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UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit mesayre Max Output Level: -87 dBFS Total Posts : 195 Joined: 2012/07/07 09:29:57Location: New York, NY Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/25 13:54:00 (permalink) Thanks! I had also read about those issues. Glad it's working well for you. Mike SayreComposer, Horn Player Sonar Platinum, Win10x64 My new album, Music for Icebergs, is now on iTunes jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/27 17:21:45 (permalink) Update on the link for Roland support: If you live outside the UK, good luck. The only recourse for Canadians is the Roland Tribes forum, which hasn't responded to two of my posts for 9 days. Nothing. And if you use the contact form, it rejects you without a UK postal code. The UK community forum is not taking new registrations this time. I paid $182CAD for their product. Thanks for nothing. DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit dcumpian Max Output Level: -34 dBFS Total Posts : 4124 Joined: 2005/11/03 15:50:51 Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/28 08:37:54 (permalink) Out of curiosity, why would you buy Sound Canvas as software? The thing that made the Sound Canvas great was it's plug and play general midi implementation. Other than that, it sounds terrible compared to what is available today. You'd be much better off getting a modern soft synth such as Omnisphere or similar, IMO. Regards,Dan Mixing is all about control. My music: or Studiocat Advanced Studio DAW (Intel i5 3550 @ 3.7GHz, Z77 motherboard, 16GB Ram, lots of HDDs), Sonar Plat, Mackie 1604, PreSonus Audiobox 44VSL, ESI 4x4 Midi Interface, Ibanez Bass, Custom Fender Mexi-Strat, NI S88, Roland JV-2080 & MDB-1, Komplete, Omnisphere, Lots o' plugins. jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/28 10:50:32 (permalink) Valid question. Here's my answer. :) Throughout the late 80's & 90's I created upwards of 400 MIDI files with Sound Canvas (first the SC-55 and then the 88), for backup at solo gigs or when I had one other guitar player or singer with me. When I retired from performing in '97, I never kept up with the tech, and the MIDIs have sat there for almost 20 years. Now I'm back to performing, and for a quick restart I need to have my MIDIs back with the same sounds they were created with. Otherwise, there'd be a whole l lot of work remixing/tweaking the new sounds of new tech. Eventually, I'll use the newer stuff, but this gets me up and running much faster for now. DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard;
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Jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline I know this has little to do with MC, but I really need to find somewhere that I can get real support for the Sound Canvas VA software, which I want to use with MC. The Roland Tribes forums seem to be pretty dead, and I can't find a contact point for Roland themselves. I seriously need some questions answered, so if anyone would be so kind as to point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'll name my next car after you or something, lol. Thanks! DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/24 07:31:34 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jimfogle 2016/03/26 22:45:49 Problem solved. Found some contact info. DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit mesayre Max Output Level: -87 dBFS Total Posts : 195 Joined: 2012/07/07 09:29:57Location: New York, NY Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/24 20:28:47 (permalink) Would you mind sharing what you were asking, and how they replied? I am thinking of buying that one. Mike SayreComposer, Horn Player Sonar Platinum, Win10x64 My new album, Music for Icebergs, is now on iTunes jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/24 20:44:24 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby mesayre 2016/01/25 13:53:23 Sure. This link provides all the contact info needed: You won't be disappointed with SCVA itself. In the 90's I had the SC-88 hardware, but never upgraded to Pro or SC-8820. This software contains ALL of it. The downside with MC or Sonar, as mentioned on the Roland site is, "you cannot use control changes to make correct bank selections and program changes". I'm still working on how to deal with that, but it CAN be done in another DAW that I won't mention publicly because this is, after all, the MC forum. :) However, even in the DAW where things work fully, there is an issue with tone map changing that doesn't seem to be working well. In any case, if your main concern (like myself) is to have use of the Sound Canvas sounds, it's 100% spot on, and is still quite functional in MC if the limitations aren't a huge issue for you. Oh, and it's compatible with Mac OS X 10.8.5 or later; for Windows, only 7 SP1, 8/8.1, and 10 are supported. post edited by jyoung60 - 2016/01/24 20:58:19 DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; SteinbergRoland Sound Canvas For iOS - Sound On Sound
