Synths ⇝ Roland ⇝ Roland D-550

The Roland D-550 is the rackmount version of Roland's popular D-50 synthesizer. Is uses 8-bit PCM samples in combination with Linear Arithmetic (LA) synthesis. It has low-pass resonant filters, digital reverb, and built-in chorus effects.

Notable Users: Enya, Information Society, Jean-Michel Jarre, LTJ Bukem, Gary Numan, Rush, Rick Wakeman

Specifications

Year Released: 1987

MSRP: 1395.00 USD

Polyphony: 16 notes

User Patches: 64

This is a 2-space rack unit.

Multitimbral: 1 part, upgradeable to 16.

User Demo Videos

Rating

Sound Samples

WAV samples are available on freewavesamples.com.

File Downloads

Roland D-550 Manual

Roland D-550 Service Notes

Roland PN-D50-00 SysEx Patch Data

Roland PN-D50-01 SysEx Patch Data

Roland PN-D50-02 SysEx Patch Data

Roland PN-D50-03 SysEx Patch Data

Roland PN-D50-04 SysEx Patch Data

Items for Sale on Reverb

Roland D-550 Owner's Manual + MIDI Implementation ($40)

Roland D-550 LINER SYNTHESIZER New internal battery & Display D-50 rack version ($700)

Roland D-550 D-50 rack with multi bank card ($525)

Roland D-550 Linear Synthesizer Sound Module 1987 - Black ($826.79)

Roland D-550 Vintage Synth Sound Module (Read Description) (Comes With Cord, Eprom, and Halg CD Memory Card Loaded With Patches) ($539)

Roland D-550 Digital Piano Sound Module 1987 - Black ($500)

Roland D-550 Synth Module #5, refurbished with new OLED display & backup battery ($1,155.50)

Roland D-550 ($636.63)

Roland D-550 Digital Sound Module 1987 - Black ($761.11)

Roland D-550 Digital Piano Sound Module 1987 Black ($590)

Roland D-550 Linear Synthesizer - UPGRADED + Black LED Display + Latest Firmware + 16 Multibank Card + Original Manual ($650)

Roland D-550 With OLED / serviced ($708.68)

Roland D-550 M.EX Musitronics Multimode Speed sehr selten ($1,829.57)

Roland D-550 Digital Piano Sound Module 1987 - Black ($550)

Roland D-50 D-550 RAM Memory Card M-256D (RAM 32KBytes) ($128.74)

Roland D-550 OS v1.02 EPROM Firmware Upgrade KIT / New ROM Final Upgrade Chip D550 ($24.95)

Roland D-550 Owner's Manual ($19.99)

Roland D-550 Owners Manual ($36.34)

Roland D-550 V1.02 OS EPROM! NEW! ($18.99)

Roland D-550 Owners Manual Charts midi Implementation Book VINTAGE SYNTH DEALER ($99.99)

LED Display Upgrade - Roland D-50 D-550 (Super Enhanced Black) LUX PMVA LED Display ! ($131.46)

Roland D-50 / D-550 Voice ROM Data Card // Rittor Music // KV-501 Special Collection ($194.89)

Roland Users Group Magazine - Vol 7 no 4 - Adrian Belew, D-50/550, U-220, S-550 - 1989 ($10)

VALHALA Music International Gold Rom Card for Roland D-50 & D-550 ($189)

Roland - Fantom FA76 , EXR-5S , MC-808 ,GW-7 ,VP-550 , Juno-D/G - Power switch ($12.90)

Roland D-550 Full set of 36 Pushbuttons Panel Switch D550 No D50 Vintage Synth ($23.56)

Roland D-550 OLED Display new white ($123.07)

Roland D550 Version 1.02 firmware OS update EPROM Rom D-550 ($17.66)

Roland D-50 / D-550 Voice ROM Data Card // PN-D50-00 // FACTORY PATCHES ($171.26)

Roland PN-D50-04 Original ROM Sound Card for D-50 / D-550 — Tested, Case & Sound Chart ($129.95)

Roland PN-D50-03 Original ROM Sound Card for D-50 / D-550 — Tested, Case & Sound Chart ($119.95)

Roland PN-D50-02 Original ROM Sound Card for D-50 / D-550 — Tested, Case & Sound Chart ($119.95)

Roland PN-D50-01 Original ROM Sound Card for D-50 / D-550 — Tested & Working ($99.95)

Roland PN-D50-02 PATCH DATA ROM for D-50, D-550 w/ box ($120)

Roland 13449146 Input Jack for, JC120, JUNO-2, KC & Cube Amps, MKS Modules. D-50, D-550 & Much More ($12.99)

Roland PN-D50-00 PATCH DATA ROM for D-50, D-550 ($95)

Roland D550 Latest OS ROM version 1.02 D-550 ($35)

Roland M-256D Memory Card - 32K RAM Data Card for D-50, D-550, D-10, D-20, D-110, R-8 ($119)

ROLAND D-50 / D-550 / D-05 Patch Bank - "Atmospheric Textures and FX, VOL. I" ($8.99)

ROLAND D-50 / D-550 / D-05 Patch Bank - "Atmospheric Textures and FX, VOL. II" ($8.99)

EU Roland Power Cable for MKS70, JX10, MKS 80, D50, D550 MKS70, JX10, MKS 80, D50, D550 1985 ($23.66)

Roland D50 memory card bundle (RAM Card for d550 as well) ($98.17)

Power Cable 2 Pins 2 Meters for Roland - FP-8 , JX-8P , JX-10 , EP-50 , D50 , D550 , D70 , JV-80 - Power cord ($19.43)

Power Cable 2 Pins 2 Meters for Roland - FP-8 , JX-8P , JX-10 , EP-50 , D50 , D550 , D70 , JV-80 - Power cord ($19.43)

Roland - JX8P , RD-100 , RD-170 , D50 , D550 , D70 - Phone jack ($8.90)

Roland D50, D550, D10, D20, D110, JD800, JD990 - Battery Replacement Fix ($9.39)

Greytsounds Roland D-50/D550 Synth Patches • 8 Bank Set • Digital Download ($30)

Roland D50, D550, MKS 70, MKS 80, JX10, MSQ700 1980 ($24.90)

Roland D550 Memory Card with Original Patches 00-05 + 11 x 256MRAM ($115)

Roland - D50 ,D550,D10, D20, D110,JD 800, JD 990 - battery ($3.99)