I know this has little to do with MC, but I really need to find somewhere that I can get real support for the Sound Canvas VA software, which I want to use with MC. The Roland Tribes forums seem to be pretty dead, and I can't find a contact point for Roland themselves. I seriously need some questions answered, so if anyone would be so kind as to point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'll name my next car after you or something, lol. Thanks!

Problem solved.  Found some contact info.

Would you mind sharing what you were asking, and how they replied? I am thinking of buying that one.

Sure. This link provides all the contact info needed: https://www.roland.co.uk/company/contact_us
 
You won't be disappointed with SCVA itself.  In the 90's I had the SC-88 hardware, but never upgraded to Pro or SC-8820.  This software contains ALL of it.  The downside with MC or Sonar, as mentioned on the Roland site is, "you cannot use control changes to make correct bank selections and program changes".  I'm still working on how to deal with that, but it CAN be done in another DAW that I won't mention publicly because this is, after all, the MC forum. :)
 
However, even in the DAW where things work fully, there is an issue with tone map changing that doesn't seem to be working well.
 
In any case, if your main concern (like myself) is to have use of the Sound Canvas sounds, it's 100% spot on, and is still quite functional in MC if the limitations aren't a huge issue for you.  Oh, and it's compatible with Mac OS X 10.8.5 or later; for Windows, only 7 SP1, 8/8.1, and 10 are supported.

Thanks! I had also read about those issues. Glad it's working well for you.

Update on the link for Roland support:  If you live outside the UK, good luck.  The only recourse for Canadians is the Roland Tribes forum, which hasn't responded to two of my posts for 9 days.  Nothing.  And if you use the contact form, it rejects you without a UK postal code.  The UK community forum is not taking new registrations this time.
 
I paid $182CAD for their product. Thanks for nothing.

Out of curiosity, why would you buy Sound Canvas as software? The thing that made the Sound Canvas great was it's plug and play general midi implementation. Other than that, it sounds terrible compared to what is available today. You'd be much better off getting a modern soft synth such as Omnisphere or similar, IMO.
 
Regards,
Dan

Valid question.  Here's my answer. :)
 
Throughout the late 80's & 90's I created upwards of 400 MIDI files with Sound Canvas (first the SC-55 and then the 88), for backup at solo gigs or when I had one other guitar player or singer with me.  When I retired from performing in '97, I never kept up with the tech, and the MIDIs have sat there for almost 20 years.  Now I'm back to performing, and for a quick restart I need to have my MIDIs back with the same sounds they were created with.  Otherwise, there'd be a whole l lot of work remixing/tweaking the new sounds of new tech.
 
Eventually, I'll use the newer stuff, but this gets me up and running much faster for now.

jyoung60
Valid question.  Here's my answer. :)
 
Throughout the late 80's & 90's I created upwards of 400 MIDI files with Sound Canvas (first the SC-55 and then the 88), for backup at solo gigs or when I had one other guitar player or singer with me.  When I retired from performing in '97, I never kept up with the tech, and the MIDIs have sat there for almost 20 years.  Now I'm back to performing, and for a quick restart I need to have my MIDIs back with the same sounds they were created with.  Otherwise, there'd be a whole l lot of work remixing/tweaking the new sounds of new tech.
 
Eventually, I'll use the newer stuff, but this gets me up and running much faster for now.

In that case, I'd suggest finding an old Sound Canvas on eBay...you'll probably have better luck using it that way.
 
Regards,
Dan

I looked, but couldn't find any in good working order for less than the SCVA software.  Especially considering the current USD>CAD exchange rates.  But yeah, I would LOVE to have the hardware again.