Roland D50 | All six official cards for the Roland D50 in a nice bundle! For free!!!

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If you´re looking for the cards released by Roland in the 80's but can't find them, or afford them. Maybe you just want to have a little preview of the sounds before you invest in a real card. This is the video for you!
Pekka Grönfors is a guy who has made a great program to send the cards via sysex to your Roland D50.
Link to the program modernretro.epizy.com/roland-...
00:00 Welcome
00:14 intro
00:33 whats in the video
01:17 Showing the program
06:16 Outro
I do not claim to be an expert, just curious and loving music, old synthesizers
and filmmaking.
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@pekkagronfors7304 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing my program. A very good review. I have also made a Web MIDI version of this program that will work on all platforms directly from a web page with a web browser that supports Web MIDI API.

@synthfellow 2 жыл бұрын

It is me who should say thank you for your effort! Great program! Thank you! Feel free to share the link here! :)

@DisruptivePhoto Жыл бұрын

Hi Pekka, is your Web MIDI App for the D50 available for people to download or buy? If so where can I find it please? Thanks. Iain.

@pekkagronfors7304 Жыл бұрын

@@DisruptivePhoto YT does not allow links in any way, shape or form. My reply deleted two times. Can't link 😐

@DisruptivePhoto Жыл бұрын

@@pekkagronfors7304 ok thanks Pekka.

@pekkagronfors7304 Жыл бұрын

@@DisruptivePhoto I will make a YT video and link to that. Shortly

@pekkagronfors7304 2 жыл бұрын

Set up D-550 to recieve SYSEX Press TUNE. Select Protect with the white single right arrow button and set it to OFF. Press EXIT. Press and hold down DATA TRANS. Select B.Load with the white single right arrow button and then press ENTER. Release the DATA TRANS button. The display should now show "Are you sure?". Press ENTER to confirm.

@synthfellow 2 жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you Pekka!

@denysquinteromusica 2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias Sr...! Saludos y bendiciones! LIKE!

@telemindx 8 ай бұрын

Excellent work... thank you so much..! nice channell

@synthfellow 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@rickrockzyootoob 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, ROLAND? THIS is why you should incorporate Sysex into your Boutique synths! Thanks for sharing this.

@synthfellow 2 жыл бұрын

Great point!

@trevorwoodley3897 9 ай бұрын

this is why they should also do re-issues of old synths. D-05 is fine, but an actual D-50 re-issue would be wicked.

@Vangelismusic1 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! my friend this was a great find for me :)

@synthfellow 10 ай бұрын

Great! 😀

@eloyex Жыл бұрын

wonderful .

@synthfellow Жыл бұрын

:) Thank you

@MsMGolden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information! I need to change the battery in my D-50 first. My Keyboard is over 20 years old never had to change battery. Didn't even know there was a battery.

@RaffiDonerian 20 күн бұрын

Hello, I need to change the battery too. Bit I'm not sure if I will lose all the midi sounds that are added on the keyboard. Any idea?

@garymaguire1290 9 ай бұрын

Thank u 🙏

@synthfellow 9 ай бұрын

Thank U! 🤗

@_oscillator 2 жыл бұрын

Hypersynth's HCARD-750 for the Roland D-50 is another option. You can copy any SysEx files (up to 4096 presets) on single card.

@synthfellow 2 жыл бұрын

Hypersynth HCard is fantastic. And they make em for other synths too :)

@anonymous_friend Жыл бұрын

Do you think HCard contains the same patches as the roland cards?

@Vangelismusic1 11 ай бұрын

Nice! but they want too much money for it,€ 259.50 that's crazy I can probably find a D550 for that much.

@stefpir 8 ай бұрын

Ibfound 249euros to be too expensive

@MrBassman91 11 күн бұрын

Hi Brilliant video thanks. Ive just purchased a D50 with a flat internal battery for a bargain price, so I'll definitely be trying this. I have two questions - is the internal Eprom memory in the D50 big enough to hold all the .syx files from the cards?, or do you have to load a card 'as and when' you want to use a particular card, I'm guessing not - as is the memory overwritten each time you load a new card? Also, can you recommend/link a USB to MIDI interface cable that works with the D50 & this software (I know alot of the cheap ones dont work) Thank you in advance

@synthfellow 11 күн бұрын

You can only transfer one card at a time. And I use a E-mu usb to midi cable.

@crhkrebs 2 жыл бұрын

SynthFellow, I'm confused about your instructions for a SysEx transfer, especially with the "Press the Split Point button" part. Maybe it's different with my D-550? Pressing and holding Data Transfer gives a menu showing "B Dump B Load Int>Crd Crd>Int". You move the left and right cursor to make your selection. This is where you get "Are you Sure?". Worked for me for years. Is this something on the keyboard version?

