A 9-part
multi-timbral digital synthesizer with 32-voice
polyphony and a 61-note
keyboard. Released in
1988.
The D-10 uses Roland's (in)famous
Linear Arithmetic Synthesis for
sound generation. This basically means combining a simple synthesizer
engine with sampled sounds.
Sawtooth and
square waveforms are available on the synth section, along with a
resonant digital
filter. There are 128 internal
patches, with more available using
RAM cards (compatible with the
D-50,
MT-32 and
D-20) or
SysEx.
8 onboard
reverb and
delay effects are included to spice up the sounds. A
drum sequencer is also featured. While the maximum polyphony is 32 voices, it varies depending on the
layerings and sounds. The keyboard is
velocity sensitive but without
aftertouch. Full
MIDI implemention is featured for external control.
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