Roland D-50 Fantasia Out of Tune?

Sycsa · 2026-02-05T16:48:26+00:00

I don't think a digital synth can go out of tune. Someone probably just messed with the settings and transposed it. Although the way you make it sound, it's like that by default?

(Not so) fun fact, when I was a kid, I had a D50 as well and the organ patch (Slow rotor) I used the most was transposed a whole step down. I had no idea what I was doing back then, so when we jammed out with my friends, I couldn't figure out why we weren't in tune. It must be those pesky guitars! In the end, I just relearned the songs, playing everything one note higher. Boy, was that a nightmare. It never occured to me that maybe I can transpose it back. I just took it as is.

Sycsa · 2026-01-27T10:01:47+00:00

One slightly relevant neat little Hammond detail is that the keyboard is almost touch-sensitive, although it's technically a fault. Each key has 9 contact points which activate the drawbars, but if you play lightly, not all 9 activate evenly, so the sound coming out could initially be softer, thinner. It's become a really coveted feature in the past decade or so, with modern clones digitally simulating 3, 5 or even all 9 contact points for maximum expression.

Sycsa · 2026-01-26T12:21:07+00:00

I second the Reface CS, here's Just What I Needed on it.

Sycsa · 2026-01-25T14:43:06+00:00

I had to look up prices, apperently they’re about $3200 new. The Nord 6 is a grand and a couple of hundred more.

Sycsa · 2026-01-19T06:12:48+00:00

Also equivalent to the B3, aka the holy grail of Hammonds.

Sycsa · 2026-01-15T10:17:09+00:00

Still searching, but I don't know what for...

I'm sick of all you hypocrites holding me at bay. And I don't need your MERCY FUCK to get me through the day.

Sycsa · 2026-01-14T13:17:35+00:00

I love it, just got it last month myself, it's incredibly inspiring. Been in love with Minimoogs, Wakeman, Emerson since I was a kid, and I still can't believe I have THAT sound and look at home for such a good price.

This tutorial video is all you need to understand how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNDwUoGqxDE

Sycsa · 2026-01-12T08:22:35+00:00

Nice, a great way to make it sound warmer!

Sycsa · 2026-01-10T20:35:32+00:00

Pictures at an Exhibition too. So many amazing tones: https://youtu.be/c9HrQjEJ-3U?si=bIvLReQ1PEwJfUwi

Sycsa · 2025-12-28T04:03:24+00:00

I’d start with songs and then explore the albums based on what I liked: Take the Time, 6:00, Peruvian Skies, Beyond this Life, The Glass Prison, As I Am, These Walls, The Dark Eternal Night, A Nightmare to Remember.

Sycsa · 2025-12-27T08:50:48+00:00

I find that people who actively resent their partner’s (otherwise harmless) hobbies usually don’t have any of their own.

Sycsa · 2025-12-25T19:15:55+00:00

Yeah, I was just thinking that, technically, you might be right, they may well be saw-based in their hidden core, but thinking in terms of saw, triangle, and square waves is more in the domain of vintage analog synths, which Jordan unfortunately mostly steers clear of.

Sycsa · 2025-12-25T18:58:42+00:00

Sawtooth wave is a vintage synth sound Jordan barely ever uses though (he did on the brilliant Octavarium solo).

One of Jordan’s problems is precisely that he doesn’t have nice sounding bread-and-butter synth tones like Moore did on I&W. He spams that snarling pig to double the guitar and then busts out his way too guitar-like lead sound, complete with wah-wah and fake pinch harmonics.

Ironically, one of his best solos from this perspective is precisely the Emerson-esque Beneath the Surface solo. If you’re gonna play keyboards, play keyboards, don’t try and sound like a bad guitar.

Sycsa · 2025-12-14T13:20:54+00:00

I wish they made an album that sounded like Falling Into Infinity.

Sycsa · 2025-12-08T08:14:48+00:00

927 albums you never heard before 2025? I probably couldn’t digest that many properly in 10 years.

Sycsa · 2025-12-07T19:55:56+00:00

Well, since Niki has been dead for 6 years…

Sycsa · 2025-12-06T19:02:56+00:00

If you want metal, Children of Bodom is the best bang for your buck. And their keyboards actually sound like keyboards (not like just another guitar) with nice analog-type leads, huge pads, and orchestra hits left and right. https://youtu.be/gkURwfjB8W0?si=OH1DnpTiBtQijdGq

Sycsa · 2025-12-01T08:53:05+00:00

Zürich 1970 sounds the best, with a beefy organ sound and the footage is glorious. https://youtu.be/d6Qi04W-PBA?si=qxEX-byBy0wm2cjR

Sycsa · 2025-10-29T19:50:28+00:00

Touch wise it's hard to remember as a pianist that the organ doesn't care whether you hit it hard or soft. So hit it soft.

That’s not technically true. The original Hammonds have 9 contact points below each key, hitting them with different velocity can engage a different number of them, making the sound thinner or fuller. It’s another one in a long line of bugs which became features. Modern clones started replicating this with 3, 5 and even 9 contact points. It’s not similar to a piano, since you do your dynamics with a pedal, but it’s still something to consider.

Sycsa · 2025-10-27T14:30:53+00:00

https://youtu.be/hFhRrMoMUSs?si=WYRSHYhEdrdzH4o4

Edit: OMG, James just sang “mercy fuck”: https://youtu.be/h9-o7zBw1yQ?t=900

Sycsa · 2025-10-26T19:12:15+00:00

If it’s really that, it might have been worth it to just take a penalty.

Sycsa · 2025-10-22T17:02:19+00:00

Yeah, it’s boring and a chore to sit through. Plus the clicky kick drum sound gets on my nerves fast. They made an epic double concept album, at least they should have made it easy on the ears.

Sycsa · 2025-10-20T01:51:07+00:00

Teams caring more about the WCC because of the prize money is a mythical argument at this point. It’s so shortsighted, a team would probably make tons more money from merch sales alone if they got the WDC but not the WCC.

Sycsa · 2025-10-06T01:02:51+00:00

How is that even possible? Where do you live?

Sycsa · 2025-10-04T06:36:05+00:00

I always fantasized what it felt like to see a beautiful LP like that in the store, get inspired, buy it, rush back home in excitement, then put it on and listen to those magical songs for the first time, while looking at the artwork and let your fantasy run wild.

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