I inherited "my" D-50 from my closest friend not long before he took himself from us. Every time I play it, I think of him. RIP Mark, never forgotten. x

For years I have had a special place in my heart for a certain type of pad I heard in old jungle and rave tunes. Thanks to youtube I realised that its the 'Soundtrack' patch and now my life is complete.

The D50 was the soundtrack to my youth!

Your genuine love for the d-50 has been the lone ray of sunshine in a very bleak day. Shut up and take my subscription, Woody, you wonderful person!

Eric Persing did a great job programming the D-50.

Back when there was love in every preset ... Persing did do a beautiful job on Soundtrack!

You Guy so Happy in your world 🌍. Thanks a lot for sharing your happiness 😊.

And another very nice D50 feast on this one - Michael Cooper - Shoop Shoop (Never Stop Givin' You Love)

The D 50...I was blown away the first time i played one as a kid back in the 80s...still a legend in my book.

Never apologize for getting carried away Woody! It's infectious!, I teach photography, and I am still always getting carried away, if I ever stop, then I will stop.

The Playstation intro was done a Roland D-50. The Spacious Sweep patch was used to make it.

Listening to this with good headphones is so cool. I have a really hard time finding synthesizers that I like enough to buy, but I absolutely love this thing. It sounds absurdly beautiful. Thanks for the great demo.

I think Roland D50 and JD800 are the finest synthesizers Roland has ever built to date. They arguably have no rivals.

16:43 the name of the legendary preset is "soundtrack" and it's in preset number 37.

excellent demo, really enjoyed it. one of the best sounding synths ever.

Just acquired a D50 thanks woody love the emotion mate

3:40 Sounds a like intro to "forever young" by alphaville

My old friend used to own a D50 and he played lots of Jean Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream style music in it. It sounds so good to hear it again!

Great demo. Breaking down the patch with the joystick is very revealing. An instrument from another world, played with infectious enthusiasm. Thank you.

Nice demo woody. love the sound of this one... truly amazing and some patches are really HUGE!

Awesome legendary synth! The sounds quality is so fantasic! Old school!

I just love your enthusiasm over a classic synth.

great sounds! and enjoying all the vids.

Great video! Thanks for uploading it. I enjoy your enthusiasm and thanks for going through the Roland D-50 patches! :)

Amazing sounding synth, thanks for playing the presets and sharing your thoughts! I loved the last one as well, very beautiful demonstration!

Thanks for the video woody! its amazing!

will never forget when I touched a D50 for the first time... thanks for bringing these memories back! I can totally understand your emotion.... keep it coming, please!

GREAT demo! You're very talented obviously but your passion really comes through. You also seem like a good guy to boot!

Just found one of these and in very good condition, had to purchase and haven't regretted it all thanks to this video Woody!

Incredible! My favorite video of yours, Woody!

Fabulous video. I owned one of these incredible machines back in 1991. Then I met a girl and then sold it, to help pay for a deposit for a house. I’ve always been told, never to regret anything in live, but I always regret selling the D50👍

At 12:30 you demonstrated the data joystick. In my previous comment, I explained each patch is created from four separate "partials". Two partials form the Lower Tone and two for the Upper Tone. The Data joystick allows you to adjust the balance between these four "building blocks" of each patch. When you select "Upper" next to the joystick, the upper-left and right corners of the joystick travel adjust between Upper Partial 1 and 2. Pulling down on the joystick introduces the lower two partials into the mix, at their preset balance. So you pick the balance of Upper Partial 1 or 2, then add the Lower partials as desired. When you select "Lower" next to the joystick, the opposite happens. You can choose the balance between the Lower Partial 1 or 2 and then slide it up to introduce the Upper Partials. Very cool real-time stuff.

The Soundtrack preset was on a cheap RadioShack keyboard I had growing up. I have to say, it was one of my favorite sounds ever, but the D-50 version blows it out of the water. Thanks for playing that beautiful progression, I was tearing up too.

So glad I found your channel! Enjoying the music and info very much!!

That's it, I need this synth in my life, I haven't heard a single sound I didn't like

Hi Woodie! I’m a 61 year old guitarist who wished I had had a synth mentor like you in my youth. I have become obsessed with synths since 2020, and the D-50 absolutely nails what I would wanted back when it was released. Now in 2024, I am torn between trying to obtain the actual synth, or be content with Roland’s cloud version. Great vids!

You the man Woody, your 'Soundtrack' chord sequence is the stuff of legend!

