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Roland/Edirol Sound Canvas lineup is a series of PCM-based MIDI sound modules and PC sound cards primarily intended for computer music usage, created by Roland Corporation

Roland Corporation

is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on April 18, 1972, with ¥33 million in capital. In 2005 Roland's headquarters relocated to Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. Today it has factories in Japan,...

. All Sound Canvas modules are General MIDI

General MIDI

General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991...

compatible. Some models include serial or USB connection to computer.

Sound Canvas

Model	Year	Standards	Parts Part (music) 1) A part is a strand or melody of music played by an individual instrument or voice within a larger work. Parts may be referred to as an outer part or an inner part . Part-writing is the composition of parts in consideration of harmony and counterpoint...	Voices	Tones	Drumsets	output resolution	Notes
Roland SC-55 Roland SC-55 The Roland SC-55 is a GS MIDI synthesizer sound module released in 1991 by Roland. The SC-55 was the first sound module to incorporate the new General MIDI standard....	1991	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	24	317	9	16 bit @ 44.1kHz	Half Rack unit, first product of the line, first model, technically not GM compatible (GM reset interpreted as GS reset)
Roland SC-155	1992	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	24	317	9	16 bit @ 44.1kHz	Table top version of SC-55
Roland SC-7 Roland SC-7 The Roland SC-7 General MIDI Sound Module is a stand-alone MIDI synthesizer module by Roland Corporation. It was released in 1992. It supports the General MIDI System and can also be used as a MIDI interface for a computer...	1992	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991...	16	28	128	6	16-bit @ 44.1kHz	Connects via serial cable to either MAC or PC
Roland SC-55mkII Roland SC-55 The Roland SC-55 is a GS MIDI synthesizer sound module released in 1991 by Roland. The SC-55 was the first sound module to incorporate the new General MIDI standard....	1993	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	354	9	18-bit @ 32kHz	Half Rack unit. A minor upgrade to the original SC-55.
Roland SC-55ST		GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	354	9		Half Rack unit. Lower cost version of SC-55mkII. No Display and only 1 x Midi In, headphone and R/L RCA Output jacks.
Roland P-55	1993		3	28	32	0		Piano Module, with a limited set of instruments.
Roland SC-50	1994	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	226	9	18 bit @ 32kHz	Half Rack unit SC-55 without the Roland MT-32 sounds
Roland SD-35	1993	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	223	8	16 bit @ 44.1kHz	SC-50 with integrated MIDI sequencer
Roland SC-33	1992	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	226	8	16 bit @ 44.1kHz	Table top version of SC-50
Roland SC-88	1994	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	32	64	654	22	18 bit @ 32kHz	Half Rack unit
Roland M-GS64	1995	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	32	64	654	22	18 bit @ 32kHz	A 1U rackmount version of the SC-88
Roland SC-88VL	1996	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	32	64	654	22	18 bit @ 32kHz	Confirmed, all SC 18-bit are 32kHz. Those few as 24-bit is still 32kHz too.
Roland SC-88ST	1996	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	32	64	654	22	18 bit @ 32kHz
Roland SC-88PRO	1997	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	32	64	1117	42	18 bit @ 32kHz
Roland SC-88ST PRO		GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	32	64	1117	42	18 bit @ 32kHz	A black plastic box, with LEDs for MIDI activity. 2 MIDI ins, 1 out. one single button on the front panel for sc55/sc88/sc88pro modes. without cakewalk studioware or the GSAE 4.01 editor, you will be "flying blind" when using this. the same goes for the sc88st and the sc7 units
Roland SC-880	1998	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	32	64	1117	42	18 bit @ 32kHz	A 1U rackmount unit version of the SC-88PRO
Roland ED SC-8820	1999	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2	32	64	1608	63	24 bit @ 32kHz	Mobile MIDI device. Contains a new native map as well as SC-55, SC-88, and SC-88Pro maps for backwards compatibility. USB-powered, but does not act as a full USB audio device. GS Advanced Editor or another program is highly recommended when using this synth.
Roland ED SC-8850	1999	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2	64	128	1640	63	24 bit @ 32kHz	Desktop module that can connect via USB. Despite similarities, patches and effects occasionally play differently from the 8820 - some samples on the 8850 are stereo while the 8820 versions are mono and vice versa. Also has unofficial XGLite support (tested with a slew of XG MIDI files).
Roland SC-D70	2001	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2	32	64	1608	63	24 bit @ 44 - 48 kHz	Digital audio-oriented desktop module version of the SC-8820. Contains A/D inputs as well as USB audio functionality when connected to a host system. This is also the only Sound Canvas module to have digital audio ports built in.

