Roland D-550 Sound Module

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Roland D-550 Sound Module

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Well loved, fully working, with some scratches on the top of the case. New output jack sockets installed recently.Complete with mains lead, manuals on cd-rom and PN-D50-00 Memory Card.(The memory card appears to be faulty but I am including it with the module anyway, at no extra cost)
From www.roland.co.uk:
D-550 16 VOICE POLYPHONIC PROGRAMMABLE LINEAR SYNTHESIZER MODULE
The D-50 is an all-time favourite digital synth that’s still just as popular today as when it first came out in ’87. Once Roland’s hottest digital synth, it competed against the Yamaha DX7, and was much easier to use. By joining 8-bit PCM samples with “LAS” synth-generated sounds, the D-50 is capable of unique and complex sounds. The PCM samples contained the attack transients, while the rest of the sound came from the Linear Arithmatic Synth (LAS) section which sounds very analogue, with subtractive-style synthesis and low-pass-resonant filters. Built-in chorus and (for the first time) digital reverb are also included for giving your sounds space and life! It also has a joystick controller for real-time timbre manipulation. The D-50 was great for new and non-acoustic, percussive, ethereal and beautiful pads & sounds.
Roland D-550 Rack Version
Both the D-50 and D-550 benefit from the PG-1000 external controller which gives you very plain and simple slider/fader type control of all adjustable parameters of the synth.
The D-50 includes MIDI on all 16 channels but because it is monotimbral you can only use one channel at a time. There is an upgrade which will give the D-50 and its rackmount version a full 16 channels of simultaneous MIDI multitimbral data communication.
This popular synth has been widely used in all forms of music; Eric Clapton, 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 and Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran are just a few of the many satisfied users.
MEMORY:64 Patches16 Reverb Types
FRONT PANEL:Volume KnobHeadphone JackInternal ButtonCard ButtonPatch Buttons (Bank Buttons 1 8 / Number Buttons 1 8)Scroll Buttons x 2Cursor Buttons x 2Value ButtonContrast KnobTune ButtonMIDI ButtonData Transfer ButtonCopy ButtonUndo ButtonCompare ButtonExit ButtonEdit ButtonWrite ButtonEnter ButtonShift ButtonChase ButtonCard Slot Power Switch
DISPLAY:2 line, 40 letter, back lit LCD
INDICATORS:Mono IndicatorMIDI Message IndicatorChase Indicator
REAR PANEL:Output Jacks (Upper / Lower)MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT, THRU)
DIMENSIONS:480 (W) x 410 (D) x 90 (H) mm18 7 / 8′ x 16 1 / 8′ x 3 7 / 16′
WEIGHT:6.5 kg / 14 lb 6 oz
CONSUMPTION:15W

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Category: Musical Instruments:Pro Audio Equipment:Synthesisers and Sound Modules
Location: Edinburgh