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    ROLAND D-50 Demo & Review
    DEMO by Katsunori UJIIE.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 302

  • @MichaelSouhoka
    @MichaelSouhoka 8 років тому +141

    I remember all of those patch names...
    0:04 - Future Pad, 1:28 - PCM E. Piano, 2:20 - Fantasia, 2:46 - Metal Harp, 3:00 - Arco Strings, 3:37 - Horn Section, 3:58 - D-50 Voices, 4:13 - Slow Rotor, 4:25 - Digital Native Dance, 4:54 - Flute/Piano Duo, 5:15 - Combie Strings, 5:25 - Nylon Atmosphere, 5:53 - Synthetic Electric, 6:12 - Intruder FX, 6:38 - OK Chorale, 7:21 - Jete Strings, 7:35 - Future Pad (reprise)

    • @lilbluesky19
      @lilbluesky19 8 років тому +5

      Do u know the memory card number for those patches

    • @MichaelSouhoka
      @MichaelSouhoka 8 років тому +11

      uriel garcia PN-D50-00, and usually it comes as a part of the D50 package, not for sale. But you can also get it as a SysEx file from many D50 blog archives.

    • @pokemon2608
      @pokemon2608 5 років тому +2

      Michael Souhoka I used to have back ups of all the best D50 patches, but they're on a fat mac 3 1/2 inch floppy somewhere, probably lost to entropy and bit rot at this point. I want point, I found patches online, but they're probably all long gone thanks to copyrights. If anyone wants to private message me where to regain all my patches for sysex upload, I would be grateful!

    • @Examigan
      @Examigan 2 роки тому +1

      @@MichaelSouhoka Does the Roland Cloud D-50 plugin have those already, and if not, can I use them?

    • @MichaelSouhoka
      @MichaelSouhoka 2 роки тому +1

      @@Examigan Yes, it has all those factory presets (PN-D50-00) built-in, also includes presets from PN-D50-01 to 04. These presets are also included in the new Roland Boutique D-05.

  • @lucamontefiori4128
    @lucamontefiori4128 11 років тому +25

    i literally cry everytime this man plays an improv. his stuff is just so epic

  • @j.fuuryuji
    @j.fuuryuji 3 роки тому +6

    D-50の音色いつ聴いても素晴らしい‼︎

  • @Chriskkboongg
    @Chriskkboongg 13 років тому +6

    This guy's synth demos are the best on the planet.

  • @NegativeReferral
    @NegativeReferral Рік тому +7

    I like your playing, Mr. Ujiie-san! Your chords are incredibly complex, but rarely dissonant - they're so uplifting! Your style reminds me of the short tunes played before
    The Roland D-50 is the essence of a digital hybrid (PCM+Subtractive) synthesizer. Like another commenter said, I always found these kinds of sounds very Christmassy. They're simultaneously warm and cold, both obviously electronic and full of the breath and airiness of acoustic instruments. It's both organic and synthetic, and since electricity is a force of nature - why not both? These sounds are so iconic that the General MIDI standard literally requires imitations of them in every compliant keyboard. These sounds remind me of a hidden nostalgia both for a time I was never alive, and for as long as I've been alive and aware of pop and video game music - they're everywhere, but you don't hear them as often.

  • @LesFarrington
    @LesFarrington 9 років тому +16

    i fell in HOPELESS LOVE with the D-50 when i was released. nothing sounded like it and nothing since. I always felt it sounded like CHRISTMAS. i cant explain why. it had this ICY sound which you could layer on its Digital Warmth, it was by far the most Wide Ranging of all the synths up to its release and it was a huge hit. it is good for evolving dizzying textures. this video sure brings back those memories.

  • @55masatoshi
    @55masatoshi 5 років тому +17

    30年くらいたってるのにそれほどには今と変わらない気がする。

  • @forrestcitygroove
    @forrestcitygroove 8 років тому +49

    i like when he say,s "PCM SOUND GENERATOR" cool dude !!!!

