I was just gifted a D-20. My first Synthesizer, my first keyboard...Just playing around it already feels like its going to be a lot to learn, but I'm excited!
Nice video! An underrated synthesizer. Requires some programming but you can some really nice sounds out of it. I got my D-20 in 1995 and will always keep it 😀I got the PG-10 programmer as well and a D-110 in the rack.
Nice demo! The D-20 is really capable although a "little brother" to the D-50. I got my D-50 in 1987 from Unisound in Vaasa. A nice surprise at the end to see this video was from Vaasa, my town of birth and childhood.
Nice to hear! I was there in Unisound about 1987 too and looking that mighty D-50 then. It was too expensive for me thou. Today i can do all roland legacy sounds with my FA-06. ;) My artistname and bio is simply Synat! (short about finnish word "syntetisaattorit") synatmusic.com
Functionally what an upgrade the D10 was from my Juno 60 back in the day but it sounded so cheesy.... replaced with M1 once the 2nd hand prices were ok and wowser what an upgrade sonically. Still had fun with the little D10 :)
Please be so kind and somebody explain me please, why my the same Roland D-20 doesn't have a lot of demonstrated timbres like Deep Note, Super Saw, S&H bell sound, Virtual Bass, Hit Me, Christmastime, Reso sweep, Analog Brass, Hammond2 and many others...??? How could I get them on my Roland D-20? Thank you so much in advance!!
Hi, Saul. You need SYX. (or sysex) files generated for D-20. You need a DAW or other MIDI program and MIDI interface for Your computer. Then you can send the new patches to user memory area in D-20. I have used Cakewalk Sonar and sysex send there and also MIDI-OX, which is powerful MIDI tool.
Looking back at those years without DAW, the only multitimbrality we can achieve was using a sequencer and connect it to separate keyboards/ soundmodules. While we may have had access to full sound capacity of each, it was a little bit work to make it blend as one ensamble. D-20’s sounds while a little bit thin in itself, turned to be quite coherent when combined in it’s onboard sequencer, with good gain balancing and pan positiong, of course.
D-20 synth action keyboard is not aftertouch. but very good to play (those are well done then at 80´s and 90´s) And then about Roland FA-06 keybed is not the best to play (short key lenght) but yes it is dynamic response keyboard, but not equipped with aftertouch. The model FA-07 has synth action keybed which is slightly better. I always play in my studio with ext master keyboard (wooden piano keys from my Technics SP or via Nektar LX88+)
D-10 and D-20 are from 1988. XP-30 is from 10 y later era, XP maybe more clean sounding device. But I think D-10/20´s 12-bit LA sounds are more "nostalgic" and "soulful"?
With its generous polyphony and multi-track sequencer, it's a very nice composition instrument
Extremally cool 💣💪❤️❤️❤️😎 sounds just awesome ,the BEAST old ROLAND!
I was just gifted a D-20. My first Synthesizer, my first keyboard...Just playing around it already feels like its going to be a lot to learn, but I'm excited!
Nice video! An underrated synthesizer. Requires some programming but you can some really nice sounds out of it. I got my D-20 in 1995 and will always keep it 😀I got the PG-10 programmer as well and a D-110 in the rack.
will the pg10 work with d20 also?
Nice demo! The D-20 is really capable although a "little brother" to the D-50. I got my D-50 in 1987 from Unisound in Vaasa. A nice surprise at the end to see this video was from Vaasa, my town of birth and childhood.
Nice to hear! I was there in Unisound about 1987 too and looking that mighty D-50 then. It was too expensive for me thou. Today i can do all roland legacy sounds with my FA-06. ;) My artistname and bio is simply Synat! (short about finnish word "syntetisaattorit") synatmusic.com
Haven’t heard much from the D-20. Very D-50 ish…as expected.
Thanks for sharing.
Lower quality sounds but are good. I think is 8 parts multi timbral and it have an 8 track sequencer.
