Why the V-Synth is the best thing Roland ever did

[Hugo76]

Excellent, ellaguru, you'll now be able to work much more efficiently with the mighty V

[ellaguru]

i finally bought this on ebay, hope this works
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... OC:FR:3160
it's a "multireader" for Compact Flash/SM/SD/MMC/Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro...

[Hugo76]

That should probaly work. If you have a pcmcia slot on your pc, you won't need the extra adapter either.

[ellaguru]

no i don't have it, but i thought to buy one of these because of the many possibilities of reading different cards (also smartmedia or sd)...

[shaft9000]

well, I'm going to sell mine.

it's currently at my friends' studio, but just a few miles away.

limited to local pick-up in SoCal.
if anyone near L.A. is interested, PM me.
i will take some pictures this week once it returns, but it is in superb condition, 100%functioning, w/ D50 card and original manual for $900 cash.

[ellaguru]

i finally updated my vsynth to the 2.0 version, and the usb drivers work perfectly with my pc (win7 64bit os).
cheers

[Hugo76]

i finally updated my vsynth to the 2.0 version, and the usb drivers work perfectly with my pc (win7 64bit os).
cheers

Really? So you're able to use the librarian?

[synthRodriguez]

Nice on paper and good user interface, but I never liked the sound of my GT. Sold it pretty quickly.

Do the earlier models sound any different from the GT?

[madtheory]

As a VA the GT has some issues such as aliasing, but nothing touches what it can do as a sampler, and as an effects processor it is outstanding. And the D50 mode sounds warmer IMO than the original when the D50 DAC emulation is disabled.

[ellaguru]

i finally updated my vsynth to the 2.0 version, and the usb drivers work perfectly with my pc (win7 64bit os).
cheers

Really? So you're able to use the librarian?

hi Hugo, i didn't use it still, for now i used the usb storage and works ok.
btw, what is the librarian, an editor?

@scottrod
i don't know how is the sound on the other vsynth models...

[pflosi]

Why do you guys need the USB drivers? Get a PC card reader and you're done...

[skunk3]

I have never owned a V-Synth personally, but I have had the chance to play with one on a couple of occasions. I'll admit that I didn't get extremely deep into it, but the impression that I received is that the whole unit has a particular 'sound' to it that I couldn't escape from. No matter what I did / edited / programmed, the V-Synth (to me) sounded very 'colorless' and 'two-dimensional' to me. It also seemed a bit shrill or resonant, kinda metallic in a way... if that makes any sense. The build quality and interface is fantastic, but I could not get over the weird character of the sound. Some of the FX were nice, but a lot of them exacerbated the already odd / flat character of the V-Synth sound. It is a beautiful instrument capable of a lot of exploration and sound design, but you have to be a fan of the sound of these units to fully appreciate them... and I'm not a fan. It is the opposite of "lush," "fat,", "silky," and all of the other cliche terms used to describe sounds that I like.

[Hugo76]

i finally updated my vsynth to the 2.0 version, and the usb drivers work perfectly with my pc (win7 64bit os).
cheers

Really? So you're able to use the librarian?

hi Hugo, i didn't use it still, for now i used the usb storage and works ok.
btw, what is the librarian, an editor?

The librarian is a program for managing your patches. I've never actually used it myself, but as I understand it allows you to mix and match pateches from different project files.

[ellaguru]

The librarian is a program for managing your patches. I've never actually used it myself, but as I understand it allows you to mix and match pateches from different project files.

cool, it could be interesting. this is on the roland site?

Why do you guys need the USB drivers? Get a PC card reader and you're done...

thanks man, i just bout a PC card, but (even after reading many complaints on the net) i discover that the usb storage v2 version works with win7 64bit...at least in 2014 it works...

[Hugo76]

The librarian is a program for managing your patches. I've never actually used it myself, but as I understand it allows you to mix and match pateches from different project files.

cool, it could be interesting. this is on the roland site?

Yeah, you can get it here:
https://www.rolandus.com/go/v-synth/Lib ... index.html

Don't know if you'll get it to run, though