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Thank you Japan ❤

Nice, what u do for living?

Toujours un plaisir ces chants de Noël ! Dans quelques années tu auras un album de Noël 👌

Can you shit the metronome sound off record?

Hello brother. The video is very good, and the Yamaha, but my question is, what are the two chords that you play at the beginning? They are very good

Even without being Christmas - nice and inspirational approach to organ sounds, thanks very much, Timmy! 🙏

I have a D-05. I really lusted after a D-50 as a kid but we couldn't afford that! I love the sounds of it and have made a few of my own, but even with software editors, I find the menu system absolutely arcane! Maybe I should do a 'sound a day' mission and really get to know it. I love the sound of it (USB whine aside)

Merci beaucoup pour cette information très informative!

My Roland D50 is coming to me by postal service soon

Thanks

this site is amazing, the only place where I found JMJ Revolution and Waiting For Cousteau sounds I've been searching for ages, most of them work even in VST D-50

If you want to listen to a band that have used the D50 over almost every album they made then check out Ozric Tentacles.

In the 1990s I used a D50 as my main live synth for nearly 10 years, being the keyboard player in a rockband. Honestly? It's probably the best synth I've ever owned. It was an amazingly versatile tool, especially after I'd gained some experience with it. People always found it difficult to program. I can't say it was, I used to program it while playing live. We did many Simple Minds type songs and it was wonderful how you could flow, for example, from a bright brassy sound into a choir on stage, just using the joystick, aftertouch or keyboard velocity. I'd fill in the few sonic gaps by having a another, bright-sounding fully analog synth MIDI'd to the D50, as well as an inexpensive piano module (EMT-10 from Yamaha). It was all I ever needed. And the D50 was very rugged. The build quality was fabulous. Despite seeing heavy (ab)use every week, it only needed some cleaning every now and then, and the odd key replacement. Sold it because I needed the money and space. Still regret it.

I wish I could do that

One of the greatest synthesizers! It was and it is one of the best pad machines on the planet. I grow up with this synth at the end of the 80s and it still works in my studio for certain duties. Last year I spent my old D-550 a new OLED Display (plug&play -no soldering) by synth-parts.

OMG! I never knew there were so many nerds out there with me on this! You will love my Nerd Vault and how I break down my tracks old school. This was one of my favorite keyboards, however I always loved Yamaha weighted keys and finally got one in 2007. Still I wished I had kept that old thing. Great keyboard, inspired so many songs for me! I hope you like my channel.

EXCELLENT VIDEO. SUBSCRIBER Number 285. Just subscribed today. I LOVE MY D50. For me it is a preset synth. I have knob per function synths for that sort of thing and the D50 screen and menu diving doesn't appeal to me. I've been looking around for a programmer every now and then, but even with just the presets and fx it's a great synth!

Heavy, like the Mirage Ensoniq

My favorite synthesizer. I owned 3 over the years and still have 2 of them.

Amazingly inspiring patches aside, you really make those sounds come alive. Ambient sounds need a characteristic approach, what the sound is meant to inspire in the player matters. Hats off.

You do know that you can make you own sounds on a D50?

Im new to piano but is this actually what an organ sounds like? Can anyone confirm? If I can do organ sounds out of the CS, it would be more useful to me than getting the reface YC. Of course, not 100% accurate, but is it pretty close? Like 70%? Thanks for any advice. I really love organ sounds, but don't know if I want to dedicate a single piano to just one set of sounds.

t'es français ?

Merci beaucoup!! Do you think there is a way to stack up more oscillator (I'm thinking 6) or is 2 the maximum with the code you used? Also I'm wondering about adding glide. Thanks for this great custom oscillator!

@7.20 I thought you were going to play Mama by Genesis !

where did you get those colored bands on your cables? i’ve been looking for something like that

Hey, does anyone know how to connect a Roland D-50 to a computer or laptop and record the music played onto it?

I have an XP-10. How does the D-50 compare to the XP-10?

I just bought one 🎹🙏❤️ I am very happy, I had wait for one in a good condition for a long time and mine is very good 🤩 Love it

What is the patch at 1:20

Nice video! I Bought a D-550! I missed a lot my D-50.

I was looking for Yamaha Reface CS functions and ability, now i'm also interested in Scratch hahah, loved the simulator!

Good Job Timmy.

Yes, I still have mine in my studio and use this to compose my music. I remember back in the 80s when I discovered the sounds, I was sold.

Its sad that everywhere is out of stock on all the Yamaha Reface Pianos

Why am I just seeing this now? I've had a D-50 since '92, still works fantastic, rugged and a great build quality to boot. I also have a Roland factory memory card, along with the Jonathan Cain and Keith Emerson sound cards. A few years ago, I considered selling it, but with Keith Emerson's passing, and the sheer love I've found for this thing online, I will never sell it!

I once owned 4 of these at separate times during a 7 year span and yes it’s a fantastic synthesizer But because I always wanted fantastic electric pianos (and even spent years trying to program a good one) and it never rendered it I began to detest everything about it I absolutely detest the Roland D50. The Korg 01W is what the D50 should’ve been Again, fantastic for all the obvious reasons But I detest the Roland D-50 and find it to be the cheesiest of them all I much prefer the DX7 which as a programmer I feel it gives me more satisfaction in every way

Wow what a great journey

Loved the D50. I spent so much time writing instrumentals with it. Nice video.

sooooooooooooo glad i got rid of the d50 and have a yamaha EX5 .............. 128 note polophony..........4 different synth engines 100 X more powerful than the d50

Great video! You set a mood and tone that is enveloping.

I see Timmy, I see Anna, I click.

Possible de faire un remix avec Yves Van Laethem en featuring ? :D C'est excellent gars

Super sympa

Le best !!!

This is probably the best comprehensive video about the D50 on CZcams. Great work man! There is a more affordable hardware style editor called the DTronics DT-01. I made a video showing how to use it. czcams.com/video/ePfA2dKbarU/video.html

I really love the patch right at the end of this video, is this also from the 'soundtracks' soundbank?

That strange fine tuning glitch at 25:48 was caused by the `mod` parameter to `osc_w0f_for_note` overflowing - at 24:54 you added `fine_interval` to that parameter, but the parameter is just a `uint8_t`, so even if `fine_interval` was 8-bit long too, it would already potentially overflow, let alone if it was `uint16_t` (which it probably was looking at how you defined the coarse interval, which BTW could cause the first parameter to also overflow). To fix it you'd have to pass just the last 8 bits of the sum, i.e. `(pitch + fine_interval) & 0xFF` as `mod`, adding the rest, i.e. `((pitch & 0xFF) + fine_interval) >> 8` to `note` instead, assuming `mod = 256` is one full note (semitone), which I haven't checked (I'm currently waiting for my NTS-1 so haven't even downloaded the SDK yet).

Mono Fontana Programmed This Synth Really Well. You gotta check his music on Spinetta's Career. Commonly Used in: Tester De VIolencia And Don Lucero

It is one of THE best synths for Space music. And the D-50 basically becomes your very own spacecraft to go on Sonic Journeys you never dared to imagine. There is still an insane sound potential in this synthesizer. And it rightfully deserves to be at the top of the list of the greatest Instruments ever built.