Roland SC-88 Pro - Manual (Page 114)

■ Creating compatible data for the unit / SC-88
This unit has a SC-88-compatibility mode which is convenient when you wish to cre-
ate data that will be compatible with both this unit and the SC-88.
This unit provides numerous additional sounds. The additional sounds include
sounds which replace Capitals and Variation contained in the SC-88 map, and sounds
located in new Variation. Of these, the sounds which replace SC-88 map contain the
same type of sounds as in the SC-88, and are musically interchangeable with each
other. By using these sounds, you can create songs that will playback on either instru-
ment with the generally same musical result. Thus, the SC-88-compatibility mode pro-
vides an SC-88-compatible sound map. In the SC-88-compatible sound map, this unit's
high-quality sounds are arranged in the same arrangement as the SC-88 map.
The initial settings of this unit, SC-88-compatibility mode-on, and the SC-88 map
structure are as shown in the following illustration.
* The LSB is the lower byte of the Bank Select message. When the LSB is specified by a MIDI
message, the condition will be as specified by the front panel [SC-88MAP] and [SC-55MAP] but-
tons. (p.127)
When compared with SC-88, the map structure in SC-88-compatibility mode differs
only in that the SC-88-compatible map can be used, and the structure is identical in all
other respects.
In SC-88-compatibility mode, specifying a sound with a MIDI message of LSB 0 will
normally select the SC-88-compatability map, but if you press the [SC-88 MAP] button,
the SC-88 MAP will be selected. And if you press the [SC-55 MAP] button, the SC-55
MAP will be selected. With the SC-88-compatible map, sounds for this unit will be
played, but with SC-88 MAP the same sounds as the SC-88 will be played.
When creating data that must be playable on both this unit and the SC-88, you
should usually turn SC-88-compatibility mode on, and use LSB 0 to specify sounds. If
you wish to specify SC-55 MAP (or SC-88 MAP), use LSB 1 (or LSB 2) to specify
sounds.
* If you use Insertion effects, the SC-88 may not be able to produce the same playback.
Native MAP
SC-88MAP SC-88MAP
SC-55MAP
SC-88Pro Default setting SC-88Pro, SC-88-compatibility mode=ON
LSB3
LSB2
LSB1
LSB0
SC-55MAP
SC-88MAP
SC-55MAP
SC-88(reference)
Default=Native MAP
Selected
Default=SC-88-compatible map
Selected
Default=SC-88MAP
Selected
Sounds located in new Variations
Sounds which replace Capitals and Variations contained in the SC-88 map
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