  • @thefool2007
    @thefool2007 3 роки тому +3

    This is an excellent channel. Demos are always very good with excellent commentary. The sounds this unit produces are excellent even by today’s standards.

  • @pokemon2608
    @pokemon2608 5 років тому +22

    I bought the very first D50 sold in San Francisco in early 1987.

    • @dmomcilovic9185
      @dmomcilovic9185 4 роки тому +2

      Poke Mon , I bought the 1217th sold in Birmingham England 1989

    • @cnfuzz
      @cnfuzz 3 роки тому +1

      I bought the cheapest one 50 euro

    • @ckeilah
      @ckeilah 3 роки тому

      con fuzz it’s missing the mainboard, eh? 😜

    • @cnfuzz
      @cnfuzz 3 роки тому +3

      @@ckeilah no really not joking bought it for 50 euro with 2 romcards and a memory card , also a jv1080 for 75 and m1r for 100

    • @ckeilah
      @ckeilah 3 роки тому

      con fuzz congratulations! Sounds amazing.

  • @Jaimefumer13
    @Jaimefumer13 11 років тому +4

    The D-50 was an amazing machine. It's nice to hear it again.

  • @edwardhanson318
    @edwardhanson318 2 роки тому +4

    This Synthesizer Roland D-50 is far the best and I give credit for all the engineers and engineering that went into making this. I still have mine and use this for composing my music.

  • @yakiyaki3483
    @yakiyaki3483 3 роки тому +2

    氏家先生、こんにちは。そう、全くおっしゃる通り、ファンタジア、本当に素晴らしい、デジタルリバーブを標準に組み入れてくれた事がすごく刺激になりました。残念ながら僕はユーザーにはなれなかったのだけれど、GAIAユーザーで勘弁してください。あれ、ディレイとリバーブがとっても素敵に聴こえるんですよ。GAIA買ってみてください、シンセサイザー初心者さんには本当にお薦めです。ローランドさんありがとう。

  • @gustavolara9919
    @gustavolara9919 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Ujiie-sama for your great videos, I have heard some of the most beautiful sounds from your playing. Hearing your playing reminds me of the magic of piano and keyboards. Thank you

  • @Tischhupe
    @Tischhupe 14 років тому

    It is great fun to see your demo's! Thank you!

  • @orcio
    @orcio 12 років тому

    Your demos are always the best!

  • @dandare301
    @dandare301 8 років тому

    Great reviews - you get to the essence of each synth !!!

  • @moogdome2562
    @moogdome2562 5 років тому +2

    i love to watch you play. you sound amazing. I have the D50 too. An amazing synth. thank you for sharing.

  • @GennaroGiugliano
    @GennaroGiugliano 10 років тому +6

    Great D50 Synthesizer !!!!!

  • @vkvvkyjvijv
    @vkvvkyjvijv 9 років тому +3

    氏家師匠はなんでこんなに素晴らしいの・・・。

  • @amonra2158
    @amonra2158 12 років тому

    GREAT ROLAND D 50 DEMONSTRATION, ONE OF THE BEST ON THE YOU TUBE

  • @V6602
    @V6602 7 років тому +2

    The Roland D50 rules;excellent demo by the way!!!

  • @drkam6
    @drkam6 11 років тому

    Domo Arigato Katsunori for this great demo!

  • @dvamateur
    @dvamateur 9 років тому +11

    Well, if Roland introduced the D-50 in 1984, they would've made a splash, no doubt. However, having 1MB of onboard samples in 1984 would have been totallly prohibitive. Such instrument would have to cost probably around $5,000 in in 1984. But yes, Roland fired back with the D-50 in 1987 which was right about the same time as Yamaha introduced the DX7II. So yeah, Roland fired back a the DX7II, and very successfully at that.

