PC Software Recommendation For VS-1880

[Tin Crow]

Does anyone have a suggestion on what type of software I can install on my (Dell) PC to use in conjuction with my Roland VS-1880? I'm currently using the unit itself to mix down tracks, then I send the mix out of the Master to my PC for burning on CD's.

The reason I'm wanting to install a program is so I can dump my tracks onto the PC and mix them there, or preferably see the work on my monitor as I go along. In addition, I'm wanting to clear some space up on my VS, so I'm hoping there's something out there that will help me accomplish this. Cakewalk comes to mind, although I've never worked with any PC based studio software.

I have a CDRII that goes with the unit, but I've never been able to get it to work right. Furthermore, I simply don't care for it. I'd prefer to just have a program I can view and work with on my PC monitor. I've also tried using the software that came with the unit (I think it's VS Logic), but the PC has never recognized the VS.

I figured since I am getting more serious about my recording, it's time to step it up a notch. Any help with this will be greatly appreciated!

One more thing, I'm trying to figure out how to hook up my old VS-880 to the VS-1880.... and if that can be accomplished, will that give me a total of 26 tracks?

Jeff Crowder

 

[5150 Musician]

Question!

Does anyone have a suggestion on what type of software I can install on my (Dell) PC to use in conjuction with my Roland VS-1880? I'm currently using the unit itself to mix down tracks, then I send the mix out of the Master to my PC for burning on CD's.

The reason I'm wanting to install a program is so I can dump my tracks onto the PC and mix them there, or preferably see the work on my monitor as I go along. In addition, I'm wanting to clear some space up on my VS, so I'm hoping there's something out there that will help me accomplish this. Cakewalk comes to mind, although I've never worked with any PC based studio software.

I have a CDRII that goes with the unit, but I've never been able to get it to work right. Furthermore, I simply don't care for it. I'd prefer to just have a program I can view and work with on my PC monitor. I've also tried using the software that came with the unit (I think it's VS Logic), but the PC has never recognized the VS.

I figured since I am getting more serious about my recording, it's time to step it up a notch. Any help with this will be greatly appreciated!

One more thing, I'm trying to figure out how to hook up my old VS-880 to the VS-1880.... and if that can be accomplished, will that give me a total of 26 tracks?

Jeff Crowder

Sonar 3 Producer is amazing. When you dump your tracks onto the PC, do you dump them individually?? Or each track at a time is being played??? and if so how do you get the recording on the computer to correspond with the playback of the recorder in order to keep all the tracks in correct timing?? I have a VS-1824CD. Thank you.

 

[Richard Monroe]

Yo Tin Crow!- 5150 asked essentially the same question on the VS1824CD in another thread. Here's the answer, like it or not, from one who has done it after a bunch of research-

I've got bad news for you, my man. The 1824 *doesn't do that*. You can't *dump* anything anywhere. The backup system is proprietary, and it doesn't export WAV files. It can be done, but *not* "without doing much". First, if it wasn't done when tracking, add about 4 seconds of empty space to the beginning or the end of track 1. Then record a 4 beat or so click track in that empty space. Then do a "track copy" to copy those 4 seconds to every other track. Then export the tracks to the PC in real time by S/PDIF (optical or RCA, it doesn't matter). Then synch the tracks manually in whatever software you are using, in my case, Pro Tools, using the copied click track as a visual guide. You have to move the tracks to the PC 2 at a time, in real time. It took nearly 24 man hours to export the tracks for my first album, about 12 per song, with a total 1 hour running time. Enjoy.-Richie