Such a great and enjoyable demonstration! I just found your channel and I'm thrilled to go through your videos. Well done sir.

I have zero musical ability, and it's a pleasure to watch someone that is such a wonderful musician. Thank you for putting all of your videos together, I'm beyond words as to my admiration of your talent.

We need you and every single synthesizer in the world. Great video, thanks - still watching, but felt like commenting while you're playing haha

fantastic sounds!!

Hallo Woody! I discovered recently your channel watching those DX7 videos and I enjoyed it a lot that you present today the Roland D50. The DX7 and D50 are my favorite 80s synths, and I often play them both being linked via MIDI. Great job on your presentation!

14:27 so true. It's one of the best synths from Roland ;-)

*Love* your video's woody!! that one of your MODX in the garden was soooo nice, such nice atmosphere, i think i watched it allready 20 times :-)

Just ordered the D05 and came here to listen to what beautiful sounds to expect.

Great demo! The D50 (most of the factory presets) sounds up to date even today, 30 years later.

Hey, man, you are good! Like professional! Thank you very much for these nice playing and demo! I like this legendary sound!

D50 & DX7 & M1 Korg are Legends 💗👍

Woody, I'm so glad about the way you are enjoying this amazing synth! Take care! ;)

woow, what a really wonderful demo. thank you so much!. now i plan to buy this amazing keyboard!

I was blown away in the 80's with songs like "Father Figure" and just had no idea what synth was being played.

What a nostalgic trip! I had one of these in the 80's....should have kept it! Thanks for another great review 👍

You've got some great vids - thanks

I remember back in 1987 and playing this keyboard in a local shop. It was about 1400 quid and nothing else sounded like it. The reviews in SOS and MT were full of superlatives about how such sounds were sounding like classic Synclavier and Fairlight sounds. It just sounded so produced and multilayered thanks to the fx and multitimbrality. A friend of mine had one on top of his Akai AX73... and I was so envious as I only had a JX8P at the time. I never did get to own a D50 as time moved on and sampling became hot around the same time... then the D50 started to sound old hat by the 90s esp as the sounds were somewhat overused in the same way as the DX7. However, all being said (and with the passage of time), listening to this shows that the sounds do still have some utility today... thanks for the reminder of Soundtrack! :D

Thanks Woody! "Violet" by Seal is one of my favorite tracks with D-50 Soundtrack all over it.

17:47 a synth that makes a grown man cry - that tells me it's the best synth ever created by humans!

Such a nice video, dude. A good mix of talking and playing.

Thanks for demo and education ...I'm a fan

one of my fave synths of the digital era. When it came out post DX7, everyone had to have one.

Picking one up today! Gorgeous synth, will sit below my dx7

Great video! Thanks for uploading it. I enjoy your enthusiasm and thanks for going through the Roland D-50 patches I think that last preset sound like Tangerine Dream by Edgar froese

I absolutely love this gent!

Oh my, love the sound of that Roland D-50. Because of you l will be picking up my D-50 tommorow 😊 I watch your channel often, just purchased a Krog M1 and Krog Wavestation EX. I'm a classics guy!

Thanks for the the inspiration, finally found a mint D-50.

Thanks for presenting this fine Synth. It reminds of many gigs in the late 80s and 90s where I always wished, I better played Keyboard than the bass on stage! Thanks for this enthusiastic Demo. I am totally fixed and will keep on viewing your videos. Best regards from Germany, Johannes

Maybe someone else also pointed it out, but It's "co-lie-oh-pee" and not "cali-oh-pee" :) Your D-50 demos bring out the sounds that make me want one. I had previously dismissed it. Thank you Woody!

I have a Roland GR50 guitar synth from the same era. Many of these sounds are in it... excellence indeed....

Time to find and get mine out again, blow off the dust, put my shellsuit on, and be Mr cool, like the good ole days..Love your videos. you look like a kid on an Xmas morning with a new toy. A joy to watch Woody. Save the wale, save the wale, save the wale,. Thanx for sharing keep safe. moog.

Nice ! A guy once told me never to sell my old keyboards. Well I had to, needed the money for new boards. I had the D50 since it came out and was part of my rig until late in the 90' . It are a board I miss. This video brought back many good memories. I remember the aftertouch as a nice feature and with fine effect for some patches, but very hard for my wrist. A company called Valhalla made some great soundcard for it, the "Screaming B3" was one of my to go organ sounds those days.

I was thinking about getting one and You just convinced me to.

I bought a D50 because of this video.

