Owner’s Manual
We’d like to take a moment to thank you for purchasing the SCB-55 GS Daughter Board.
The SCB-55 is a daughterboard containing high-quality sounds compatible with the GM
(General MIDI) System and GS Format.
In order to gain a thorough understanding of the SCB-55’s many features, please take the
time to read this manual carefully.
CONTENTS
FEATURES .................................................................................................................. 2
IMPORTANT NOTES .................................................................................................. 2
1. INSTALLING THE SCB-55 ...................................................................................... 3
2. THE GENERAL MIDI SYSTEM AND GS FORMAT ................................................... 4
3. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE SCB-55 ...................................................... 5
(1) Parts .......................................................................................................... 5
(2) Voices and Polyphony ........................................................................... 5
(3) Maximum Polyphony ............................................................................. 6
(4) How to Change Tones ........................................................................... 6
(5) Chorus and Reverb ................................................................................ 7
(6) Changing Between Drum Sets .............................................................. 7
4. ABOUT MIDI ......................................................................................................... 8
(1) MIDI Message Exchange ....................................................................... 8
(2) MIDI Messages Handled by the SCB-55 ............................................... 9
(3) Default Settings ..................................................................................... 13
(4) About the MIDI Implementation Chart .............................................. 13
5. TONE TABLE ........................................................................................................ 14
6. DRUM SET TABLE ................................................................................................. 19
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION ......................................................................................... 21
BLOCK DIAGRAM ....................................................................................... 29
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................... 31
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Copyright
1994 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced
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