Panamark and I are thinking about getting an M-box. Does anybody out there have one of these? Is there something better anybody would suggest for home recording?:p
Panamark and I are thinking about getting an M-box. Does anybody out there have one of these? Is there something better anybody would suggest for home recording?:p
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Depends on what kind of home recording you wanna do
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Mainly guitars (electric, heavy and clean acoustic) and vocals.
I know a lot of people have given me advice on this, in fact I
got about 20 different solutions ! Im thinking Pro tools is the
way to go, but whats the best mixing desk or interface
box to get with it ? Mbox is looking like a good starting place.
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Lotsa peeps use M-boxes. I personally have a Roland VS-1680, and when not using it to record to, I use it as an interface when recording to Nuendo on my PC.
Fuck MIDI!!! ... lmao but if you had to do it like me just so I can upload 30 second riffs of the TONE I have and wanted to share I'd use CUBASE ... simple yet effective even though I have the "bare bones" of what actual potential this program offers I barely flew under the radar of MIDI SHIT ...
Well that's the plan I saya, haven't actually done it yet... I'm just draggin' cause I don't want to pull my puter out from under it's "bed of dust" to install a fookin' special soundcard or at least one with an "A" looking logo on the back of the box it's held in ...
Last edited by Eyes of the Night; 02-14-2005 at 04:52 PM.
Broken down n' dirty dressed in rags ...
That was kinda why I got my Roland. I don't have to fuck with any PC shit. I can just turn it on, plug in an instrument, and hit record!
No Muss, no fuss. Won't crash, won't fuck up, perfect sound quality....
Cubase is nice...
Yeah...ain't technology fun?
Eyes ?? Do you really think I would be looking at MIDI ???????????
Fookin ell
Yeah, also Cakewalk is meant to be good, but Im thinkingOriginally posted by ELVIS
Cubase is nice...
Pro Tools seems to be the standard now ??
that roland vs-1680 is pretty sweet !!!
ProTools may be 'the standard' but I know a lot of producers who have switched to Steinberg Nuendo or Cubase.
Yeah, man Roland Rocks....
That does look sweet !!Originally posted by jojo2371
that roland vs-1680 is pretty sweet !!!
But here is my question, are you better off with PC's with
Cubase/Pro Tools or dedicated devices like that roland vs-1680 ??
Surely with upgrades to software on a PC, its going to give more
flexibility in the future than a hard coded device like this ??
(I agree that it looks foookin cool !!)
Well, here are some pros and cons.
Pros:
1. Easy to use - basically plug in and rock.
2. Learning curve not too terribly steep.
3. Due to the fact that it is dedicated to recording ONLY, ya never have to worry about it crashing or some component fucking up as with a PC. Some of the newer versions of Hard Disc recorders can be bought with built in cd burners.
4. It is portable. I have a flight case that came with mine, so I can just pack it up and take it where ever I want to go. It can record up to 8 tracks simultaneously, so it can be used for live recording.
Con:
1. IT only has 2 XLR inputs, all the rest are 1/4".
2. VS-1680 records in a proprietary format that cannot be converted directly to wav files. You either have to run a line out to your pc and record the output to the pc, or else burn to a cd as "songs" with each track being assigned to a song and then a left or right channel. Big hassle.
The thing is, the VS-1680 has been out of production for some time, and Roland REFUSES to release it's proprietary audio code so that somebody can create a software package to make a direct conversion to wav files possible.
See, this means if you were to just back up a project on cd, and then put it in your cd-rom drive in your pc, the pc will not be able to read the disc at all. Note I said if you do a BACKUP (the unit can burn audio cds as well).
I sure as hell wish I could directly convert the proprietary file system to wav files. I even wrote a letter to the president/CEO of Roland International in Japan asking if they were going to do anything to address this issue. To my surprise, he actually wrote me back, and basically said "No" in a polite manner. Other than that, I am VERY pleased with it.
The bright side of the above problem is that if you get a VS-2480, it has the capability to export wav files to your PC. I think the VS-1880 can, but I am not certain.
