Roland SC-88 - Revision history

Aroelina: Added year category.

2025-10-13T23:40:02Z

Added year category.

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	[[Category:General MIDI devices]]		[[Category:General MIDI devices]]
	[[Category:Roland GS devices]]		[[Category:Roland GS devices]]
			[[Category:Released in 1994]]

MelonadeM at 19:16, 13 October 2025

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	{{Infobox module		{{Infobox module
	\| name = Roland SC-88		\| name = Roland SC-88
	\| image = [[File:Roland-SC88-Front.jpg\|~~400px~~]]		\| image = [[File:Roland-SC88-Front.jpg\|320px]]
	\| dimensions = 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88-specs>Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.</ref>		\| dimensions = 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88-specs>Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.</ref>
	\| rackunits = ~1.6U, half-width		\| rackunits = ~1.6U, half-width
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	\| drumpresets = 24<ref name=88-specs></ref>		\| drumpresets = 24<ref name=88-specs></ref>
	\| effects = Reverb, Chorus, Delay, 2-band EQ<ref name=88-specs></ref>		\| effects = Reverb, Chorus, Delay, 2-band EQ<ref name=88-specs></ref>
			\| power = Hard-wired {{Hard-Wired}}<br>Region-dependent<br>14W (117V), 18W (230V and 240V)
			\| battery = 3V CR2032
	\| predecessor = [[Roland SC-55]]		\| predecessor = [[Roland SC-55]]
	\| successor = [[Roland SC-88 Pro]]		\| successor = [[Roland SC-88 Pro]]

Goatsoup.mp3 at 10:05, 28 December 2024

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	{{Infobox module		{{Infobox module
	\| name = Roland SC-88		\| name = Roland SC-88
	\| image = [[File:~~Rolandsc88~~.jpg\|400px]]		\| image = [[File:Roland-SC88-Front.jpg\|400px]]
	\| dimensions = 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88-specs>Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.</ref>		\| dimensions = 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88-specs>Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.</ref>
	\| rackunits = ~1.6U, half-width		\| rackunits = ~1.6U, half-width

Goatsoup.mp3 at 18:52, 27 December 2024

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	\| name = Roland SC-88		\| name = Roland SC-88
	\| image = ~~{{Photo wanted}}~~		\| image = [[File:Rolandsc88.jpg\|400px]]
	\| dimensions = 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88-specs>Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.</ref>		\| dimensions = 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88-specs>Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.</ref>
	\| rackunits = ~1.6U, half-width		\| rackunits = ~1.6U, half-width

Hikari no yume: Add {{Photo wanted}}

2024-09-22T16:19:14Z

Add {{Photo wanted}}

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	\| name = Roland SC-88		\| name = Roland SC-88
			\| image = {{Photo wanted}}
	\| dimensions = 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88-specs>Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.</ref>		\| dimensions = 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88-specs>Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.</ref>
	\| rackunits = ~1.6U, half-width		\| rackunits = ~1.6U, half-width

Hikari no yume: Add comment about comparison table

2024-09-11T19:07:07Z

Add comment about comparison table

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	:''Not to be confused with the [[Roland SC-88 Pro]].''		:''Not to be confused with the [[Roland SC-88 Pro]].''

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	{{Infobox module		{{Infobox module
	\| name = Roland SC-88		\| name = Roland SC-88

Hikari no yume: note chorus can do delay too

2024-09-11T18:57:16Z

note chorus can do delay too

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	* Maximum polyphony more than doubled from 24/28 to 64 voices		* Maximum polyphony more than doubled from 24/28 to 64 voices
	* Number of parts doubled from 16 to 32 (two MIDI inputs)		* Number of parts doubled from 16 to 32 (two MIDI inputs)
	* A separate delay effect unit was added (independent from the reverb ~~unit~~, which already could do delay effects), allowing use of delay simultaneously to reverb and chorus		* A separate delay effect unit was added (independent from the reverb and chorus units, which already could do some delay effects), allowing use of delay simultaneously to reverb and chorus
	* A two-band equalizer effect was added		* A two-band equalizer effect was added
	* Many new sounds and drumkits were added, including new versions of capital (GM) tones		* Many new sounds and drumkits were added, including new versions of capital (GM) tones

