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Im looking back on this machine throught the mists of time. I have extremelly fond memories of the D20. In fact its the single reason why i ever took up playing keyboards, i found it hidden in a cupboard at school in 1989 - 1990. I taught myself to play on this machine, and the better i got at playing the more the machine inspired me to get better, i could play a few notes before hand badly having played around on a little home keyboard as most people had, but this machine just forced me to get better. I actually quite liked the sequencer having never used anything similar before, i became quite useful with it. The sounds themselves as i remember were pretty good for the time, especially if you were used to playing around with Casio home keyboards :) Its suprising just how good your finished piece of music could sound.
When i left school i pretty much stopped playing Keyboards, although i bought a D-5 as i couldnt afford the D20, it didnt inspire me in the same way, due to its lack of onboard effects it sounded weak and without the sequencer i couldnt do much.
Within the last year or so i decided to try and start playing again, so i bought another workstation, i got a Korg Triton, although I seriously considered an Roland XP60 which in a way is the spiritual successor of the D20. I just cant pick up the same enthusiasm about the Triton as i did with the D-20, yes its sounds 10 times better and is far for powerful, but there is something about the old Roland that the Triton just cant provide.
I'd say that if you are a person that is considering taking up playing keyboards and you want a machine that is capable of doing everything itself, there is no better machine. Where else can you find a full blown workstation secondhand for around £100.
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