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OWNER'S MANUAL
MIDI SOUND GENERATOR
POWER VOLUME
PART INSTRUMENT
PART INSTRUMENT
ALL
ALL - SOUND Canvas -
LEVEL PAN
LEVEL PAN
MUTE
127 0
REVERB CHORUS
REVERB CHORUS
PREVIEW (PUSH)
64 64
SC-55
K SHIFT MIDI CH
MAP
KEY SHIFT MIDI CH
± 0 A--
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SC-88
MAP
DELAY PART
MIDI IN B PHONES DELAY
VIB RATE VIB DEPTH VIB DELAY
CUTOFF RESONANCE
USER
INST SELECT ATTACK DECAY RELEASE
EFX EFX ON/OFF ON/OFF EFX EFX TYPE TYPE EFX EFX P PARAM ARAM EFX V EFX
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS QUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is DO NOT REMOVE COVER
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The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbol alerts the user to items that must never
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Introduction Main features of this unit This unit is a sound module compatible with the General MIDI system. It can be used to play- back any song data (General MIDI scores) bearing the General MIDI logo. This unit is also compatible with the Roland GS format. It can be used to playback any song data bearing the GS logo. This unit is a 32 part 64 voice multi-timbral sound module. A single this unit can produce the sounds of a large ensemble. It is an ideal sound module for use with sequenc
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IMPORTANT NOTES In addition to the items listed under "IMPORTANT Additional Precautions SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" and "USING THE UNIT Please be aware that the contents of memory can be SAFELY", please read and observe the following: irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, or the improper operation of the unit. To protect yourself Power Supply against the risk of loosing important data, we recom- Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with mend that you periodically save a backu
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CONTENTS USING THE UNIT SAFELY .................................1 Introduction ..........................................................2 IMPORTANT NOTES ..........................................3 CONTENTS .........................................................4 Front and rear panel ............................................6 Chapter 1. Try out the unit (Quick start) Connect a MIDI keyboard and play the sounds.......8 System parameter settings.............................36 Making co
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Chapter 5. Convenient functions Chapter 7. MIDI and the unit Create and save a sound (User Instrument) ..96 About MIDI ...................................................130 How MIDI messages are transmitted and received.....130 Creating and saving an Instrument effect MIDI channels and multi-timbral sound modules........130 (User Effect) ..................................99 MIDI messages that can be received by the unit.........131 Creating and saving a Patch(User Patch)....100
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Front and rear panel Front panel All button (p.34) Mute button (p.25, 34) MIDI IN B connector (front) (p.135) SC-55 Map button (p.25, 34) When IN B Select is set to Rear (the factory setting), the front MIDI IN SC-88 Map button (p.25, 34) B connector cannot be used. Part buttons (p.18) Level buttons (p.25, 34) Power switch (p.9) Reverb buttons (p.50) Key Shift buttons (p.25, 34) Volume knob (p.9) Delay buttons (p.50) Preview switch (p.11) Instrument buttons (p.18)
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Chapter 1 Try out the unit (Quick start) Chapter 1
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Connect a MIDI keyboard and play the sounds Making connections * This section explains how to connect this unit to a MIDI keyboard and play the sounds. If you wish to connect a sequencer or personal computer to this unit, refer to p.120. * To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the vol- ume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. Set the Computer select switch located on the back of this unit to MIDI. MIDI OUT MI
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Turning the power on or off Once the connections have been completed , turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing mal- function and/or damage to speakers and other devices. ❍ Turning the power on 1. Before you turn the power on, check the following points. Make sure that the power cables of each device are correctly plugged into an AC outlet. Make sure that this unit is correctly connected to any peripheral devices y
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Try out the various sounds This unit contains a wide variety of sounds, including not only musical instruments such as piano, organ and guitar, but also sound effects such as birds and telephone rings. In this unit, each of these sounds is called an “Instrument”. A group of Instruments is called a “Map.” This unit has three maps; a Native map which contains original sounds, an SC-55 map which contains almost the same sounds as the SC-55/SC-55mkII, and an SC-88 map which contain the same sounds
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Try out the buttons of the unit Preview the sound (Preview) When you press the Volume knob, the currently selected instrument will sound. You can specify the pitch and volume at which this preview note will be sounded (p.37). This preview function is convenient when you wish to check sounds or adjust the tuning when a keyboard is not connected. POWER VOLUME PART LEVEL REVERB PREVIEW (PUSH) K SHIFT The following procedures must be performed with the [ALL] button indicator dark. If it is lit,
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Transpose the pitch You can transpose the pitch of the sound in semitone steps. Pressing KEY SHIFT [l] will lower the key (pitch), and pressing KEY SHIFT [r] will raise the key (pitch). * The area of the screen where the Key Shift setting is displayed is shared with the Delay display. When while holding down the [SC-88 MAP] button, press [DELAY] buttons, the delay setting will be displayed, and when you press the [KEY SHIFT] buttons the key shift setting will be dis- played. If the display in
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Apply effects to the sound Effects are used to electrically process the sound in various ways to add a different character to the sound. The effects of this unit can be classified either as System effects (p.48) or as Insertion effects (p.56). System effects include 8 types each of reverb and chorus, 10 types of delay, and 2-band equalizer. Insertion effects include 64 effect types. In addition, you can make appropriate parameter settings for each effect, provid- ing varied and detailed contro
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Tuning to other instruments (Tuning) ❍ M. Tune (Master Tune) 415.3 — 466.2 Hz When you are playing in an ensemble with other instruments or need to set this unit to match the pitch of another instrument, adjust the Master Tune setting. The displayed value (e.g., 440.0 Hz) indicates the frequency of the A4 note's pitch (note number 69). Tuning procedure 1. Press [ALL] to make the button indicator light. 2. Simultaneously press both the PART [l l l l] [r r r r] buttons. 3. Press [u u u u] or [d
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Headphones Use headphones of 8 — 150 ohms impedance. Sound will be output from the audio output jacks even when headphones are connected. POWER VOLUME Stereo Headphones PREVIEW (PUSH) MIDI IN B PHONES * The headphone jack will output the sound of OUTPUT1.This means that the sound of Parts assigned to OUTPUT2 will not be heard from the headphone jack. Audio input jacks / Audio input volume You can connect the output jacks of other MIDI sound sources to these jacks. The audio signal that is in
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Chapter 1. Try out the unit 16
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Chapter 2 Parts and parameters Chapter 2
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Parts and sounds This unit is able to produce 32 different types of sound at once. An instrument such as this unit, which can simultaneously produce many sounds from a single unit's is called a multi-timbral sound generator. A Timbre is an instrumental sound. Being able to simultaneously play 32 sounds means that you can use 32 different instruments at once. In other words, you can create an orchestra-like ensemble of 32 musical parts. In this unit, the sound selected for each Part is called a
