Roland VS-2000CD

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20-Track 24-bit/44.1kHz Digital Studio Workstation with 40GB Hard Drive, CD/RW, and Plugin Support

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Professional Recording Features At A Great Price!

The VS-2000CD Digital Studio Workstation sets a new standard for affordable digital recording. With 20 tracks, 8 XLR inputs and support for 3rd party plug-ins using the optional VS8F-3, the VS-2000CD V-Studio gives you the power to create like never before. Add the optional VS20-VGA with Version 2.0 software, and you can run your sessions with mouse and monitor for maximum control. A 40GB hard drive, CD-RW drive and USB 2.0 port come standard, making the VS-2000CD an incredible value. Roland VS-2000CD at a Glance:

Professional Recording Quality
Pro Flexibility with 40-Channel Digital Mixer
Studio-Quality Effects
Optional 3rd Party Plug-Ins
Graphical Editing Support

Professional Recording Quality and Creative Headroom The VS-2000CD offers CD-quality recording at a choice of 16 or 24 bits. In CD-standard 16-bit mode you can record up to eight simultaneous tracks and play back 18 tracks plus a stereo mastering track. Choose 24-bit mode and you get up to 8-track simultaneous recording and 12-track playback. 320 Virtual Tracks give you all the room you need to exercise your creativity and make "comp" tracks. The VS-2000CD's internal 40GB hard drive provides hours of reliable multi track recording. 40-Channel Digital Mixer with XLR Inputs Give You Pro Flexibility Whether you want to mic up a drum set or record multiple vocalists, you'll appreciate the VS-2000CD's eight XLR/TRS inputs with phantom power. Want to record a guitar? There's a Hi-Z input as well, plus a S/PDIF digital input. The VS-2000CD's 40-channel digital mixer makes mixing inputs, tracks and effect returns a snap - thanks to 17 faders and dedicated Channel Edit knobs. In addition, four knobs allow control of the dynamics and 4-band EQ for any input or track. Studio-Quality Effects and CD-RW Drive Right out of the box, the VS-2000CD comes with onboard effects that include essentials like reverb, delay and chorus, plus dynamics processors, EQ and more. You also get access to Roland's coveted COSM® effects like guitar amp and mic modeling. When you're ready to master, select the Mastering Tool Kit with multi-band compression and burn a CD via the internal CD-RW drive. Now - Your Choice of Optional 3rd Party Plug-Ins Install an optional VS8F-3 Effect Expansion Board (the VS-2000CD has room for two) and you can bring the exciting world of professional plug-ins right to your VS-2000CD. Every VS8F-3 includes a selection of high-quality Roland plug-ins to get you started, and with optional plug-ins available from a growing list of 3rd party developers - including Antares, IK Multimedia, Massenburg and Universal Audio-it's an exciting time to own a V-Studio. Helpful Tools for Better Recordings The VS-2000CD comes with several new tools designed to help you make better recordings - and better music. The new Harmony Sequence function lets vocalists add instant harmonies to their performance. You can even program drums on Tracks 17-18 using the new Rhythm Track feature. With lots of preset drum sounds included, it's like having a built-in drum machine! A handy chromatic tuner is also included so guitarists can tune up before recording. Includes Graphical Editing Support Add the optional VS20-VGA Output Board (with Version 2.0 software) and you'll gain full mouse and monitor support - making the VS-2000CD feel more like using software. Simply connect your VGA monitor and mouse, and you can perform drag-and-drop editing and mix your tracks using a sleek software interface. With a mouse and monitor, the VS-2000CD gives you the best of both worlds: reliable Roland hardware with the speed and flexibility of software. Do More with USB 2.0 With USB 2.0, you can transfer data between the VS-2000CD and a computer quickly and easily. USB 2.0 offers more than twice the bandwidth of the previous USB standard, making it faster than ever to load audio to and from your V-Studio. Using the bundled conversion software for Mac and PC, you can transfer V-Studio files to your computer desktop, where they can be converted to .WAV or AIFF format. Or simply use the built-in CD-RW drive to load and convert .WAV/AIFF files, or convert V-Studio files to .WAV format for export. Use V-LINK for Audio/Visual Integration! Thanks to Roland's V-LINK technology, you can easily integrate video material with your music. Just connect an optional Edirol video editor, and you can trigger video clips or create effects like transitions and dissolves using the VS-2000CD's faders. Roland VS-2000CD Features:

