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The Roland SC-55 (Sound Canvas) is a GS MIDI sound module released in 1991 by Roland. The SC-55 was the first sound module to incorporate the new General MIDI standard.
Model Year Standards Parts Voices Tones Drumsets Output resolution Notes References Roland SC-55: 1991 GM GS: 16 24 317 9 16-bit @ 32 kHz Half Rack unit, first product of the line, units without GM logo and with firmware <v1.20 technically not GM compatible (GM reset interpreted as GS reset, capital tone arrangement not fully consistent with GM spec, Patch #122 is "Fl.
The GS extensions were first introduced and implemented on Roland Sound Canvas series modules, starting with the Roland SC-55 in 1991. The first model supported 317 instruments, 16 simultaneous melodic voices, 8 percussion voices and a compatibility mode for Roland MT-32 (although it only emulated it and lacked programmability of original MT-32) and gained explosive popularity.
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Roland: JMSC MMA: Roland: Yamaha: MMA: Yamaha Minimum equipment requirements Simultaneous melodic voices 8+ combined (up to 32 partials) 16 16 32 combined 64 combined 128 combined 16 32 combined Simultaneous percussion voices 8 8 16 MIDI melodic channels 8 15 15 [a] 16 combined 32 combined (on 2 ports) 64 combined (on 4 ports) 14 16 combined
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Roland CM-500: A combination of the CM-32LN with the Roland GS-compatible Roland CM-300, the "computer music" version of the Roland SC-55. Released around 1992. Roland LAPC-N: C-Bus expansion card for the NEC PC-98 series of computers. Released in Japan only. Roland RA-50: LA unit with CM-32L ROM (but not all CM-32L samples): Requires software ...
Roland also made sound cards in the late 1980s such as the MT-32 [3] and LAPC-I. Roland cards sold for hundreds of dollars. Many games, such as Silpheed and Police Quest II, had music written for their cards. The cards were often poor at sound effects such as laughs, but for music were by far the best sound cards available until the mid-nineties.