【DEMO:CC】ROLAND D-50

[a303romance]

5:02 - 5:07 reminds me of katamari damacy

[upersofos]

4:27 - most powerful synthesized sound ever!!!

[deadwhenifoundher]

wonderful demo. thank you.

[Cryo837]

Didn't understand his words but I DEFINITELY understood his LOVE and ENTHUSIASM for this great vintage synth!!!

[bloozeman101]

Digital native dance <3 what a patch!!

[richbrutus]

I wish I could understand what he is saying.

[mr867749]

1:30 to 1:47: beautiful electric piano sound.

[DavidLovasMusic]

Pinnacle of quality on youtube right here!

[KennaOkoye]

Does anyone know what patch that is in the beginning!!!! I have a D50, I can't find it! thankx

[bloozeman101]

@KennaOkoye I have a D50 also. The patch is "Future pad"

[SpacehotelMusic]

great vid but the custom sounds this thing can pump out blow the presets away massively. Especially the ones that don't use any 'PCM' parts. More modern use of the D-50. Great synth. Have 2 of them :)

[11luceros]

Good demonstration. And great synth! xD

[TheDLovas]

honestly ur the best guy on all of youtube

[gogosegaga]

does anyone know what synth was used for the nintendo 64, especially in games like wave race 64 and zelda oot, really enjoyed the violin synth used in n64 games. Does anybody know? kinda sounds like the part on clip from 3.06 Thanks

[gogosegaga]

does anyone know what synth was used for the nintendo 64, especially in games like wave race 64 and zelda oot, really enjoyed the violin synth used in n64 games. Does anybody know? thanks

[TheDLovas]

@gogosegaga probably one of these or a dx7 - i hear sounds commonly found in those games from these synths a lot - think mario underwater level

[orcio]

Your demos are always the best!

[wario10000]

really great sounds

[Nessiefan]

Understand that Rick Wakeman has been inspired of this great synth! What a feeling!! :) He use that for example on "Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe". Great!

[TheDLovas]

i really want one of these.... but its too far down on my list to get anytime soon

[josmo506]

the song at 4:30 appears in the ninjas videogame TENCHU

[mishmoshable]

Does anyone know how he connected his synth to both his monitors?

[StrangeQuarkStar]

@mishmoshable

Using cables, I think. Could be wrong, though.

[1975MAICO1975]

VST'S ARE THE FUTURE

[slammy102]

@1975MAICO1975 VST's have their place, and they're incredibly versatile and sound great!! but, hardware just sounds better! I use both.... but I'd prefer to have hardware versions of all my VST's, despite not having the space

[edi1023]

Does anyone else think this synth sounds like every Super Nintendo game soundtrack?

[GOA4Life86]

@edi1023 I have read an article about David Wise (Super Nintendo composer) and he sad that his favorite synths are Yamaha DX7 and Roland D-50. When i listened this demo i thought that some patches he used for creating a Donkey Kong Soundtrack

[Chriskkboongg]

This guy's synth demos are the best on the planet.

[TheDLovas]

@Chriskkboongg convinced me to get the JP8000

[TyrantRave0]

Awesome demo, better then all those fatasses demoing this shit in the western world. :/

[CarlEarvin]

I love Japanese , listen to 1:03 haha

This guy has some great videos !

Thanks!

[xxMRR187xx]

how do yo get the hammond sound on this keyboard?

[michnique]

Thank you for this presentation :)

I own one of those as well and I'm very fond of it. I've noticed that your D50 is very responsive to aftertouch and velocity - mine got dull over years and I have to press really hard to "squeeze" tone change out of Alien Intro patch, for example ;)

I hope to find some time to get it fixed some day :)

[AliothSenator]

And Roland has been stucked since they released this beast.Shieeeet

[tangcw00]

JMJ sounds ?

[nokia3210fuck]

today's synths sound like crap compared to the D50

[organeu]

legendary sounds, but Hammond sound not good !

[skysoffun]

never had an oportunity to own one, wish i could have because alot of the new ones even though they are better, this one here, had some amazing sounds that you cant get from alot of the new ones

[HatredPrime]

I didn't understand a word but I agree with him

[AlexisNembrode]

@HatredPrime press cc and subtitles will come!

[calle68]

I bought it in 1988 and I still love it!

[caressxofxsteel]

these d50 demos all over youtube are consuming me with a need for a d50......anyone selling theirs? if so get at me!

[shmeldrick]

Hey im kinda new to all this stuff and i was wondering if anyone can explain to me about it..

