Roland SC-88 Pro All 35 Demo Songs

[@momamario]

shout out to the SC-88, the synth that uematsu composed the *entire* FF8 soundtrack on (supposedly)

[@benjaminmatzon8343]

Man these old synth sounds so great insane

[@TheAspiringMusician_RSA]

I still use it today, as a daw plugin, it is absolutely amazing, I run it on FL Studio, and its free kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmHXZ4lprralqZY

[@pokefreakbror]

A lot of the soundtrack to the GBA game Mother 3 was composed using this synth (and the JV-1080). I didn't know this, so hearing the samples from the game's soundfont in such high fidelity took me by surprise. Great upload!

[@AaAa-oo4ci]

i believe the entire Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack was made using this too? both that and Mother 3 have such amazing soundtracks

[@rainy7600]

It used the SC-8850

[@Zack_Wester]

@@AaAa-oo4ci think FF 10 (X) also had some of the track made whit the SC-88 pro. I know golden sun (GBA) used the SC-88 a lot.

[@SlyHikari03]

@@Zack_Wester the drums from the song “sprouting” from FFX are the ethnic kit from this synth.

[@slowcuber_aze]

Mother 3! I love this game! Pity my friends think it's old pixel trash for dummies(

[@tharii314]

13:15 I was just blown away! That DSP is FRICKIN' AWESOME!

[@DanielVasquezYT]

I agree!

[@SlyHikari03]

ayy! Funny seeing you here.

[@MikePattonFan24]

I can’t believe how quality the sounds are! It’s only like 300$ smackaroos now too 😱

[@philmikehunt7479]

i saw a 8820 for $200 on ebay

[@TheAspiringMusician_RSA]

I still use it today, as a daw plugin, it is absolutely amazing, I run it on FL Studio, and its free kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmHXZ4lprralqZY

[@grandpagaming3142]

I got the SC-8850 for like $300.

[@SlyHikari03]

This thing makes guitars sound incredible. Probably the most realistic guitar sound ever. Kinda reminds me of Animusic.

[@MrDoodge]

animusic is purely amazing

[@SlyHikari03]

@@MrDoodge yup.

[@tikaal]

slyposting

[@SlyHikari03]

@@tikaal damn, you here too?

[@tikaal]

@@SlyHikari03 contemplating on getting one...

[@Vitaliuz]

27:18 And, btw, the Lo-Fi Jazz part is broken.

[@DaniPlay912]

Lo-Fi Jazz is like that by itself. I also thought it was a problem with Sound Canvas VA, and then I realized that the MIDI is programmed that way. This also gives it a vintage, old speaker style.

[@musicaldracula2017]

Roland always sounds awesome.

[@jacquelinebishop8465]

Roland have always had the best piano sounds on any sound module , keyboard or organ I own a Yamaha flagship model keyboard and I always use my Roland for piano 🎹

[@fromixty]

Roland SC-88 Pro was used in all of generation Pokemon games (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Fire Red and LeafGreen), and I find it extremely nostalgic. I have the Sound Canvas VA plugin and I use it quite often in my compositions. Such an amazing piece of gear.

[@山下卓郎-b9t]

I think an SD-90 is used, not an SC-88Pro. From GBA to DS, Pokémon can hear distinctive SD-90 sounds, such as snare drums. The SD-90 contains a new sound that is a complete change from the SC series.

[@judaspreistvlct]

Only a very slight hint of videogame/computerishness. Very impressed!

[@barbelo3530]

New subscriber alert. ✌️😎 Awesome video thank you for taking the time to make this video. Showed me everything I needed to know ,to know! I gotta get my hands on one of these. Has that final fantasy sound I'm looking for. Many thanks from Usa

[@aramis844]

this is gold for my ears

[@DearHoney_1996]

These 35 demo songs fully demonstrate the ability of SC-88 Pro on various instrument sounds, and I like them very much.

