Roland SC-88

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Not to be confused with the Roland SC-88 Pro.
Roland SC-88
W × H × D (mm) 218 × 72 × 250[1]
Rack units ~1.6U, half-width
Type GM/GS sound module
Manufacturer Roland
Release date 1994
Standards Roland GS[1]
General MIDI[1]
Parts 32[1]
Max polyphony 64[1]
Normal presets 654[1]
Drum presets 24[1]
Effects Reverb, Chorus, Delay, 2-band EQ[1]

The Roland SC-88 is a Roland GS and General MIDI sound module in the Sound Canvas series, introduced by Roland in 1994. It introduced several major upgrades over the SC-55:

  • Maximum polyphony more than doubled from 24/28 to 64 voices
  • 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 two-band equalizer effect was added
  • Many new sounds and drumkits were added, including new versions of capital (GM) tones
  • It is possible to switch between SC-88 and SC-55 sound maps on a per-part basis

It also marked a change in form factor, with the unit height increasing to accommodate additional controls and ports.

A major upgrade to the SC-88, the Roland SC-88 Pro, was released in 1996.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Roland SC-88 Owner's Manual, page 7 - 40.

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