Overcome some of these problems, however. If you do go in for tweaking, just remember to keep any edits tucked away in a SysEx librarian, or at the start of your sequence.I'd also like to make a note of the demo: this is one of the best you'll hear on any synth — apart from one or two fusion‑ish aberrations, it's remarkably close to real music.OpinionsI liked the SC50, as I like all Sound Canvas products. While I have an ambivalent attitude to General MIDI and the Disneyesque blandness it stands for, I'm certainly not going to let that stop me from appreciating an affordable source of good sounds — Sound Canvases are perfect for scratch arrangements of all kinds.On an operational level, I have no major complaints with the SC50. The front panel can be a bit fiddly, but it provides a lot more control than similar products from other manufacturers, and sonically, it's equal to the task of reproducing General MIDI compatible song files. I have used a Sound Canvas in the past as a sound generator, and the sequence files I made at this time also played back perfectly well on the new unit, bar a couple of different cymbals and a few slightly less 'realistic' samples.Where I do have trouble is in placing the SC50 in the marketplace. We've had several different breeds of Sound Canvas sold to us since 1991, and there doesn't seem to be much of a reason for the existence of this. › Free roland virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas dxi › Vsc virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas 1.6.0 › Roland virtual sound canvas VST › Virtual sound canvas for windows 10Roland ED SC8850 Sound Canvas - Sound On Sound
Derek Johnson takes a look at a new addition to the still‑growing Sound Canvas family.Roland's family of Sound Canvas‑based General MIDI compatible sound modules just seems to grow and grow — a range of half‑rack modules, PC cards and even the innards of the JW50 workstation have seen versions of this technology. The latest incarnation is the SC50, a physically similar unit to the original SC55, but with a lower price tag than the current SC55 MkII.The SC50 looks just like the original Sound Canvas: the same half‑rack package (rack‑mount adaptor available separately), the same collection of editing buttons and large, orange backlit display. There are, however, one or two small differences. On the plus side, the SC50 has the advantage of the superior (ie. quieter) audio outputs found on the SC55 MkII, 28‑voice polyphony (four up on the SC55) and a PC/Mac computer interface. On the negative side, the SC50 loses the front‑panel mounted second MIDI input (although its single MIDI In is still labelled MIDI In 1) and the SC55's option of operation via a cute little remote control. Remaining the same are the stereo inputs and outputs on phono connectors, and the huge external power supply.There are changes internally too. The SC50 has a total of 226 sounds and nine drum kits; that's somewhat less than the original Sound Canvas' complement of 315 sounds plus plus 10 drum kits. This saving is made by leaving out the SC55's aged MT32‑compatible drum kit and soundbank, and providing theRoland SK88 Pro Sound Canvas - Sound On Sound
Particular one. While the SC50's price of £549 is basically attractive, if perhaps a little high, it is only £100 short of the current retail price of the SC55 MkII. Had it been sub‑£500, there wouldn't have been so much to comment on. However, with the imminent launch of the SC88 Super Sound Canvas, which will retail close to the £800 mark, and the rumoured mothballing of the SC55 MkII, the raison d'etre of the SC50 becomes a little clearer. And any comment on its price, of course, must also take into consideration the inclusion of a PC/Mac interface. This valuable addition will save many potential users who are equipped with either of those computers the expense of buying a separate MIDI interface. Also notable is the improved SC55 MkII version audio output stage, which offers a significant improvement on the output found on pre‑MkII SCs — it's much quieter.However, market analysis and GM cynicism aside, the SC50 does what it aims to do: provides good sounds with GM/GS compatibility at a price somewhat lower than the full‑flight Sound Canvas. Being equipped with the MkII converters does actually result in quieter performance, but on a budget unit, I'd have been more thankful for a slightly more up‑market range of sounds.The Sound Canvas sound can be had cheaper (ie, the marvellous Boss Dr Synth, whose price and cuteness excuse any compromises, and such desktop music products as the SC7). However, if you want an affordable Sound Canvas that features loads ofRoland Virtual Sound Canvas 3 and Virtual Sound Canvas 1.20 (VSC
