Talk:Roland D-50

"upper and a lower part, both fully featured, which gave the synth a very rich and versatile sound."

It would probably be more accurate to say that the effects section is responsible for any "lush" sound. And the included number of attack partials gave the versatility. Even though the architecture is complex for what is essentially early S+S, the resultant voices were quite digitally sparse (IMO) before they went through that effects section. Contrast this with a beefy digital waveform synth like the contemporary DW8000 (which was also rudimentary S+S). Does anyone really think that the upper/lower architecture was what gave LA synthesis its "rich and versatile sound"? 158.147.105.117 (talk) 21:27, 2 June 2008 (UTC)Max

This article has a lot of factual and prose problems, it was actually the combined EQ/Effects that gave the D-50 it's "lush" sound. A lot of this article sounds like it comes right out of a Roland D-50 fan club. A full re-write may be in order.Looneybunny (talk) 17:21, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Poison reference
I tagged the D-50 appearance in the Poison music video with a "Citation" tag. I did this for two reasons: one, if you're saying it's in the video, you actually need to cite the video. But more importantly, I want you to come up with some verification that it was actually used on the recording of the song. The instrument used in the video is not necessarily what was used on the recording, they could well have rented equipment for filming. They could also have used an uncredited session musician for the recording, so the band members in the video aren't even necessarily the ones appearing on the recording. So, I'd encourage you to verify that a D-50 pad was actually used in the recording; failing that, the sentence should be changed to say only that it appears in the video. Dementia13 (talk) 15:24, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Users Section Citing Needed
Any notable user or use of the instrument mentioned in the article must be properly cited. I'll be moving all un-cited mentions to this talk page soon. synthfiend (talk) 15:10, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Notable uses deletion
I see that the "notable uses" of the D-50 were removed by user:TenPoundHammer, but I don't understand how none of them are worthy of mention. The D-50 had several very distinctive sounds, and some of the examples would give a reader a reference point of what the synthesizer sounded like. Also, considering that several D-50 factory presets were used so much in its heyday that hearing them was unavoidable (though the typical listener wouldn't have had any idea what specific synthesizer made the sounds). Anyway, I disagree with the deletion and I feel that including them makes the article more valid and comprehensive. synthfiend (talk) 00:38, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Incorrect information
the d50 was released in '87 Keyboard Magazine scan detailing both the pg1000 and d50 with copyright year 1987 in bottom left https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lcmR70lMbaU/WbPtN9uZmsI/AAAAAAAAKCM/sB_I96vM-QIXcdF0iDunmsoaP6bgm29BgCEwYBhgL/s1600/roland_d50_jun87pg89key_p4.jpg 2600:1007:B0A8:A934:0:32:14D4:3801 (talk) 04:35, 5 February 2024 (UTC)