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 Since there is a history of many different composers and sound effect programmers contributing to the audio of these games during production, there is a large variety of synthesizers and sample libraries present within them.
-===Kurzweil K2500R===
+===Kurzweil K2500===
-[[File:Kurzweil K2500R.png|thumb|350px|Image of the K2500R.]]
+[[File:Kurzweil K2500R.png|thumb|350px|Image of the Kurzweil K2500R.]]
-The [https://www.vintagesynth.com/kurzweil/k2500.php Kurzweil K2500] (and in extension, the Kurzweil K2500R) is a synthesizer manufactured by Kurzweil Music Systems in 1996. A lesser-known synthesizer, it is the signature synth of [[Nintendo#Hajime Wakai|Hajime Wakai]]. The synthesizer is a staple in the audio design of the ''Pikmin'' series, being used extremely heavily for both the music and sound effects, and in all sorts of contexts.
+[[File:F-Zero X OST Booklet crop.png|thumb|335px|Hajime Wakai and his powered-on K2500R behind him.]]
+The [https://www.vintagesynth.com/kurzweil/k2500.php Kurzweil K2500] is a synthesizer manufactured by Kurzweil Music Systems in 1996. The Kurzweil K2500R is the rackmount variant of the Kurzweil K2500, and the specific model that was owned and used by Hajime Wakai in his work. Typically, rackmount versions of synthesizers are functionally identical, but they lack the physical keyboard. This makes them more compact and easy to cram into a studio space; however, it is intended that they be connected to an external MIDI device, such as a musical keyboard, a computer, or some other MIDI-compatible instrument in order to use them.
-The Kurzweil K2500R is the rackmount variant of the Kurzweil K2500, and the model that was owned and used by Hajime Wakai in his work. Typically, rackmount versions of synthesizers are functionally identical, but they lack the physical keyboard. This makes them more compact and easy to cram into a studio space; however, it is intended that they be connected to an external MIDI device, such as a musical keyboard, a computer, or some other MIDI-compatible instrument in order to use them.
+A lesser-known synthesizer, it is the signature synth of [[Nintendo#Hajime Wakai|Hajime Wakai]]. The synthesizer is a staple in the audio design of the ''Pikmin'' series, being used extremely heavily in all sorts of contexts for both music and sound effects.
-[[File:F-Zero X OST Booklet crop.png|thumb|335px|Hajime Wakai and his powered-on K2500R behind him, taken from the booklet for F-ZERO X's Original Soundtrack on CD.]]
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 ====K25 FARM====
 [[File:K2500 Accessory Disk with K25 FARM.png|thumb|250px|Image of the Accessory Disk containing the K25 FARM.]]
-The purchase of a new K2500 also included several floppy disks, one of which contained the "K25 Farm". On it is a collection of several hundred new and unique presets for the K2500. Users can load these presets by simply inserting the disk into the K2500's floppy drive. If the floppy disk is lost or damaged, the files can be downloaded for free from [https://kurzweil.com/k2500/#downloads Kurzweil's website]; keep in mind, these presets are not playable without their compatible synthesizer.
+By default, the Kurzweil K2500 comes with 200 instrument presets (also known as programs), but this amount is easily expandable. Users can create their own custom programs using various waveforms built into its synth engine, or load in programs from an external source using the synthesizer's floppy drive or SCSI connection.
+The purchase of a new K2500 included several floppy disks, one of which contained the "K25 FARM". On it, is a collection of several hundred brand new, unique programs for the K2500. Users can load these presets by simply inserting the disk into the K2500's floppy drive. If the floppy disk is lost or damaged, the files are still available to download for free from [https://kurzweil.com/k2500/#downloads Kurzweil's website]; keep in mind, these presets are not playable without their compatible synthesizer.
+The programs from the K25 FARM are also used very often within the music and sound effects of the ''Pikmin'' games, even {{P3}}.
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+===Roland SC-88===
+[[File:Roland SC-88.jpg|thumb|350px|Image of the Roland SC-88.]]
+The {{w|Roland Sound Canvas|Roland SC-88}} is a General MIDI-based synthesizer, manufactured by Roland in 1994. An entry in the Roland Sound Canvas series, it has 654 default instrument presets and 22 drumset presets that are designed to perfectly conform to the General MIDI standard, making it excellent for the playback of MIDI songs. It is still useful as a compositional tool; the sounds from the Roland Sound Canvas line of synthesizers are very common in video games. Compressed samples of audio from a SC-55 are even utilized as the default SoundFont for MIDI playback on most computers.
-The K25 FARM is used very often within the music and sound effects of the ''Pikmin'' games, even within {{P3}}.
+It is used primarily in the music of [[Music in Pikmin|''Pikmin'']] and [[Music in Pikmin 2|''Pikmin 2'']], alongside the [[#Kurzweil K2500|Kurzweil K2500]] synthesizer.
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