If you buy this keyboard, what do you have? can you just plug it in and play or what? are there presets that you can play from on the keyboard?

ive seen sound cards (i think thats how you call them) on ebay and stuff with say "latin sounds" or "orchestral sounds" , so does that mean you have to buy these or are they like extension packages..?

[funkb0x]

@shmeldrick The sound cards you mention are more for people who specifically play that style of music. All synths have preset sounds that cover a massive array of styles. The newer synths have so many sounds & ways to adjust the preset sounds that there are endless possabilities. With older synths there is usually a risk factor as parts get rare but usually they're built like tanks. Well cared for synths last a lifetime. For beginners a Yamaha DJX blue synth is a superb starter about £50 on Ebay

[shmeldrick]

@funkb0x hey thanks for the info, could you tell me how people load patches onto the d50 via the computer?

[funkb0x]

@shmeldrick You would need a midi interface cable & a bit of knowledge. Search engines usually give good step by step ways of using midi devices. I don't mess with that stuff myself. Creating your own patches is far better but knowing how to save them properly can be tough on certain machines if you don't have a manual. Although most manuals can be dowloaded as PDF for free. The Roland D-50 is a synth I've been thinking of getting myself but the Yamaha MM6 or Yamaha AN1x are taking my fancy.

[funkb0x]

@shmeldrick The Yamaha DJX & a few other cheap synths have built in speakers. If you buy a synth with no speakers which 90% dont have. Just purchase a cheap £1.50 lead to connect to a TV's surround sound system via the line in. Mine is a 1000 Watts Panasonic so my neighbours hate me. A set of cheap headphones also does the trick & is perhaps the best option as you can crank up the volume. The Roland D-50 in this video is an amazing synth but getting rare in good working order & more costly too.

[nokia3210fuck]

can you tell me what sound you use in the beginning?

[nokia3210fuck]

@nokia3210fuck

I found it.

It's Future Pad, patch number 87 on Roland Factory sound card PN-D50-00

[dvamateur]

PCMuu soundoo genereta!  Cool!

[nokia3210fuck]

the melody in the beginning is brilliant

[harjoz]

the must have keyboard in the late 1990's

[dvamateur]

Yamaha DX7, KX5, Roland D-50, Honda CBX, Ferrari 288GTO, Testarossa, Lamborghini Countach, 1984 Porsche 911, need I say more? Beautiful timeless designs...

[dvamateur]

Today's synths seem to get tiring fast, because you can do glorious patterns and parts with a press of one key. I mean, who can handle that for an extended period of time? The instruments like the D-50 or DX7 meant to be played by a keyboardist. You actually ought to play those instruments on the keyboard, and that was and will always be interesting. To me, the automated arpeggiator-like features single-handedly killed the excitement in synthesizers. Long live the DX7, D-50 and Casio CZ/VZ

[sonic1469]

@dvamateur Can we add the Jupiter 8 and the Juno series (maybe not the 106, VCO's are much fatter than DCO's) to your list?

[garty22]

Love a good demo done by someone who can play.

[spargiulo1]

awwww how many memories...got a V-Synth XT, D50 VCard inside ;)=

[allanyamaha]

Awesome synthesizer!

[adam872]

I still have my D50 and love it. It was my main workhorse instrument for many years.

[GoldfieldsTitansRLFC]

Erasure's The Innocents album was recording mainly using the D-50 and Casio synths.

[MAH1500]

D50 has some great sounds ever, I got the XV-3080 and it has some of it's sounds, really great stuff :)

[Tischhupe]

It is great fun to see your demo's! Thank you!

[gordon2008tk]

6:15

He looks like he's playing Fur Elise or another classic song LOL

[TheBal3id]

bravo

[Moog167]

5:11 is my favorite part!

[jjBlue777]

Back to 80's!!!!!!

[2044242]

Legend D50

[UnchainTheNight1]

i really love that first tune

[tucker10]

@UnchainTheNight1

me too! :D

[UnchainTheNight1]

@tucker10 yeah im way against digital synths but synths such as the dx7 and the d50 are a different story because they actually *synthesize* sounds

[UnchainTheNight1]

@UnchainTheNight1 UPDATE

i lost my bias against digital and there is absolutely no reason to pay a grand or 2 for an unreliable analog synth

[maccagrabme]

@UnchainTheNight1 So if someone offered you a Jupiter 8 for 1k you wouldn't be interested? ;)

[UnchainTheNight1]

@maccagrabme Well, I don't know, I keep going back and forth in this digital vs. analog war, if i had a grand to spend i would pay that much for a JP-8. It is a fine sounding synthesizer, and it is also very sexy looking of course. Then again, it would probably just take up space, like my JX-8P is right now. Thinking of selling it.

