Synths ⇝ Roland ⇝ Roland SC-55

The SC-55 is a half-rack tone generator and the first of the Roland Sound Canvas series. It is nearly but not quite fully General MIDI Level 1 compatible. It was also available in sound card form as the Roland SCC-1 and tabletop form as the SC-155. A revised version was released as the SC-55mkII

Specifications

Year Released: 1991

Polyphony: 24 notes

Multitimbral: 16 parts

ROM: 317 tones, 9 drumsets, samples 16-bit at 32 kHz

Effects: reverb and chorus

Screen: 70.6 mm x 24.5 mm backlit LCD

Power Consumption: 9V, 500 mA

Dimensions: 218 mm x 297 mm x 44 mm

Weight: 1.4 kg

This is a tabletop module.

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Roland SC-55 Manual

Roland SC-55 Service Notes

Roland SC-55 Mk 2 Service Notes

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Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas 24 Note Poly Synth v2.0 Firmware 1991-93 Japan ($242.06)

Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 MIDI Sound Generator vintage ($160)

Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 MIDI Sound Generator 1991 - 1993 - Black ($161.07)

Share Roland SC-55K MIDI Digital Synth Module - Black ($90)

Roland Sound Canvas SC-55mkII MIDI Sound Generator 1993 w/ Power Supply ($239)

Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 ST ($99)

Roland SC-55 MK II Owner's Manual [Three Wave Music] ($25)

Roland Remote Control for SC-55 Sound Canvas or SB-55 Sound Brush U248668 ($47.68)

Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas Remote Controller ($65)

Roland SC-55 Latest OS 1.21 Sound Canvas Update Upgrade Firmware Eprom Rom Chip ($19.93)

Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 Owner's Manual [USED] ($29.99)

Power Supply Replacement For The Roland Sc 55 Sound Canvas Midi Generator Adapter 9 V ($11.49)

ROLAND Canvas SC55st Expander ($192.70)

Roland Sound Canvas SC-55mkII MIDI Sound Generator 1993 - 1997 - Black ($270.41)

Resoldered SC-55MKII SC55 Sound Canvas Sound Module New Battery From JP ($190)

Roland Sound Canvas SC-55mkII MIDI Sound Generator 1993 - 1997 - Black ($200)

Roland SC-55mkII Sound Canvas MIDI Sound Module General MIDI GS Tested Japan ($100)

Roland Sound Canvas SC-55mkII ($312.55)

Power Supply Replacement for Roland Sc-55T Adapter 9V ($11.49)

Roland SC-55ST Sound Canvas General MIDI GS Sound Module Tested ($97)

Virtual SOUND CANVAS editor / programmer - Roland SC-88 PRO / 88 / 55, etc - LOGIC v4 - X ($39.99)