Roland VC-1
D-50 V-Card for V-Synth and VariOS
The Roland VC-1 is the faithful reproduction of the classic
Roland D-50, in a convenient PCMCIA card form, to be used with
Roland's V-Synth and VariOS. Besides featuring all the original sound banks of the D-50, the Roland VC-1 also offers a new bank of 64 sounds, with a "modern" feel. |
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In the audio examples below, we look at the new bank of sounds. |
Patch audio demo | My comments |
11 Brass Tacks | Very analog sounding, cool synth brass |
12 A Bright Day | Marvelous synth pad, perfect for many genres |
13 Soft EPicenter | Gentle and nice electric piano |
14 Next Stop Nirvana | Gorgeous, evolving, WaveStation-like synth pad |
15 Pressure Dome | Excellent programming acts on the filter via the aftertouch |
16 Hard Whoover | Classic Techno sound of the '90s |
17 Digital Clavi | Yep |
18 Chasing Game | Beautiful sound with the classic Roland "chase" effect |
21 Stereo Rhodes | Intimate electric piano |
22 FM Rhodes | The classic DX7 sound |
23 Curly Wurly | Nice Wurlitzer |
24 End of the 7 Era | Fantastic emulation of the DX7 II |
25 Christmas Time | Wonderful Christmas sound |
26 Good Vibrations | Beautiful L.A. bells |
27 Fairy Ultra | Nice bells |
28 Thoughts | Marvelous digi-pad, great follow-up to the classic D-50's "Afterthought" |
31 Music Box | Very realistic |
32 Happy Toy | Yeah |
33 Space Harp | The typical D-50 reverb algorhitms |
34 Wonder Drops | Great ambient sound |
35 Pluck the Pad | Yup |
36 Long Dream | Cool dance sound |
37 Late 80s Stack | Classic L.A. sounds |
38 Gin Fizz | A bit Fairlight-like |
41 Perc Piper | Happy sound |
42 Space Rays | Excellent sci-fi patch |
43 Tandorri Bells | Nice ambient pad |
44 I saw the light | Ravishing, classic D-50 pad sound |
45 Future is Behind | A great follow-up to the classic Future Pad sound of the D-50 |
46 Bow Street Runner | Moving pad, cool |
47 Tension Sheet | Beautiful sci-fi digital pad, very cinematic. |
48 D1080 Pad | A take on Roland's own JV-1080, perhaps? |
51 Atmostrings | Classic D-50 sound |
52 Waving Strings | Gorgeous soundtrack strings |
53 Organic Strings | More beautiful soundtrack strings |
54 Megatronic | Big sound |
55 PhotonPhasers | Cool FX |
56 Soft Whoover | Variation on the patch 16 |
57 LA Supersaw | Simple and cool. |
58 Dance Choir | Nice dance choir chord, very '90s |
61 Rusty Voices | Haunting and mysterious syn vox |
62 Solo X Press | Excellent solo synth |
63 Daft Lead | Cool lead in the vein of Daft Punk |
64 Back 2 Mono | Nice emulation of a classic monophonic analog synth |
65 Mono Octabass | Powerful syn bass |
66 Gated FM bass | Yep |
67 Acid Bass | The classic TB-303 sound |
68 Rubber Bass | Funny bass |
71 Purr-Phunk | Huge and super-cool synth bass patch. Extremely F U N K Y |
72 Atmo Bass | More '90s ambient / dance beauty |
73 Zawco Brass | Classic Fusion synth horn sound, a la Zawinul |
74 D-50 Syn Brass | Classic D-50 semi-analogness |
75 Ambient Hit | Yup |
76 12str Guitar | Decent emulation |
77 Darjiling | Charming instrument. A city in India |
78 Realistic Flute | The D Beam introduces vibrato |
81 PiccoBello | Nice piccolo flute mixed with something else. |
82 Qatsi Organ | Very nice |
83 Sunken Cathedral | Gorgeous sci-fi, soundtrack-like sound |
84 Sorcerers Organ | Cool |
85 Voice of Elohim | Outstanding sound design |
86 Sun Safari | Great vocalization patch |
87 Musique Concrete | Yes |
88 Jurassic Breath | Sleeping dinosaurs |
Roland VC-1 specs | |
Year of release: | 200_ |
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Aftertouch | no |
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SITE | Type of resource | DESCRIPTION |
Manufacturer site | home page | |
Roland VC-1 review with audio demo - June 10, 2012