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There was a time where I was mad about the D50's sound, but it was 10 (?) years ago. I wouldn't advise anyone to buy it, except for the pleasure of owning a synth who carved his name in synth's history. I have the PG1000, it's a nice tool, but it doesn't prevent the D50 from sounding 'flat', unfortunately. I am very sorry to say that, because it seems that some of u are very fond of their D50, and it's fine, but the sounds it make are somewhat 'outdated'. Don't get me wrong, i didn't say it couldn't produce some nice sounds (I made some truly breathtaking pads/strings on it, for instance), but for instance, it's very difficult to make it sound 'punchy', if u see what I mean. Possible yet to make intersting FXs, cooooool to have EQs inside, which are useable, not too bad chorus/flanger, dreadful metallic reverb. Cool 'chase', this one is a really funny function. A nightmare for basses : even when u can make them sound good alone, they get burried as soon as u bring back the mix ! Don't like at all the 'human interface' neither. Even with the programmer, it's still not very inviting when it comes to program your own patches. You will find 18.000 sound banks on the net, but 99% of the content is shit. As always, build your own, it will probably sound better and u will be proud! A crap machine for (my) techno as far as it lacks sonic personnality, but maybee good for ambient (?). I would feel guilty to give a 1 to my old friend, and wrong to give it a 5, so no mark today.
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