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Edirol Introduces SD-80 Studio Canvas

July 22, 2002

SD-80
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Edirol's latest high-end sound module, the SD-80, was announced at Summer NAMM show. The SD-80 is the flagship of the new Studio Canvas line of Edirol sound modules. The SD-80 is one of the most universal USB sound module solutions ever produced conforming to GM2, GS, and XGlite specifications. The SD-80 also ships with a powerful software editor that can control the SD-80's sound parameters via a graphical interface. The software editor provides complete control over tone editing, patch changes and effect parameters. It has a suggested retail price of $850.

The key SD-80 features include:

  • GM2/GS/XGlite compatibility with 32-part, 128-voice polyphony
  • 1,050 tones, 30 drum sets, 3 Multi Effect units
  • Can be rack-mounted for studio use, or vertically mounted for desktop use
  • Optical/Coaxial Digital output (S/Pdif)
  • SD-80 Editor Software included (Win/Mac)
  • 2-stereo/4-mono multi-outputs
  • 2-port external MIDI In/Out/Thru
  • WindowsXP/2000/ME/98, MacOS (OMS/FreeMIDI), MacOSX compatible

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.rolandus.com/edirol.

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