Roland’s new D-05 Linear Synthesizer perfectly recreates the legendary D-50 synth 30 years later. Released in 1987, the D-50 Linear Synthesizer was Roland’s first completely digital synthesizer, and easily one of the most influential keyboards ever made. The D-50 helped define the sound of the late ‘80s with its instantly recognizable mix of sampled attacks and synthesized sustaining waveforms, enhanced with built-in chorus, reverb, and EQ. It’s the basis of classic tracks in a wide range of gen