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Roland D50 Sample Collection 002

In 1987 Roland released the D-50 synthesizer to combat the dominance of Yamahas DX7. The DX7 uses a purely digital form of sound synthesis to create its sounds which were unlike any other synth of the day and many expected Roland to produce something similar. The Roland D-50 was a surprise to most as it offered real instrument sounds, they weren't perfect but they were close enough to be mistaken for the real thing in a mix.

The D50 also produced its sounds digitally but it utilised a sample plus synthesis method rather than the FM (frequency modulation or, rather, phase modulation) used by the Yamaha DX7 (see our Yamaha FS1R and TX802 samples) . Unfortunately the samples were absolutely tiny by todays standards but, at least, the piano actually sounded close enough to a real piano for most bands.

Roland D50 Sample Collection 002

Our second Roland D-50 sample collection consists of sounds taken from the second bank of sounds of the Roland VariOS which are specially created sounds for that machine which has the exact same engine as the D50. We took 4 24-bit samples per octave across over 7 octaves for 63 of the patches (2,163 samples in total). To ensure that we got the very best quality we used professional MOTU studio equipment and took huge samples to ensure good loop points etc. We also used the Roland VariOS with the VC-1 D-50 Card as the outputs had less noise than the original synth. See http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may05/articles/rolandvc1.htm for a review of the card but please note that, every now and again, we did come across a patch that, we felt, sounded slightly different to the original machine. The difference is hardly noticed in the mix but SOS go to some length to explain that there are no differences - go figure.

Sample collection 002, details below, is also part of our HUGE Roland D50 10 DVD sample collection. This collection is made available at a massively discounted price but you are welcome to buy this single DVD.

THIS ROLAND D-50 SAMPLE COLLECTION MUST BE DELIVERED TO A UK PAYPAL VERIFIED ADDRESS
Roland D50 BUDGET DVD SAMPLE PACK 002
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D-50 Sounds Sampled In Budget Collection 002

Below is a list of the D50 sounds which we sampled to create collection 2.

Voices/Patches BANK 002: