I did a huge amount of D50 programming. The actual digital synthesis was not particularly impressive (limited architecture and weak filters). Multiple voices ('partials') could be layered in interesting ways - quantity over quality! The synth sounded great because because of the samples and the built-in effects.
You can listen to each sample if you try programming a patch. Some are short 'transient' samples, others are looped. The 'chipmunk' effect is really evident.
The D50 was the first of the new wave of 'S&S' ('sample and synthesis') synths that had nothing of the depth and mathematical interest of FM synthesis.
You can listen to each sample if you try programming a patch. Some are short 'transient' samples, others are looped. The 'chipmunk' effect is really evident.
The D50 was the first of the new wave of 'S&S' ('sample and synthesis') synths that had nothing of the depth and mathematical interest of FM synthesis.