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== Models ==
== Models ==


The following table compares the flagship models representing each generation. Each generation also has several other models which are variations on the flagship, e.g. reduced-size versions or versions without a display and panel controls. Please see each's page for more information.
The following table compares the flagship models representing each generation. Each generation also has several other models which are variations on the flagship, e.g. reduced-size versions or versions without a display and panel controls. Please see each's page for more information. The SC-8820 is also included because of its special significance.


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! [[Roland SC-88]]
! [[Roland SC-88]]
! [[Roland SC-88 Pro]]
! [[Roland SC-88 Pro]]
! [[Roland-ED SC-8820]]
! [[Roland-ED SC-8850]]
! [[Roland-ED SC-8850]]
|-
|-
! Image
! Image
| style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center" | [[File:Roland-SC55mk2-Front.jpg|160px]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center" | [[File:Roland-SC55mk2-Front.jpg|160px]]
| (No image yet)
| style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center" | [[File:Roland-SC88-Front.jpg|160px]]
| (No image yet)
| {{Photo wanted}}
| {{Photo wanted}}
| style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center" |  [[File:Roland-SC8850-Front.jpg|160px]]
| style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center" |  [[File:Roland-SC8850-Front.jpg|160px]]
|-
|-
! W × H × D (mm)
! W × H × D (mm)
| 218 × 44 × 297 (original)<ref name=og-manual-specs /><br>218 × 44 × 233 (mkII)<ref name=mkii-manual-specs />
| 218 × 44 × 297 (original)<br>218 × 44 × 233 (mkII)
| 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88-specs>Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.</ref>
| 218 × 72 × 250
| 218 × 72 × 250<ref name=88pro-specs>Roland SC-88 Pro Owner's Manual, final page.</ref>
| 218 × 72 × 250
| 218 × 88 × 278<ref name=8850-specs>Roland-ED SC-8850 Owner's Manual, page 247.</ref>
| 203 × 35 × 159
| 218 × 88 × 278
|-
|-
! Rack units
! Rack units
| 1U, half-width<ref name=og-manual-specs /><ref name=mkii-manual-specs />
| 1U, half-width
| ~1.6U, half-width
| ~1.6U, half-width
| ~1.6U, half-width
| ~1.6U, half-width
| (not a rack unit, fits in 1U)
| 2U, half-width
| 2U, half-width
|-
|-
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| 1994
| 1994
| 1996
| 1996
| 1999
| 1999
| 1999
|-
|-
! [[Roland GS]]
! [[Roland GS]]
| style="background: yellow" | Yes<ref group="table">GS standard not frozen until mkII</ref>
| style="background: yellow" | Yes<ref group="table">GS standard not frozen until mkII</ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
|-
! [[General MIDI]]
! [[General MIDI]]
| style="background: yellow" | Yes (except early models)
| style="background: yellow" | Yes (except early models)
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
|-
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| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
|-
! Parts
! Parts
| 16<ref name=og-manual-specs /><ref name=mkii-manual-specs />
| 16
| 32<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| 32
| 32<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| 32
| 64<ref group="table">64 parts only available via USB or serial, 32 parts available via MIDI DIN</ref><ref name=8850-midi-specs>Roland-ED SC-8850 Owner's Manual, page 12.</ref>
| 32
| 64 (USB/serial)<br>32 (MIDI DIN)
|-
|-
! Max polyphony
! Max polyphony
| 24 (original)<ref name=og-manual-specs>Roland SC-55 Owner's Manual, page 86.</ref><br>28 (mkII)<ref name=mkii-manual-specs>Roland SC-55mkII Owner's Manual, page 114.</ref>
| 24 (original)<br>28 (mkII)
| 64<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| 64
| 64<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| 64
| 128<ref name=8850-specs></ref>
| 64
| 128
|-
|-
! Normal presets
! Normal presets
| 323 (original)<ref group="table">Two added in later revisions, see [[Roland_SC-55#Normal_instrument_set|table]]</ref><br>354 (mkII)
| 323 (original)<ref group="table">Two added in later revisions, see [[Roland_SC-55#Normal_instrument_set|table]]</ref><br>354 (mkII)
| 654<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| 654
| 1117<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| 1117
| 1640<ref name=8850-specs />
| 1608
| 1640
|-
|-
! Drum presets
! Drum presets
| 10
| 10
| 24<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| 24
| 42<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| 42
| 63<ref name=8850-specs />
| 63
| 63
|-
|-
! Reverb effect<br><ref group="table" name=delay>The reverb and chorus effect units can also do certain delay effects, but each unit can only do one type of effect at a time. The addition of the delay unit allows using reverb, chorus and delay simultaneously.</ref>
! Reverb<br><ref group="table" name=delay>The reverb and chorus effect units can also do certain delay effects, but each unit can only do one type of effect at a time. The addition of the delay unit allows using reverb, chorus and delay simultaneously.</ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
|-
! Chorus effect<br><ref group="table" name=delay />
! Chorus<br><ref group="table" name=delay />
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
|-
! Delay effect<br><ref group="table" name=delay />
! Delay<br><ref group="table" name=delay />
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
|-
! 2-band EQ
! 2-band EQ
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
|-
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| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: pink" | No
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
|-
! Notes
! Notes
| colspan="4" | <references group="table" />
| colspan="5" | <references group="table" />
|-
! References
| style="text-align: center" | <ref name=og-manual-specs>[https://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SC-55_OM.pdf Roland SC-55 Owner's Manual, page 86.]</ref><ref name=mkii-manual-specs>[https://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SC-55MKII_OM.pdf Roland SC-55mkII Owner's Manual, page 114.]</ref>
| style="text-align: center" | <ref name=88-specs>[https://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SC-88_OM.pdf Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.]</ref>
| style="text-align: center" | <ref name=88pro-specs>[https://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SC-88PRO_OM.pdf Roland SC-88 Pro Owner's Manual, final page.]</ref>
| style="text-align: center" | <ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs>[http://lib.roland.co.jp/support/en/manuals/res/1811335/SC-8820_e3.pdf Roland-ED SC-8820 Owner's Manual, page 186.]</ref>
| style="text-align: center" | <ref name=8850-specs>[http://lib.roland.co.jp/support/en/manuals/res/1811334/SC-8850_e3.pdf Roland-ED SC-8850 Owner's Manual, page 247.]</ref><ref name=8850-midi-specs>Roland-ED SC-8850 Owner's Manual, page 143.</ref>
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 12:29, 17 August 2026

