NOTE: This synth is rated for USA voltage at 117V. No wonder why it has continued to gain notoriety and become somewhat of a cult item today.ĬONDITION: Very good condition cosmetically with no visible marks. This little box is a magical piece of both synth and gaming history.
#Roland sound canvas sc 55 full#
(At this point, game technology had surpassed 16-bit audio limitations and developers were able to store full but extremely compressed, down-sampled audio tracks on game cartridges.) The SC-88 was also the sole source handling all sounds for all of the music in the Pokemon Stadium and Pokemon Stadium 2 games for the N64. But the real highlight of the SC-88’s saga is that it made appearances (amongst many other synths) in the music for some of the most famous Nintendo 64 games including: Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mario Kart 64, Paper Mario, F-Zero X, and even Super Smash Bros.
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It was also used in the scoring of Playstation 1 games such as: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, and Final Fantasy IX. The SC-88 also introduced multiple triggering, added EQ controls, and it had the option to easily toggle to a SC-55 map mode so that gamers could still be able to process the in-game music MIDI from older MS-DOS games through the SC-88 with no problems.ĭue to its enhanced features and sounds, the SC-88 went on to be used by composers for many SNES games such as: Super Mario Kart, Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Mother 2 (aka Earthbound), and Mother 3. The SC-88 supported 64-voice polyphony with 32-part multitimbrality, it came loaded with 654 instrument patches along with 22 drum kits, and this time around, it was aimed at a more widespread audience of both modern MS-DOS gamers and musicians alike. There are demonstration songs recorded in the memory, listening to which, you can evaluate the capabilities of this device.In 1994, Roland released the SC-88, which was an expanded version of the SC-55MkII.
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For example, you can adjust the volume of the tracks, the depth of the chorus or the reverb during the performance. Practically all functions can be used remotely, without touching the controls on the device itself, assigning instead the necessary controls via your MIDI keyboard.
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The SC-55 is ideal for use on stage, as well as for home music making. There is a remote control in the kit.Ī user-friendly interface allows you to quickly access all the necessary settings of the sound module. On the front panel there is a volume control, an output to the headphones and an additional MIDI input. The rear panel features a basic connectivity range: MIDI IN, MIDI OUT and MIDI-THRU, as well as a pair of audio inputs and RCA audio outputs. The contrast of the display can be adjusted.
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SC-55 is a compact size module with a large screen, which displays information about all selected instruments, effects and the parameters. The instruments are represented with 317 patches, including drum sounds and a set of special effects. Other effects which come with the GS standard are also supported. The device has a 24-voice polyphony and 16-part multitimbrality, supports reverb and chorus effects. The SC-55 was the first module to support the new GM standard and its GS extension developed by Roland. Roland SC-55 (Sound Canvas) is a GS standard sound module, released in 1991.