Copyright (c) 2010 ExpressionEngine tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:07:27 tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1323 2010-07-27T14:16:07Z rowets
Apologies if this topic has already been discussed but, I'm considering purchasing a BR-900CD HD recorder second-hand, it is I believe software version 1. If I buy this, can I update the firmware/software to the latest version 2 without a) doing any damage or b) breaking any rules etc? If it can be done, how would I go about it?

Thanks. ]]> tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1312 2010-07-19T14:49:47Z sareli tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1313 2010-07-20T04:36:44Z cgiles tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1314 2010-07-20T13:27:09Z daibeer Just purchased this on ebay. Two quick questions, can I add a monitor to this system and where can I get a paper Owners Manual, I have the PDF but I dont really want to print it.
Thanks all

Dave ]]> tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1311 2010-07-16T20:28:05Z Lafayette tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1307 2010-07-13T04:28:35Z carignan
1) How to bounce tracks?
2) How to copy / paste segment of a track? say copy source measure 4 to 8 to target measure 9.

Well it seems that all the tracks editing features has been forgotten.

The move segment or track is missing
the erase segment is missing.

Is Roland/Boss award of that? I'm a bit disappointed ]]> tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1306 2010-07-12T17:17:21Z 2010-07-12T18:09:19Z mikkov
The card seems to record and play back ok (tried 6 track playback with 2 track record; also 4 track simultaneous record; and 8 track playback, too...).

But: when activating Wave Converter or Backup mode when connected to computer via USB, computer hangs for a good while. Sometimes the drive letter appears, often not at all. Occassionally transfer completes -- mostly not.

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I also tried this with a 4 GB SD card -- same effect.

The SD card that came with the unit seems to work ok! [EDIT: actually not ok, just a while ago it took minutes for Wave Converter to start because the BR-800 "USB drive" was frozen]

File access via USB works flawlessly in Linux -- so it's not a hardware issue.

[EDIT #2: The problem appears on both my desktop PC and laptop -- bot running Vista]

Maybe a problem with the BR-800 driver?

If the card wasn't compatible, wouldn't there be problems with record/playback?

Is the list of compatible cards available somewhere?

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BTW, OS is Vista...


regards,
Mikko ]]> tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1305 2010-07-12T05:46:32Z boempa
Just tried out my new SP-555 yesterday, and created some samples.

When using the bpm-tap button before recording, I set the right bpm, usually 130 for electronic music.

However, when I record, using a perfect beatmatching, the sample is either always cutoff early, or the bpm-number is different from the original bpm.
Now I found out that the longer the sample, the bigger the difference.

For example, I created a long sample (around 29 seconds), and the original bpm was 130 (I let a good friend listen, who's been dj'ing for over 20 years, and assured me it was 130bpm, he hears it right away), and the SP-555 showed me 120 bpm, which simply isn't right.

It must be a timing problem, since I can sequence a pattern using samples which are at the right bpm, it goes on in sync, but the sample is cutoff early so it sounds real bad.

Why is this happening?
When using sequencing software, I always use full samples at a set bpm, and it sounds perfect.

I hope someone could help me out here.
Also some tips would be nice.

Thanks in advance. ]]> tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1299 2010-07-09T12:51:09Z mcjw Could someone also tell me whether BR8s will work with compact flash drives. I purchased a 40 pin IDE to CF adaptor and a power adaptor to connect the BR8 4 pin power and the CF adaptor can be set as master with pins. I have got some 512mb CF cards and I wonder if anyone has ever tried using these cheap adaptors with a BR8. What do users advise? Finally, I know about the 250mb update of zip drive but are there any issues about this and is it as simple as swapping the drive and setting master on it, etc? Thank you, and I hope that someone knows how to start up a BR8 by using other functioning BR8s to transfer data etc. ]]> tag:rolandforums.co.uk,2010:forums/viewthread/.1293 2010-07-07T02:28:11Z mani
I have a guitar amp with a balanced xlr output. Can I connect it to the xlr input on the UA-4X? Or is it supposed to be for mics only? ]]>