The Roland Sound Canvas series is a line of Roland GS and General MIDI sound modules by Roland, which use PCM ROM sample-based (ROMpler) synthesis. The first was the Roland SC-55, introduced in 1991.

Models

The following table compares the flagship models representing each generation. Each generation also has several other models which are variations on the flagship, e.g. reduced-size versions or versions without a display and panel controls. Please see each's page for more information. The SC-8820 is also included because of its special significance.

Roland SC-55 Roland SC-88 Roland SC-88 Pro Roland-ED SC-8820 Roland-ED SC-8850
Image (No photo yet. Please contribute one!) (No photo yet. Please contribute one!)
W × H × D (mm) 218 × 44 × 297 (original)
218 × 44 × 233 (mkII) 		218 × 72 × 250 218 × 72 × 250 203 × 35 × 159 218 × 88 × 278
Rack units 1U, half-width ~1.6U, half-width ~1.6U, half-width (not a rack unit, fits in 1U) 2U, half-width
Release date 1991 (original)
1993 (mkII) 		1994 1996 1999 1999
Roland GS Yes[table 1] Yes Yes Yes Yes
General MIDI Yes (except early models) Yes Yes Yes Yes
General MIDI 2 No No No Yes Yes
Parts 16 32 32 32 64 (USB/serial)
32 (MIDI DIN)
Max polyphony 24 (original)
28 (mkII) 		64 64 64 128
Normal presets 323 (original)[table 2]
354 (mkII) 		654 1117 1608 1640
Drum presets 10 24 42 63 63
Reverb
[table 3] 		Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chorus
[table 3] 		Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Delay
[table 3] 		No Yes Yes Yes Yes
2-band EQ No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Insertion effects (EFX) No No Yes Yes Yes
Notes
  1. ↑ GS standard not frozen until mkII
  2. ↑ Two added in later revisions, see table
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The reverb and chorus effect units can also do certain delay effects, but each unit can only do one type of effect at a time. The addition of the delay unit allows using reverb, chorus and delay simultaneously.
References [1][2] [3] [4] [5] [6][7]

Other models of note that have pages on this wiki:

See also Category:Roland Sound Canvas devices.

Wikipedia has a useful table with a very extensive list of models.

References

  1. ↑ Roland SC-55 Owner's Manual, page 86.
  2. ↑ Roland SC-55mkII Owner's Manual, page 114.
  3. ↑ Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.
  4. ↑ Roland SC-88 Pro Owner's Manual, final page.
  5. ↑ Roland-ED SC-8820 Owner's Manual, page 186.
  6. ↑ Roland-ED SC-8850 Owner's Manual, page 247.
  7. ↑ Roland-ED SC-8850 Owner's Manual, page 143.
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