  • @hpdc5100sff
    @hpdc5100sff 11 років тому +3

    6:40からの音といい演奏といい、素晴らしい。

  • @bestgood374
    @bestgood374 Рік тому +2

    D-50は私のメインキーボードにしてました。これに音源モジュールのU-110が基本セット。
    ピアノの音だけは別に1台あったけど、打ちこみなんかはこれがメインでしたね。
    CMのBGMの作曲でいい働きしてくれました。
    アタック強めのストリングス好きだったな。ブラスも良かった。良いシンセでしたね。

  • @deadwhenifoundher
    @deadwhenifoundher 12 років тому

    wonderful demo. thank you.

  • @PureAmbientDrone
    @PureAmbientDrone 8 років тому +1

    Lovely sounding machine!

  • @adam872
    @adam872 14 років тому

    I still have my D50 and love it. It was my main workhorse instrument for many years.

  • @stcezaire06
    @stcezaire06 11 років тому

    Many thanks I have my D50 next Week !!!!

  • @dvamateur
    @dvamateur 11 років тому +2

    Ironically, because of the very expensive ROM memory back in 1987, they made a very tastefully designed instrument. It has all a synthesizer should have, which is saw and square wave generator with variable pulse width and ring modulor, and it has 76 short samples (some looped spectra) sprinkled all over, but in very tasteful manner, again. That's what makes this instrument so particularly beautiful. Now, with more ROM and RAM than brains, we get products that we get...

  • @Louieboy23
    @Louieboy23 6 років тому +3

    Happy B-DAY D-50!!!! haha

  • @jml19221
    @jml19221 3 роки тому +3

    You can name a Top 40 hit with each preset of the Roland D50. It really became Roland flagship synth for a full decade. It was my first professional level synthesizer.

    • @benanderson89
      @benanderson89 2 роки тому +1

      It's the sound of British Television in the 1990s because it (along with a few other Roland units) are what the BBC used for music production for pretty much the entire decade.

    • @erikthompson9144
      @erikthompson9144 Рік тому

      It was my first pro-synth as well! As a teenager, I worked for an entire summer and saved enough to either buy a used car or a used D-50 with a stand and a 200w Peavy amp. Never regretted my decision once!

  • @jaggass
    @jaggass 8 років тому +7

    Not to mention that the cathedral organ sound was bloody awseome.

    • @AztecWarrior707
      @AztecWarrior707 8 років тому

      Yeah even today! i still like using it for playing the Dracula theme (Toccata And Fugue) and wedding march. etc
      still impresses me

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass 8 років тому +1

      AztecWarrior707 Im awaiting the D-50 PN-00 sound card as my D-550 doesnt seem to have that on it soon as i get the sound card ill be playing things like the opening of Faith by George Michael,church music etc. The cathedral organ is like a huge pipe organ that has been squeezed into a keyboard.

    • @xavierbeauregard
      @xavierbeauregard 7 років тому

      Isn't the pn-00 for the factory sounds? you can get these factory sounds online and transfer them on your d50 via midi

    • @AztecWarrior707
      @AztecWarrior707 7 років тому

      yes the pn-00 contains the original factory patches, and yes you can download all the banks from the Roland cards and transfer them using "midi-ox(PC)" or ."sysex librarian (MAC)" i use sysex librarian, you can also back up your sounds from your d50 before you install the new banks, i always back up before loading new banks

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass 7 років тому

      AztecWarrior707 I have all the factory cards.

  • @wal74222
    @wal74222 7 років тому

    Future pad at the beginning and the end of this video is just magic! Got my eye out for a good condition D-50 now.

  • @nokia3210fuck
    @nokia3210fuck 13 років тому

    the melody in the beginning is brilliant

  • @JeromeHattKronen1664
    @JeromeHattKronen1664 8 років тому +23

    5:53 "That sound has a nice feel to it"
    - not when I play it it doesn't ;-(

  • @gomachanLovely
    @gomachanLovely 4 роки тому +2

    名機ですね

  • @garty2237
    @garty2237 13 років тому

    Love a good demo done by someone who can play.

