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196 People rated this product :
8 out of 10
13 People wrote reviews
8 out of 10
"Great board but needs more processing power and speed for certain things."
Feature:
It is very powerful but a bit slow. If you want to speed a song up or down you have to let it process all night long. I do that just before I leave the studio. The mastering room is great. I bought protools just to master but I have yet to use it. I just wish it had more processing power (memory and speed for certain apps).
Quality:
No problems yet. very reliable. Just a high quality dependable tool!Too big to easily take it on the road although you could.
Value:
It is more than twice the price of other 24 track boards. I could not say if it is two times better because I've never used a comperable board. I went from a 16 track Fostex, which was good to get started with but does not compare at all in power and quality.
Desirability:
Great looking board but bring back the meter bridge. The meter bridge is usefull when working in the mastering room. Plus the cool factor if nothing else!
Sound:
The sound of my recordings are better than what I hear from pro studio made CDs. I can't figure that one out!
Ease of Use:
Very easy and quick to use. There is a steeper learning curve on anything that has alot of options and power. It would be nice to have more memory for effects. I have two boards synced so I can have more effects. If you use more powerful plugins they really eat up the memory. Also it's useful to have another eight XLR inputs. I use the heck out of it!
Support:
Could not be better. Try calling protools tech support. You will wait two hours. I have never waited at all with Roland. There people know their stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Overall:
It is a great tool but I may go to ProTools for more effects and processing speed but may not because the tech support is a two hour wait. Just registering protool takes all day. I actually had my IT guy do it because I don't have enough patience to deal with that crap.
Submitted: 11/29/2007
Style of Music: Rock, Jazz, Bluegrass
10 out of 10
"Very Awesome unit. Thanks Roland!"
Feature:
EQ color gragpic displays (and all controlls on graphic display) on the 19'' Samsung Syncmaster 906bw LCD wide screen monitor(monitor purchased separately) are spectacular, and a great visual aid if you are having trouble seeing data on other digital equipment having small data entry screens. The stock LCD is also larger than most other, and easily readable.
All the channel routing, recording, faders, is easy to see and route by drag and drop mouse. WOW! The motorised faders move when you adjust faders with the mouse.
The R-Bus AES/EBU and ADAT,SMPTE, and other available interfacing lets you connect to other gear.
Good connectibility and compatability with other professional equipment.
Quality:
An just for the record, you do not have all this mouse power or quality on the AKAI DPS24 MKII, (which I returned to a different dealer, DEFECTIVE HARD DRIVE AND CRASHING, and of poor quality,cheap plastics, poor fit and finish, and made in China Not)
The Roland has quality feel,quality fit and finish, and audio quality on the VS 2480CD gets a 10 for the money.
Again, The GUI Mouse interface combined with a large 19'' widescreen LCD,and new Roland's new software make the Roland VS 2480CD a truely excellent recording machine.
Value:
There isn't a better value. With a large LCD monitor on this unit you will easily master this machine, save alot of time, frustration, and make top quality pro recordings.
Get all the optional effects cards if you have the money. Stuff it full. Keep it, and use it till it just wears out. I love it.
Desirability:
Seeing the unit in a catalog doesn't cut it. When you see and hear this recorder with the Graphic LCD and mouse functionality, you will want this unit. I guarantee you will love it and keep it.
The sex appeal of seeing this unit with a good LCD and good Studio Reference Monitor speakers will blow you and your friends away.
Sound:
The sound quality of the Roland VS 2480 is supurb, period. It records crystal clear and is very powerful, yet easy to use with the VGA monitor and mouse, which can drag and drop, cut and paste. This is an extremely good product for the money. Eq gragpic displays on the 19'' Samsung Syncmaster 906bw LCD wide screen monitor
Ease of Use:
No other studio in a box has the drag and drop GUI mouse, and this really gets you through the recording process visually,on screen, for the most part, not needing the manual to research every button.
The patch bay on the LCD 19'' monitor lets you drag the channel fader "virtual patch cord" to wherever you want to patch it.
All effects and functions are available on the LDC with the mouse. WOW!
The new software is awesome and powerful.
Support:
I called Roland when I was familiarizing myself with the unit and the Roland rep walked me step by step to troubleshoot the problem, and it was a different connected device, not the VS 2480CD.
Good, immediate support.
Pro Tools Plug ins and other third party plug ins shows Roland's and third party's support the VS2480CD format.
Rock Solid.
Overall:
I don't intend to replace this unit unless, I eventually could afford to start spending $250,000 or more for a full blown corporate recording facility.
With all the virtual tracks and 64 channel playback, who needs more that that?, seriously. Take some music lessons and improve your playing technique instead, and make pro recordings on a roland VS 2480CD.
Submitted: 8/14/2007
Style of Music: Classic Rock /Metal/Country/Motown/ Blues
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