Recording question

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 28 Apr 2002 5:02 am

I have a Roland VS-880 and want to collaberate with another studio who uses ADATS. I plan to get one ADAT machine to transfer to the Roland. What is the best way to transfer? I can only record 4 trax simutaneously. Can you go 1/4 to 1/4 and then sync?

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 28 Apr 2002 7:22 am

This belongs in "Electronics".

The definition of the Electronics Section is,
"Steel guitar amplifiers, effects, recording, etc. "

Moving...

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 28 Apr 2002 9:24 pm

I'm working you too hard, Joey! Anybody know the answer?

Glenn Austin · Post by **Glenn Austin** » 29 Apr 2002 7:08 am

Hi Reggie, I'll try to make an educated guess here. If you are planning on getting an ADAT and want to have any kind of sync capabilities, you're going to need the Alesis BRC ( big remote control ). I imagine that the VS880 has some kind of Midi sync. You could also have one track of the Adat striped with time code, but it would still require some sort of device to change Smpte time code to Midi sync. I assume that you want to be able to shoot stuff back onto Adat in sync when you're finished. Another way which is very popular in studios everywhere and avoids the whole sync issue, is to record a count off or click track , either at the beginning or end of the song. It only has to be a measure long, but it needs to be on every Adat track. You can then nudge stuff around on the Roland until all the clicks match up for every track (voila instant sync) But using this method will not let you transfer back to the Adat with sync between the two machines. It's a one way street. Also make sure that you transfer stereo tracks in the same pass, otherwise you will never get them back into phase, and never split a stereo track between two Adats. Good Luck!

Michael Holland · Post by **Michael Holland** » 29 Apr 2002 7:35 am

Hi Reggie,

I sync my Roland with my sequencer using the 'record a sync track' function in the Roland. The song is blocked out in the sequencer and guide tracks recorded. Then a new song is created in the Roland and the sync track is output from the sequencer and recorded into the Roland (it's recorded internally; you don't have to give up a regular recording track). Set the Roland to 'internal sync' and record your tracks. Then to export them back to the ADAT, set the Roland for 'external sync' and drive it from the ADAT.