great news for any Roland VS users out there

[KODAJYNX]

I may be repeating what someone else already said on here, but Ain't gonna wade through all of it to find out. I'm 3 years behind as it is.
When I knew most of you over on GB, you were already working with computer based DAWs. I was working with VS-1680 by Roland. For those of you unfamiliar with Roland, they are some propritary sumbitches. Meaning any data back ups of your songs could only be used with roland approved gear.

Well I am finally moving into the new century, and bought Sonar Producer to start remixing and mastering in. I thought my only recourse was to digitally transfer everything two tracks at a time panned left and right. this was gonna take years...slight exaggeration. But after some searching around, found a place where some geniuses on here cracked the RDAC code that makes Roland incompatible with any other brand. At present count there are at least 3 ways to do this, and it will read the data right off of the back up CD's. Then you can turn them in to .wav files and use in any DAW you like.

This truly huge. these guys did this in 07, but like I said been outta the 'net loop for awhile, and they continue to update and work on it to make it even easier, there is even a virtual hard drive out there as well.

Again if this is old news,please don't throw any tomaters at me. But if you are in the same boat I was, let me know, and I'll send you the link.

And if this info is already on here somewhere, please point me to it. Trying to get all the information I can on this.

[cjdenecia]

what I'd like to see is a way to send 4 tracks from a tascam 424 cassette recorder to a stereo input soundcard. totally synched.

but good luck on mixing your old stuff koda ... don't be afraid to ask about and for plug ins.

[Buddy]

Yeppers like ceej said.
I like your choice of software. I've been using Cakewalk's stuff since cakewalk 5, started using Sonar at version 2, I'm at version 7 now. So yeah have fun and don't forget to ask about plugins.

[KODAJYNX]

Since you bring up about plugins. One of the first ones I'm thinking of getting is BIAS REPLI-Q. If you know it, then you know what it is supposed to do. Question; Is it worth the money and RAM usage it takes up?

cj, if I understand what you said right and you weren't just ribbing me, all you need is an interface with four analog inputs. Your tascam, will allow you to take two tracks out of the master, and two tracks out of the monitor, or effects send. pan each set four hard right and hard left appropriatley, and the interface does the rest. 'course you knew that already, didn't you?

[Liquidirt]

[KODAJYNX]

That's where I was gonna send em Dirt. Glad you found it too. Only problerm Is I have to use the long way around (rip./reaper/wavs) as the VSWE won't work with windows 7.

Man, you like arguing with psuedo intellectuals, you ought to come to that site's political forum. Talk about people needing to be ground into powder. It is VS-Planet if you are interested. Might have to google it to get the Link. I still don't know how to put them damn things in here.

[Liquidirt]