#ROLAND SOUND CANVAS SC 55 GENERATOR#
#ROLAND SOUND CANVAS SC 55 SOFTWARE#
#ROLAND SOUND CANVAS SC 55 PC#

#ROLAND SOUND CANVAS SC 55 SOFTWARE#

This results in poor emulation for software titles relying on custom programmable MT-32 sounds as demonstrated by the introduction of the Sierra On-Line game Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon. The Roland SC-55's CM-32P and MT-32 emulation is based on using preset sounds of the actual devices without utilizing programmable memory or actual device synthesis techniques. CM-32P or MT-32 specific MIDI SysEx messages are also ignored by the SC-55. Pan directions are reversed from actual CM-32P or MT-32 devices. Master tuning and modulation depth are not altered by the emulation. Pitch bend range is changed to 12 semitone from GS default 2 semitones. These specially arranged tone tables contain the relevant GS sound mapped at either CM-32P or MT-32 program number. These variation banks are enabled by playing back special SysEx containing MIDI files, for example GS32.MID (included in the SCC-1 Utility Software), prior to loading a software title. Since the SC-55 has no programmable memory, CM-32P and MT-32 emulation is done by providing the same sound arrangement as the preset sounds of actual devices. The SCC-1 was also sold as the GPPC-N for the NEC PC-98. Roland referred to this combination as the SCM-15AT. Roland later replaced the SCC-1 with a combination of their MPU-401AT MIDI interface card and SCB-55 Wave Blaster-compatible daughterboard. When bundled with the Band-in-a-Box and BalladeGS software, it's called SCC-1B. An updated version featuring the SC-55mkII sound set was also released, known as SCC-1A. The sound source is controlled by an on-board MIDI Processing Unit, a variant of the MPU-401 unit. Roland also released the Roland SCC-1, an 8-bit ISA half-size card incarnation of the SC-55 sound module.

#ROLAND SOUND CANVAS SC 55 GENERATOR#

Additionally, CM-500 includes fully SysEx compatible LA tone generator similar to CM-32Ls. SC-155 adds additional slider controls for master and channel level and panning. Both models have external appearance nearly identical to Roland's earlier CM-32/64-series modules. CM-300 and CM-500 models lack the LCD screen and extended controls of SC-55. Other models with comparable tone generators include Roland CM-300, Roland CM-500 and Roland SC-155 sound modules. Both the Sound Canvas and Sound Brush could be rackmounted alongside each other. The selection of effects includes reverb and chorus.ДЄlongside the SC-55, Roland released the SB-55 (Sound Brush), an inexpensive MIDI sequencer module the same size as the Sound Canvas.

#ROLAND SOUND CANVAS SC 55 PC#

Aimed at PC music enthusiasts, the SC-55 featured 317 instrument patches, including the GS drum kits and additional controllers. It came preloaded with the Roland MT-32's variation bank, but lacked the MT-32's re-programmability. The SC-55 used both PCM and a cut-down version of the LA synthesis engine, to support 24-voice polyphony with 16-part multitimbrality. It was the first in the Roland Sound Canvas series. The SC-55 was the first sound module to incorporate the new General MIDI standard. The Roland SC-55 ( Sound Canvas) is a GS MIDI sound module released in 1991 by Roland. JSTOR ( November 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).

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