Roland Sound Canvas

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First introduced in 1991, the Roland Sound Canvas series has long been the de-facto standard in GS sound modules. With the Sound Canvas VA, you can now use this classic sound source with your DAW music productions as a VSTi or AU plug-ins. It comes with over 1,600 high-quality sounds, plus 64 different insert effects, global effects like reverb and EQ, and extensive sound editing capabilities. Also included are sound maps to perfectly play MIDI music files created on the SC-88 Pro and other hardware Sound Canvas sound modules. Combining classic sounds with current technology, the Sound Canvas VA is the modern evolution of a long-running benchmark. Roland Sound Canvas

Sound Canvas Play Area Draw with selected tracking input. In mouse/keyboard mode, pen will begin in top left of screen - use mouse or arrow keys to draw. Screen reader quick navigation features should be turned off. If you are using JAWS you will have to turn off Virtual PC Cursor (insert+z). Based on the Roland SC-series hardware modules, the Sound Canvas VA is a GS-compatible software synth with support for VSTi (Windows and Mac) and AU (Mac) plug-in formats. Included are 1,600 popular sounds and 63 drum sets that are ready to play, and a single plug-in instance supports 16 parts with up to 64 notes of polyphony. Roland Sound Canvas. Roland/Edirol Sound Canvas lineup is a series of General MIDI (GM) based pulse-code modulation (PCM) sound modules and sound cards, primarily intended for computer music usage, created by Japanese manufacturer Roland Corporation. Some models include a serial or USB connection, to a personal computer.

  • GS-compatible virtual instrument plug-in with support for Windows and Mac
  • Includes 1,600 high-quality sounds and 63 drum kits that cover nearly every musical genre
  • Each plug-in instance supports 16 parts and up to 64 notes of polyphony
  • Tone Editor and Effect Editor functions enable you to fine-tune sounds in great detail
  • Supports host DAW automation for a variety of parameters

Reminders

Depending on your host application, system exclusive messages contained in MIDI tracks might not be supported with VSTi or AU plug-ins.

The Sound Canvas VA plug-in must initialize its parameters and read various settings when it loads, and this may take about 15 seconds for each plug-in instance. For example, if you’re using four Sound Canvas VA plug-in instances in a project, it may take approximately one minute to load all the plug-ins when you open the file (four plug-ins at 15 seconds each). The actual times may vary depending on your computer’s performance and setup.

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Supported Host Applications

The following host applications (DAW) have been verified to work properly with the plug-in version SOUND Canvas VA Ver.1.0.0.

Windows®​
Windows® 7 SP1, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10

  • Steinberg Cubase 8.5 Series (64-bit Edition)

macOS™​
OS X 10.10, 10.11, macOS™ 10.12

  • This software is only available as a 64-bit applictaion
  • Steinberg Cubase 8.5 Series (64-bit Edition)

Due to host application specifications, system exclusive messages cannot be sent from tracks to SOUND Canvas VA in the following hosts:

Windows®​
Windows® 7 SP1, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10

  • Cakewalk SONAR PLATINUM, SONAR PROFESSIONAL, SONAR ARTIST (64-bit Editions)
  • Ableton Live9 (64-bit Editions)
  • Presonus Studio One 3 Professional (64-bit Editions)

macOS™​

Roland Sound Canvas Manual

  • OS X 10.10, 10.11, macOS™ 10.12
  • Apple Logic Pro X (64-bit Edition)
  • Apple GarageBand (64-bit Edition)
  • Ableton Live9 (64-bit Edition)
  • Presonus Studio One 3 Professional (64-bit Edition)

Due to host application specifications, you cannot use control changes to make correct bank selections and program changes in the following host applications:

Windows®​
Windows® 7 SP1, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10

  • Cakewalk SONAR PLATINUM, SONAR PROFESSIONAL, SONAR ARTIST (64-bit Editions)


Due to host application specifications, there is a limit to the parameter that can use automation in the following host application.

Windows®​
Windows® 7 SP1, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10
*Compatible with only parameters that knob is attached.

  • Ableton Live9 (64-bit Edition)

macOS™​

OS X 10.10, 10.11, macOS™ 10.12
*Compatible with only parameters that knob is attached.

Roland Sound Canvas Drivers

  • Ableton Live9 (64-bit Edition)

Roland Sound Canvas Va Savihost

We do not confirm SOUND Canvas VA compatibility with DAW software other than those DAWs previously listed here.