I have recently bought an original Roland SC-55 from eBay Japan in near-mintĬondition-probably retired from a prestigious karaoke bar after decades ofįaithful service, entertaining drunk CEOs on the weekends… My unit was In short, if you want to experience MIDI music in DOS games at their bestįorm, as their composers intended, you’ll need a GS-compatible device. Per-instrument levels via GS messages, the music may sometimes sound as if it Modules that do feature these effects but don’t allow fine-tuning their Of this, some compositions may sound overly dry on GM-only modules thatįeature no such effects, lacking space and ambience. Per-instrument chorus and reverb settings are frequently employed. Variation instruments are generallyĪvoided-presumably for better compatibility with GM-only modules-, but Most DOS games that have a “General MIDI” sound option use in fact not just Provides a standardised mechanism for adjusting chorus and reverb effect Instrument list with additional instrument variations and drum kit sounds, and SC-55 also supports Roland’s own General Standard To make separate photographs of the two units…) (I’ve cable-tied up the whole thing already, and I won’t take it apart just Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 (top) and Yamaha MU80 (bottom) General MIDI modules. The world’s first synthesiser with General MIDI support, and it quicklyĮstablished itself as the de facto standard for high-quality General MIDIĪudio in DOS gaming-a status that remained largely unchanged until the end MIDI module was released in 1991 by Roland as the successor of their Roland Meet the contestants Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 Moreover, I’ll share all the MIDIįiles and the REAPER project files as well, so you can create your own But nowĪt least you’ll have the option to disregard what I’m saying and draw your ownĬonclusions based solely on the recordings. Matter-whether you ask for it or not-but that’s just how it goes. Of course, then I’ll share my own anecdotal and vague personal opinions on the Recorded on 7 different MIDI modules! That’s 322 recordings in total, yikes! Lossless recordings of no less than 46 classic DOS game soundtracks, each The Yamaha S-YXG50 is a 100% identical recreation of the Yamaha DB50XGĪnd the list goes on… But instead of relying on second-hand information,Īnecdotes, and vague personal opinions, I’ll present you with high-quality.The Yamaha modules are much better than anything ever put out by Roland.Music composed on the SC-55 sounds wrong on anything else.The SC-88, SC-88Pro and SC-8820 are superior to the SC-55.The SC-55 mode of the SCVA is inaccurate.The Roland Sound Canvas VA (SCVA) emulates the SC-55 well.(mis)information source of our time, the Internet, such as: ![]() ![]() You can read all sorts of opinions and claims on this subject over the great Of its later competitors, the glorious Yamaha MU80, I’m going to put these twoīad boys from the 90s to the test, along with their software recreation Going to do more than just talk: as a happy new owner of a real SC-55 and one Well, I’m going to dispute that a bit in the present article, and I’m The Roland SC-55 sound module is the undisputed king of mid-late 90s GeneralĬircles. Roland SC-55 vs later Sound Canvas models.Grand MS-DOS gaming General MIDI showdown
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