Roland Sound Canvas

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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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