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JonahPavesco
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I'm trying to transfer tracks/songs onto my computer in wav. format. I've already been to thegoodlibrary, bootdisk.com and the Hitachi site as well as this formum and several others. While I've grasped some of the process, I'm not the most computer savvy individual. My 16 track hard drive has 52 inverted prongs and that's the only connection. I've noticed the SATA HD's have two, which if I recall correctly from a tutorial I watched, one connects to the hardware itself and the other is a power supply? Maybe I misunderstood.
Does anyone know what kind of cable this uses for a Hitachi Model DK237A-32? Or should I get a LaCie External IDE Enclosure | USB/FW400/FW800? That just happens to be the brand available to me in my price range. Also the Sabrent SBT-EKU25 2.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure, which is half the price--anybody know anything about these two brands? Would my hard drive even be compatible with the IDE enclosure? And if it is then do I simply connect my HD to the enclosure and run an IDE/USB cable from the enclosure to my computer?
Another concern is that I read that IDE ports have 40 prongs. Mine has 56 so I'm confused as to whether its an IDE HD or not. Do IDE ports, plugs, whatever they're called come in various sizes and numbers of prongs or are they universal? Granted, Roland equipment is, as far as I know, mostly engineered with propietary designs, file formats, and who knows what else driving Roland users mad when it comes to transfering files. [Edit: I researched Hitachi hard drives and most seem to be 40 or 44 pin male connecters, though there were some 56's. Does a hard drive enclosure have only one specific connector? In other words, would I have to find an enclosure that had a 56 pin connector or are they designed to fit various connectors with differnt numbers of pins?]
I just want to get my songs onto my computer and on a CD so I can actually start handing out demos that I've been sitting on for over three years. I don't have a lot of money so the SCSI hardware for burning CD's directly off the VS is out of the question.
I have the VS wave export software from thegoodlibrary.com, but is there any other software or plug-ins or whatnot that I'll need to do this?
Lots of questions and I thank any knowledable person with the paitence and kindness to answer them. I've been sitting helpless for years just writing and recording, but getting it off the ground isn't easy if you have nothing to show for it. I'd appreciate ANY advice anyone can offer.
Thanks.
Does anyone know what kind of cable this uses for a Hitachi Model DK237A-32? Or should I get a LaCie External IDE Enclosure | USB/FW400/FW800? That just happens to be the brand available to me in my price range. Also the Sabrent SBT-EKU25 2.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive Enclosure, which is half the price--anybody know anything about these two brands? Would my hard drive even be compatible with the IDE enclosure? And if it is then do I simply connect my HD to the enclosure and run an IDE/USB cable from the enclosure to my computer?
Another concern is that I read that IDE ports have 40 prongs. Mine has 56 so I'm confused as to whether its an IDE HD or not. Do IDE ports, plugs, whatever they're called come in various sizes and numbers of prongs or are they universal? Granted, Roland equipment is, as far as I know, mostly engineered with propietary designs, file formats, and who knows what else driving Roland users mad when it comes to transfering files. [Edit: I researched Hitachi hard drives and most seem to be 40 or 44 pin male connecters, though there were some 56's. Does a hard drive enclosure have only one specific connector? In other words, would I have to find an enclosure that had a 56 pin connector or are they designed to fit various connectors with differnt numbers of pins?]
I just want to get my songs onto my computer and on a CD so I can actually start handing out demos that I've been sitting on for over three years. I don't have a lot of money so the SCSI hardware for burning CD's directly off the VS is out of the question.
I have the VS wave export software from thegoodlibrary.com, but is there any other software or plug-ins or whatnot that I'll need to do this?
Lots of questions and I thank any knowledable person with the paitence and kindness to answer them. I've been sitting helpless for years just writing and recording, but getting it off the ground isn't easy if you have nothing to show for it. I'd appreciate ANY advice anyone can offer.
Thanks.
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