![]() While the SC55 wasn’t revolutionary in its sound or functionality, it had the distinction of being the first module that supported General MIDI (GM), which standardised, amongst other things, what instruments should be mapped to the 128 program-change slots. ![]() It was ideal for those who couldn’t afford the more professional U220 or D110 modules, and I remember being very jealous when I got the chance to play with a school friend’s SC55. Aimed at the enthusiast market, the SC55 offered pared-down functionality from Roland’s RS-PCM and LA synthesis engines in a neat little box. In 1991 Roland introduced the company’s first Sound Canvas module, the SC55. The Roland Sound Canvas app: orange LCD screen still intact.
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