blisteredskin
New member
I've just purchased a Roland VS-840 and whilst its on it way to me through the good old british postal service i'm doing a bit of research so I can get stuck in straight away.
Im a newbie with the whole music-technology industry and i'm slowly learning the technical side of things. I have the musical talent after learning my instruments for 6-7 years, but my home recording knowledge is limited to reading a monthly home recording magazine once a month and having a years experience on a Tascam 414mk2.
I've bought the Roland because i'm getting a bit more serious about working on my solo project and recording at home. I just love the whole "sitting in my room whilst recording with no time pressure" thing. I also got fed up of the analogue/ tape hissing sound quality.
I have just started learning about frequency response and impedance so i'm getting there. I have purchased a semi-decent (£80 / $120) microphone for recording too.
So what do you want you ask?.........
Well. I 'm looking for anyone with experience on the Roland VS-840 who can give me any tips on successfully creating the best sound quality recording I can get.
My solo project revolves around an acoustic guitar and my vocals.
What are the in-board effects like on the machine? Is the reverb any good to apply to my vocals? I've been listening to my acoustic CD's like "Days of the New" and their guitars soun wonderful! I have a wonderfully sounding guitar, but when I record onto my Tascam it's lacking effects. What would usually be used to make it sound warmer and less scratchy???
thats basically my main question.
any help would be appreiciated.
many thanks everyone, this site is really great for us newbies!
Im a newbie with the whole music-technology industry and i'm slowly learning the technical side of things. I have the musical talent after learning my instruments for 6-7 years, but my home recording knowledge is limited to reading a monthly home recording magazine once a month and having a years experience on a Tascam 414mk2.
I've bought the Roland because i'm getting a bit more serious about working on my solo project and recording at home. I just love the whole "sitting in my room whilst recording with no time pressure" thing. I also got fed up of the analogue/ tape hissing sound quality.
I have just started learning about frequency response and impedance so i'm getting there. I have purchased a semi-decent (£80 / $120) microphone for recording too.
So what do you want you ask?.........
Well. I 'm looking for anyone with experience on the Roland VS-840 who can give me any tips on successfully creating the best sound quality recording I can get.
My solo project revolves around an acoustic guitar and my vocals.
What are the in-board effects like on the machine? Is the reverb any good to apply to my vocals? I've been listening to my acoustic CD's like "Days of the New" and their guitars soun wonderful! I have a wonderfully sounding guitar, but when I record onto my Tascam it's lacking effects. What would usually be used to make it sound warmer and less scratchy???
thats basically my main question.
any help would be appreiciated.
many thanks everyone, this site is really great for us newbies!