Sound Canvas Personal Computer Products

Model	Year	Standards	Parts Part (music) 1) A part is a strand or melody of music played by an individual instrument or voice within a larger work. Parts may be referred to as an outer part or an inner part . Part-writing is the composition of parts in consideration of harmony and counterpoint...	Voices	Tones	Drumsets	output resolution	Notes
Roland SCC-1	1992	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	24	317 / 354	9	16 bit @ 44.1kHz	PC based ISA Industry Standard Architecture Industry Standard Architecture is a computer bus standard for IBM PC compatible computers introduced with the IBM Personal Computer to support its Intel 8088 microprocessor's 8-bit external data bus and extended to 16 bits for the IBM Personal Computer/AT's Intel 80286 processor... card (8 BIT). The SCC-1A and SCC-1B (different software packed with card) revision upgraded the board to 354 Tones. First model technically not GM compatible (GM reset interpreted as GS reset).
Roland RAP-10	1993	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991...	16	28	128	6	16-bit @ 44.1kHz	PC based ISA Industry Standard Architecture Industry Standard Architecture is a computer bus standard for IBM PC compatible computers introduced with the IBM Personal Computer to support its Intel 8088 microprocessor's 8-bit external data bus and extended to 16 bits for the IBM Personal Computer/AT's Intel 80286 processor... card (16 BIT) based on SC-7. Consumer based high end 16 BIT Soundcard.
Roland SCB-7	1995	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991...	16	28	128	6	16-bit @ 44.1kHz	Daughter board to attach to a Soundcard Waveblaster Creative Wave Blaster The Wave Blaster was an add-on MIDI-synthesizer for Creative Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, and AWE64 family of PC soundcards. It was a sample-based synthesis General MIDI compliant synthesizer... port. Also sold As SCD-10 and SCM-10 in bundle with MPU-401 MPU-401 The MPU-401, where MPU stands for MIDI Processing Unit, was an important but now obsolete interface for connecting MIDI-equipped electronic music hardware to Personal Computers... /AT.
Roland SCB-55	1995	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	354	9	18-bit @ 32kHz	Daughter board to attach to a Soundcard Waveblaster Creative Wave Blaster The Wave Blaster was an add-on MIDI-synthesizer for Creative Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, and AWE64 family of PC soundcards. It was a sample-based synthesis General MIDI compliant synthesizer... port. Also sold As SCD-15 and SCM-15 in bundle with MPU-401 MPU-401 The MPU-401, where MPU stands for MIDI Processing Unit, was an important but now obsolete interface for connecting MIDI-equipped electronic music hardware to Personal Computers... /AT. Note: The card is trully 18-bit (uses a NEC D/A D63200 [same used on SC-88] and pin 3 is HIGH, so is 18-bit, however if you use it attached to a compatible soundcard it will be limited to just 16-bit). A simple solution is to build a device to make it external (tested myself and works very well for years, and of course, sounds much better too).
Roland SCP-55	1995	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	354	9	18-bit @ 32kHz	PCMCIA card to insert in notebook/laptop computer
Roland GPPC-N	????	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	354	9	16-bit @ 44.1kHz	NEC PC-9801 card to insert in computer

Studio Canvas

Model	Year	Standards	Parts	Voices	Tones	Drumsets	output resolution	Notes
Edirol SD-90	2001	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2 XGLite	32	128	1050	30	24 bit, 44.1 - 48 kHz	Desktop module. Can be used as a USB audio device, allowing for direct recording of processed MIDIs onto computer. GS sound bank is a mixture of SC-55, SC-88, SC-88Pro, and SC-8820/8850 samples. Contains 4 GM2 banks (Classic, Contemporary, Solo, Enhanced) as well as two Special banks in Native Mode and 3 MFX effects slots (1 per part - cannot be used jointly or stacked).
Edirol SD-80	2002	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2 XGLite	32	128	1050	30	24 bit	1U rackmount version of SD-90. Lacks audio input ports.
Edirol SD-20	2002	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2 XGLite	32	64	660	23	24 bit	Mobile module. Does not have the SD-80/90's Enhanced bank as well as MFX. USB-powered, but lacks USB audio capability. Lacks a MIDI Out port and on-synth instrument preview function. The Roland editing program for this synth is also not as complex as that of the SD-80 and 90.
Roland SD-50	2010	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2	16	128	1125	32	24 bit @ 44.1 kHz	Compact, USB Bus powered and functions as a USB audio device. GS bank is more similar to that of the SC-50. Not very related to the rest of the SD family. Library instrument is still those from SC-8820/SC-8850 or 24-bit @ 32kHz.