[@aramis844]

@@DearHoney_1996 I am planning to buy the M Gs64, which I believe it is a replica in rack mount version. I ve seen one for 60 euros in my country, the only thing I will miss is that will not fit in my half rack sound canvas tower :/

[@DearHoney_1996]

@@aramis844 Roland M-GS64 is the same model as SC-88, not SC-88 Pro. I have checked M-GS64 front panel, doesn't like SC-88 Pro's LCD screen, only digits. If M-GS64 can satisfied you, I think Roland SC-8820 is much better, with smaller size, more sound patches, and fully compatible SC-88 Pro. But I think SC-8820 should be much more expensive than 60 euros. (cry)

[@aramis844]

@@DearHoney_1996 Yes, actually with the crisis Im job less, I should not spend on gear, but I am selling some equipment including a good condition cm32-L, but somehow your videos makes me nostalgic for soundcanvas music, now I need one of the latest series I dont own (sc88 and above)

[@DanielVasquezYT]

27:17 Kabuki's YOOOOO

[@LittleRichard1988]

I have 4 Sound Canvas moules including the SC-88 Pro and I still use them. I don't think there are any sounds on the SC-88 Pro that are unusable. Some of the sounds like the electrc guitars, flute and clarinet still sound realistic enough to fool some people. The clean guitar is still one electric guitar sound I use a lot even today especially if I need that particular tone. Even though I also now have the SC-8850 I still prefer some of the SC-88 Pro's sounds like the pianos and clarinet and I prefer the SC-88/88 Pro drum kits. The SC-88 Pro is also capible of emulating the SC-88/88vl 100% although SC-55 emulation can be a bit off so if you can you should also get an SC-55 if you particularly like the SC-55's sounds.

[@djangofett4879]

if you put it into sc-55 mode it shouldn't have any problems. I have an SC 880 and never noticed any problems in sc-55 mode.

[@戦慄の誤戦死]

頭いいですね。ミディデータ再生するのにいちいちパソコンを用いなくて良いこのような折角あるモジュールを活かしている！無駄が無い。ミディは本来手軽に楽しめるものですよね。你很聪明

[@sajp8859]

Huh?

[@戦慄の誤戦死]

@@sajp8859 sorry、It's smart. You don't have to use a computer to play midi data. We make use of such a unique module! There is no waste. Midi is something that you can easily enjoy.

[@sajp8859]

@@戦慄の誤戦死 cool! 😃😎

[@DanielVasquezYT]

43:53 Trance part

[@stevenyjtsai]

cool

[@DanielVasquezYT]

I love the Hyper Groove demos.

[@DanielVasquezYT]

39:35 It was a great idea for Idecs to make the guitar realistic.

[@DanielVasquezYT]

It would've been more realistic with distortion.

[@masterchain3335]

The guitars do indeed sound sick in some of these tracks, especially 12. Some of that is down to the sounds being good, but I have to say, having dissected the actual MIDI files a bit, a lot of that is down to *incredibly* skilled programming. A lot of what sound like single parts are actually very layered and make use of multiple instrument patches and a lot of carefully programmed pitch-bends for the legato sections of the lead lines. This isn't to say the unit itself isn't incredible, but definitely a lot of credit should go to the people composed/implemented the tracks.

[@山下卓郎-b9t]

This is largely due to the insertion effect. An overdrive effect called OD1/OD2 is used. This insertion effect is applied to all guitar channels except bass and drums. If you try to remove the insertion effect, you will get a “cheap MIDI-like” sound.

[@tharii314]

Thank You!!! I was ever wondering for that EYOUUUUUUUU sound when Ranjan Ramanayake was appearing as the villain in a Hi-Fi Varanda! 😜

[@tweer64]

42:23 Bruh, this is literally the baseball theme from Super Monkey Ball 2.

[@peanutbutterrocket]

Wait you’re right what the heck.

[@DanielVasquezYT]

34:11 What does the humanized synthesizer say? I believe it's singing, but I don't know if it's in Japanese.

[@DaniPlay912]

Rather, I wonder how the hell do they manage to try to recreate a human voice using instruments?

[@山下卓郎-b9t]

This is done using an insertion effect called Humanizer. This effect adds vowel sounds to the sound. When this is applied to a synth lead or pad type tone, it sounds like a chorus of ahh, eeh, uhh, ehh, ooh, and so on, depending on the vowels you specify. So it is not singing a specific word. A similar effect is also available in the YAMAHA MU series.