20-track digital studio with 40GB hard drive, CD-RW drive and plug-in support
18 playback tracks, 320 V-Tracks and stereo mastering track
Support for 24-bit and 16-bit recording at 44.1kHz
8 balanced XLR/TRS inputs with phantom power
40-channel digital mixer with channel dynamics and 4-band EQ, onboard effects and mastering tools
New Harmony Sequence function adds realistic harmonies to vocals
3rd party plug-in support with optional VS8F-3 Effect Expansion Boards
Tracks 17-18 double as stereo Rhythm Track with onboard drum sounds
Support for mouse-based editing using optional VS20-VGA and monitor
USB 2.0 for hi-speed data transfer, .WAV/AIFF import and .WAV export
V-LINK video control support*

*V-LINK requires Edirol DV-7PR with software version 1.50 or higher (sold separately). The Roland VS-2000CD: Studio-quality recording right out of the box!

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Rookie Or Pro

by ALE from Boston, MA
June 23, 2006
Music Background: Recording Engineer

This is a really good equipment for anyone including beginners as it is easy to maneuver (esp. with a VGA monitor and mouse) and produces professional quality sounding music.

Great tool & flexability steep learning curve but worth the effort

by Phil Candella from Louisville KY
October 27, 2006
Music Background: playing guitar about 30 years got into recording about 4 years ago. Now I'm getting serious about it.

Ok I have had this thing for about 2 months. I am learning to love it. Knowing what it can do I love it. Getting there will take some effort. The effort I have put forth already however has been w... read more [+]orth every moment. What I mean is this thing does a lot but you have to read, reread & highlight the 450+ page manual & watch the turbo start DVD several times.

After that start laying down tracks & making CDs have been a breeze. This is my next step from a Zoom 8track. I really love my Roland 18 tracks gives me plenty of room for my ideas the effects are great Love the digita in & the aux outs so I can use some of the hardware I already have. The ability to expand this with plugins has me drooling. I currently don't use the VGA but after reading what I can do with one that is my next purchase.

I would have like to see a few more kits in the drum section & more patterns the zoom kicked its butt here. I would have liked the ability to audition different preset effect & mastering patches with our having to stop play another thing I miss about the Zoom. But the ability to use so many effects make me miss it less.

I love the 8 tracks can be recorded at a time. makes tracking a live band easy.

All in all this machine is good & solid. I went with this over pro tools because it really offers the best of both worlds at a lower cost. I don't need a computer dedicated for recording. I can always convery my stuff to wave files play with it in protools later or send my stuff to a big studio to mix.

I really feel like this is the last recording workstation I will need for many years or ever.

The rebate really makes this cool. Roland says give them 6 to 8 weeks to get the board & plugin. I got mine in less than 2 weeks. Got to love that. close [-]

Its Worth It

by musiclover2421 from new york
May 10, 2006
Music Background:

Jus looking at the specs on this thing i think its worth the buy. It gives you professional roland quality at a good price.The fact that you can add plug-ins, vga mouse and monitor, and a digital mixe... read more [+]r you have the equipment to take yout music to another level. close [-]

Great unit, but a few things to know

by Anonymous
March 1, 2005
Music Background:

I'll get to the point. This unit is GREAT, do your self a favor and get a good set of play back mon. and headphones. when you hear it you'll know it was worth it. THE BAD STUFF,which is what... read more [+] we all really want to know. Like everything Roland makes it great quality, and very hard to operate out of the box. The manual needs layed out MUCH better and don't think about using it without a mouse and monitor screen. And if you want to use the mouse/keyboard feature,which I did. Good luck finding the old type cable. So you know, you don't gain much by adding the keyboard, thats your call. If your looking for something simple to operate this isn't the unit. If you want to make a studio quality recording then this is the one. The magic is when you hear it plan and simple. Almost forgot, with all the minor problems and the calls I had to make to tech support Sweetwater provided the best service I've ever had from this type of vendor close [-]

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