Roland • D-10 / D-110

Second generation D-50 style synthesis. The D-10 is a Digital Linear Arithmetic Synthesizer and the D-110 is its upgraded rackmount version. Capable of decent acoustic sounds and great new synth-type sounds the D-10/110 is a great and cheaper alternative to the popular D-50. It has a confusing synthesis / editing method composed of tones, partials and timbres. Basically it all boils down to tricky programming which, if you know what your doing, can have interesting and unique results. On-board drum sounds, reverb effects and internal / external memory storage are also a plus.

The D-110 rackmount version adds 6 individual outputs, and the follow-up D-20 keyboard version adds an 8-track sequencer. Definitely worth a listen for any musician on a budget! It has been used by Suzanne Vega, Future Sound of London, and Information Society.
Sysexes can be found here.
http: / /www.synthzone.com/midi/roland/d10/
There's a number of interesting sets of patches, but the only original set that worked for me is in D20_SYX.zip - the patches are the same. There's some good stuff in the BOI and BOCM sets but they will replace everything so have fun cherry picking the good stuff back out.
Today I have a D-50 and let me tell you, they are two totally different machines. The D-10 does the job well, but the D-50 takes over the stage. The only sond comparable with the D-50 is the JD-800 witch I think is a cleaner and a bit more digital version of the D-50. The D-70 was basically a prototype of the JV series, it has nothing to do with the D series sound engine.