D-50 Sounds for V-Synth

15 Jul 2013, 21:24

I have a VC-1 and I love it, but recently I was contacted by a guy who has a V-Synth and wants to play a couple dozen or so D-50 sounds without having to buy a $350 used VC-1 card. So I thought to myself, it shouldn't be that hard to load a dozen or so WAV files into the V-Synth and build D-50 sounding patches. Meh, I've tried, but it's just not quite there yet. Part of it is that I'm not very experienced with programming a V-Synth, and part of it is the samples sometimes sound kind of wimpy, very quiet and not as loud/full-bodied as regular V-Synth patches. Has anyone tried this before?

Anyway, I've got about 115 or so D-50 samples, however not the 20 that this guy is looking for. Of course, they're classics from the first 2 sets of sounds for the D-50, so they're on the VC-1. But if I have to sample them, this project is going to take a while.

"Procrastination is the thief of time," MLK Jr.

Re: D-50 Sounds for V-Synth

15 Sep 2013, 05:49

Im interested in D50 samples bro. I have been wanting a D50 synth for some time now. I had my GT for a over a year right now. D50 samples would be great. thx

Re: D-50 Sounds for V-Synth

20 Sep 2013, 06:17

The D-50 emulation in the V-Synth XT or the VC-1 card is not just a bunch of multi-samples, at least not from the surface. There are samples, yes, but the original D-50 operated in a way that played a short sample in the attack while the rest of the note was synthesized.

I suppose you could do this using the V-Synth's native mode, but it'll take a while. The real D-50 had a lot of sounds/presets. If the VC-1 is a faithful reproduction, then 528 total presets. It's hard telling how many samples are used in this lineup, however.

A VC-1 card is going for $280 on eBay right now.

Re: D-50 Sounds for V-Synth

20 Sep 2013, 10:23

I can't find the answer to this question anywhere, so forgive me if this is obvious. The XT has the VC-1 installed, but does the GT, or do you need a VC-1 if you want the D-50 emulations on the GT?

Re: D-50 Sounds for V-Synth

20 Sep 2013, 13:43

The GT does not have the D-50 emulation installed. It has Vocal Designer which is similar to the VC-2 card installed in the XT.

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Re: D-50 Sounds for V-Synth

21 Sep 2013, 19:17

Does the VC-1 work on the GT? Maybe that's a stupid question, but I've never seen one in person.

Re: D-50 Sounds for V-Synth

21 Sep 2013, 20:03

spottingjonah wrote:
Does the VC-1 work on the GT? Maybe that's a stupid question, but I've never seen one in person.

No, it does not.
The VC-1 card was made for the Original V-Synth 2.0 and is included on the V-Synth XT, that also includes a VC-2 as SW mentioned.

Both VC-1 and VC-2 cards look like a PCMCIA II Card.

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