SC-8850 Sound Canvas

TheRoland ED SC-8850(Sound Canvas) is aGS-compatibleMIDIsound modulereleased in 1999 byRolandunder the name RolandED. The SC-8850 was the first sound module to incorporate the newGeneral MIDI Level 2standard. The SC-8850 uses a PCM sampling engine based on that of the SC-88 Pro, and supports 128-voice polyphony with 64-part multitimbrality. It came preloaded with the soundsets of all older Sound Canvas models, as well as the CM-32 and MT-32. Aimed atpersonal computerusers, the SC-8850 features 1,703instrument patches, including the GS sounds and additional GM2 sounds. The selection of effects includes reverb, chorus, and Roland's own Insertion EFX, which adds effects like vibrato, distortion, tremolo, etc.