[maccagrabme]

@UnchainTheNight1 I made the mistake of selling gear in the past, I know you cannot hang on to everything if space is tight but have a good think about the JX otherwise you might regret it. I refuse to sell gear nowadays.

[UnchainTheNight1]

@maccagrabme I'm just a bedroom musician though, I have it hooked up through a stereo.

Anyway I don't record anything, all I can do with it is simply make patches and play.

[GNeuman]

Breakthrough synth, probably as revolutionary as the DX7 was.......Those times of astounding developments in synth technology are now long gone.......

[cocovi]

And it's a great thing. It means we've come a long way.

[phlykr]

@GNeuman I must agree synth sound technologies evolution slowed down, but now, the real developments are the interface and sequencing - take a look at monome, ableton, elektron, kaosspad, lemur - all of those greatly revolutionized the way music can be played

[jackmybody]

@phlykr I completely agree. I'm thinking of how I can personally give Ableton funding to continue there progress. They've completely changed my workflow of composing and arranging.

[maccagrabme]

@GNeuman I think modern sounds are far more complex but it gets to a point where you have to ask, can I use this in a track? I think we are spoilt nowadays, a synth like V-Synth can do almost all the sounds of previous digital synths. The reason we might prefer older synths is because they had an individual character and the artists had to get a lot out of little whereas todays synths are harder to distinguish between. Personally I think the V-Synth is a leap forwards in synth tech.

[sonic1469]

@maccagrabme If you want to leap even further, it has to be an Access Virus. I have been into synth's for over 25 years, my first was an SH-101 and the Virus is the only synth that truly breaks new ground for me. Most patch are usable and inspirational and the sound quality is outstanding. But I have to say that seeing as I've spent $6000 on 2x Ti2 Keyboards : o

[sonic1469]

@maccagrabme If you want to leap even further, it has to be an Access Virus. I have been into synth's for over 25 years, my first was an SH-101 and the Virus is the only synth that truly breaks new ground for me. Most patch are usable and inspiring and the sound quality is outstanding. But I have to say that seeing as I've spent $6000 on 2x Ti2 Keyboards. : o PS. I also have a D-50 and wouldn't part with it for anything, I still find patches on the net that amaze me. Not Bad for a 23 years old.

[Robbinsffxi]

@GNeuman Yamaha and their FM syntesis have so much unused potential. Look what Native instruments made out of the FM8. FM8 can make any sound! I would like to see it go hardware with knobs and buttons for all functions. :)

[KCJazzKeys]

The "Fantasia" patch @ 2:20 is probably the most famous patch from this synth. I still have my MT-32 wich had a watered down version of the same synth engine I didn't quite sound as good as the real deal.

[JohnnyMidnight1]

y ahora este video tiene un comentario en español... disfruten.

[FUHGI]

VIVA LA LENGUA HISPANA VIVA ¡¡¡¡

[JohnnyMidnight1]

allora, un altro in italiano ... FORZA I TRICOLORI

[mousou01]

うちにもD-50あります。

fantasiaお気に入りです。

リクエスト的にEX5やZ1とかも期待してますｗ

[manay73]

бля...нравится мне этот чувак....не понимаю не хрена чЁ говорит но угараю как он показывает инструменты

[manay73]

@helicoptered

Write in English, hasn't understood that you in Russian have written... =)

What cowards?????.......... =))))

[helicoptered]

@manay73 Oh, I meant to say "my pants were half way down too" because it was a good synthesizer, how do you say that in Russian?

[manay73]

@helicoptered

In Russian it will be - Pizdatyj a synthesizer

Пиздатый синтезатор!!!!! =)

[helicoptered]

@manay73 Bitching synthesizer!!! bahahahahah =) and peed in pants with delight bahahahaa =) was aiming at something humorous =)

[helicoptered]

@manay73 мое нижнее белье было половина на моей нижней))) когда я вижу, что

[manay73]

@helicoptered .... I have understood you.... =)

In Russian it will be approximately - I urinated in trousers from delight..... =)

Or somehow so

You study Russian... Though likely My English too funny sounds.... =)

[rezisehtnys]

What, no Enya? =( Good job though. Can't wait to see the next video. =D

[SHUJINCELL]

lots of famous ballad and r&b songs were made using this synth. sounds nice for its age.