Computer Music Products

Model	Year	Standards	Parts	Voices	Tones	Drumsets	output resolution	Notes
Roland CM-300	1991	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	24	317	9	16 bit @ 44.1 kHz	A beige box with a volume knob and two LEDs on the front, technically not GM compatible (GM reset interpreted as GS reset)
Roland CM-500	1991	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... MT-32 Roland MT-32 The Roland MT-32 Multi-Timbre Sound Module is a MIDI synthesizer module first released in 1987 by Roland Corporation. Along with its compatible modules, it established an early de-facto standard in computer music and was the first product in Roland's ミュージくん line of Desktop Music System packages...	16	24	317	9	16 bit @ 44.1 kHz	A beige box with a volume knob and two LEDs on the front, technically not GM compatible (GM reset interpreted as GS reset), incorporates third generation Roland MT-32/LAPC-I compatibility.

Sound Canvas and Keyboard

The following combine a sound canvas module with a built in MIDI keyboard

Model	Year	Standards	Parts	Voices	Tones	Drumsets	Notes
Roland SK-50	1994	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	226	8
Roland SK-50 IV	1997	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	28	226	8
Roland SK-88Pro	1999	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	32	64	1117	42	SC-880 with 37 key MIDI keyboard
Roland SK-500	2000	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2	32	64	1608	63	SC-8820 with 49 Key MIDI keyboard

Virtual Sound Canvas

There is also the VSC, Virtual Sound Canvas, range of PC software which provide GM and GS
synthesis on windows PCs. Many versions of Cakewalk's

Cakewalk (company)

Cakewalk, Inc. is a company based in Boston, Massachusetts that develops and sells music production software. The company's best known product is their comprehensive music sequencer named SONAR, which is designed for professional use. SONAR incorporates multi-track recording and editing of both...

Sonar

Cakewalk Sonar

Cakewalk SONAR is a digital audio workstation made by Cakewalk for recording, editing, mixing, mastering and outputting audio. The latest versions of the software are SONAR Home Studio 7, SONAR Home Studio 7 XL, SONAR X1 Producer Edition, SONAR X1 Studio Edition, SONAR X1 Essential Edition, and...

software came bundled with a copy of VSC, though from Sonar 4 onwards they ship with the Roland powered TTS-1 softsynth.

Model	Year	Standards	Parts	Voices	Tones	Drumsets	Notes
VSC-55	1996	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining...	16	128	226	9
VSC-88H3	2000	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2	16	128	902	26	With SC-55, SC-88 and SC-88Pro compatible soundsets
VSC-MP1	2001	GM General MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee and first published in 1991... GS Roland GS Roland GS, or just GS, sometimes expanded as General Standard or General Sound, is an extension of General MIDI specification. It requires that all GS-compatible equipment must meet a certain set of features and it documents interpretations of some MIDI commands and bytes sequences, thus defining... GM2	16	128	902	26	With SC-55, SC-88 and SC-88Pro compatible soundsets. A multipack containing the standalone MIDI synthesizer, a DXi DirectX plugin In computer music and professional audio creation, a DirectX plugin is a software processing component that can be loaded as a plugin into host applications to allow real-time processing, audio effects, mixing audio or act as virtual synthesizers... plugin and a VSTi Virtual Studio Technology Steinberg's Virtual Studio Technology is an interface for integrating software audio synthesizer and effect plugins with audio editors and hard-disk recording systems. VST and similar technologies use digital signal processing to simulate traditional recording studio hardware with software... plugin. This is the only Windows NT OS family compatible version (Windows 2000/XP).

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