@synthfellow 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't had the opportunity to do this on the D550 but since the layout of buttons is different I guess that the way you describe it is the correct way. If anyone else who reads this knows something about it you're welcome to comment on this :) Do you mean it doesnt work for you?

@pekkagronfors7304 2 жыл бұрын

@@synthfellow I will test with my D-550 later. Will return with an answer if no one else gives an answer here.

@synthfellow 2 жыл бұрын

@@pekkagronfors7304 Great! Thank you!

@kdrsmusic8794 3 ай бұрын

Greetings from Norway 😊 I just bought a Roland D-50 and it sounds amazing. But I would also like to achieve this. How do you connect the synthesizer to the PC? Appreciate an explanation 😁 Do you have to have an interface with midi in/out? I have tried with a cheap one from ebay, with midi connectors at one end, and usb at the other. I get it up and running, but the PC can't send over to the synth, it just says waiting....

@synthfellow 3 ай бұрын

Be aware of cheap USB to Midi adapters! If i rember the one i used was a E-Mu midi to usb-adapter.

@matthewgaines10 Жыл бұрын

If I had a D-50 and had to have the cards, I get the D-05 and get all the cards and D-05 unique content. It is sysex compatible with the D-50 and D550. Since I don’t have a D-50, I accepted the D-05 as a acceptable substitute.

@synthfellow Жыл бұрын

I have never come across the D-05 but what I hear one this tube it’s close to the OG.

@phi368 Жыл бұрын

can you also save custom patches via usb to pc? or is the roland memory card required?

@synthfellow 10 ай бұрын

It’s been a while since I used it but I think it can be done

@JohnPaulCamposHohnerAnacleto 9 ай бұрын

What interface do you need to have between your computer and the D50 to accomplish this?

@synthfellow 9 ай бұрын

A usb to midi cable. But stay away from the cheap ones on eBay. Mine is made by E-Mu systems but anything will work.

@pure-souls 5 ай бұрын

I am facing "Data Transfer Error" with my Roland D50 when i try to load patches from computer by a midi cable. It is maybe version 2 Roland D50. So what can I do?Anybody help me.

@synthfellow 5 ай бұрын

What sysex program do you use for datatransfer? I use MidiOx and perhaps you should try to change buffersize?

@tommyfreudenthal8084 Жыл бұрын

These are not the same presets that are on HCard right?

@juniper4404 Жыл бұрын

How do you use the card? I got one for Christmas and it doesn't do anything when I insert it.

@synthfellow Жыл бұрын

Just instert it and press the button named "card". Then you can choose the sounds on the card.

@egassi1027 10 ай бұрын

I'm hoping you will know the answer to this. I changed the battery in my room d50 and it does not hold the sounds in its memory. Occasionally it says check internal battery even though I know it's brand new and working I tested it. The battery is held securely in its slot. Any ideas?

@synthfellow 10 ай бұрын

And you have checked the solder on the pcb? Could there be bad solderjoints?

@egassi1027 10 ай бұрын

@@synthfellow no. I have not checked the solder joints but thanks for the suggestion Will do a d advise back

@Justaguy11199 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, My D50 wont get from waiting to loading when i select a card. Any idea what could be the problem?

@synthfellow 2 жыл бұрын

Are all the midi parameters correct in the program. Correct channel?

@Justaguy11199 2 жыл бұрын

@@synthfellow oh, i completely.forgot about this. Yes! It all worked out fine in the end. I restarted my PC and then it worked somehow. I think my USB port might be weakenend. Thank you!

@truthkeny2388 2 жыл бұрын

please can you help me i am going all these step by step but the message i take is midi communication error :(

@synthfellow 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for late answer. Check midicables, are they connected right? did you turn of the memory protect on the D50? Have you set the correct channels in both the program and the D50?

@truthkeny2388 2 жыл бұрын

@@synthfellow Yes and thank you for feedback , i got 2 cables goes to my audio interface so that is okey,as the midi channels are set in MIDI 1 channel both...allthough still cant run the cards...The good thing is that i can run all the syx you have in d50 folder from bomesendfx so i am really okey.Iam deeply greatfull for this folder thank you kindly

@colinpettet177 7 ай бұрын

Hi I would love to get this program but I can't find it. Am I being stupid?

@synthfellow 7 ай бұрын

You can find it here :) modernretro.epizy.com/roland-d50-memory-cards.html

@AlekPresland-Smith 3 ай бұрын

@@synthfellow The website is now down for many people however: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u39tTZSMMetoDZCi3yFWohGk5LHxbdPt is still up and working