Ok mr talkbuys i have one for you…..Im an at home recording artist in need of an audio interface that will allow me to run my mixer Roland vs 1824cd into my mac…. i want the best value, something thats gonna get me good sound and easy user friendly hardware installs, but i want the best deal aswell……go git it
Lucas Lee,
This is a tough question that took us a couple of days to research for you. Luckily we were able to connect with a former district sales manager from Roland who put us in touch with the right people, including the VS 1824 experts at Roland.
There are several digital interface products that you can purchase can which will allow you to use the features of your VS-1824CD and simply integrate them into your Mac. Some are manufactured by Roland and use the Roland Edirol brand. Others are by companies in the music products industry outside of Roland. These products have a wide price range and offer many unique features not found on your VS-1824CD. It appears that the most popular way to integrate the two is to use the Roland as what is called a “surface controller”. Based on what we were told, your Roland VS will be great for initial effects and for sending the right digital signal through the digital I/O to the audio interface which will ultimately connect to the Mac through firewire. If you haven’t already, you can enroll for additional support through Roland Backstage and through the RolandVS users group at VSplanet.com. Anyway, the answer to what you should buy is a Presonus Firebox or an Edirol
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