  • @mentalmelodious851
    @mentalmelodious851 7 років тому +7

    D50でのトラックメイキングも見てみたいな〜なんちゃって

  • @mayhewmusic
    @mayhewmusic 5 років тому +1

    the music played at the start of this video is very good, I played it multiple times

  • @txdap786
    @txdap786 3 роки тому +1

    ROLAND D50 THE CLASSIC

  • @DavidLovasMusic
    @DavidLovasMusic 12 років тому

    Pinnacle of quality on youtube right here!

  • @rockhouse90
    @rockhouse90 2 роки тому +1

    The keyboard that made the entire soundtrack to the first season of rugrats

  • @danedmiston7734
    @danedmiston7734 7 років тому +1

    Still have my D-50 racked up with all of my other gear. Still love it, but after hearing this demo I think I will use my old friend a bit more.

  • @KodytheRedFox
    @KodytheRedFox 6 років тому +1

    The "Future Pad" patch on the Roland D-50 synthesizer was used for the 1989 Barbour/Langley Productions synthesizer jingle.

  • @ethanmarciano1533
    @ethanmarciano1533 7 років тому +1

    This is the video that pushed me to buy a D50!!!

  • @MichaelSouhoka
    @MichaelSouhoka 11 років тому +1

    At 4:27, that is "Digital Native Dance", the most beautiful sound patch of D-50 that I love. The percussive loop after the pad sounds like a dancing Gods and Godess.

  • @CeruttiTroutman
    @CeruttiTroutman 11 років тому

    Great Demos thank you ! And thanks UA-cam for the Subtitle function. Finally we can understand you :-))))

  • @gomachanLovely
    @gomachanLovely 6 місяців тому

    名機です❤❤❤

  • @soundmanhaven1
    @soundmanhaven1 11 років тому

    great prised there thank u

  • @gustavokoshikumo
    @gustavokoshikumo 5 років тому

    Amazing

  • @clubboy4790
    @clubboy4790 6 років тому

    great !

  • @bashanori
    @bashanori 12 років тому +1

    love the guy
    addicted like hell,
    one of the top demo artists currently on the planet
    !!!!!!!! :)

  • @TryptychUK
    @TryptychUK 11 років тому +1

    The D50 is unique. I have used one on many occasions and "OK Chorale" still gives me shivers. IThe keyboard is a real solid brick of a machine, and nice looking too, but very heavy. If you are looking to get one for the sounds, get the D550 module as the MIDI is a lot more responsive.

  • @nonosong1964
    @nonosong1964 Рік тому +1

    Love this keyboard!!! remember Toto, Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Huey Lewis and the news .. Sounds as Living Calliope, Horn section, Fantasia, Digital native dance, Slow rotor, futur pad... This keyboard is a Legend!!

  • @Cryo837
    @Cryo837 12 років тому

    Didn't understand his words but I DEFINITELY understood his LOVE and ENTHUSIASM for this great vintage synth!!!

  • @user-rj6ju7pn2c
    @user-rj6ju7pn2c 4 роки тому +1

    Super!

  • @manuelalejandroorqueravald6511
    @manuelalejandroorqueravald6511 2 роки тому +2

    Excelente teclado!

  • @jeanrenepadre
    @jeanrenepadre 8 років тому +8

    j'aime bocoup le roland D-50.

  • @formularityzonexs
    @formularityzonexs 11 років тому

    Great

  • @kefastvplaypedroariel2143
    @kefastvplaypedroariel2143 Рік тому +2

    The sounds of the Roland D-50 were OUT OF THIS WORLD back then.
    I don't think it sounds outdated by today's standards, but all you need to do is add it to your DAW like a MIDI controller or something and just buy some VSTs that adds some realism to the atmospheric feel of the D-50.

    • @saricubra2867
      @saricubra2867 Місяць тому +1

      Roland has a bit accurate emulation of the D50.

