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! 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
| 203 × 35 × 159<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs>Roland-ED SC-8850 Owner's Manual, page 186.</ref>
| 203 × 35 × 159
| 218 × 88 × 278<ref name=8850-specs>Roland-ED SC-8850 Owner's Manual, page 247.</ref>
| 218 × 88 × 278
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! 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
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! [[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<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs />
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
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! [[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<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs />
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
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! [[General MIDI 2]]
! [[General MIDI 2]]
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! 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
| 32<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs />
| 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>
| 64 (USB/serial)<br>32 (MIDI DIN)
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|-
! 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
| 64<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs></ref>
| 64
| 128<ref name=8850-specs></ref>
| 128
|-
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! 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
| 1608<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs></ref>
| 1608
| 1640<ref name=8850-specs />
| 1640
|-
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! Drum presets
! Drum presets
| 10
| 10
| 24<ref name=88-specs></ref>
| 24
| 42<ref name=88pro-specs></ref>
| 42
| 63<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs />
| 63
| 63<ref name=8850-specs />
| 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<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs />
| 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<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs />
| 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<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs />
| 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<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs />
| 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<ref name=sc-8820-manual-specs />
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
| style="background: lightgreen" | Yes
|-
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! Notes
! Notes
| colspan="5" | <references group="table" />
| colspan="5" | <references group="table" />
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! 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>
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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
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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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