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Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit dcumpian Max Output Level: -34 dBFS Total Posts : 4124 Joined: 2005/11/03 15:50:51 Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/28 11:06:04 (permalink) jyoung60Valid question. Here's my answer. :) Throughout the late 80's & 90's I created upwards of 400 MIDI files with Sound Canvas (first the SC-55 and then the 88), for backup at solo gigs or when I had one other guitar player or singer with me. When I retired from performing in '97, I never kept up with the tech, and the MIDIs have sat there for almost 20 years. Now I'm back to performing, and for a quick restart I need to have my MIDIs back with the same sounds they were created with. Otherwise, there'd be a whole l lot of work remixing/tweaking the new sounds of new tech. Eventually, I'll use the newer stuff, but this gets me up and running much faster for now.In that case, I'd suggest finding an old Sound Canvas on eBay...you'll probably have better luck using it that way. Regards,Dan Mixing is all about control. My music: or Studiocat Advanced Studio DAW (Intel i5 3550 @ 3.7GHz, Z77 motherboard, 16GB Ram, lots of HDDs), Sonar Plat, Mackie 1604, PreSonus Audiobox 44VSL, ESI 4x4 Midi Interface, Ibanez Bass, Custom Fender Mexi-Strat, NI S88, Roland JV-2080 & MDB-1, Komplete, Omnisphere, Lots o' plugins. jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/28 11:10:52 (permalink) I looked, but couldn't find any in good working order for less than the SCVA software. Especially considering the current USD>CAD exchange rates. But yeah, I would LOVE to have the hardware again. DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit Peter0815 Max Output Level: -90 dBFS Total Posts : 17 Joined: 2015/11/22 14:47:26Location: Germany Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/03/26 15:24:04 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jyoung60 2016/03/26 16:25:41 hello (just read this post) i use the scva too to play my midi files.yep mc is incompatible with scva.(only 32 bit version of scva will work and map changes wont work, so gs midi files will be played like normal gm midi files)but if u just want to playback midi files with the sound canvas va there is no need to buy cubase. with 3 freeware tools scva will work including full bank changes u need:loop midi to create a virtual midi port savihost to load the scva (works with 64 bit scva) vanbascos karaoke midi palyer to playback midi files(i recommend this player because it can send a gs reset command to the vst) in this video a guy tells u how to do this for dosbox emulator to play old dosgames with scvabut for vanbascos karaoke player its the same in vanbascos karaoke player select "gs". › Free roland virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas dxi › Vsc virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas 1.6.0 › Roland virtual sound canvas VST › Virtual sound canvas for windows 10 › Free roland virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas dxi › Vsc virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas 1.6.0 › Virtual sound canvas 3.2 download › Virtual sound canvas VST windows 7
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As reset modusso all scva settings will be resettet before each midi file is loaded. hope this will help a bit in germany sc va costs 115 euro, but a used sc8820 costs over 300 euroand there are no usb drivers from roland for windows 7 and higher for itscva sounds exactly the same post edited by Peter0815 - 2016/03/26 15:48:04 jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/03/26 16:11:59 (permalink) Peter, thank you so much, that's awesome! I'll definitely make use of this information! DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit David R. Max Output Level: -90 dBFS Total Posts : 12 Joined: 2013/03/01 09:53:39 Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/04/21 00:45:47 (permalink) Greetings, Peter0815, Great post with all the links.One exception, concerning GM/GS. Alot depends on the SYSX data in the Midi file.A Midi file sometimes has no popup request to load the SYSX messages and will play as GS.A GM environment may or may not sound correct. SONAR allows writing in a popup tag whilewriting SYSX data in the Midi file as either GM, GM2 or GS. Next time the popup will appear.About Roland Sound Canvas VA: The sound engine will change to either GM, GM2 or GSdepending on the SYSX data in the Midi file when played in all SONAR, loopMIDI and SAVIHost.I played several different Midi files and all changed the SCVA sound engine to the correspondingMode except one Midi file. That Midi file is GS and didn't generate the SYSX popup request.SCVA still played it in GS mode. That is one exception which shows how SYSX data works. Before finding this thread I posted this for everyone. Check this link: Sincerely,David R. post edited by David R. - 2016/04/21 01:12:39Sound Canvas VA - rolandcloud.com