  • @RyouRan
    @RyouRan 10 років тому +2

    The V-synth and VariOS can emulate a D-50 when you use the VC-1 card. They're said to be able to perfectly replicate its fuzzy sound.
    The D-50 isn't a ROMpler, by the way. It has a stand alone synthesizer engine that's pretty powerful. Most patches available online don't contain samples. The Roland D-70 is a ROMpler, though. It shares many samples with the D-50 (it can play Digital Native Dance too).

  • @funkmachine6420
    @funkmachine6420 7 років тому +2

    his playing style combined with those digital sounds remind me of the outtro song to Super Mario 64

  • @lemyleopard_
    @lemyleopard_ 3 роки тому +1

    What a sound!

  • @savanaviolenta
    @savanaviolenta 6 років тому

    Oh boy,what a sound!!!

  • @ElectronicazMusic
    @ElectronicazMusic 8 років тому +9

    Great review. Had one.... Sold it... Want another one now!

    • @ElectronicazMusic
      @ElectronicazMusic 8 років тому +9

      I now have a D50 again!

    • @LinkueiBR
      @LinkueiBR 8 років тому

      Congratulations!
      ONE OF THE BEST SYNTHS I EVER HEARD!

    • @PureAmbientDrone
      @PureAmbientDrone 8 років тому

      I had to pick between d-50 and m1r. I chose the mr1 because it was way cheaper, got it for $70 including shipping. So d-50 will have to wait :(

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass 7 років тому +1

      D-50-D-550 prices are rising fast. My D-550 has almost doubled in value since i bought it 2 yrs ago.

    • @RayyMusik
      @RayyMusik 7 років тому

      Paul Johnson So do I. :(

  • @friedrichkertoja
    @friedrichkertoja 10 місяців тому

    A very good sound - even today😊

    • @saricubra2867
      @saricubra2867 Місяць тому

      The SY77, SY99 are the D50's brothers by Yamaha. Similar algorithms but replace Substractive with FM plus other stuff.

  • @tedijudiarta1215
    @tedijudiarta1215 Рік тому

    Pokonamah uwa mah hebring dah ah salam ti urang Bogor Allo uwa tea tedi budak Sunda Bogor mangga permios sampurasun nya uwaa☺️🙏🙏🙏

  • @zlahaye246
    @zlahaye246 9 років тому +1

    blown away i need to check more synths

    • @realityfakers
      @realityfakers 9 років тому +5

      Best thing is D-50 can sound 100% better than these 80s presets, bypass that PCM stuff and you have probably the warmest digital ever made (and has live oscillators like an early VA).
      D-50 is one of the best synths ever, not for doing PCM/Rompler stuff but for all the other things it can do and how it sounds doing them!

    • @Aileron90
      @Aileron90 9 років тому +3

      realityfakers yeh but.... we want the 80's presets....

  • @UnchainTheNight1
    @UnchainTheNight1 14 років тому

    i really love that first tune

  • @MarjanJanczyk
    @MarjanJanczyk Рік тому

    all reviews should be like that

  • @nekosukeneko7204
    @nekosukeneko7204 6 років тому +1

    REBECCAのコピバンをしていたときに重宝したシンセです。
    「Nervous But Glamorous」の上モノや「MONOTONE BOY」のオルガンなどで使ってました。

  • @messiahblack2295
    @messiahblack2295 6 років тому +1

    At 4:27 I'm instantly transported to the blessed year 1988!!!!

  • @gabrielproteus3172
    @gabrielproteus3172 6 років тому +1

    6:13 Vangelis used that on the opening of Will of the Wind on his Direct album 1988.

  • @jantristian
    @jantristian 11 років тому

    I had the JV1080 rack previously..the D-50 smack it down easily..... never knew it sounds this good !

  • @sam-zy2dn
    @sam-zy2dn 6 років тому +1

    Hello Katsunori ! what are the monitoring system that you are using in this video?