Gigged with the D50/M1 combo from '89 to '06, and even used that same brass patch to play the 'addicted to love' riff that you played in the demo. Great memories...

You have fun with these great keyboards, and we get to come along for the ride!

I get one this weekend! Also with a working aftertouch 🙂 Such a great synthesizer.

Amazing video, thank you! I need to get myself a D-50.

Eric Persing himself almost tears up at this patch, and it's his creation! While demonstrating with the D50, he mentioned how personal the patch was to him, but that so many people connected with it.

I like a lot of my synthesizers. But I'm deeply in love with my D-50. This beast not only surprises me with it's huge possibilites. For my taste it's also the best looking synth of all. For a digital synth, there is a lot of life in it, I sometime hear it's breathing ;-)

that soundtrack preset is also my fav too its so harmonic and warm with a unique feel

I bought a Roland D5 just for soundtrack, gotta have it. Nice when combined with a JX10 soundtrack patch 😁🎹🎶

Hi Woody. I could not believe it when I heard your favorite sound that brought a tear to your eye being played in ''Child's Play 1'' in 1988 and not only that, but a whole array of sounds in this machine. The scene is when Chucky comes after Andy in the home scene. It really blew my mind to know it was used in a horror movie!

Love the Roland D50! Digital native dance is one of the effects on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle series. They used the D50 extensively on that show. Sweet Loop on C was also used as the theme for the Technodrome!!

You nearly did cry at the end on the Soundtrack patch it is very moving.. It reminds me of a sad scene from a Sci-Fi film.

Mine still rocks 30 years on!!

8:25 definitely heard that on a few song intros during the Bad Tour.

7:04 is the part that almost brought tears to my eyes. It's clearly one of the many sounds used in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Brings back memories of being a kid in the 80's There is also a patch "H-8" that i am interested in hearing. I will continue watching.

I still watch this video after that many years

I stumbled into your video here and was wanting to listen to find out what the very same patch was. I have heard this for decades on famous songs and wanted to know myself. My favorite song using this patch heavily is on Tangerine Dream's "Canyon Dreams" LP and the song "Canyon Voices". What a gorgeous synth. Your enthusiasm is shared. Thanks for the great demo.

awesome!

'Pulse Pad', such a beautiful patch, not sure if anyone else has mentioned it yet, but that's the patch which I think is your favourite. The D50 sits so well in a mix with my fiddle recordings. I especially enjoy the Harp patches, they are so close to the real thing, 'My Harp2' in particular. Also, love the 'EROCS Wolkenreise' patch. Thing about the d50 is, for a few hundred pounds you are buying into a synth with thousands of brilliant patches, readily available all over the web. Enjoying your channel Woody, immensely btw.

Wonderful Sounds on that D-50. I won't even venture to guess the name of the Mystery Patch, but I think I've heard that something like that sound on one of my keyboards, can't remember which one. None the less, great video. Waiting for the next video. Thanks, Woody

Oh, wow! I just died when I heard this thing in the 80s! I had to have one! So I got one and played and played until the end of the 90s when I thought it sounded old like 80s stuff haha. My experimentations taught me a lot and wore the D50 down a lot on top of issues with the keys so eventually, it gave up. Now I'm planning for a little Roland D05 Boutique on my desk hehe!!!

Thank you Woody excellent presentation as always ,my guess is that Roland D50 was made for future ,it still sounds like future to me

Greetings! Your favorite preset at 16:50 was used on Tangerine Dream's Canyon Dreams album, Water's Gift. In fact, most of the album was recorded from the D-50. Nice sound indeed. Love the rich sounds this beast produces :)

The virtual analog sounds are awesome

oh god thats a great sounding synth

My favourite synth - I fully restored one, sold it and now wish I had one again.

the string patch was amazing!!!

+Woody Piano Shack Thanks for this amazing video. I love the DX7, but this takes the cup, especially with the digital reverb. I wish I had one of these. Especially Digital Native Dance, that patch is out of this world.

Hey Woody! Another very nice video of a legendary and beautiful sounding synth! What is nice about the D-50 is its ability to sound very colourful in a brilliant quality on almost every patch. Although my favourite synth is in fact the DX7, it finally broke up the EP-dominated era, even being equally hart to program, before high-quality samplers were accessible to general public. Jean-Michel Jarre, George Duke and also Dave and Don Grusin used those presets in a very nice. I might consider one day to put one next to my DX7 Mk1. By the way, your favourite patch is called "Soundtrack". Cheers!

soundtrack will always be my fav