Functionally what an upgrade the D10 was from my Juno 60 back in the day but it sounded so cheesy.... replaced with M1 once the 2nd hand prices were ok and wowser what an upgrade sonically. Still had fun with the little D10 :)
Good old D20. Very good, i love. 🎹🎹🍺🍺👍👍
4:44 Those filters sound very analog. nice one!
Nice and Fat programming! Still own one after all these years though not my main board anymore for a long while now. Deep Mind 6 took her spot.
Thats amazing, 🤗
Nice!
That thing sounds great,
Great!🎉
oh, so wonderful!
Oldskool and cool.
@@movienostalgy7389 yep, my ears enjoy it
The "Deep Note" is actually inspired by the THX sound. I can see why you'd mix things up, though.
I was going to say that
My first synth!
10:04 super eurobeat!
Wow! Looks like I better do some programming on my D10!
Me too fuuuuudge........ no more a door stop starting now!
Please be so kind and somebody explain me please, why my the same Roland D-20 doesn't have a lot of demonstrated timbres like Deep Note, Super Saw, S&H bell sound, Virtual Bass, Hit Me, Christmastime, Reso sweep, Analog Brass, Hammond2 and many others...??? How could I get them on my Roland D-20? Thank you so much in advance!!
Hi, Saul.
You need SYX. (or sysex) files generated for D-20. You need a DAW or other MIDI program and MIDI interface for Your computer. Then you can send the new patches to user memory area in D-20. I have used Cakewalk Sonar and sysex send there and also MIDI-OX, which is powerful MIDI tool.
Looking back at those years without DAW, the only multitimbrality we can achieve was using a sequencer and connect it to separate keyboards/ soundmodules. While we may have had access to full sound capacity of each, it was a little bit work to make it blend as one ensamble. D-20’s sounds while a little bit thin in itself, turned to be quite coherent when combined in it’s onboard sequencer, with good gain balancing and pan positiong, of course.
Anyone kniw if there Is any way I can get my MIDI songs off my D-20 floppies and into my PC DAW?
Can you make a video how to change the patches on it? I have one and i don’t know how
Le son typiquement cacahuète des synthés de l'époque, les synthétiseur analogique ont vraiment du caractère a côté
Je suis d'accord
Помню я такого аппарата сильно дорого стоил
Trae el preassure y tiny waves?
D-20 synth action keyboard is not aftertouch. but very good to play (those are well done then at 80´s and 90´s)
And then about Roland FA-06 keybed is not the best to play (short key lenght) but yes it is dynamic response keyboard, but not equipped with aftertouch. The model FA-07 has synth action keybed which is slightly better. I always play in my studio with ext master keyboard (wooden piano keys from my Technics SP or via Nektar LX88+)
Great, i've this synth and i love it. Where you find this bank ? excellent
Hi, I googled over the net and then edited these to my own. I can send my patch dump to You. (movienostalgy at gmail.com)
are these the original factory patches? because mine has others? can you provide the SYSEX for these?
these are collected from everywhere and edited to suit my own taste. You can ask syx via mail movienostalgy at gmail.com
Nice, have the D-20 too! Are these is a default patches? Or custom made?
Collected some patches/sets from the net but altered them to my personal taste.
@@movienostalgy7389 Can you share it? =)
ask via email movienostalgy at gmail.com
Jupiter 8 not necessarily needed
Yes, There is similar sounds possible here.
Nice demo, did you only use internal effects?
Hi Johnny,
Yes only D-20 sound recorded with Audio IF (Steinberg UR22) to Audacity. No extra processing at Audacity.
hello mister , i like roland D20 , can you send to me your patches ? thank in advance henri
Hi, ask it from: movienostalgy at gmail.com
Xp30 vs d20
D-10 and D-20 are from 1988. XP-30 is from 10 y later era, XP maybe more clean sounding device. But I think D-10/20´s 12-bit LA sounds are more "nostalgic" and "soulful"?
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