[@woloo]

Awesome! Can't download the midi files! It only downloads mp3.

[@DearHoney_1996]

I have checked my blog pse.is/T6T2U , there is a file : sc88pro-demo.rar in the SC-88 Pro section.

[@DanielVasquezYT]

34:51 That's where the Hyper Groove songs start.

[@NeAPA]

Essas pequenas demonstrações lembram os sons que vinham no windows XP ^^

[@tharii314]

13:13 Stevie T in 90s!

[@amusic9825]

Sounds miles away better than my horrible LK280 Casio.............

[@felixokeefe]

What is the spectrum analyser / vu meter device featured in this video? Really nice looking.

[@DearHoney_1996]

Hi, it is "Black Onix Two" skin in AIMP 3 player.

[@felixokeefe]

@@DearHoney_1996 haha i see. You had me fooled. Would be cool if it were a real hardware device that matches so well with the Roland SC synths.

[@mrburns366]

Wow! This sound phenomenal! Are any of these same sounds in the SC-55?

[@tlazohtlalia]

I think some of the synth leads/pads are

[@유나박-z8h]

7:57

[@jdlcmusic]

Great demos! Also, What’s the name of the spectrum analyzer/meter underneath?

[@DearHoney_1996]

It's a skin in AIMP3 Player, named "black onix two". :)

[@나이스웨더-d9m]

5:28

[@tharii314]

how did a front display come onto SB-55?

[@DearHoney_1996]

I captured from AIMP3 player with Black Onix Two skin.

[@tharii314]

@@DearHoney_1996 AIMP, You mean the Desktop version, Eh?

[@DearHoney_1996]

@@tharii314 YES

[@almatom1974]

I am looking forward to someone please, who can send me the content of the original DEMO floppy disk. Thank you in advance.

[@DearHoney_1996]

Look my video description, there is a link to my blog, then you can download the full SC-88 Pro Demo disk content.

[@NealPalmer-x9e]

What graphic equalizer have you overlaid on the sb-55? It is impressive how good that sounds. I have sc-88vl I use on my vintage computer, it’s not sounded that good. Just shows what you can do if you know what you’re doing on of these 1990s machines

[@山下卓郎-b9t]

Not only the SC-88Pro, but also the voice data and DACs in the Roland SC series have output frequency limitations. High frequencies are output only up to about 17 KHz. This is degraded audio that even an old ear can understand. However, the data in this video is output up to around 20KHz, so it may have been processed by up-sampling. Or maybe they are using SC-VA only for the audio.

[@sonar1357]

27:26 YOOOOOHOOOOOOOO

[@shirkahahn4230]

25 Japanese

[@DearHoney_1996]

Yes, all played on SC-88 Pro. XV-5050 is just a holder on the bottom, nothing else 😆

[@DanielVasquezYT]

34:56 NGL, the piano sounded nice.

[@tharii314]

do you have any individually recorded samples of Japanese and Asia kits please?

[@DearHoney_1996]

Sorry, I don't have that.

[@Johnny-os4ub]

Hey ! Impressive sound ! I had a sc-88 pro almost 15 years ago but I never ear distorted guitar sounded like that !! Is this the original one ? I mainly worked on cubase software in the past but all guitar I ever find was very synthetics.

[@DearHoney_1996]

Yes it is the original. :)

[@sunderark]

You sure it was the SC88 pro, the SC88 was closer to the more synthetic stuff.

[@ChristianRap198]

I wonder if soundfont from it has now become free?

[@LittleRichard1988]

There are no soundfonts for this but Cakewalk's TTS-1 is a general midi 2 VST instrument based on a mix of SC-88 Pro and SC-8850 samples and especially considering it's free it's not bad apart from the standard kit having the same issue with snare 2 as the Roland E09 were the tight snare/rimshot is a synth snare. Honestly Sound Canvas VA is not expensive and it's the cheapest way to have all the sounds from the SC-88 Pro plus all the SC-8820 sounds so SCVA is basically an SC-88 Pro with more drum kits and slightly more GS variations. Or you could save up and buy an actual SC-88 Pro. If you have a job then paying a few hundred for one is no hardship.

