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Average rating:
4.4 out of 5
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Well, the first reviews of this synth [here] were in August of 1998, so the fact that they're still coming, and glowing, should tell folks something about the longevity and desirability of this beautiful synth.
I bought one off ebay a couple of weeks ago, and after working with it for a while, I've come to realize it's a truly unique, incredible machine. I use the Motif ES, Prophet '08, JV-1080, and JX-10, and this module (I bought the D-550) is simply stunning. Liquidy-fluid yet tight and punchy.
Notice the people on here that dis the machine are bitching about how it doesn't sound like a piano or give a good representation of a B-3. Poor, misguided souls pitifully don't understand what the instrument is for, and will do the planet good to relinquish their's for people who understand what synthesis is all about.
Killer, outstanding, smoking sound-machine. I want to be buried with it.
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PLAY ROLAND D-50 HAMMOND SOUND THROUGH CHORUS AND DISTORTION GUITAR PEDAL.RESULT IS A CLASSIC HAMMOND SOUND FOR EVER,SO CLOSE TO JON LORD HAMMOND ORGAN.PLAY ROLAND D-50 STRINGS THROUGH PHASER GUITAR PEDAL.RESULT IS A CLASSIC JEAN MICHELL JARRE SOUND.PLAY ROLAND D-50 BRASS THROUGH DELAY GUITAR PEDAL.RESULT IS A CLASSIC SOUND FROM FILM BEVERLY HILLS COP.AND ALWAYS LISTEN ROLAND D-50 SOUNDS FROM ALBUM POWER OF THREE.KEITH EMERSON PLAY BEST ROLAND D-50 SOUNDS ON THIS ALBUM WITH PALMER AND BERRY.ROLAND D-50 IS A INSTRUMENT FOR BEST MUSICIANS AND PROG ROCKERS,NOT FOR EVERYONE.PLAY ROLAND D-50 LEADS IN A MUSIC MIX AND ENJOY.TRUST TO YOUR PROGRAM SKILLS.LONG LIVE ROLAND D-50 AND ALL PROG ROCK PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD...NEW SYNTH ARE SO FAR AWAY FROM ROLAND D-50 WARMTH AND HAPPY SOUNDS.
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play roland d-50 through guitar pedals like delay,distortion,phaser and chorus and then you will know what is a GOLD SYNTH BIGGER THAN LIFE.long live prog rock and roland d-50.In true musicians hands this babby rocks.trust the overused presents of d-50 and create something new.This is a LEGENDARY AND GLORY INSTRUMENT.Trust in a keith emerson prog rock album the power of three,its a full of d-50 sound and FUCK THE ALL NEW ROMPLERS.
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@fred (a few reviews down), what are you on buddy? Aside from the fact that no virtual synth or PC-based sampler can match a real hands-on keyboard for immediacy and response, have you ever really USED a D-50?
As many of the other reviewers have stated; the D-50 is a VERY special machine that can produce the most amazing pads and FX. It's analog capabilities are also fantastic (and beat the JX-10 by the way!).
A true classic - forget what Fred says and read the rest of the reviews of this amazing synth.
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I bought this board quite by accident in 2007. Had seen it on Craigslist and thought I was rushing out to look at a Roland XP-50. What I paid for this board was too low to share plus I got the manuals and an extra sound card. This was my first synth. I play in a country /rock band. I stack it over a Yamaha S80 and run it through a Boss RT-20 rotary sim pedal. I play string parts on it and Jamaica steel drum as well as organ patches with the reverb removed. The action is great and there are no problems yet other than a few of the patch select buttons require firm pressure to activate. The board has stereo outs and expression pedal input which I run with a Roland expression pedal however be careful not to accidently plug the expression pedal into the wrong plug as it will damage. I plan on connecting this board midi to a Korg EX8000 for more sonic options. For my purposes a controller may be better but I want to explore sound development with the D-50 before I ever decide to part with it.
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