![]() ![]() It came with a power cord and its rack mount ears, but without any of its original paperwork or the CD-ROM. Aside from the looks, the module itself is in perfect working order. The value knob takes a lot of force to turn and has a good amount of friction on it, to which I found a quick solution by simply pushing the knob downwards a little bit while turning it. It certainly wasn’t the happiest SD-80 in the world: the chassis bears quite a lot of scratches all around. The module arrived two weeks after the order was placed. After deciding no more compromise should be made, I went straight for the SD-80. On the other hand, SD-80 costs a lot more (starting from ~$200), but is capable of generating everything the SD-90 can (the only missing part in SD-80 compared to SD-90 is the audio interface). Also gone are 3 entire sound banks (and presumably some waveforms). However SD-20 does have half of the polyphony and most editability of other STUDIO Canvas’ axed. SD-20 can be found very cheap online (from $59). The only choices left are SD-80 and SD-20. Therefore although the SD-50 retains the compatibility with the synth engine found in SD-90 (both are from models supporting SRX, namely the XV-5080 and SonicCell), it comes with a complete new set of waveforms and patches which makes it sounds totally different. There’s also the SD-50 which I almost bought back in 2014, before I found out it is essentially a stripped-down version of Roland SonicCell without the SRX expandability. This forced me to resort to lower-end models, namely the SD-80 and SD-20. ![]() The deal I tried to make back in 2016 would cost me around $300 (shipping included). I did not go for a SD-90 since they are all ridiculously priced in 2019. Things changed earlier this month, when owner203 helped me acquire my very own SD-80 and kindly delivered it from Japan. However, after a failed purchase attempt made in 2016 which also led to the ridiculous suspension of my ebay account, I left the idea alone for multiple years. ![]() There are plenty of deals on ebay though. ![]() But these things are not particularly easy to find in China. STUDIO Canvas acquiredĮver since I learned that ZUN uses a SD-90 as one of his major synthesizers here, I’ve always been dreaming to get my hands on one of those. UPDATE (): the sequel is now actually published. The sequel contains new updates, discoveries and corrections to this article. UPDATE: A sequel to this article has been posted. Even though I’m a newcomer to the STUDIO Canvas owners community, veterans may still find something interesting here. This article is about my hands on of the EDIROL STUDIO Canvas SD-80. ![]()
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