SC-880

Roland SC-880

Released: 1998

MSRP: $?

Synopsis:

Adds separate patch/performance modes and performance controls (MIDI CC, dual LFOs) to the SC-88Pro. Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Roland Sound Canvas (SC-880) is a 1U rack (aftertouch and velocity sensitive), 64 voice (multimbral), GS/GM compatible digital synthesizer, featuring an oscillator, a resonant low-pass filter, an ADR envelope, dual LFOs (with delay), portamento, reverb/chorus/delay, 2-band EQ, multi-effects, 1373 presets (256 editable), 44 drum sets (2 editable), stereo mix inputs, dual stereo outputs, PC/Mac interface, and MIDI.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
1U rack	W:482mm(19in) D:358mm(14.125in) H:45mm(1.8125in)	4kg(8.875lbs)	mix:stereo:RCA	stereo:RCAx2	MIDI:IN:2/OUT\|THRU mini-DIN(computer)	MIDI	MIDI	no	15W AC

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
SC-55 SC-88 SC-88ST SC-88Pro SC-88STPro SC-880 GS/GM	user:8 preset:8	user:256 preset:1117 user-patch:128 preset-patch:128 user-drum-set:16 preset-drum-set:42	MIDI-SysEx	MIDI-SysEx	menu based	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
32	64	no	PCM->DCF->DCA

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
reverb chorus delay EQ:2-band multi-effects:64	key MIDI-CC10	aftertouch LFO1 LFO2 MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-PitchBend MIDI-CC7 ENV velocity	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC5 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC11 MIDI-CC84 MIDI-CC91 MIDI-CC93 MIDI-CC98 MIDI-CC99 MIDI-CC100 MIDI-CC101	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
channel polyphonic	no	MIDI	MIDI	variable	1

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
no	16bit	?	no	?	N/A	N/A	N/A	no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
Sample	digital	preset	-	no	no	aftertouch LFO1 LFO2 MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-PitchBend portamento	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
TVF	digital	?	yes	low pass	aftertouch LFO1 LFO2 MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-PitchBend	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
ENV	-	attack decay release	no	yes	no	no	no

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO1	triangle?	no	no	no	no	aftertouch MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-PitchBend	aftertouch MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-PitchBend
LFO2	triangle?	no	no	no	no	aftertouch MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-PitchBend	aftertouch MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-PitchBend

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