Roland SC-88 Pro Manual de usuario

Guidelines ForProducing MIDI FilesTo Share With otherSound Canvas UsersA SCUG GuideWritten by Bob Greaves with the assistance of other SCUG members© 1

compatibility is limited, but if this map 0 and controller #32 issue are not properly understood,then upward compatibility will never be achieved!With

Two solutionsStay away from map 0 and use controller #32 for addressing the map you really want. If youunderstand this then skip over to chapter 3.10

Chapter Two, Understanding The Three Obstacles - And Two SolutionsFinding the right paradigm:To solve the compatibility problem once and for all so th

map you get. If you talk this over with other SCUG members who do not use a sequencer likeyours they, will get the impression you are not too swift. A

places into which potential sounds can be placed. And this means the ability to organize a moremodest number of sounds into a meaningful logical struc

Regardless of whether you use the Controller #0 bank switching method or use controller #0to do your own bank switching, the result is identical and t

How do Maps Work?If you have ever used a spread sheet program that allows you to use to combine several similarspread sheets on different “pages,” the

compatibility is limited but forward compatibility is perfect. Now that you have a picture of howmaps work we can now ask, “How can we tell the spread

Indirect Map Addressing:This is the function of controller #32 when set to 0. Map 0 does not actually exist. Map 0 is anyMap you want it to be. Place

NOTE: The net effects of these guidelines is to 1) add a Controller #32 = 1 eventbefore every patch for SC-55 sequences, 2) to replace the Controller

IntroductionAs the Roland Sound Canvas grows in popularity and evolves into a greater variety of models,the number of users desiring to compare notes

Chapter Three, Implementing The Solution - Step by StepImplementing compatibility:We started Chapter Two with a list of the obstacles to compatibility

Using ControllersThis is for sequencers that permit you to enter in controller events and allow you to enter patchevents separately from controllers o

Event Listing 1Patch, Controller 0, 32, 24For the benefit of all, I’ll explain Listing 1, one parameter at a time. Parameter 1 tells you thatthis is a

Use Bank 16257127 * 128 + 1Use bank 127MT-32 soundsUse Bank 409732 * 128 + 1Use Bank 32Variation 32Use Bank 307324 * 128 + 1Use Bank 24Variation 24Use

Using Hybrid Technique:If you were using the Controller #0 method in the past, it is possible to continue using thecontroller #0 method. All you need

SC-88 UsersWe begin this section for SC-88 users talking about what you can do to help SC-55 users.When we have discussed this sufficiently, we will t

However looking at forward compatibility, there are still compatibility pitfalls to be avoided.SC-88 Pro users will also not hear your creation proper

The difference between listing 8 & 9 is that listing 8 uses map 0 (extracting CC32 from bank1152), but listing 9 uses map 2 (extracting CC32 from

changed controller. Simple. The controller events can be in either order so long as they precedethe patch event. Test and save your file and you are d

Nonetheless, there are a few things you can do to make their listening experience of yoursequences more workable.There are several sounds in the SC-88

There is no need to read every page unless you are curious about how other people who cannot use your approach may need to go about accomplishing the

Event Listing 14Patch, Normal, 2816, 39In Listing 14, parameter 1 tells you this is a patch event. The fact that there are exactly threemore parameter

2051, 2179, 2307, 2435,2563, 2691, 2819, 2947,3075, 3203, 3331, 3459,3587, 3715, 3843, 3971,4099, 4227, 4355, 4483,5123, 5251, 5379, 5507,5635, 5763,

Listing 18Controller #32, 0Patch, Controller 0, 22, 39Now a simple change will produce this listing:Listing 19Controller #32, 3Patch, Controller 0, 22

Chapter Four, Sequencing EtiquetteCreating Helpful Documentation:Things can go wrong and often will. If you send your MIDI file by email or upload it

You might think that the instrument definition provides everyone with a name, but you can’t relyon that. If you used your native map 0 then those with

Chapter Five, SCUG Resources,The following web sites might prove useful to you as a SoundCanvas user.1SCUG, the Sound Canvas Users Grouphttp://www3.sk

You can find software tools for the Sound Canvas at theseweb sites.88 Edithttp://members.home.com/greatwhite/88edit.htmThe URL below is a press releas

AcknowledgmentsThe following SCUG members helped me by reviewing the preliminary and secondary text.They pointed out areas where I was vague, verbose,

http://modemss.brisnet.org.au/~mlevoiEdward LotterEddie is from Hollywood California and uses an SCC1, as well as the SC-88VL. He has beenusing a Soun

TablesConvert SC-55 Normal Bank NumbersUse Bank 16257127 * 128 + 1Use bank 127MT-32 soundsUse Bank 409732 * 128 + 1Use Bank 32Variation 32Use Bank 307

Chapter One, Basics Sound SetsThe Sound Canvas Family:The Roland Sound Canvas is an excellent sound module family that can meet the needs of bothbegin

Convert SC-88 Normal Bank Numbers2, 130, 258, 386,514, 642, 770, 898,1026, 1154, 1282, 1410,2050, 2178, 2306, 2434,3074, 3202, 3330, 4098,4226, 5122,

Convert SC-88 Pro Normal Bank Numbers3, 131, 259, 387,515, 643, 771, 899,1027, 1155, 1283, 1411,1539, 1667, 1794, 1923, 2051, 2179, 2307, 2435,2563, 2

sequencer is to enter a zero into controller #0 for Capital tones or the Variation number intocontroller #0 to select a variant bank just before sendi

they called a Map. This permits the SC-55 sound set to reside on internal Map 1 in a Controller#0 structure completely compatible and identical to the

If SC-88 users fail to change all SC-88 sounds to internal map 2 in their finished sequences,then those sequences lose their SC-88 sounds when played

But the SC-88 user had to first know that he or she is listening to an SC-55 sequence and thenalso push the button (if they had one) to enter SC-55 mo

types of reverb simultaneously on different parts. I have never needed to do that, but theflexibility exists.New dynamics are also possible because wh