Roland D-20: The 8-track Sequencer 

And thank you for commenting!

Great! I’m actually busy with a new video of the D-20. Will be launched this week! Thanks for your great comment.

Thank you for passing by. Great to read that you still enjoy this machine. That must have been an awesome gift! :D

Thanks a lot! :D

DJ Digital superrrrrr!!!! Congrats 👏🏽 I’ve just installed mine. Soon more vids about this machine. And thanks for subbing.

The MIDI Maniac #hardwareonly You have a cool channel. I like vintage hardware also @ (dj.digital01) Instagram

Hahaha thanks a lot for your comment. Yeah, sometimes we don’t know what we really have in front of us. The D-20 is a limited machine and because of that you search for possibilities. Good luck on making the D-20 less shitty 😂💪🏽👌🏽✌🏽🤙🏽

I have a dead key, A above middle C. Changed the rubber touch pad under key but still won't work. Any ideas to fix it?

Thanks a lot, my friend in musical isolation! Take care!

The M1R! Wonderful!!! Thanks for passing by!

Hi! Thank you so much for your comment. Really appreciated. And yes, I’ve changed the CR- battery but not the drive yet. It has indeed some issues but I’m thinking to try the gotek usb solution. I’m planning to used upload another D-20 video soon. Thanks again! 💪🏽👌🏽✌🏽🤙🏽

@@theMIDImaniac You're welcome! :) if you decide to get to the floppy disk drive and replace the drive belt..then you will keep the originality of this instrument.I have repaired the station. The drive belt cost me about 1$ :) Good luck and waiting patiently for another movie about this amazing instrument.

Hi! Just mailed you ;-) It was indeed the first synth with a built-in sequencer. The M1 followed very rapidly (with better sounds IMO). I'm not familiar with the MV-30 but I just read and SOS-article about it. Interest is triggered :) Have a good weekend, my musical friend! Grtzzz, Roger

The MV30 is a U220 with a D70 filter and large LCD display coupled with an MC50 sequencer in a box.

:D Good to know that you wore it out. That means you loved it!

Hi! Thanks for dropping your question. Before I grab my camera I would like to point out that step sequencing is not possible. Only real-time recording is possible. Changing the internal battery is easy. It's a standard CR2032 button cell and can be swapped easily. (unless it's soldered to the holder) Be aware that you will loose all sounds but those can be loaded again through floppy or through midi. Do make a backup first ;-) Well, back to the question: What would you like to learn from a video regarding recording external gear with the D-20?

@@theMIDImaniac hi mate, you are ledgend for replying so quickly. Yes, I would be very gratful if you could do a real time video! thanks again and appreciate your willingness to help.

Hi! Thanks for your comment and your positive feedback. A name for the sound? Hmmm...I consider it as a pluck sound, used in a lot of Progressive House music. I make this sound on all my synths :) It's really a basic sound, based on 1 SAW partial. I also was asked about the hard bass sound (also 1 SAW partial) so I will shoot a vid about creating this kind of sounds. Thanks again!

Yes, there are alternatives. MC-303, MC-50, MC-500mkII, MC-300, MC-80, JV-1000 and more. Good luck!

Thanks a lot my musical friend! The effect is an internal effect. Reverb 8, which is a stereo delay and is 'on sync' when the BPM = 120.

The MIDI Maniac wow man you really know how to get the most out of this unit. I thought the effects may have been external. Love your informative videos and your creativity. Your channel definitely deserves more recognition. Thank you 🙏

@@johnnydekock Comments like yours do help growing the channel. So thanks a lot for that! And imagine yourself, in 1987 when I was 15...when I got this unit...Together with my DX-100. In 1988 House music in the Netherlands started to gain audience. The sequencer was gold in that time when you had no Atari. In 1991 I played together with a saxophone player, Chew Fu. Then I got Pfifer-illnes (kissing disease) and I was unable to perform anymore for months due to fatigue. The saxophone player said that he had to search for another keyboard player because our plan was to go to a contest for young musicians. Found a new player and then they won the contest. The song was released on a 'Turn Up The Bass' CD. To make a long story short. They went into music for profession. Really a great job what they have done and reached. The saxophone player toured over the world and is located nowadays in NY. The keyboard player, Patrick, played in famous Dutch groups like Van Dik Hout :). It's amazing to see what enthusiasm can do. We stay in touch and stay safe!

