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The '''Roland-ED SC-8850''' is a [[Roland Sound Canvas|Sound Canvas]] unit released in 1999, notable for being the first synthesizer to support the [[General MIDI System Level 2|General MIDI 2]] standard as well as MIDI via USB.<ref name=first-gm2-usb>[https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/roland-ed-sc8850-sound-canvas# Sound on Sound magazine, October 1999 issue]</ref> It is the successor to the [[Roland SC-88 Pro]]. It is also the first Sound Canvas device to feature up to 4 voices per note, 64 individual parts (grouped in 4 pairs of 16), as well as 128 voice polyphony. It can channel 32khz 24bit sound to two separate sets of RCA outputs (selectable per MIDI channel via the onboard panel and SysEX), and has a pair of RCA inputs as well for passing through computer audio.
The '''Roland Sound Canvas VA''' is a [[Roland Sound Canvas|Sound Canvas]] Software Synthesizer released in 2015, Notable for its solid attempt to bring the de facto standard desktop sound module into the modern era, the Roland Sound Canvas VA is available as both a VSTi and AU software synthesizer for contemporary computers.


When connected to USB, the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT jacks act as a MIDI Interface for other instruments.
Roland Sound Canvas VA was first released standalone, then included with the Roland Cloud software-as-a-service subscription. This was discontinued on the 1st of September 2024, where it was no longer available for purchase.
 
Two later versions based on this were made, the [[Roland-ED SC-8820]] and the [[Roland-ED SC-8820#SC-D70|Roland-ED SC-D70]] - they feature the same sample map as the 8850, but with a smaller sample ROM, up to 32 parts, up to 2 voices per note, and only 64 voice polyphony - all similar to the [[Roland SC-88]] and [[Roland SC-88 Pro|SC-88 Pro]] that came before.
 
A VST version, called [[Roland Sound Canvas VA|Sound Canvas VA]] was released in 2015 - based on the SC-8820. This version was first released standalone, then included with the Roland Cloud software-as-a-service subscription. This iteration is further limited to only 16 parts. This was discontinued on the 1st of September 2024, where it was no longer available for purchase.


== Oddities ==
== Oddities ==

Revision as of 18:53, 30 August 2024

Roland Sound Canvas VA
Type GM/GM2/GS Software Synthesizer
Manufacturer Roland
Release date 2015
Standards General MIDI
General MIDI 2
Roland GS
Parts 16[1]
Max polyphony 64[1]
Normal presets 1608 + 256 user presets[2]
Drum presets 63 + 2 user presets[3]
Effects Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Two-Band global EQ, Global insertion FX based on BOSS effect units.

The Roland Sound Canvas VA is a Sound Canvas Software Synthesizer released in 2015, Notable for its solid attempt to bring the de facto standard desktop sound module into the modern era, the Roland Sound Canvas VA is available as both a VSTi and AU software synthesizer for contemporary computers.

Roland Sound Canvas VA was first released standalone, then included with the Roland Cloud software-as-a-service subscription. This was discontinued on the 1st of September 2024, where it was no longer available for purchase.

Oddities

Discrepancies between Roland Sound Canvas VA and Roland-ED SC-8820

The Roland Sound Canvas VA is a software-based emulation of the SC-8820 Sound Canvas unit, utilizing the EPROM files from the original hardware. This means that the Sound Canvas VA is designed to be a theoretically identical software replica of the SC-8820, offering the same sound and functionality in a virtual format.

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roland Sound Canvas VA Owner's Manual, page 111.
  2. ↑ Roland-ED SC-8820 Owner's Manual, page 186
  3. ↑ Roland-ED SC-8850 Owner's Manual, page 247
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