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Roland MV-8000 on the way.

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:21 pm
by dorfmeister
I've got an MV-8000 arriving today. I've sworn off computers. I will be using it to record guitar and bass, program drums and sample from old post punk vinyl like PiL and Gang of Four. I've also got a DSI Evolver and a Novation Controller Keyboard. I'm working on stripped down electronica/rock. Anybody using one of these? You can get them fairly cheap these days. :dance: :ewok: :dance: :ewok: :dance: :bob:

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Re: Roland MV-8000 on the way.

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:36 pm
by Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.
RZA approved.....

never used one of these but they look like all around beasts! let us know how it works out man. congrats!!

Re: Roland MV-8000 on the way.

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:40 pm
by Nychthemeron
That thing is massive.

Re: Roland MV-8000 on the way.

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:49 pm
by dorfmeister
Nychthemeron wrote:That thing is massive.


Consider that it is the equivalent of the most advanced MPC, a hard disk recorder, and multi-effects unit in one box. It can also take a mouse and a vga monitor to make it like a computer daw.

Roland is still selling almost exactly the same thing for well over twice what I paid for it as the MV-8800.

This thing is going to be inspiring.

Re: Roland MV-8000 on the way.

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:13 pm
by Chumley
Ooh... that thing is NICE. Roland makes very solid stuff, for the most part. *mumblegrumblestupidMC-303mumblegrumbleeBaygrumble*

Re: Roland MV-8000 on the way.

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:36 pm
by dorfmeister
It is huge but I am really liking this thing. Great sampler. No latency. Great pads. Simpler than a computer daw but still very capable. Sometimes limitations are a benefit. :omg:

Re: Roland MV-8000 on the way.

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:59 pm
by htsamurai
dorfmeister wrote:It is huge but I am really liking this thing. Great sampler. No latency. Great pads. Simpler than a computer daw but still very capable. Sometimes limitations are a benefit. :omg:


RECORDZ SOMETHING EPIC!

Re: Roland MV-8000 on the way.

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:13 pm
by dorfmeister
htsamurai wrote:
dorfmeister wrote:It is huge but I am really liking this thing. Great sampler. No latency. Great pads. Simpler than a computer daw but still very capable. Sometimes limitations are a benefit. :omg:


RECORDZ SOMETHING EPIC!


I am working on it. Just need a bit more experience with this monster bastard. :omg:

I'm not in a band. This thing is great for the one man auteur fulfilling his personal vision and playing everything. I guess a computer with a DAW is great for that, too, but somehow I like this better and these things are cheap for the power they wield these days. They don't have the kind of resell value an MPC has. :)*

+ No internet or games or chat or discussion boards to distract. No need to optimize your system to use it or worry about viruses and problems with compatibility. :idea:

Re: Roland MV-8000 on the way.

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:35 pm
by MannequinRaces
dorfmeister wrote:+ No internet or games or chat or discussion boards to distract. No need to optimize your system to use it or worry about viruses and problems with compatibility. :idea:


That's my biggest problem right there! I don't worry about viruses or compatibility issues but the distractions of having a DAW on a computer are enormous. Sometimes I just 'pretend' that my internet doesn't work and all I have to worry about is actually making music!

dorfmeister wrote:Sometimes limitations are a benefit. :omg:


That's the key right there. Congrats on your purchase and I hope that you are able to work in peace! :thumb: