SC55, you would need a MIDI converter to connect to a modern computer, typically either the soundcard with MIDI connects on it or alternatively, a USB-to-MIDI converter.

But don't count on the sounds in the long-in-the-tooth SC55 to sound better than what the VSC Roland Virtual Sound Canvas offers. VSC came along *after* the SC55, or maybe at the same time, and it has slightly better and richer samples in it to my ears.

On top of that, the Patch of interest here is the Vibraphone, a rather "easy" MIDI emulation as instruments go, do to the ADSR characteristics.

Very likely that the VSC sounds better than the '55 all the way around. If it doesn't, check your soundcard's Volume faders for both Master and Wav output, for if they are not turned all the way up, the software MIDI synth sounds suffer.


--Mac