4. You cannot record backwards with it. So if you wanna do something like apply backwards echo to a track, you have to fly the track over to your PC, use a wave editor like Sound Forge to apply the effect backwards, then you have to fly the track back into the Roland.
5. And you cannot use any PC-type audio plugins. You have to get FX cards from Roland in order to apply FX to your recorded tracks.
SO....that is the deal with the Roland VS series. Oh, and the A/D converters on my VS-1680 sound great. Much better than the A/D converters used in some high-end Digital Audio Workstations I have heard.
Yes, having a PC-based recording setup does have it's pros and cons as well. Periodically, Roland releases upgrades to it's OS on it's VS-series recorders, but of course you ARE basically stuck with their OS, FX plugins, etc. (unlike a PC)
For further info, check out www.vsplanet.com and click on "forums". There is a HUGE user community there that can answer any question about the Roland VS series.
Of course, Roland is not the only company that makes stand-alone units. Several other comapnies make competing stand-alone units
When I had the opportunity to buy this from a friend of mine who is a record producer here in Gnashville, I went for it. It came with 2 FX cards, the flight case, and an external CD burner. All for $1400. This was 2 years ago. You can find them for cheaper than that now I think.
Another producer friend of mine was using two VS-1680s linked together to produce demos and albums (making it a 32-track machine). He once commented to me that 15 years ago, it would have cost him $250,000 to get the kind of equipment that would equal what the VS-1680 can do.
I love it. I now have a digital recording studio in my house. And one more advantage to digital is if ya have to bounce tracks, there is no loss of quality.
Of course, different models and manufacturers have different capabilities. I can only go into details about my 1680.
Once my album project is complete, I will announce it. There is one song I am doing that was directly inspired musically by CVH, as it is a slow double-kick shuffle.
Hope this info has helped.
Rock on!
Last edited by Hardrock69; 02-17-2005 at 02:28 PM.
Thanks HR69, that does help.
I would never buy a hard coded device that had a proprietry file
system that couldnt be converted. So that rules out the 1680
immediately. But you say the later models will do it. So they might
be worth looking at. Ive also had people here tell me the Zoom MRS-80 and the BOSS (forget the model) are great too..
Too many fookin options !!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Yeah. If you must have 16 channels, do your research and find one that can export directly to wav.
It would be nice if there was one you could hook the unit up to your PC by, say, a USB port and back the files up directly to your hard drive on the PC.
One other advantage to a stand-alone unit is the fact that there is zero latency. You record on it, you hear it all in real time with no delay.
With PC-based systems, you are always fighting to get your PC and/or sound card latency down to a reasonable figure. Unless of course you have a real ProTools rig including the hardware, which can = BIG $$$$$
So obviously the thing is to get a way to connect the two, so that you can transfer data between the two efficiently, so you can harness the strengths of both the standalone and the PC.
Just do your research, man, and I have no doubt you will find something that will work.
Damn I love technology!!
For IN-DEPTH info on the Roland VS series, you can find the owner's manuals for the VS-1680, VS-1880, & the VS-2480 here:
http://www.stonesilk.com/vstudio.htm
Just out of interest, how do you burn stuff off the 1680 into a playable audio format for your home systems, if it doesnt convert to wave ?
Pro Tools my ass.
Get a $9.95 cassette recorder from Radio Shack and put it on the front table in the club.
Go out and play live in a basement club like the Bealtes and the SeX PisToLS did you lazy fucks.
And just use white lights. No colored lights or lasers or dry ice effects crapola.
Now go out and have a goodtime, it's later than you think you audio fucks. There's no future for you types.
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Well, maybe this is Sidney "no bloody Pro Tools" if I fakking attach it.
fak
This is Stiv exactly the way I remember him.
This is a picture from the kitchen in CBGB's probably '76-'77.
Man, you fucking Pro Tools kids don't know how to have a killer goodtime.
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You can use the VS-1680 to back up your projects, but it does so in a proprietary format that cannot be read by PCs or Macs.
