Roland Sound Canvas

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Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas
Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas

Roland/Edirol Sound Canvas lineup is a series of PCM-based MIDI sound modules and PC sound cards primarily intended for computer music usage, created by Roland Corporation. All Sound Canvas modules are General MIDI compatible. Some models include serial or USB connection to computer.

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[edit] Products

[edit] Sound Canvas

Model Year Standards Parts Voices Tones Drumsets output resolution Notes
Roland SC-55 1991 GM GS 16 24 317 9 16 bit @ 44.1KHz Half Rack unit
Roland SCC-1 1992 GM GS 317 16 bit @ 44.1KHz PC based ISA card
Roland SC-155 1992 GM GS 16 24 317 9 16 bit @ 44.1KHz Table top version of SC-55
Roland SC-7 1992 GM 16 24 128 6 16-bit @ 44.1KHz
Roland SC-33 1992 GM GS 16 28 226 8 16 bit @ 44.1KHz Table top version of SC-50
Roland SD-35 1993 GM GS 16 28 223 8 16 bit @ 44.1KHz SC-50 with integrated MIDI sequencer
Roland SC-55mkII 1993 GM GS 16 28 354 18-bit @ 44.1KHz Half Rack unit
Roland SCC-1A GM GS 354 PC based ISA card
Roland SC-50 1994 GM GS 16 28 226 9 18 bit @ 44.1KHz Half Rack unit SC-55 without the Roland MT-32 sounds
Roland SC-88 1994 GM GS 32 64 654 22 18 bit @ 44.1KHz
Roland M-GS64 GM GS 32 64 654 22 18 bit @ 44.1KHz A 1U rackmount version of the SC-88
Roland SC-88VL 1996 GM GS 32 64 654 22
Roland SC-88ST 1996 GM GS 32 64 654 22
Roland SC-88PRO 1997 GM GS 32 64 1117 42
Roland SC-88ST PRO GM GS 32 64 1117 42
Roland SC-880 1998 GM GS 32 64 1117 42 1U rackmount unit version of SC-88PRO
Roland ED SC-8820 1999 GM GS GM2 32 64 1608 63
Roland ED SC-8850 1999 GM GS GM2 64 128 1640 63
Roland SC-D70 2001 GM GS GM2 32 64 1608 63
Edirol SD-90 2001 GM GS GM2 XGLite 32 128 1050 30 24 bit
Edirol SD-80 2002 GM GS GM2 XGLite 32 128 1050 30 24 bit
Edirol SD-20 2002 GM GS GM2 XGLite 32 64 660 23
Roland SCD-10 GM 16 28 128 6 16-bit @ 44.1KHz MIDI daughterboard to attach to a soundblaster sound card waveblaster port
Roland SCD-15 GM GS 16 28 354 16-bit @ 44.1KHz MIDI and GS daughterboard to attach to a soundblaster sound card waveblaster port

[edit] Sound Canvas and keyboard

The following combine a sound canvas module with a built in midi keyboard

Model Year Standards Parts Voices Tones Drumsets output resolution Notes
Roland SK-50 1994 GM GS 16 28 226 8


Roland SK-50 IV 1997 GM GS 16 28 226 8
Roland SK-88Pro 1999 GM GS 32 64 1117 42 SC-880 with 37 key MIDI keyboard
Roland SK-500 2000 GM GS GM2 32 64 1608 63 SC-8820 with 49 Key MIDI keyboard

[edit] Virtual Sound Canvas

There is also the VSC, Virtual Sound Canvas, range of PC software which provide GM and GS synthesis on windows PCs

Model Year Standards Parts Voices Tones Drumsets Notes
VSC-55 1996 GM GS 16 128 226 9
VSC-MP1 2001 GM GS 16 128 902 26 With SC-55, SC-88 and SC-88Pro compatible soundsets

[edit] Distribution

[edit] America

[edit] North America

  • Roland Systems Group U.S.
Marketing Communications Manager: Rob Read

[edit] Europe

Managing Director: Massimo Barbini
European Sales Manager: Simon Lowther

[edit] External links

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