ROLAND D50, D550
Digital Synthesizer Roland
D50/D550
SPECS
D50, D550
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Digital Synthesizer
ROLAND D50, D550 built in 1987
16 Voices / Stimmen
2x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher standard
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 350 € (-)
OSC Synthesis can do PWM rom sample
subtractive - and of course its nature is digital
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes rom sample saw pulse
4 OSCs
4 Filter lpf reso 4 Pole
6 LFOs random saw square triangle
10 Envelope Generators 5stage time level
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI
61 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? velocity aftertouch
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer no
Synth ID is 4
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ROLAND D50, D550 built in 1987
16 Voices / Stimmen
2x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher standard
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 350 € (-)
OSC Synthesis can do PWM rom sample
subtractive - and of course its nature is digital
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes rom sample saw pulse
4 OSCs
4 Filter lpf reso 4 Pole
6 LFOs random saw square triangle
10 Envelope Generators 5stage time level
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI
61 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? velocity aftertouch
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer no
Synth ID is 4
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ABOUT the LA-Synthesis was introduced and the D50 sold well after the big DX7 success (yamaha). it had some samples like the shakuhachi along with 2 OSCs and upper + lower structure, there was a 3rd party multimode expansion available (when using it all the D50 was 8 voice polyphonic. samples could not be filtered.
ABOUT nach dem großen Erfolg des DX7 kam dann die LA-Synthese des D50, Samples im Stile eines Shakuhachi Samples kamen zusammen mit einer klassischen 2-OSC Struktur mit ins 6 LFOs, bei Nutzung alles Stimmen mit upper + lower struktur, war er dann 8 Stimmig. Samples waren nicht filterbar.
ABOUT
DETAILS one structure has 2 OSCs, so combining them it is 4 OSCs and 3x2 = 6 LFOs. per structure it had a pitch env and one per filter and one for amp. programmer: pg1000 (expensive these days) for editing with knobs.
DETAILS eine structure hat 2 OSCs, daher hat die zusammen 2x2 = 4 OSCs und 3x2 = 6 LFOs, dazu kommen je eine pitch ENV und pro Filter und Amp je eine Mehrsegment-ENV (wenn lower + upper genutzt). Programmer: PG1000 (teuer) für direktes Editing mit Knöpfen.
DETAILS
SOUND pads and basses
SOUND pads und bass
SOUND
VERSION D550 rack
VERSION D550 rack
VERSION
PG1000 Programmer for D50 / D550
D50 Programmer PG1000
IMAGED-550 Rackversion of the D-50
D550 Rackversion des D50
IMAGEROLAND or Boss, Edirol formerly Ace, Acetone
Roland was founded in 1972 by Ikutaro Kakehasi, Japan (prior companies: ace (drum machines and electronic organs and kakehashi musen), first synthesizer: 1972 - Mr. Kakehashis biography is available as a book from Robert Olsen.
DIN SYNC: same as tb303, TR606, TR707 (also with midi)
Pins on the Roland DIN sync:
from left to right: PIN 3 tempo clock, PIN 5 fill in, PIN 2 ground, (middle pin!), PIN 4 reset & start, PIN 1 start/stop
Official Intl. Site : http://www.rolandus.com DER HERSTELLER
THE MANUFACTURER
Roland wurde 1972 von Ikutakro Kakehashi gegründet, nachdem er Ace aufgebaut hatte. Von Kakehashi gibt es ein Buch vom PPV Verlag.
Offizielle Site (D) : http://www.rolandmusik.deROLAND..