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The Sound Canvas line (models I own)

• SC-55 mkII
  • Specifications
    • Polyphony: 28
    • MIDI Channels: 16
    • Effects: Reverb (8 types), Chorus (8 types)
    • Number of Instrument Presets: 354
    • Number of Drumkits: 10
  • On-Board Demos

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    • Moonlight Picnic
    • Low Flying
    • Suplex Hold
    • Monopoly
  • Fun Facts
    • Roland SC-55 was the first synthesizer to use the General MIDI (GM) Standard.  It's the original GM Synth!
    • The synthesizer used by many composers in the early 1990's for PC Games music.
• PMA-5 (SC-55 in your pocket, with some of the SC-88 Soundset!)
  • Specifications
    • Polyphony: 28
    • MIDI Channels: 16 when in GM/GS MIDI Module mode, or 8 in regular operation/sequencer mode.
      • 4 Instrument Tracks, 2 Accompaniment Tracks, 1 Bass Track, 1 Drum Track
    • Effects: Reverb (8 types), Chorus (8 types)
    • Number of Instrument Presets: 306
    • Number of Drumkits: 16
    • Arranger Function
      • 100 preset styles
      • 6 variations for each style
        • Intro, Main A, Main B, Fill-in 1, Fill-in 2, Ending
    • Four Track Sequencer
      • Works in addition to the Arranger!
    • Style/Song Memory
      • 200 User Styles
      • 20 Songs
  • On-Board Demos

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    • Finale Demo Part 1
    • Finale Demo Part 2
    • Finale Demo Part 3
    • Finale Demo Part 4
    • Finale Demo Part 5
  • What's so cool about it?
    • It's a GM/GS MIDI Synth you can fit in your pocket! (just barely, if you have big pockets)
    • It uses a TouchScreen interface with Stylus!
    • Ad-Lib bar!
      • You can slide your stylus, or finger across the Ad-Lib bar and create a quick fill-in/solo that will remain within your chord progression!
• SC-88
• SC-880 (Slightly upgraded SC-88pro in a RackMount Synth)
• SC-8820
• SC-8850

[todo:  add all on-board demosongs, add some well known game songs that used each synth.]