The MIDI Maniac wow that is an amazing story. Always wanted the D20 as a youngster I loved the fact that it had a sequencer and storage via floppy disk. I have the D-110 again as I sold mine many years ago and acquired another one recently. With talent that you have I am sure you would have won the competition if you were not sick. Great story Roger. Take care and be safe my friend.

I love your comment but also I feel sorry... Amazing that you just packed it today for a new owner. The D-20 is a limited machine but with some effort you can do nice things with it. Back in the days this was my way to play at parties and to have a 'cheap' dance machine. Don't feel sad about it...just don't... ;-)

@@theMIDImaniac I don't feel sorry. I have to much synths and have to make some space. and those whom I didn't like much went to the auction. my JV1000 has much more capebilities.

Hi! Which patterns are showing in the rhythm track?

@@theMIDImaniac My patterns 51-88 are cleared. No info on them. I hit sequencer + int/card then select the pattern I want. Using 51 that is cleared. I hit start and it starts record but the drum loop is continous and I cannot get rid of it. For instance if I have a synth pad I want to use to record that drum loop somehow is always playing

Hi Felipe! Thanks for asking. Here is a tutorial to create that sound because it’s not a stock sound. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ULcKjkWEJOg.html Good luck.

@@theMIDImaniac but i saw this video too and i follow all of these steps, but in the sequencer i can't find the house stab than i made, only in the synth section

@@felipe-samura Ah, okay! So, you've created this sound and saved it in the internal memory, right? For example I-01. Now you have to select that I-01 to a patch, let's say A-01. Normally A-01 is a piano sound and you can change that sound to I-01. Sounds complicated? I will search in the manual for you.

@@felipe-samura cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/D-20_OM.pdf Page 146 is for saving a created patch to the internal memory.

@@felipe-samura And Page 96: Setting the timbre in Multitimbral mode where you can select your created tone.

Thanks! It's indeed a deep kick drum and using only 1 partial. I will grab a video about that these days. A less messy video hahaha. This one was made with uncontrolled enthusiasm :D

The MIDI Maniac did you use a PCM or waveform? I’m intrigued to know how you got it sounding so good. I still have my D-20, since 1990. I don’t use it much but it’s got so many good memories I could never sell it.

@@KidMrRemixes ​@@KidMrRemixes It's a PCM-sound(SAW) and the trick is to adjust the Pitch Envelope in the right way. Also setting the Keyfollow of the Cut-off and sufficient Resonance is important. I don't use mine either but I was triggered by a viewer yesterday to take the lady out to walk ;) All the sounds (but the organ bass stab) were created yesterday. That's why I didn't adjust the names of the sounds. As you can see at 01:40 you see the name of the original sound LowTomTom3. When you edit that sound (take out the PCM) you already have some attacking bass drum. Adjusting some parameters and then you got a bass like I had. Anyway, I think more people are interested in how to create those kind of sounds. yeah, never sell it. It's worth nothing so you won't win anything. Now you can enjoy the old times from time to time :D

muzixco jejeje! Gracias, amigo! Just quick and messy but to get an idea. Man, I still know how to control this unit. It was my life back in 1987. And no, I don’t know this guy. I will search for him.

and that Q. goes for the user presets/patterns too...

Hi! The FDD is indeed for saving all work: Songs, sequences, sounds and settings. The Data Card can be used to save sounds only. My drive is broken but I'm thinking to try a Gotek solution.

@@theMIDImaniac yeah thats one solution or record and master before turning off D20 :D

ASDI FASI press and hold Tempo. Press now Display Up. Now you see Clock Mode. Change to midi and your good to go’

After all those years that's just awesome!

That's always good!

That's right about the keyboard. It still plays very nice!