  • @Fleg
    @Fleg 11 років тому

    My most memorable and first time i hear the Roland D-50 was on a tune of Shawn Lane on the album power of ten, exactly the first preset Ijiie play before talking

  • @smashingpoop
    @smashingpoop 10 років тому

    P E R F E C T ! ! !

  • @slammy102
    @slammy102 10 років тому

    had one. sold one. missed one. just bought another on ebay!

  • @viv30406
    @viv30406 5 років тому

    Could you please demo the Roland JD-Xi ? Thanks for the great demo!

  • @GoldfieldsTitansRLFC
    @GoldfieldsTitansRLFC 14 років тому

    Erasure's The Innocents album was recording mainly using the D-50 and Casio synths.

  • @thatbrotherclawz6590
    @thatbrotherclawz6590 Рік тому +1

    I wanna play like him!

  • @supermahmoud
    @supermahmoud 14 років тому

    D50 has some great sounds ever, I got the XV-3080 and it has some of it's sounds, really great stuff :)

  • @emilyeah
    @emilyeah Рік тому

    I have this 👌🏼 Roland d-50 ☺️

  • @TheLardzard
    @TheLardzard 6 років тому +4

    6:16 aaand the nightmares begin.

  • @mousou01
    @mousou01 14 років тому +1

    うちにもD-50あります。
    fantasiaお気に入りです。
    リクエスト的にEX5やZ1とかも期待してますw

  • @jose5370
    @jose5370 4 роки тому

    I like to found one Keyboard with every electric FM Pianos of Yamaha DX7, Dyno Piano of 01/W FD Korg, Roland D-50. Where can I found!? But, not expensive! Greetings from Brasil!!! Congratulations!!! You are Great!!!

  • @stcezaire06
    @stcezaire06 11 років тому

    Fantastic sound ,great demonstration and playing
    Is anyone knows the first intro song (0:00 to 0:40)? is it an improvisation or a real song ?
    And what is the patch used for that ?
    Thanks

  • @cosmic687
    @cosmic687 6 років тому

    played like a pro

  • @Trontasia
    @Trontasia 9 років тому

    Whew!.. Not sure the exact word to say about this... Beautiful? I've commented on here before but wanted to revisit this and make another comment. :) The Fantasia family of samples are my samples... They hold a special place in my heart... There's other versions of Fantasia: Fantasia 2 (bright version), and Night Vision (brighter version). :) You can find them in a program called: Acoustica Mixcraft. :)

  • @KCJazzKeys
    @KCJazzKeys 14 років тому

    The "Fantasia" patch @ 2:20 is probably the most famous patch from this synth. I still have my MT-32 wich had a watered down version of the same synth engine I didn't quite sound as good as the real deal.

  • @ColinCayvzmusic1111
    @ColinCayvzmusic1111 8 років тому +3

    Dudes got chops.

  • @flozzy1988
    @flozzy1988 8 років тому

    hey dude all my greats you are so awesome !!! can you tell me about the name of the preset you use at 5:11min of your video ? this sound so great i love it i want it !!

  • @upersofos
    @upersofos 12 років тому +1

    4:27 - most powerful synthesized sound ever!!!

  • @jjBlue777
    @jjBlue777 14 років тому

    Back to 80's!!!!!!

  • @exloverayu3249
    @exloverayu3249 Рік тому +1

    2:46 のMetal Harp が、
    八神純子さんの曲、『ANOTHER PAGE』のイントロなどに使われてますね。

  • @vdublu909
    @vdublu909 12 років тому

    That has to be the same patch from Erasure's 'When I Needed You', sounds exactly the same...cool!

  • @RayyMusik
    @RayyMusik 7 років тому

    A rare feature was also the joystick making dramatic, simultaneous real-time changes of various parameters possible (filter sweeps, LFO rate etc.). Unfortunately it is only used once in this video in 1 dimension (up & down).

  • @dvamateur
    @dvamateur 13 років тому

    PCMuu soundoo genereta! Cool!