Feature Request: QuadCapture Control Panel Features Wanted in VS-700

Anyone wish we had a chance we can get some of the features of the Graphic control panel in the new Quad Capture?   In case you haven't seen it, it's at about 1:40 in the following video:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sb1ES7nyFs
 
For example the moving LED indicators for each channel and the compressor GUI would be great. 
 
Is this a feature request in Cakewalk's control or something we would need to contact Roland with? 
 
Cheers,
 
jayson

The QuadCapture is a Roland product, so please contact them for feature requests. 

Ah, good point, Jayson. I'll move it back to the VS-700 forum and re-title the thread to clear up any confusion.

As for requesting these features in the VS-700's control panel, how do you think they got into the QuadCapture. 


I would say send requests to both us and Roland for this and any other VS-700 feature requests.

No worries. I think it would certainly be cool to have the type of graphical feedback of the compressors that the QuadCapture has, as well as input meters in the VS-700R's control panel. 

Swizzle,

Unfortunately, its not possible for the VS-700R to get multiple output mixes and reverb like the OctoCapture because those things are down to hardware (actual DSP chips).

I guess some minor consolation is that you can add on an OctoCapture to the VS-700 and tak advantage of those extra monitor DSPs as well as the reverb.

Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
]

Swizzle,

Unfortunately, its not possible for the VS-700R to get multiple output mixes and reverb like the OctoCapture because those things are down to hardware (actual DSP chips).

I guess some minor consolation is that you can add on an OctoCapture to the VS-700 and tak advantage of those extra monitor DSPs as well as the reverb.

Hi Seth!
 
Thanks for the quick feedback; I've been trying to get an answer to this question for some time.  Though very disapointing, maybe the OctoCapture could be the answer.  Are you saying that if I link the OctoCapture to the VS700R, that I can send tracks and inputs (such as vocal) to various outputs (as well as the main stereo mix) in the direct mixer to allow use of an outboard headphone mixer (I have a headphone monitor system that allows up to six input sources for headphone mix during tracking)?  You know how some musicians want their own mix during tracking.   Thanks in advance for your most comforting words.

Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
]

swizzle

Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
]

Swizzle,

Unfortunately, its not possible for the VS-700R to get multiple output mixes and reverb like the OctoCapture because those things are down to hardware (actual DSP chips).

I guess some minor consolation is that you can add on an OctoCapture to the VS-700 and tak advantage of those extra monitor DSPs as well as the reverb.

Hi Seth!

Thanks for the quick feedback; I've been trying to get an answer to this question for some time.  Though very disapointing, maybe the OctoCapture could be the answer.  Are you saying that if I link the OctoCapture to the VS700R, that I can send tracks and inputs (such as vocal) to various outputs (as well as the main stereo mix) in the direct mixer to allow use of an outboard headphone mixer (I have a headphone monitor system that allows up to six input sources for headphone mix during tracking)?  You know how some musicians want their own mix during tracking.   Thanks in advance for your most comforting words.

Exactly. The new VS driver combines the VS-700R and OctoCapture into one agregate device, so you would be able to use the (combined) five monitor mixes and use the OctoCapture's monitor outs to add reverb to those who need it. I'm not sure if you can add a QuadCapture to a VS-700R in this way, though.

Hi Seth...looks like I'm not the only one up late tonight.  Your reply sounds very interesting; looks like it may be a reasonable solution to my problem.  However, your last sentence confused me; it almost seemed like you contradicted what you said in the previous sentence.  I'm probably just interpreting it incorrectly.  I think what you said is that I can, via the OctoCapture connected to the VS700R, achieve some level of input and output mix, albiet only using the OctoCapture.  Did I miss something?  Thanks!

Seth Perlstein [Cakewalk
]

With the VS-700R and OctoCapture in use together you can use the I/O from either unit together, freely.

Thanks Seth...this may be the answer to my problem.  Can more than one OctoCapture be added to this arrangement?  That's my last question for tonight...thanks for your time.  I'm going to finish this glass of red and hit the sack.

Okay...that may not be a major problem anyway.  Just having better monitoring ability is worth more than adding another OctoCapture; I can work around that.  Thanks much for your time.