D-5

Roland D-5

Released: 1989

MSRP: $995US

Synopsis:

D-10 swapping reverb for chase/chord and drum machine for arpeggiator Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Roland D-10 is a 61 key (velocity sensitive), 8-32 voice (9 part multimbral), digital synthesizer, featuring 1-4 oscillators (sample or resonant low pass filtered saw/square), dedicated pitch/filter/amp 4 stage envelopes, LFO, chase/harmony, card slot, 128 presets, arpeggiator, and MIDI.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
61 keys	W:978mm(38.5in) D:279mm(11in) H:84mm(3.5in)	6.6kg(14.5lbs)	no	stereo	MIDI IN/OUT/THRU	MIDI	MIDI	sustain	800mA 9V DC

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
D-5 D-10 D-20 D-110	internal:128 card:128	patches:128 preset-tones:128 user-tones:64 card:same	MIDI-SysEx card:M-256D/E	MIDI-SysEx PG-10	menu based	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
2 MIDI:8	32\|16\|8 (1\|2\|4 partials)	no	[DCO->DCF->DCA]+[PCM->DCA]+[DCO->DCF->DCA]+[PCM->DCA]

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
chase harmony	MIDI-CC10	key MIDI-CC7 TVA-ENV velocity	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
up and/or down, random	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	bend-lever mod-lever MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC11 MIDI-CC100 MIDI-CC101	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
no	yes	MIDI-SysEx	MIDI	variable	1

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
no	16bit	?	no	?	N/A	N/A	N/A	no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
Sample	digital	sample:256	-	no	ring	LFO MIDI-PitchBend P-ENV bend-lever	no
WG	digital	saw square	-	no	ring PWM:velocity	LFO MIDI-PitchBend P-ENV bend-lever	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
TVF	digital	?	yes	low pass	key TVF-ENV	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
P-ENV	4	4	no	yes	no	velocity	key
TVF-ENV	3	4	no	no	no	key velocity	key
TVA-ENV	3	4	no	no	no	no	key velocity

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO	triangle	no	no	no	no	MIDI-CC1 mod-lever	no

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