saving data from VS-880
- Thread starter DaveX
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The simple answer...
Hi, Dave...I don't own an 880, but the simple response to your question would be that you go from a line-out on your 880, to the line-in on your soundcard. Depending on your soundcard, you might/should have some sort of line-in source...on my own soundcard, for example, I have a 1/8" stereo line-in. I'd go from the recording unit (880 in your case) to my soundcard's line-in, and record to my hard drive. If hard drive space is, or becomes, an issue...hard drives aren't all that expensive, and you could add a dedicated hard drive to your computer and have lots of space just for your music.
Some thoughts for you to consider anyway. Have a great day.
Julia
Hi, Dave...I don't own an 880, but the simple response to your question would be that you go from a line-out on your 880, to the line-in on your soundcard. Depending on your soundcard, you might/should have some sort of line-in source...on my own soundcard, for example, I have a 1/8" stereo line-in. I'd go from the recording unit (880 in your case) to my soundcard's line-in, and record to my hard drive. If hard drive space is, or becomes, an issue...hard drives aren't all that expensive, and you could add a dedicated hard drive to your computer and have lots of space just for your music.
Some thoughts for you to consider anyway. Have a great day.
Julia
not quite the same thing...
I am aware that I could send all the data in that way. The 880 allows users to save data on a CDR disc as data, meaning archived for later use, like stuff on a floppy... I was thinking to save as data onto a hard drive, but I don't even know if this is possible. An 880 has 8 tracks, with what? 8 virtual tracks for each of those, not to mention marker points that you set, etc... saving into a computer via the line in/out wouldn't be able to keep all that info, just whatever sound you sent.
DaveX
I am aware that I could send all the data in that way. The 880 allows users to save data on a CDR disc as data, meaning archived for later use, like stuff on a floppy... I was thinking to save as data onto a hard drive, but I don't even know if this is possible. An 880 has 8 tracks, with what? 8 virtual tracks for each of those, not to mention marker points that you set, etc... saving into a computer via the line in/out wouldn't be able to keep all that info, just whatever sound you sent.
DaveX
Dave, dude-
Try over at the <shhh- looks in both directions>
http://www.vsplanet.com
They have an 880 forum with tons of question just like this.
I have a VS 840, which can't archive to CDR or .wav file.
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Try over at the <shhh- looks in both directions>
http://www.vsplanet.com
They have an 880 forum with tons of question just like this.
I have a VS 840, which can't archive to CDR or .wav file.
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wawazzat?
check it out
Roland uses its own protocol and file formats which aren't compatible even amongst Roland's own machines - e.g. songs recorded on a VS-880 have to be converted to be usable on a VS-1680! (Thank you Roland Marketing!) You have to be careful putting a Zip disk which has been formatted on a Roland VS on to a Windoze machine - the Windoze s/w will not recognize the format and refuse to talk to it (it might even set a bit which makes the disk subsequently useless - BUT there is a work around - I've the info. somewhere, but it's buried - I think I originally found it on the Roland Users BBS (checkout the Roland site for the URL) - I also found other useful stuff there. Let me know if you don't have any luck and I'll see if I can dig it out.
- Wil
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