Roland D-70

How do the presets sound? When I compare it to the JV880, which I own too, I would say: the D70 is more analog, warmer, fatter and more noisy. When you're really into synthesis editing is easy, when you're not: this thing is a pain in the ass! Especially editing the rythm setup is REALLY annoying and takes a hell lot of time! The manual is translated into dutch by some stupid Japanese moran, who studied Dutch but didn't get an A to his exams. The manual really sucks, when you know a little about synthesis, forget the manual and start experimenting!

This thing is really great! I've a Roland JX10, which I use as a masterkeyboard, but lately I had no possibility to take it with me, next to the D70. I programmed the D70 to control the JV880 and THAT'S HEAVEN!! Transmitting over FOUR midi channels, all with volume control under 4 sliders!!! This thing is 30 voice, but I don't care because I've a JV880 (28), the JX10 (12) and a SY77 (32) so that's enough!! The D70 has reverb and chorus inside. Chorus is great, reverb is a bit hard to measure. Most features work OK for me, but the real heaven on this thing are the masterkeyboard functions!!

Sounds as I sad are warm and rough (really FAT OBX sounds, eat this Eddie van Halen!) Piano is OK, B3 organ is fantastic. Cool drums (kicks ass man) good basses good effects. A real pity is the not assignable keyboardtracking to the note number.

I own it for one and a half month so I don't know

See above

This thing is really great. I thought a long time about buying a second keyboard, and had a CS1X in mind, a U20, a X5D, but I'm glad I bought this killer. Toghter with my other stuff I got a REAL great setup. When you find one, get 'em!! The only thing that actually sucks, is that this thing is really BIG! (and I've got a f#$%&*&cking heavy flightcase around it, so my arm is really getting torn apart.