Buttons and the friendly orange display, then the SC50 can be recommended. Magazine review etiquette suggests, nay demands, a snappy, one‑line conclusion, so here goes. Whether the question you're asking is "What can I buy to faithfully play back GM song files?", "Where can I get an affordable, all‑purpose selection of useful sounds?" or "What can I buy to turn my computer into multimedia central?", the SC50 could be the answer.Software CompatibilityOne piece of good news is that any software developed for the sound canvas appears to be compatible with the SC50. I tried the Easel Sound Canvas Editor from Heavenly Music (0255 434217), and the SC55/SC155 Graphical Screen Editor from Hands On (0705 783100), and everything seemed to work perfectly. The latter is a bit a of a novelty, but is actually very entertaining. It allows you to create moving messages and block diagrams that appear on the Sound Canvas' display; the result can be saved as a MIDI Song File and loaded into a sequencer. I'm not sure what practical use it is (although it surely must appear in someone's video soon), but it's fun, and actually accesses the deepest recesses of the SC's SysEx. Heavenly's Easel also delves into SysEx in a big way. This is an example of a piece of software that provides both access to parameters that aren't available from the front panel, and easy access to those parameters that are available to the user. For example, Easel allows you to edit the effects. › Free roland virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas dxi › Vsc virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas 1.6.0 › Roland virtual sound canvas VST › Virtual sound canvas for windows 10 › Free roland virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas dxi › Vsc virtual sound canvas › Edirol virtual sound canvas 1.6.0 › Virtual sound canvas 3.2 download › Virtual sound canvas VST windows 7Roland - Sound Canvas for iOS
To a much more comprehensive extent than normal — pre‑delay, decay times, and so on are all editable here, and make the SC an even more attractive all‑rounder. Of course, if your computer software has a mixer map page or some other way of transmitting MIDI control info from the screen, you can do the same sort of thing, and record the result into a sequence. All the necessary info is hidden in the MIDI documentation at the back of the manual; you could save yourself the trouble, since several companies can supply such mixer maps ready configured, especially for Cubase on the ST. This kind of sophisticated SysEx access really helps to stretch the Sound Canvas beyond the realm of being a mere GM/GS playback module.Sound Canvas Family ValuesRoland SC55 Sound Canvas — reviewed SOS September 1991.Boss DS330 Dr Synth — reviewed Recording Musician September 1992.Roland JW50 GM Workstation — reviewed SOS November 1992.Roland Audio Producer for Windows — reviewed SOS March 1994.Specification16‑part multitimbrality.28‑voice polyphony.16Mbit waveform ROM.GM/GS compatible.Reverb and Chorus effects.Stereo outputs, stereo inputs.PC/Mac computer interface.ProsClassy Roland sound.PC/Mac MIDI interface.Quiet performance.ConsPerhaps a little pricey.Slightly curtailed waveform ROM.SummaryThe waveform ROM may have been shaved to the bone tomeet a given cost, but the SC50 still delivers the Rolandsound for a price that's (just about) right.Comments
UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit mesayre Max Output Level: -87 dBFS Total Posts : 195 Joined: 2012/07/07 09:29:57Location: New York, NY Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/25 13:54:00 (permalink) Thanks! I had also read about those issues. Glad it's working well for you. Mike SayreComposer, Horn Player Sonar Platinum, Win10x64 My new album, Music for Icebergs, is now on iTunes jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/27 17:21:45 (permalink) Update on the link for Roland support: If you live outside the UK, good luck. The only recourse for Canadians is the Roland Tribes forum, which hasn't responded to two of my posts for 9 days. Nothing. And if you use the contact form, it rejects you without a UK postal code. The UK community forum is not taking new registrations this time. I paid $182CAD for their product. Thanks for nothing. DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit dcumpian Max Output Level: -34 dBFS Total Posts : 4124 Joined: 2005/11/03 15:50:51 Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/28 08:37:54 (permalink) Out of curiosity, why would you buy Sound Canvas as software? The thing that made the Sound Canvas great was it's plug and play general midi implementation. Other than that, it sounds terrible compared to what is available today. You'd be much better off getting a modern soft synth such as Omnisphere or similar, IMO. Regards,Dan Mixing is all about control. My music: or Studiocat Advanced Studio DAW (Intel i5 3550 @ 3.7GHz, Z77 motherboard, 16GB Ram, lots of HDDs), Sonar Plat, Mackie 1604, PreSonus Audiobox 44VSL, ESI 4x4 Midi Interface, Ibanez Bass, Custom Fender Mexi-Strat, NI S88, Roland JV-2080 & MDB-1, Komplete, Omnisphere, Lots o' plugins. jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/28 10:50:32 (permalink) Valid question. Here's my answer. :) Throughout the late 80's & 90's I created upwards of 400 MIDI files with Sound Canvas (first the SC-55 and then the 88), for backup at solo gigs or when I had one other guitar player or singer with me. When I retired from performing in '97, I never kept up with the tech, and the MIDIs have sat there for almost 20 years. Now I'm back to performing, and for a quick restart I need to have my MIDIs back with the same sounds they were created with. Otherwise, there'd be a whole l lot of work remixing/tweaking the new sounds of new tech. Eventually, I'll use the newer stuff, but this gets me up and running much faster for now. DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard;
