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Roland D-70

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Roland D-70
ManufacturerRoland Corporation
Dates1990[1]
Price£1799 GBP[2]
Technical specifications
Polyphony30 Voices[3]
Timbrality6 part (5-parts + 1-percussion)
Oscillator4
LFOYes (Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Triangle)[4]
Synthesis typeROMpler and DLM ("Differential Loop Modulation")
FilterTVF FILTER: low-pass-resonant
Aftertouch expressionYes
Velocity expressionYes
Storage memory10 user sets, 64 performances, 128 patches, 128 tones
EffectsReverb, Chorus, Flanger
Input/output
Keyboard76 notes[5]
Left-hand controlBender / Modulation Lever, Master Volume Slider, C1 Slider
External controlMIDI Expression Pedal Jack, Pedal Switch Jack, Hold Pedal Jack

The Roland D-70 is a 76 note Super LA[6] synthesizer produced in Japan in 1990. it featured a 240 × 64 pixel backlit LCD display[7] and competed with the likes of the Korg M1 and T-series workstations and Yamaha SY77 workstation, although the D-70 was not itself a workstation because it lacked a sequencer. The D-70 can also split or layer the four tones that constitute a patch and has D-50 style TVF filters. It has onboard drums sounds and is 6-part multi timbral (5 synth parts and one drum part). It has four left control faders that can be assigned in real time to the following paramemeters: Level, Pan, Tuning, Cutoff, Resonance, Attack, and Release. It has three modes of play: Mono, Polyphonic, Split. Despite being anticipated as a "Super D-50", it is in fact a different machine, a prototype of very successful JV series full-sample playback synths (ROMplers). It's very similar to JV-90, though has fewer quality samples and fewer editing capabilities.

Expandability

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The D-70 also can read U220 series PCM cards, and has two PCM card slots on the rear of the unit, and also a RAM slot.

Typical sounds

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Typical sounds include: Rhodes, strings,[8] pianos, organ patches and also synth sounds such as: Ghosties, Prologue and SpaceDream.

Effects

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There are six reverbs (Room 1–3, Hall 1 & 2 and Gated), delay and cross-delay, and one effect from Chorus 1 & 2, FB-Chorus, Flanger and Short Delay in another effect. There are just three reverb / delay parameters: reverb/delay time and level and delay feedback. Chorus / flanger allows you to set level, delay, rate, depth and feedback.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "d-70". www.synthmania.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  2. ^ "Roland D70 (MT Aug 90)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  3. ^ "Roland D-70 | Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  4. ^ "Roland D-70 Super LA Synthesizer". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  5. ^ "Roland D-70 Technical Specifications | Sweetwater". SweetCare. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  6. ^ "Roland D-70". www.retrosynth.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  7. ^ "Roland D-70". www.retrosynth.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  8. ^ "Roland D70 (MT Aug 90)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  9. ^ "Roland D70 (MT Aug 90)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
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