. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. Synthmuseum.com - Your Vintage Synth Resource Home     Site Map    About Us    Contact Us    Support Us
. museum magazine resources classifieds game store

Museum : Roland Room : D-110
.

. .
. . . . .
. Roland Instruments
Alpha-Juno 1
Alpha-Juno 2
Boss DR-55
Boss DR-110
Boss DR-660
CM-32L
CMU-800 CompuMusic
CMU-810
CR-68
CR-78
CSQ-100
CSQ-600
D-5
D-10
D-20
D-50
D-110
E-20
EM-101
GR-300
HS-10
JSQ Sequencers
Juno-6
Juno-60
Juno 106
Jupiter-4
Jupiter-6
Jupiter-8
JX-3P
JX-8P
JX-10 (Super JX)
MC-4
MC-8
MC-202 MicroComposer
MKS-7 Super Quartet
MKS-10 Planet-P
MKS-30 Planet-S
MKS-50
MKS-70 Super JX
MKS-80 Super Jupiter
MKS-100
MSQ-100 Sequencer
MSQ-700 Sequencer
MT-32
PG-200
PG-300
PG-800
Pro-Mars (MRS-2)
RS-09
RS-101
RS-202
RS-505 Paraphonic
S-5
S-10
S-330
S-550
Saturn 09 (SA-09)
SH-1
SH-2
SH-3
SH-5
SH-7
SH-09
SH-101
SH-1000
SH-2000
SPV-355
System 100
System 100m
System 700
TR-66
TB-303
TR-505
TR-606
TR-626
TR-707
TR-727
TR-808
TR-909
U-110
VP-330 Vocoder Plus



Search the Synthmuseum.com Classifieds for this instrument.

. .

D-110

. . .
. Manufacturer:
Roland

Model:
D-110

Production period:
c.1988

Quantity produced:


.
. . .

Roland D-110

owner: Jay Williston, Watertown, MA

This was my first multi-timbral synthesizer module. Around the same time, I got a Mac Plus computer, a Tascam 234 four-track and a couple of microphones. That was my first home recording studio. All of these I still own today.------ Jay Williston

The D-110 (a direct descendent of the D-50 keyboard and the D-550 module) is based on Roland's "Linear Arithmetic" (LA) synthesis. They never say just what Linear Arithmetic means. All that they say about it in the owner's manual is that "LA synthesis involves a great many technological advances resulting not only in a superior sound quality but also an improved ease of programming." Hmm...

The manual goes on to say that, along with the stereo outs, "the D-110 features 6 independent Multi outputs where 6 different sounds can be sent out separately." "The D-110 has 8 Parts which work like conventional synthesizers, and a Rhythm Part which behaves like the sounds of a rhythm machine. Each Part can be controlled by information on a different MIDI channel.

"A Tone is the basic unit of sound." However, each Tone is comprised of up to four "Partials" grouped into two pairs. The D110 can play as many as 32 Partials at one time. Therefore, if all of the sounds you are playing use all four available Partials, your polyphony is cut down to only 8 notes. "A Partial uses either a Synthesizer Sound Generator ( = similar to a conventional analog synthesizer) or a PCM Sound Generator ( = PCM sampling)." Each pair of Partials may be outputted separately or ring modulated together.

"The D-110's memory capacity can retain 128 different Preset Tones, 64 user-programmed Tones, and 63 Preset Rhythm Tones. A Timbre consists of Tones and Performance Controlling Functions. The D-110 can store up to 128 Timbres, and any of these Timbres can be aligned to each Part. A Patch is a collection of Reverb [from the D-110's Reverb section] and Part settings. The D-110 can store up to 64 Patches."

"The Rhythm Part of the D-110 can use up to 85 Rhythm Tones, Preset Rhythm Tones, and the Tones you have programmed yourself. Each Rhythm Tone can have a different Pan and Level setting, as desired."

[quotes are from the Roland D-110 Owner's Manual]



. . . . .

[ Home ] [ Museum ] [ Magazine ] [ Resources ] [ Classifieds ] [ Game ] [ Store ]
[ Site Map ] [ About Us ] [ Contact Us ]


Synthmuseum.com
Watertown, MA, USA   Email Us

Site designed and constructed by IRN Internet Services
Original concept by IRN and New Silver Age Productions
Copyright © 2000 Synthmuseum.com. All rights reserved. Our Privacy Statement

Support Amnesty International