Roland VS2000cd

[Bobmhz]

Does anyone have experience using vs gear with vocals? I am a guitar player and am fairly happy with the sounds I get. Vocals, on the other hand are making a fool out of me. I am a middle aged home studio wanabe. I have been reading up the last few weeks on vocals. I have a Shure beta 58 and that is it. I also use Sonar 5 but for mixing to mp3 and a little keyboad. I have had no luck recording with Sonar. After a year, I was told the Chipset on my motherboard was not condusive for recording audio. So it was but a new computer or look for a small DAW. I picked up the VS-2000cd for half the price of a new computer and it is barely used. I have had it for 10 months and enjoy it and would rather use it for initial recording. Are the preamps in the roland good enough to invest in a good condenser mike?

 

[Chibi Nappa]

I've never used a 2000, but I bought a 2480 on launch day and haven't recorded or mixed on anything since. If the 2000 is anything like the 2480, go ahead and buy whatever mic you want without fear of the pre-amps wrecking anything.

 

[tlennon1]

I have a VS2000cd but don't use it anymore other than as a mixer. The audio recording is very good but the slow screen redraw (to follow the wav info) and cumbersome editing features ( even with a mouse ) are just not the way I want to work. I still have a ton of songs I've created with it and haven't transferred them all to ProTools yet so I still load a file for playback from time to time. If you have the patience it will make a good recording environment for you.

Hope this helps. See my pictures on my profile page if you want to see where it fits in to the overall studio or go here for my blog.

 

[Jim Lad]

Had a 2480 home for a try out. I hated it. Too noisy, hiss, no USB etc. but its one redeeming feature, I thought, were its preamps.
I'd say Roland and Korg both have excellent preamps and would still give Roland a look even after that one bad experience.

 

[Chibi Nappa]

I have a VS2000cd but don't use it anymore other than as a mixer. The audio recording is very good but the slow screen redraw (to follow the wav info) and cumbersome editing features ( even with a mouse ) are just not the way I want to work.

This is going to sound backwards, but those reasons are exactly why I love my 2480 and have no intention of upgrading as long as it functions. The temptation to record "good enough" and then edit into a perfect plastic mess is gone. Hell, the temptation to record "great" and then edit into a perfect plastic mess is also gone. Maybe it's a sign of personal weakness of will, but my 2480 keeps me honest.

And I must say after 8 non-stop years of using the thing, when I absolutely must edit I'm scary fast (comparatively speaking).

 

[Bobmhz]

Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for all your sugestions. The first thing I am in the market for is good monitors and a bigger desk. The mike will be after that. I will be using this BBS frequently. bob