[@ChristianRap198]

@@LittleRichard1988 TTS-1 is a good tool, I do not have money for the SC-88, I do not know where to buy it, the Roland company does not produce mini versions, as it was with Jupiter, Juno and other tools, I will try to look for the SC-88 in stores where similar products are sold.

[@LittleRichard1988]

@@ChristianRap198 These sound modules have long been discontinued so your best bet is to buy one one used on ebay or reverb.

[@lightascend2524]

32:37 Decoded humanizer lyrics: a i u e o u i a o e a e a e o e i u i o a i u e o a i a i i i a o a i a i i i a o a i a i a i e ea a ao o oa a au ue a i a i e ea a ao o oa a au ue a i a i i i a o

[@DanielVasquezYT]

Ooh. I see D-50 Fat Saw and MG Unison have learned how to speak.

[@DaniPlay912]

When D-50 Fat Saw and MG Unison learn to say “I love you” let me know, okay?

[@tlazohtlalia]

27:11 sounds like Naruto

[@ชาติชายชล]

💗💗💗💗🌹🌹🌹🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🎵🎶

[@tharii314]

is that spectrum visualizer a part of soundbrush?

[@DearHoney_1996]

No, I captured from AIMP3 player with Black Onix Two skin.

[@tharii314]

@@DearHoney_1996 WHAAT! I was wandering whether or not SB-55 had offered some sorta plug-in display like the way how Pioneer had included in their DEH- series car stereo sets😅

[@heelzhinkaiger360]

I wish SC-88Pro was a soundfont that I can get my hands on.

[@DearHoney_1996]

It's very difficult to make soundfont.

[@heelzhinkaiger360]

@@DearHoney_1996 Not a single site can be found.

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

There’s no soundfont, but Roland Cloud has a VST that covers everything from SC-55 to SC-88Pro.

[@日子還是要過-v4f]

這必須讚!!經典中的經典~二十年前在cakewalk9放這台怪物機的Demo整個驚為天人還低調支援XG!D大怎麼把硬體音源收藏保養得那麼好,在下sc-88pro前面面板都整個看不清外觀也很老舊了!不知道還能不能用?

[@DearHoney_1996]

慚愧的是，這 20 年來我並沒有怎麼保養與愛護這些音源器，只是偶爾有通電，確認沒有壞掉而已...

[@yogoshun]

23:00 is this Lunar? Lmao

[@DearHoney_1996]

Sorry I don't know what is Lunar.

[@johnshack3403]

Question: is all the midi processing done strictly through the SC-88 Pro or do you have other modules connected? Because I see you a VU and the Rolan XV-5050 in your setup and I was wondering if they were doing anything or if they are just talking up space/for looks?

[@DearHoney_1996]

It is the Demo for SC-88 Pro, I just use SC-88 Pro to perform, no any other equipment. :) VU meter is the recording wave file I sent into computer to produce the dynamic graphics just for fun.

[@johnshack3403]

@@DearHoney_1996 Cool. Thanks for the explanation.

[@tharii314]

Please help me, I have no way to download ASIA kit samples, can you please send me individual samples of each key recorded?

[@DearHoney_1996]

Sorry, I can't help you.

[@lb_569]

27:26 japanese bruh meme

[@ajrabadon]

Rip midi data please, for SCVA test

[@DearHoney_1996]

Hi, I put MIDI files on my blog : pse.is/T6T2U

[@lvh1hex91]

The first song sound like pokemon twinleaf town

[@tlazohtlalia]

Or Chrono Trigger

[@gustavomellovilar-hd9yg]

why do demo songs have to slap this hard

[@tharii314]

Lo-fi JAZZ made me laugh! Although it seems a new module that is steady and clean, the vinyl had got a scratch.. unf...wbl- unf..wbl- unfwwwwrtunately.

[@tlazohtlalia]

Compare 38:49 to kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHmbq5mvp5aSbq8

[@SG-pj5zl]

Final fantasy brought me here 😢😢😢