My cover of Duran Duran's Is There Something I Should Know on The Roland D-20

I had always wanted to do a cover of this song. When I bought the D-20 I was quite overwhelmed with it. The sequencer was straightforward, maybe a bit basic but creating sounds became a priority. I eventually lost interest in covers and just started composing my own material. I have since been discovering ways around what some would say are shortcomings. Also, this board has been given a bad reputation. There is a love/hate relationship with current and past owners. Maybe user expectations were a bit high. I am hoping to inspire others to look beyond the obvious and re-discover the potential some of this gear holds. Another reason I chose this song is because it is familiar to most people. This was sequenced entirely on the D-20 with no assistance from my other gear or a computer. This may not be a Fantom or a Motif, and may sound dated or simplistic, but should give you an idea of what a little creativity will reap. It is after all a D Series and deserves some recognition.
I want to thank Duran Duran for the fountain of inspiration their music provided and giving me the courage to finally perform in a band. Enjoy.

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• willrobinsonensoniq
• Roland
• D-20

[modgemtb]

this may sound silly but does it have a thing to save sounds for easy instant access?

[willrobinsonensoniq]

@modgemtb Yes it saves onto a 3.5-inch disk drive (double density/double sided.

[rasmus3113]

Lovely sounds! I've been having a hard time figuring out, how to get the most of my D-110. Your video makes it quite obvious that going "soft" (no offense, really) is the way to go. I really like the main lead - very soulful (says someone who was a kid back in the 80's). Keep it up!

[willrobinsonensoniq]

@rasmus3113 I have been working on another Duran cover. Multi tracking with Audacity. It eats up creativity time working this computer stuff. Going "soft" may be an option for some, but I'm not liking the strain on the eyes. I'll stick with the hardware for now. If I used all the gear at my disposal this track would have been so much better. I was just trying to show it is possible to make a reasonable recording of a pop song with the D20. Did it backfire on me? LOL.

[rasmus3113]

@willrobinsonensoniq Hey will. Sorry, I hope you didn't think I meant going software. Not at all - I genuinely love your sounds, which - to my ear - are "softer" than a lot of the FM-ish sounds coming out of the D10/20/110. 'Moodier' I guess you could call them also. Surely you've proved that the D20 can be used to build a decent pop track. I'd love to hear you have a crack at Kim Wilde's "Cambodia" - sweet tune with sort of similar sounds. Best, Rasmus

[willrobinsonensoniq]

@rasmus3113 Simulating the DX series was a selling point and I agree it, FM is harsh and brittle sounding but damn, the DX 7 can make some sweet tines/elec pianos. ; ) The D series emulations of those sounds, maybe not.

[hedegaard8]

What a great video! And the poster takes time to explain. Had a D10 for many years, was great fun

[sanchez97b]

@VID525 кинешь все wav барабанов. буду очень благодарен. а то у меня их только десять-пятндцать

[VID525]

@sanchez97b А спешить то куда? Спешка нужна при ловли блох и при поносе. Можно просто потихоньку их засемплировать. Кстати. Ударники у меня есть, но их всего 62. Не хватает 63.

[sanchez97b]

@VID525 согласен тоже ищу ниче не нашел. меня прикалывают барабанчики и бас. барабаны засемлировал. но остальное то.

[VID525]

Народ. Ну выложите наконец-то все звуки этого синтезатора хоть куда-нибудь в формате sf2. Что это такое?! Ни до кого докричаться не могу!

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