Roland D-50 - Why It's So Cool! | Exploring Sounds | Dr. Pop | Thomann

Today Dr. Pop explores the legendary Roland D-50 and it's sounds featured on countless hit songs!
What's your favourite Roland D-50 Sound? Let us know in the comments!
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Horn Section 1-5
1:14 Fantasia 1-1
1:27 Pizzagogo 4-4
1:56 Living Callope 1-6
2:11 Staccato Heaven 6-1
3:18 Afterthought 8-4
4:15 Boutique Version
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[@taneryurdunkulu]

In my opinion, it's one of the best synths ever made. Why? It sounds very Hi-Fi and hypnotic. Even though it's digital, its sound is not plastic; it's very organic. Additionally, its effects sound very good, and you don't need any external processors.

[@liammusik]

Wow. 👍👍👍

[@cowboyupnc5465]

Thank you! This was and excellent and fun retake on a classic synth. The D-50 is also famous now for the long envelope times on the synth partials that allow for cool tones that change and move.

[@stcezaire06]

D50 and DX7

[@timetoremember8235]

Love it!! Had no idea about these magic sounds.

[@ThomannMusic]

Right? Which instrument would you like to get your hands on?

[@2kBofFun]

You have to re-edit the video. Not using patch 47 is blasphemia, it is the signature D50 sound. The real reason to get the original is the lickability. It is such a fine crafted instrument. The epitome of Japanese production. And because it was not used much (the M1 kicked its butt 1 year later), most D50's are in mint condition. Somehow it didn't gig well. DX7's on the other hand often look like they were thrown of stage (because the 6-op FM was so hard to program I guess).

[@adamgh0]

1-1 Fantasia 1-6 Living Calliope 2-1 DigitalNativeDance 3-7 Soundtrack 4-4 Pizzagogo 6-1 Staccato Heaven Those six sounds are the definitive signature sounds of the D-50.

[@2kBofFun]

@@adamgh0 Neither of those use the digital resonant filter, so I would not call them signature sounds. They are most of all very recognisable as D50 sound, but the did not age well and unless you want to make a song sound like late 80's cheese, don't use them in '24. 4-7 is one of the very few using the very unique and expressive filter, and it still sounds killer today, unmatched with no alternative from true analog synths.

[@adamgh0]

@@2kBofFun If your talking about "Spacious Sweep", that's 80's cheez whiz² my man. Sounds like something Gunship would use to make a synthwave track. It is a cool patch though. Lots of saws.

[@madmikedynamite6083]

Can't be that crazy if you don't have a D-550

[@adamgh0]

Or the PG-1000.

[@musikschafe]

You will also find all these famous D-50 Sound-Presets on the new "Roland Fantom-0" Series !! (& much, much more ....)

[@alice1547]

I think that insomnia pizz it s the real pizz preset from 1080.

[@MichaelSouhoka]

Yes, actually.

[@synthmanmusic3055]

Jupiter 8 , and D50

[@vhsx]

if you were a true collector you'd also have a d-550

[@broderperdurabo]

SR-16, D-50

[@lofomuses]

I had the DX-7. But I found that my fingers got a bit weaker by playing that type of keyboard instead of a piano keyboard... so I eventually sold it, bought a KX-88 mmidi keyboard, and a TX216 module. So... piano keys... and two 'DX-7' tone modules...!

[@ThomannMusic]

Are you happy with the KX-88? :)

[@lofomuses]

@@ThomannMusic well, this was years ago. After that, I went through several tone modules (e.g., E-mu Proteus, Korg M3R) and drum machines, but ended up selling all of that and going 100% 'in the box'. Now I have a NI S88 and M32, a Maschine, NI Komplete 14CE and a zillion other VIs, and run all that mainly through Studio One and Ableton Live.

[@adamgh0]

4:28 Where's your PG-1000?

[@michaelmarchei8539]

Wheres van halen jump bro

[@saricubra2867]

The D50 if you program it is a very deep and complex synth. But definetly for that stuff the software version for computers is way better.

[@videomarknet]

ach kuck mal ...das doch der Frühstücksfernsehen Typ

[@Jesoteric]

It’s cool, but not 1300$ second hand for a 35 year old piece of equipment, I considered getting one but knew that probably wasn’t the wisest investment