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The {{w|Roland Sound Canvas|Roland SC-88}} is a General MIDI-based synthesizer, manufactured by Roland in 1994. An entry in the Roland Sound Canvas series, it has 654 default instrument presets and 22 drumset presets that are designed to perfectly conform to the General MIDI standard, making it excellent for the playback of MIDI songs. It is still useful as a compositional tool; the sounds from the Roland Sound Canvas line of synthesizers are very common in video games. Compressed samples of audio from a SC-55 are even utilized as the default "soundfont" for MIDI playback on most computers. | The {{w|Roland Sound Canvas|Roland SC-88}} is a General MIDI-based synthesizer, manufactured by Roland in 1994. An entry in the Roland Sound Canvas series, it has 654 default instrument presets and 22 drumset presets that are designed to perfectly conform to the General MIDI standard, making it excellent for the playback of MIDI songs. It is still useful as a compositional tool; the sounds from the Roland Sound Canvas line of synthesizers are very common in video games. Compressed samples of audio from a SC-55 are even utilized as the default "soundfont" for MIDI playback on most computers. | ||
It is used primarily in the music of [[Music in Pikmin|''Pikmin'']] and [[Music in Pikmin 2|''Pikmin 2'']]. Alongside the [[#Kurzweil K2500|Kurzweil K2500]], these two synthesizers make up the vast majority of instrument samples in those games. | It is used primarily in the music of [[Music in Pikmin|''Pikmin'']] and [[Music in Pikmin 2|''Pikmin 2'']], by Hajime Wakai. Alongside the [[#Kurzweil K2500|Kurzweil K2500]], these two synthesizers make up the vast majority of instrument samples in those games. | ||
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