You cannot hook a cable up to a PC and transfer files directly that can be read by a PC. Also, you cannot save your project on a data cd, and put it in you cd-rom drive of your PC, and read it with the PC, because it is not a DOS-based format. IF you use your burner to burn audio tracks, yes the PC will recognize it as audio and will play them. You just cannot transfer data files that the PC will read...
Kinda difficult to explain.
Am I clear as mud yet?
Over at the vsplanet.com forums there have been threads created on this subject for many years....
But as I said, the VS-2480 can export the tracks as individual wave files, and I am not sure if the VS-1880 can or not. And there are other digital hard-disk recorders by other manufacturers that can export as wav files as well.
Just do your reasearch to find out more.
Last edited by Hardrock69; 02-20-2005 at 03:24 AM.
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Didnt know you were such a Pistols freak Phil. I fookin think theOriginally posted by Phil theStalker
Well, maybe this is Sidney "no bloody Pro Tools" if I fakking attach it.
fak
Pistols rocked !
Poor old Sid looked like he was in his final stages in that pic..
Skinny fookin heroine arms..
I'm Cock Robin.Originally posted by Panamark
Didnt know you were such a Pistols freak Phil. I fookin think the
Pistols rocked !
Poor old Sid looked like he was in his final stages in that pic..
Skinny fookin heroine arms..
Do you want my autograph? $5
mark, i've been using the zoom
mrs 802 w/
cd burner for a year now,
it pumps out great quality.
i,ve done tv and radio ads that
sound as good as gold.
a usb interface is $250 ish.
and will import/ export .wav files
the only hassle, only two inputs.
so if ya wanna record drums
(i don't, i use the inbuilt drum mach.)
you need a submixer etc.
i've seen the zoom on special these days,
as there have been some upgraded models.
oh, and get a couple of rode mic's. they rock.
Do you know that in mental institutions years ago they had blue lights in the wards?Originally posted by ashstralia
mark, i've been using the zoom
mrs 802 w/
cd burner for a year now,
it pumps out great quality.
i,ve done tv and radio ads that
sound as good as gold.
a usb interface is $250 ish.
and will import/ export .wav files
the only hassle, only two inputs.
so if ya wanna record drums
(i don't, i use the inbuilt drum mach.)
you need a submixer etc.
i've seen the zoom on special these days,
as there have been some upgraded models.
oh, and get a couple of rode mic's. they rock.
Originally posted by ashstralia
mark, i've been using the zoom
mrs 802 w/
cd burner for a year now,
it pumps out great quality.
i,ve done tv and radio ads that
sound as good as gold.
a usb interface is $250 ish.
and will import/ export .wav files
the only hassle, only two inputs.
so if ya wanna record drums
(i don't, i use the inbuilt drum mach.)
you need a submixer etc.
i've seen the zoom on special these days,
as there have been some upgraded models.
oh, and get a couple of rode mic's. they rock.
I hadnt forgotten this recomendation, Dave. Just checking all
options, it might be that we go for this one. Sounds pretty
good. The thing that appeals to me however about
PC solutions is the obvious upgrade path and flexibilty.
Hey dude you need to check out a thread in Feedback to Webmasters.
(Dissin your name)
Cheers,
-Mark
yeah i know, i got bored of playing with thatOriginally posted by Panamark
Hey dude you need to check out a thread in Feedback to Webmasters.
(Dissin your name)
Cheers,
-Mark [/B]
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(Since the 80's) Ive seen Carlton win 10 flags in my lifetime.
cool!
hope it's blue's year in both codes, mate!
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last minor prem = 1989
i'm an optimist!!!
heheh
back on topic for a change!Originally posted by Panamark
The thing that appeals to me however about
PC solutions is the obvious upgrade path and flexibilty.
yeah, these are things to be weighed up.
the portability factor is another big thing for me.
i can't bring a piano into my studio,
but i can take my studio to the piano.
with your background and applications though,
a pc set-up may be just the ticket.
there's shit-loads of cool plug - ins for pro tools, too.
portability is a good consideration. Especially as we will most likely need to record the drums at a seperate location.
I guess a powerful Laptop and a Mbox would still be portable enough?
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