Roland D-70

Roland D-70
Manufacturer Roland Corporation
Dates 1990[1]
Price £1799 GBP [2]
Technical specifications
Polyphony 30 Voices[3]
Timbrality 6 part ( 5-parts + 1-percussion)
Oscillator 4
LFO Yes (Saw Up, Saw Down, Square, Triangle)[4]
Synthesis type ROMpler and DLM ("Differential Loop Modulation")
Filter TVF FILTER: low-pass-resonant
Aftertouch expression Yes
Velocity expression Yes
Storage memory 10 user sets, 64 performances, 128 patches, 128 tones
Effects Reverb, Chorus, Flanger
Input/output
Keyboard 76 notes[5]
Left-hand control Bender / Modulation Lever, Master Volume Slider, C1 Slider
External control MIDI 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 huge 320 x 80 backlit LCD display[7] and competed with the likes of the Korg M1 workstation and the Korg T Series. The D-70 can also split or layer the four tones that constitute a patch and has D-50 style TVF filters. It has an on board drums sounds and is 6 part multi timbral (5 synth parts and one drum part). It has four left contol 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.

Expandability

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

Typical sounds include: Rhodes, Strings,[8] Pianos, Organ patches and also synth sounds such as: Ghosties, Prologue and SpaceDream.

Effects

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

References

  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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