ksoper Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I came across one at a pretty good price, and have a fair idea what it is and what it isn't from online research. I know it's not a D-50, but the idea of 76 keys and a resonant filter sounds pretty interesting. I really don't have anything like it in my collection. Any owners past or present with any advice? thanks, Ken 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Basically it's an original Sound Canvas. I wouldn't get one. A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 No. Not to play. The synth engine actually slows down if you over burden it. (LFO's slow down) LA synthesis, but none of the spark of a D50. Some decent samples and sound design in there for an ancient, limited synth. It's more than a general midi piece. I dunno if Eric Persing worked on this. For example, I like a couple of the pads and the lyle mays flutey lead better than I do the JV/XP versions. But there's nothing you couldn't patch up quickly on a recent rompler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I almost bought that when it was new. But it was discontinued and I ended up getting a JV-30. The JV-30 IS an SC-55 sound canvas in keyboard form. If I'm not mistaken, I think the D-70 was more like a 76-key version of a U-20 than a D-50. I believe it had some bugs with the user interface as well. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 If I'm not mistaken, I think the D-70 was more like a 76-key version of a U-20 than a D-50.That sounds right, and those were then the basis for the Sound Canvas, IIRC A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Cool. Thumbs down, then. Thanks, all. k. 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I had one for 15 years, never had any problems with it. I wouldn't buy it for the sounds today though. What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Chimuelo Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I would buy it for it's 4 x part multi-timbrality more than anything. I used 2 x S700 series Roland samplers, and 2 x shoebox sized 1GB HDD's back in '93 and the D70 was the only keyboard I used then. It was a cheezy Casino Lounge gig where Stevie Ray & ZZ Top ruled, so the B3 type stuff and synths weren't really necessary. Also the Piano was O.K. for back then, but making your own sounds using 4 partials is a nice way to get D50 sounds. But as the chap above said it was a 76 keyed U20 with some extra sounds from Canvas. Magnus C350 and a TV Dinner Tray Stand http://soundcloud.com/you/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicWorkz Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I used to want the D-70...it was rare to find a good 76-hey board in that time. I would buy it if only to have a batch of classic Roland sounds AND an functional 76-key board with good action I can use with a more modern module. Yamaha (Motif XS7, Motif 6, TX81Z), Korg (R3, Triton-R), Roland (XP-30, D-50, Juno 6, P-330). Novation A Station, Arturia Analog Experience Factory 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I bought one, because Teddy Riley said he had 4 and really liked them. I still have it and it's crap. Key contacts keep failing, despite two $300 repairs. keyboard hall of fame/shame gear list.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcD Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 keyboard hall of fame/shame What kind of person would put the DX7 in the Hall of Fame, but put the Nord Electro in the Hall of Shame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted August 16, 2009 Author Share Posted August 16, 2009 Kinda wondered that myself... 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 keyboard hall of fame/shame What kind of person would put the DX7 in the Hall of Fame, but put the Nord Electro in the Hall of Shame? The kind of person who thinks the D50 had analog filters ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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