v-studio or computer recording?

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I mentioned how i was upgrading my mr-8 for something way more advance and i was wondering would buying a computer based recording system be cheaper/better than buying the roland vs-1824c?? If the computer would be better what would be a good one to start out with and what type of soundcard? thanks
 
Yo, Drummerboy! My entire first album is being tracked on a VS1824CD, and that's OK. My read on thism bad boy is- it's pres suck, it's A-D converter is weak, but it's reliable, and can record very good sound as long as you feed it a signal that is already digital.
The problem is the VS1824 has only one S/PDIF in, so you can only send 2 tracks to it digitally simultaneously, which is mostly OK for my project. For drums, we'll have to send 4 of 6 tracks to the Roland analog. All the pres are outboard, I haven't turned the input gain knobs up from zero in 6 months.
The other problem with the Roland is its backup CD format is proprietary, so to export the raw tracks to Protools for mixing and mastering, the tracks have to be pulled off the Roland 2 at a time, in real time, by S/PDIF. The 2480 has much better options for exporting the audio data. Nonetheless, we're cutting a full blown studio album on this thing, and I think it will be a good one. I will say this, it's a lot quieter than a PC, and a lot more portable.-Richie
 
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how do u record things into it digitally?? sorry stupid question, but mine as well ask
 
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k but still how do u record into it digitally?? whats the difference between recording into it digitally and analog?
 
Answer Drummerboy- either use a preamp with digital output (S/PDIF or optical, the Roland will accept either), or run your preamp's analog out into something with digital out. Two of the best choices are DBX386, a $500 preamp with excellent analog to digital conversion, or TC Electronics M300, a $200 FX/reverb with
pretty good A-D conversion. You can use the VS1824 as a stand alone box, but to make it produce really professional results, you need to feed it from outboard gear. When this whole project is done, I swear I'm going to send Roland an email describing how I bypassed everything the thing does except record. LOL-Richie
 
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