D-50 Linear Synthesizer (Ver. 2.xx) - Gioco MAME

Strumento musicale (Elettronico) pubblicato 39 anni fa:

D-50 - Linear Synthesizer © 1987 Roland.

The Roland D-50 was a landmark digital synthesizer that introduced Linear Arithmetic (LA) synthesis to the music world. Developed by Roland Corporation, it combined short PCM sample attacks with digitally generated waveforms to create rich, expressive, and highly dynamic sounds. The D-50 featured 16-voice polyphony, multitimbral capability, built-in digital effects such as reverb, chorus, and delay, and an advanced programming architecture that allowed deep sound design. It quickly became one of the defining instruments of late-1980s pop, film, and electronic music.

CURIOSITÀ
The D-50 was Roland's flagship synthesizer of the late 1980s and helped establish the company as a leader in digital synthesis.

Its preset “Digital Native Dance” became iconic and is widely associated with late-80s synth-pop aesthetics.

LA synthesis allowed the D-50 to achieve complex, evolving sounds with relatively low processing power by blending sampled attacks with synthesized sustain sections.

The onboard effects section was unusually advanced for its time, integrating chorus and reverb that contributed significantly to its signature lush sound.

It was widely used in film scoring, television soundtracks, and pop production due to its ability to produce cinematic pads and expressive textures.

Popular users:
Enya, 808 State, Jean Michel Jarre, Vince Clarke, Apollo 440, Eat Static, LTJ Bukem, Fluke, Information Society, Lab-4, Gary Numan, Rick Wakeman, Kitaro, Rush, Vangelis, Richard Barbieri, Boston.

The D-50 spawned an entire family of related instruments, including the D-10, D-20, and rackmount D-110.

It supported external MIDI control, making it a key instrument in early computer-based sequencing studios.

The D-50 remains one of the most influential synthesizers in history, with its sound still widely emulated in modern software instruments.

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