Roland SC-55
SC-55
Released: 1991
MSRP: $?
Synopsis:
GS/GM module which can be paired with the half rack Sound Brush (SB-55) for a sequencer.
Architecture Class: Rompler.
Ebay Description:
The Roland Sound Canvas (SC-55) is a 1U half rack (aftertouch and velocity sensitive), 24 voice (multimbral), GS/GM compatible digital synthesizer, featuring an oscillator, a resonant low-pass filter, an ADR envelope, vibrato (with delay), portamento, reverb/chorus, 128 presets, 10 drum sets, stereo mix inputs, and MIDI.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
1U half rack
W:218mm(8.5625in)
D:297mm(11.6875in)
H:44mm(1.75in)
1.4kg(3.1lbs)
mix:stereo:RCA
stereo:RCA
MIDI:IN1:2/OUT/THRU
MIDI
MIDI
no
9VDC 0.5A
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
SC-55
GS/GM
1
presets:128
preset-drum-set:10
MIDI-SysEx
MIDI-SysEx
menu based
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
16
24
no
PCM->DCF->DCA
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
reverb
chorus
key
MIDI-CC10
MIDI-CC7
ENV
velocity
yes
Control
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI
remote
MIDI
no
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
Vibrato
MIDI-PitchBend
portamento
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
TVF
digital
?
yes
low pass
no
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
Vibrato
triangle?
yes
no
no
no
MIDI-CC1
no
