via this auctionI never knew these existed. Anyone confirm this is for the Roland Sound Canvas?
Hmm... Makes me wonder what more synths don't have this. A little remote sequencer and arp would be nice. :) The first thing that obviously comes to mind of course is cost, but... wasn't the Sound Canvas line relatively affordable?
Update: according to Zero and silent king in the comments this was for the Sound Brush MIDI filer/sequencer. You can find some more info on the SB55 on Sonic State.
Update via zontar in the comments:
"It's listed in the manual [on page 10] for the SC-55 as "HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL" and it appears identical as pictured. The lower portion is for the Sound Brush [transport controls] - they are "companion" units. But it IS also meant to control the SC-55.
see:
http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/SC-55_OM.pdf
[note: might require registration to access]"
More in the comments.
Actually, I thought this was for the Roland Sound Brush, which was the sequence playing companion for the SC-50.
ReplyDeleteIt was for the sound brush. I remember selling them in the music store I was working in at the time and thinking "what a strange thing to have".
ReplyDeleteExcellent. Thanks. I updated the post with this.
ReplyDeleteIt's listed in the manual [on page 10] for the SC-55 as "HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL" and it appears identical as pictured. The lower portion is for the Sound Brush [transport controls] - they are "companion" units. But it IS also meant to control the SC-55.
ReplyDeletesee:
http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/SC-55_OM.pdf
[note: might require registration to access]
As indicated, it works with both the Sound Brush and the Sound Canvas.
ReplyDeleteI still have (and use) my original Sound Canvas, but the remote is long gone. I'm not tempted in the least to replace it. Apart from the fact that the buttons were squidgy and hard to press, the darn thing was so small I kept misplacing it. A good idea, true, but not so well implemented.
It came with the SC-55 and i still use it. Not often, but sometimes.
ReplyDeleteHere's a song that is made with the Sound Canvas...
http://www.easyflowmusic.com/music/breezer.html
I own a SC-55 and yes it comes with a remote.
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