Draft:Roland SC-88

The Roland SC-88 (Sound Canvas) is a General MIDI GS-compatible sound module released in 1994 by Roland Corporation. It is the second major sound module released for the Roland Sound Canvas series. Being released as the successor to the SC-55, it retains the same PCM synthesis but expands upon its predecessor in several aspects.

Features
The SC-88 has roughly double the instrument count previously present in the SC-55, having 654 instrument patches, as well as adding up to 24 drum kits. It was also upgraded to having 64-voice polyphony and 32-part multitimbrality. Alongside its reverb and chorus effects, The SC-88 also brought in 10 new delay effects as well as 2-band EQ.

The SC-88 features backward compatibility with the SC-55, including sound sets from the SC-55/SC-55 mkII, allowing for accurate playback for songs made with the SC-55 or SC-55 mkII albeit with slight differences.

Module Mode
With its expanded parts, the SC-88 can be configured to play as one module or two modules simultaneously through SysEx messages.