ROLAND D20
Digital Synthesizer + workstation sequencer Roland
D20
SPECS
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Digital Synthesizer
ROLAND D20 built in 1988
32 Voices / Stimmen
8x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher standard
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 170 € (-)
OSC Synthesis can do rom sample
rompler - and of course its nature is digital
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes rom sample saw pulse
4 OSCs
4 Filter lpf reso 4 Pole
6 LFOs random saw square triangle
10 Envelope Generators 5stage time level
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI
61 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? velocity aftertouch
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer workstation sequencer
Synth ID is 60
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ROLAND D20 built in 1988
32 Voices / Stimmen
8x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher standard
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 170 € (-)
OSC Synthesis can do rom sample
rompler - and of course its nature is digital
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes rom sample saw pulse
4 OSCs
4 Filter lpf reso 4 Pole
6 LFOs random saw square triangle
10 Envelope Generators 5stage time level
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI
61 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? velocity aftertouch
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer workstation sequencer
Synth ID is 60
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ABOUT the D20 and D10 were also based on samples and 2 basic waveforms but the PWM was taken away. D20 has a sequencer. the LA-Synthesis was introduced and the D50 sold well after the big DX7 success (yamaha). it had some samples like the shakuhachi along with 2 OSCs and upper + lower structure, there was a 3rd party multimode expansion available (when using it all the D50 was 8 voice polyphonic. samples could not be filtered.
ABOUT der D20 und D10 bringt die samples des D50 aber der Syntheseteil wird etwas abgespeckt: keine PWM mehr. die beiden waren eine Art D50 für weniger "Betuchte". D20 hat einen sequencer. nach dem großen Erfolg des DX7 kam dann die LA-Synthese des D50, Samples im Stile eines Shakuhachi Samples kamen zusammen mit einer klassischen 2-OSC Struktur mit ins 6 LFOs, bei Nutzung alles Stimmen mit upper + lower struktur, war er dann 8 Stimmig. Samples waren nicht filterbar.
ABOUT
DETAILS 8 parts, one of them being for drums. FX. one structure has 2 OSCs, so combining them it is 4 OSCs and 3x2 = 6 LFOs. per structure it had a pitch env and one per filter and one for amp.
DETAILS 8 parts - davon einer drums. FX. eine structure hat 2 OSCs, daher hat die zusammen 2x2 = 4 OSCs und 3x2 = 6 LFOs, dazu kommen je eine pitch ENV und pro Filter und Amp je eine Mehrsegment-ENV (wenn lower + upper genutzt).
DETAILS
SOUND pads and basses
SOUND pads und bass
SOUND
VERSION D110 rack
VERSION D110 rack
VERSION
IMAGEROLAND or Boss, Edirol formerly Ace, Acetone
Roland was founded in 1972 by Ikutaro Kakehasi, Japan (prior companies: ace (drum machines and electronic organs and kakehashi musen), first synthesizer: 1972 - Mr. Kakehashis biography is available as a book from Robert Olsen.
DIN SYNC: same as tb303, TR606, TR707 (also with midi)
Pins on the Roland DIN sync:
from left to right: PIN 3 tempo clock, PIN 5 fill in, PIN 2 ground, (middle pin!), PIN 4 reset & start, PIN 1 start/stop
Official Intl. Site : http://www.rolandus.com DER HERSTELLER
THE MANUFACTURER
Roland wurde 1972 von Ikutakro Kakehashi gegründet, nachdem er Ace aufgebaut hatte. Von Kakehashi gibt es ein Buch vom PPV Verlag.
Offizielle Site (D) : http://www.rolandmusik.deROLAND..