First post, by Synthoridity
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I came across a site (gmsoundfont.com) with a commercial "JaZMan SF88 Roland Edition" soundfont which seems to have been released a few months ago. I have not yet purchased the soundfont. The soundfont is very large, at over 1.6 GB. A description states "Midi Compatibility with Roland SC-55, Roland SC-55 MkII and Roland SC-88 Sound Canvas Series" and that it has 431 GM/GS instruments.
I contacted the seller for information on exactly which Sound Canvas module was used for the soundfont's samples, they replied saying the soundfont uses purely sounds from SC-88 (SC-88 native mode only).
The soundfont is currently $89.95 USD...that appears to be cheaper than most SC-88s I've seen on eBay. However, a disadvantage of the soundfont is that it lacks any SC-55 and other mode instruments which a real SC-88 has (assuming one also wants SC-55 instruments for authenticity in games or such). I am not sure if it is worth it just for a SC-88 sound set, especially considering the official Roland Sound Canvas app has more sounds and is much cheaper (although iOS exclusive).