Without further ado, coming in at just under 10MB, the font itself. This font blows the attempts of Patch93 and EmperorGrieferus out of the water (though I still commend them for being the best options prior to this development, no shade on them). Having helped him test the font during development, I can say with confidence that the differences between it and the real deal (based on SC-55 recordings from various soundtracks) are near indistinguishable. While the GS wavetable was based on SC-55 samples, the samples were far from the sound of the actual unit.Ī while ago on VOGONS, various ROMs for the SC-55 were extracted and eventually decrypted, opening up the possibility of a soundfont.Īnd that's exactly what Using tools made by VOGONS users NewRisingSun and Kitrinx, he converted the entire SC-55 MkII soundbank to a soundfont and carefully tweaked each instrument BY EAR to match his own SC-55 unit. The sound of this module was so influential that it would serve as the basis for Microsoft's GS Wavetable synth, first seen in Windows 98. Seen in the hands of composers such as Bobby Prince and Lee Jackson, creators of the Rise of the Triad, Duke Nukem 3D, and most importantly, Doom soundtracks. For those who don't know, the Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 was a popular MIDI module among PC game composers in the 90s.
