually get ;-)

[@midiman5045]

@@EspenKraft Yes I saw it was relatively cheap and the patches sound really good and you are a great keyboardists. Thanks for the info.

[@jasonsartain4529]

I just bought it through PayPal linked to my debit card in the US and it came to $10.79 - hope that helps :)

[@midiman5045]

@@jasonsartain4529 Thanks Jason.

[@37TheRudy]

Hi Espen, i‘m planning on buying a D50 soon, how exactly do i transfer the patches from my computer to the synth? sorry for the dumb question but unfortunately i havent been familiar with 80s technology 😅 keep up the great work!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! This link here explains it all in a easy way: bobbyblues.recup.ch/sysex_procedure.html

[@37TheRudy]

Espen Kraft Great, thank you very much!

[@aceamadeus]

hi espen! i am very interested in your ptaches! will these work in a roland d550 module? and how would i load them?

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks! You can get these directly from me if you want to, or the links in the video description. As you can see I use a D-550 in the video. If you check out my D-50 video you can see how to load/save sysex patches. The D-550 manual is online and you can check there for the different button pressing that separate the D-50 from the D-550. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJewnIVpf610jdE

[@aceamadeus]

@@EspenKraft Hi Espen, Thanks for the fast reply! 😎✌️🎹, if I'm able to get that D50, I will definitely purchase your sounds, what other vintage keyboards do you recommend if we are trying to replicate stock Aikman waterman type of sounds?

[@texacomann]

i have a 16x bank Card, enough space for your sounds and companios

[@Eyepatchfilms]

Awesome! When you give a patch name Morricone, you'll get a thumbs up from me!

[@EspenKraft]

Nice! I owe much of my composing skills to Ennio Morricone and the use of Major 9ths :)

[@dakoiaa]

Dear Sir, thank you for the great demo of your creative sounds. I bought a D50 and I'm also searching a nice AlphaJuno as an optimum cost/benefit analog machine (yes, I've seen your videos)... I understand they are quite different but, after watching your demo I'm questioning myself: would you say that the difference is worth my search effort? Your advice is truly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[@EspenKraft]

They're quite different in terms of sound so best to have them both.

[@alvfaria]

Do you think the new Boutique module can replace the original D50?

[@EspenKraft]

Absolutely. It sounds the same.

[@egguitarsluthier199]

Excellent patches! Congratulations! Soon I'll buy it as soon as I buy it or a D550 or a D05 boutique, which cost the same here. Do you recommend any in particular? Thank you!! Regards!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks for saying! If you're not into vintage gear go for the Boutique!

[@egguitarsluthier199]

Thanks for answering. I love vintage, but if there is almost no audio difference between the D05 and the D550 I would go for the D05 just for not having so many years of use.

[@EspenKraft]

There's very little difference between the original one and the Boutique.

[@egguitarsluthier199]

Thanks for the information. You helped me decide on the D05. As soon as I buy it, I buy you the patches. Keep bringing the 80's to the present :) Greetings!

[@EspenKraft]

Thanks a lot! Good luck on the buy of the Boutique. The patches will be waiting! ;-)

[@Examigan]

Was this the built-in D-50 reverb or an outboard unit? Great job on these sounds!

[@EspenKraft]

I can't really remember what I did. So many years ago. Cheers

[@user-ul2fz6kr5x]

Matia Bazar -Live in Мunich was use.

[@SyntheticFuture]

Thinking about getting a d50 atm. Can it load these patches next to the default patches?

[@EspenKraft]

Of course you can. Just be aware that the D-50 has only 64 slots of storage so some of the default patches would,have to go out. These can easily be stored on your computer though, or on a memory card for the D-50.

[@SyntheticFuture]

Espen Kraft that is great news! Thanks for the reply! Do you happen to have any experience with upgrading rhetoric storage of the synths? I have read a fair bit about expansion cards you can build into them but sadly not that many user experiences. Or would you say that swapping patches is easy enough that it is not even worth looking into?

[@EspenKraft]

A synth like Roland D-50 swaps out patches so fast and easily though sysex data with your computer that I don't bother with memory cards anymore. I do have some and I use those, but patches I make myself I transfer through the computer. I do all the editing through sysex too.

[@SyntheticFuture]

Espen Kraft great! Thank you so much for the info, it is really valuable =) You definitely got a sub as well because your videos are great as well, and it is really awesome you take the time to help newbs like me out.

