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My new-old D-50

4 Apr 2007, 17:18
Well I took the plunge and just brought home this D-50 for $125.00. The keyboard contacts need cleaning and two keys don't make sound but I'll be using it as a sound module. It came with 2 manuals, power cord and Factory sounds card. While I normally prefer virtual analogs I hope to use it now and again for Pads. The presets are pretty laughable and most have that annoying "chiff" PCM sample but I hope to program some good atmospheric pads on it. What struck me about the presets is that there's really not a single good lead sound. Is it possible to program leads on it?
For sure I'll be asking a lot of questions about it as I take a trip back to the '80s in learning how to get around on the thing!
Nec Asperra Terrent

Re: My new-old D-50

4 Apr 2007, 20:37
Hard to compare these machines to the new technology. Like comparing apples to oranges. Go to ebay and buy sound cards with different types of sounds. I assure you the D-50, although old school will produce very cool and recognizable sounds used in tons of 80's rock songs.
I have several of these sound cards and I can find a way to reduce them to a medium so that they can be sent through e-mail, I will send them to you and anyone else who desires them.

Kenny

Need a PG-1000? Prgrammer for D50

5 Apr 2007, 01:02
Voice Crystal was a producer of some of the D50 cards.

I have a PG-1000 hardware programmer for the D series if anyone is interested...

Re: My new-old D-50

5 Apr 2007, 05:17
Gothboy
Check the Clan's archives HERE

Rick
Just for curiousity, how much are you asking for the PG-1000?

Re: My new-old D-50

5 Apr 2007, 09:33
Kenny, let me know how I can have you send me some of those.
.....and Rick, how much do you plan on selling the 1000 for?
Nec Asperra Terrent

Re: My new-old D-50

3 May 2007, 20:36
Kenny, If you want to send me some D-50 patch banks it would be great. Let me know if you can and I'll PM you my email.
Nec Asperra Terrent

Re: My new-old D-50

4 May 2007, 01:20
@Gothboy: FYI, this forum has no PM function. However, if you decide to post your email adress, the forum software will encode it as a small PNG image, thus making it difficult for spam email harwesters to find.

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Re: My new-old D-50

7 May 2007, 22:20
Hey Gothboy,

I was digging around my studio and found some floppy disks that have D-50 sounds on it although they are in Macintosh format.

If you have access to this type of computer, post your email address and I will contact you and attempt to forward these sounds to you. I have never listened to these sounds, but they are five floppies filled with them. The reason I have never listened to them is because I never had a Mac available to me.

I also have my D50, D550, and a PG1000 programmer. Never thought about letting them go, but they just sit in cases and are in great condition.

Kenny

Re: My new-old D-50

8 May 2007, 08:18
Here's my email so you can send me those presets:
Are they Sysex files?
mabon1@comcast.net

might be interested in the PG-1000, although I really should be using every cent I've got for a newer computer....what do you want for it?

What I really need is an editor/librarian program for Mac...have you ever seen or heard of one?
Nec Asperra Terrent

Re: My new-old D-50

8 May 2007, 23:00
Gothboy,

Give me a couple of days and I will save the files to my computer, or whatever is on these disks, and will send them to you.

My new computer doesn't have a floppy drive, so that I will have to do this at work. I am off for the next two days and then I will send them. I don't have any type of editor for the Mac, however, I'm relatively sure that you can find one online for free.

As for the PG-1000, I will more than likely let it go when I sell my D-50. I believe this will be a selling point.

Kenny

Re: My new-old D-50

9 May 2007, 09:59
OK, sounds good to me! Thanks for the help with the files. I've done lots of searches for a Mac editor and AFAIK none exist.....though there are a few for PC.....but I don't have a PC...so I always ask folks if they have a Mac editor, you never know!
Nec Asperra Terrent

Re: My new-old D-50

11 May 2007, 10:36
Gothboy,

I tried opening these floppies with my PC and was unable to. E-mail me at kline_km@jpso.com, give me your physical address and I will mail these 7 floppy disks that I have to you. I think that you will need a Mac to open up the files on the disk since it is printed on the disk that they are Macintosh computer disks. I haven't had a Mac in for probably 15 years. If you are able to get them to work, I would simply appreciate for you to put them onto a memory card and I will mail you some empty memory cards that I have and put the sounds onto them as I still have my D50, D550.

I bought these sounds a long time ago and I don't remember if I even got a chance to download them.

Thanks,

Kenny

Re: My new-old D-50

5 Jun 2007, 07:47
Kenny,
I'm just posting to let you know that I still haven't received those disks yet. If you haven't gotten around to sending them that's OK. I just wanted to alert you in case you had.
Nec Asperra Terrent

Re: My new-old D-50

6 Jun 2007, 01:34
I gave them to my secretary to mail. She told me that she had. I will double check with her.

Kenny

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