Hikari no yume: /* Roland SC-88VL */ Add photo

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Roland SC-88VL: Add photo

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	=== Roland SC-88VL ===		=== Roland SC-88VL ===
			[[File:Roland SC-88VL white front.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|right\|Roland SC-88VL (white version) immediately after being powered on.]]

	The '''Roland SC-88VL''' is a variant of the SC-88 that has the same 1U rack height as earlier Sound Canvases (it looks very similar to the [[Roland SC-55]]). This reduced height means it lacks some of the new panel controls, and in particular, does not feature the ability to create User Instruments or User Drum Sets via the panel controls. However, they can still be created via MIDI, so it is fully compatible with MIDI data created for the SC-88.<ref>Roland SC-88VL Owner's Manual, page 82.</ref>		The '''Roland SC-88VL''' is a variant of the SC-88 that has the same 1U rack height as earlier Sound Canvases (it looks very similar to the [[Roland SC-55]]). This reduced height means it lacks some of the new panel controls, and in particular, does not feature the ability to create User Instruments or User Drum Sets via the panel controls. However, they can still be created via MIDI, so it is fully compatible with MIDI data created for the SC-88.<ref>Roland SC-88VL Owner's Manual, page 82.</ref>

Hikari no yume: /* Quirks */ mention CM-64 bank selection problem

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Quirks: mention CM-64 bank selection problem

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	== Quirks ==		== Quirks ==

			=== CM-64 (MT-32) bank selection ===

			The [[Roland SC-55]] included banks of presets compatible with the [[Roland CM-64]] ([[Roland CM-32L]]/[[Roland MT-32]] + [[Roland CM-32P]]). These are available on the SC-88 as well. However, they are only included as part of the SC-55 map, not the SC-88 map. This means that when the SC-88 is set to the SC-88 map, playing a song written for the SC-55 that uses these instruments will sound wrong, with the instruments missing! This can be fixed in two ways:

			* When playing back an existing song, this can be avoided by setting the SC-88 to the SC-55 map before playing: press the "ALL" button if it is not already lit, then press the "SC-55 MAP" button if it is not already lit.
			* When creating your own MIDI data for the SC-88, make sure the "Bank Select LSB" for any CM-64 parts is set to "1". This tells the SC-88 to use the SC-55 map. The SC-55 simply ignores this, so you can safely add it to SC-55 MIDI data.

			This problem was fixed in the SC-88's successor, the SC-88 Pro.

	=== Multi-port MIDI data ===		=== Multi-port MIDI data ===

Hikari no yume: /* Variants */ mention ST variant

2024-08-29T17:14:54Z

Variants: mention ST variant

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	The other notable difference is that the SC-88VL has a barrel jack 9V DC power input, whereas the SC-88 has an integrated AC power supply with a hardwired cable and fixed voltage. This means the SC-88VL is more practical to import from a different region, as no step-up or step-down transformer or AC plug adapter is required, just an off-the-shelf 9V power supply. See the [[Power supplies]] help page for more information.		The other notable difference is that the SC-88VL has a barrel jack 9V DC power input, whereas the SC-88 has an integrated AC power supply with a hardwired cable and fixed voltage. This means the SC-88VL is more practical to import from a different region, as no step-up or step-down transformer or AC plug adapter is required, just an off-the-shelf 9V power supply. See the [[Power supplies]] help page for more information.

			=== Roland SC-88ST ===

			The '''Roland SC-88ST''' is a variant of the SC-88 that lacks panel controls or a display, is reduced to 1U rack height, and uses a barrel jack 9V DC power input.

	== Quirks ==		== Quirks ==