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SC-88 vs SC-88 Pro in 88 Map mode?

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First post, by SpeedySPCFan

Posted on 2018-01-06, 22:02

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I recently bought an SC-88 Pro, mainly for music composition, but of course I do have plans to play some games with it, and something I was curious about was how different it sounds from a regular SC-88. For anyone here who owns both modules, does an 88 Pro in 88 Map mode sound any different from a standard SC-88? Can you provide any audio samples? I can't seem to find anything about this online.

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Reply 1 of 5, by Shponglefan

Posted on 2018-01-07, 02:54

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I own both. To my ears the SC-88 Pro set to the 88 map sounds identical to the regular SC-88.

I'll see if I can put together a couple comparative recordings.

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Reply 2 of 5, by SpeedySPCFan

Posted on 2018-01-07, 05:36

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Shponglefan wrote:
I own both. To my ears the SC-88 Pro set to the 88 map sounds identical to the regular SC-88.

I'll see if I can put together a couple comparative recordings.

That'd be fantastic, thanks a bunch! 😊

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Reply 3 of 5, by Shponglefan

Posted on 2018-01-08, 01:17

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Here are some comparisons from Duke 3D:

Duke 3D Title Theme (Grabbag)

Roland SC-88
Roland SC-88 Pro (SC-88 map)

Duke 3D E1M1 (Stalker)

Roland SC-88
Roland SC-88 Pro (SC-88 map)

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Reply 4 of 5, by SpeedySPCFan

Posted on 2018-01-08, 04:45

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Shponglefan wrote:
Here are some comparisons from Duke 3D: […]
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Here are some comparisons from Duke 3D:

Duke 3D Title Theme (Grabbag)

Roland SC-88
Roland SC-88 Pro (SC-88 map)

Duke 3D E1M1 (Stalker)

Roland SC-88
Roland SC-88 Pro (SC-88 map)

Wow, I honestly can't tell any differences between the two; very neat! Thanks again for recording and uploading these!

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Reply 5 of 5, by Agent of the BSoD

Posted on 2018-01-09, 07:53

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Just to add my confirmation, as this was brought up on another forum that I frequent; The SC-88Pro uses the same synth engine and the same DAC as the SC-88, so it's SC-88 mode is identical to the real thing, so it should sound exactly the same, as those recordings show. The SC-88Pro is essentially a straight upgrade from the SC-88. Only thing that may change that view is the price, really, depending on what you find.

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