2025-04-22Jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline I know this has little to do with MC, but I really need to find somewhere that I can get real support for the Sound Canvas VA software, which I want to use with MC. The Roland Tribes forums seem to be pretty dead, and I can't find a contact point for Roland themselves. I seriously need some questions answered, so if anyone would be so kind as to point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'll name my next car after you or something, lol. Thanks! DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/24 07:31:34 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jimfogle 2016/03/26 22:45:49 Problem solved. Found some contact info. DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit mesayre Max Output Level: -87 dBFS Total Posts : 195 Joined: 2012/07/07 09:29:57Location: New York, NY Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/24 20:28:47 (permalink) Would you mind sharing what you were asking, and how they replied? I am thinking of buying that one. Mike SayreComposer, Horn Player Sonar Platinum, Win10x64 My new album, Music for Icebergs, is now on iTunes jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/24 20:44:24 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby mesayre 2016/01/25 13:53:23 Sure. This link provides all the contact info needed: You won't be disappointed with SCVA itself. In the 90's I had the SC-88 hardware, but never upgraded to Pro or SC-8820. This software contains ALL of it. The downside with MC or Sonar, as mentioned on the Roland site is, "you cannot use control changes to make correct bank selections and program changes". I'm still working on how to deal with that, but it CAN be done in another DAW that I won't mention publicly because this is, after all, the MC forum. :) However, even in the DAW where things work fully, there is an issue with tone map changing that doesn't seem to be working well. In any case, if your main concern (like myself) is to have use of the Sound Canvas sounds, it's 100% spot on, and is still quite functional in MC if the limitations aren't a huge issue for you. Oh, and it's compatible with Mac OS X 10.8.5 or later; for Windows, only 7 SP1, 8/8.1, and 10 are supported. post edited by jyoung60 - 2016/01/24 20:58:19 DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg
2025-04-17Derek Johnson takes a look at a new addition to the still‑growing Sound Canvas family.Roland's family of Sound Canvas‑based General MIDI compatible sound modules just seems to grow and grow — a range of half‑rack modules, PC cards and even the innards of the JW50 workstation have seen versions of this technology. The latest incarnation is the SC50, a physically similar unit to the original SC55, but with a lower price tag than the current SC55 MkII.The SC50 looks just like the original Sound Canvas: the same half‑rack package (rack‑mount adaptor available separately), the same collection of editing buttons and large, orange backlit display. There are, however, one or two small differences. On the plus side, the SC50 has the advantage of the superior (ie. quieter) audio outputs found on the SC55 MkII, 28‑voice polyphony (four up on the SC55) and a PC/Mac computer interface. On the negative side, the SC50 loses the front‑panel mounted second MIDI input (although its single MIDI In is still labelled MIDI In 1) and the SC55's option of operation via a cute little remote control. Remaining the same are the stereo inputs and outputs on phono connectors, and the huge external power supply.There are changes internally too. The SC50 has a total of 226 sounds and nine drum kits; that's somewhat less than the original Sound Canvas' complement of 315 sounds plus plus 10 drum kits. This saving is made by leaving out the SC55's aged MT32‑compatible drum kit and soundbank, and providing the
2025-04-03Particular one. While the SC50's price of £549 is basically attractive, if perhaps a little high, it is only £100 short of the current retail price of the SC55 MkII. Had it been sub‑£500, there wouldn't have been so much to comment on. However, with the imminent launch of the SC88 Super Sound Canvas, which will retail close to the £800 mark, and the rumoured mothballing of the SC55 MkII, the raison d'etre of the SC50 becomes a little clearer. And any comment on its price, of course, must also take into consideration the inclusion of a PC/Mac interface. This valuable addition will save many potential users who are equipped with either of those computers the expense of buying a separate MIDI interface. Also notable is the improved SC55 MkII version audio output stage, which offers a significant improvement on the output found on pre‑MkII SCs — it's much quieter.However, market analysis and GM cynicism aside, the SC50 does what it aims to do: provides good sounds with GM/GS compatibility at a price somewhat lower than the full‑flight Sound Canvas. Being equipped with the MkII converters does actually result in quieter performance, but on a budget unit, I'd have been more thankful for a slightly more up‑market range of sounds.The Sound Canvas sound can be had cheaper (ie, the marvellous Boss Dr Synth, whose price and cuteness excuse any compromises, and such desktop music products as the SC7). However, if you want an affordable Sound Canvas that features loads of
