Using the vs with pro tools

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chance

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I have a friend in Chicago who uses the Roland VS. I would like to work on some projects with him. I use the Mackie and Radar HDR's which are compatable with Protools. I am totally unfamiliar with the VS. Is there any way to integrate the VS with PT?
 
chance said:
I have a friend in Chicago who uses the Roland VS. I would like to work on some projects with him. I use the Mackie and Radar HDR's which are compatable with Protools. I am totally unfamiliar with the VS. Is there any way to integrate the VS with PT?
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Most VS series DAW's can import and export WAV files.

Depending on your friend's setup, there are other options that may be available as well.

:)
 
Some of the older VS models *don't* export WAV. files, such as my VS1824CD. You can do it, though. I exported an entire 12 track, 13 song CD to Pro Tools, and it was a royal pain in the ass.
We inserted a four beat click track into one track, and copied it to the other tracks. Then we ran 2 tracks out at a time, in S/PDIF, in real time. Then we sync'd all 12 tracks by the click tracks, manually. It was then mixed in Pro Tools, then mastered. At least the S/DIF format uploads without further degrading the signal (mostly). Also, by going into the Roland by S/PDIF, you bypass the Roland's A-D convertors, and its preamps. Whether you can just exchange WAV. files depends on what model your buddy has.-Richie
 
Actually the guys over at vsplanet wrote some software so you can export wavs from Rolands format. I've used a VS1680 for a couple of years now and before this software I was hating life exporting two tracks at once with SPDIF. Now I just backup a bunch of songs to CDR, import with the software and export to wav. I can then import to whatever DAW I like. Everything lines up as it lines up in the VS. Works like a champ and much faster.

Good luck,

- Mike
 
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