[@EspenKraft]

No problem man :)

[@patrickvigil9353]

How to I get these sounds ? Need these. Thanks

[@EspenKraft]

Use the links in the video description or contact me directly.

[@krownneghas8623]

Is it possible to convert these patches into soundfont file ?

[@EspenKraft]

No, not the way I think you mean it. But you can of course make a soundfont out of the audio samples based on these patches if you want.

[@jktakaowen5331]

The link for downloading patches is not working. Please update.

[@EspenKraft]

Tried it just now. Works fine.

[@russellmusictv4403]

Do you have patches for the Juno DS-88?

[@EspenKraft]

No I don't. I only make for the old ones.

[@williamangelitolopez422]

Do you have patches the Roland xp80

[@EspenKraft]

Sorry. So far I only have patches for the D-50 and JX-8P. I have a bank for the Alpha Juno coming eventually.

[@AirGuitar]

When I look up Roland D50 keyboards online, they look different than the one you’re playing... They don’t have the “patch bank” section or some of the other buttons. Is your model unique in some way?

[@EspenKraft]

No, no.. I play on the MODULE version of the D-50, the D-550. It's a little different when it comes to buttons, but it's identical in terms of sounds, patches and stuff like that.

[@AirGuitar]

@@EspenKraft ahh ok that makes sense, thanks!

[@alysson.araujo]

Is this compatible with Roland D-5 keyboard?

[@EspenKraft]

Yes it is!

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

9:18 there is some Interstellar shining thru for a second

[@EspenKraft]

That part is me playing the theme from the Lucio Fulci horror movie "The Beyond" from 1981. Composed by Fabio Frizzi.

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

@@EspenKraft I'd go full Hans with that patch!

[@melkeronia3139]

Unfortunately the display is blurred and therefore the patch names are almost illegible.

[@EspenKraft]

That's not a problem, just follow the link in the description and check out the patches there.

[@kilevox]

Espen what is the song name at 1:10 ?

[@EspenKraft]

That's the main synth backing riff to Domino Dancing by the Pet Shop Boys, slightly improvised here.

[@andypeck1972]

Hello Espen Craft. Is the patch(es) used to create the intro tune included in this download?

[@EspenKraft]

Except for the drums, this demo track is made using ONLY patches from the download! :)

[@andypeck1972]

Espen Kraft sold... as a point of interest, what drum machine was used?

[@EspenKraft]

At the point of making that demo I probably used samples to get the track done quickly. It was made and recorded in less than one hour. All the drums (as samples of course) are included in the download along with even more drum samples from some of my other tracks. A little bonus! :)

[@andypeck1972]

Hello again, Espen. Do you have a such a collection of patches for the DX7?

[@EspenKraft]

Currently I have no collection of DX7 patches for sale. I have some free patches included if you go to my DX7 videos in my channel :)

[@plantlivesmatter]

What's the song at 3:47

[@EspenKraft]

That's "Crockets theme" from Miami Vice.

[@nanorivera9863]

Hi Espen! I only want to ask you if you could make a free teaser of this patches for the people who doesn't have money, like me hahaha. Thanks and greetings from Mexico!!

[@EspenKraft]

The price is actually ridiculously low on this pack considering I throw in some very good drum samples as well, so I don't have any of these patches for free, but I have both DX7 and JX-8P for free on my channel!

[@nanorivera9863]

@@EspenKraft Okay, then I'll have to start getting money hahaha Thank you very much !!

[@EspenKraft]

No problem man, my pleasure! :)

[@sK3LeTvM1]

'Download at' should have been 'Buy at'

[@EspenKraft]

Both are right. I have both patches for free and patches for a very reasonable price. In the D-50 pack you get a bonus sample folder with some of my best drums for synthpop, Italo and other types retro synth music. The price for this is so low that anyone can afford it really. If not, look for the JX-8P tutorial AND free patches.

[@Baymax23]

it's not free patch :( dislike

[@EspenKraft]

I never say it's free. Not all in life can be. My videos are ad free. Be thankful.

[@andypeck1972]

£5.99. Worth every penny!

[@gctechs]

@@andypeck1972 now it's £7.99

[@andypeck1972]

Still worth every penny! ❤

[@TheTomkittelkey]

Andy Peck +1