2025-04-02Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit dcumpian Max Output Level: -34 dBFS Total Posts : 4124 Joined: 2005/11/03 15:50:51 Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/28 11:06:04 (permalink) jyoung60Valid question. Here's my answer. :) Throughout the late 80's & 90's I created upwards of 400 MIDI files with Sound Canvas (first the SC-55 and then the 88), for backup at solo gigs or when I had one other guitar player or singer with me. When I retired from performing in '97, I never kept up with the tech, and the MIDIs have sat there for almost 20 years. Now I'm back to performing, and for a quick restart I need to have my MIDIs back with the same sounds they were created with. Otherwise, there'd be a whole l lot of work remixing/tweaking the new sounds of new tech. Eventually, I'll use the newer stuff, but this gets me up and running much faster for now.In that case, I'd suggest finding an old Sound Canvas on eBay...you'll probably have better luck using it that way. Regards,Dan Mixing is all about control. My music: or Studiocat Advanced Studio DAW (Intel i5 3550 @ 3.7GHz, Z77 motherboard, 16GB Ram, lots of HDDs), Sonar Plat, Mackie 1604, PreSonus Audiobox 44VSL, ESI 4x4 Midi Interface, Ibanez Bass, Custom Fender Mexi-Strat, NI S88, Roland JV-2080 & MDB-1, Komplete, Omnisphere, Lots o' plugins. jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/01/28 11:10:52 (permalink) I looked, but couldn't find any in good working order for less than the SCVA software. Especially considering the current USD>CAD exchange rates. But yeah, I would LOVE to have the hardware again. DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit Peter0815 Max Output Level: -90 dBFS Total Posts : 17 Joined: 2015/11/22 14:47:26Location: Germany Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/03/26 15:24:04 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby jyoung60 2016/03/26 16:25:41 hello (just read this post) i use the scva too to play my midi files.yep mc is incompatible with scva.(only 32 bit version of scva will work and map changes wont work, so gs midi files will be played like normal gm midi files)but if u just want to playback midi files with the sound canvas va there is no need to buy cubase. with 3 freeware tools scva will work including full bank changes u need:loop midi to create a virtual midi port savihost to load the scva (works with 64 bit scva) vanbascos karaoke midi palyer to playback midi files(i recommend this player because it can send a gs reset command to the vst) in this video a guy tells u how to do this for dosbox emulator to play old dosgames with scvabut for vanbascos karaoke player its the same in vanbascos karaoke player select "gs"
2025-04-16As reset modusso all scva settings will be resettet before each midi file is loaded. hope this will help a bit in germany sc va costs 115 euro, but a used sc8820 costs over 300 euroand there are no usb drivers from roland for windows 7 and higher for itscva sounds exactly the same post edited by Peter0815 - 2016/03/26 15:48:04 jyoung60 Max Output Level: -72 dBFS Total Posts : 914 Joined: 2015/09/01 11:00:11Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/03/26 16:11:59 (permalink) Peter, thank you so much, that's awesome! I'll definitely make use of this information! DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab (latest version) - x64VST: Roland Sound Canvas VAHardware: Roland MC50mkII Sequencer; Yamaha DGX-660 keyboard; Steinberg UR-44 InterfaceOS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit David R. Max Output Level: -90 dBFS Total Posts : 12 Joined: 2013/03/01 09:53:39 Status: offline Re: Roland Sound Canvas VA support - where?? 2016/04/21 00:45:47 (permalink) Greetings, Peter0815, Great post with all the links.One exception, concerning GM/GS. Alot depends on the SYSX data in the Midi file.A Midi file sometimes has no popup request to load the SYSX messages and will play as GS.A GM environment may or may not sound correct. SONAR allows writing in a popup tag whilewriting SYSX data in the Midi file as either GM, GM2 or GS. Next time the popup will appear.About Roland Sound Canvas VA: The sound engine will change to either GM, GM2 or GSdepending on the SYSX data in the Midi file when played in all SONAR, loopMIDI and SAVIHost.I played several different Midi files and all changed the SCVA sound engine to the correspondingMode except one Midi file. That Midi file is GS and didn't generate the SYSX popup request.SCVA still played it in GS mode. That is one exception which shows how SYSX data works. Before finding this thread I posted this for everyone. Check this link: Sincerely,David R. post edited by David R. - 2016/04/21 01:12:39
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