Is it possible to "bypass" preamp on VS700r?

      Thank you Dyonight and Craig!  Both of your answers combined really helped settle the issues I had in my mind.  This is HUGE, thanks!  

Okay, so now I have another quick question:  If I have multiple mic preamps, and multiple hardware compressors that I want to be able to  mix and match the signal paths into Sonar with, is there a "transparent" solution I can use without going the patchbay route?  

Here's the scenario... I have 4 mic pres.  I have two compressors.  Do I run the mic pres straight into the VS700R and then find a way to route the signal back out into one of the compressors via another rack unit like say Octacapture or one of Dyonight's other solutions?  This is giving me a headache...  

I am even considering these, but I am not sure how transparent the signal will be by the time it gets into Sonar:  Coleman Audio MS6 (for my mic preamps)  and..  Coleman Audio MS6R (for my compressors, which would then be connected straight to the VS700R).  

Signal chain would be: Mic, to MS6 switcher (choosing a preamp at this stage), then to MS6R (choosing a compressor at this stage), and then finally compressor out to one of the analogue inputs on the VS700R. 

Jeff Evans


If you use a Mic pre before the inputs to the VS700R you will definitely want the -20 Pads ON not off. For Mic inputs going into the VS700R yes pads off but for a line level signal going in they need to be ON. I believe the input sensitivity is around +4 dBu in this mode which is what you want.

The sound of the Pres in the VS700R are so nice I would not worry about the Mic pres altering the sound.

I would patch a mic into an external Mic Pre and then out of that straight into a compressor and set that chain up before feeding into the VS700R. (Keep it all analogue) That is how I would do it. Just be careful how you set up the compressor obviously before recording. A compressor set up for limiting with a high threshold could be a handy configuration if you were worried about wildly dynamic input material.

You would only want to use a Mic Pre before the VS for it's sound. I think the sound of a Mic going directly to the VS700R is also pretty hard to beat.

This is the way I have been doing it every since I have had my VS700 and nothing but great sound and various people wonder how I have been attaining my sound with the V...   I hear a lot of complaining and nay-say about the VS700 and Sonar etc... but it is a great machine and a great program and with maximizing your knowledge about recording and the gear great things can be accomplished...
 
Lets continue to make music..

Beeej21


I'm not sure if I'm asking the question correctly, but this is what I'm hoping to do: Say I have a Mic (first source in signal chain), then an external mic pre, and then the VS700R. If I am using any of the 8 BAL/UNBAL XLR inputs on the back of the unit, is there a way to get the signal in "cleanly" with out the VS700R's mic pres altering the sound in any way?

I'm certain it isn't an uncolored/unaltered sound since many ppl love the Roland mic pres on the unit.. so my question is, how do I disable the mic pre on the VS700R so that the only mic pre is the external one I have in the signal chain? Is it even possible?

I've heard the digital ins on the VS700R will bypass any mic pres on the unit. If this is true, I'll need advice then on which other unit I can purchase that will allow multiple "INS" (from different external mic pres) which can then send the signal to the VS700R digital in, and eventually onto the timeline in Sonar X1.

Can someone please guide me here? Thanks in advance...

I ran into this a little while back. I have a ADL 600 stereo tube preamp. I wanted the sound of it and nothing else. I wound up buying a Lynx Hilo AD/DA.  It is incredibly versatile with routing configurations. I have it integrated into my VS700 System and use it for all conversion.  I do not use the V700 drivers unless I am using a midi in signal. Then it is immaterial what you use. I still use the Hilo going out.  The Console functions quite well with the Hilo.  I am very happy with the sonic results. Initially, I did this so I could bypass the V700 pre's.  What I discovered was the difference true world class conversion  makes.  I really do like my V700 and am not dissing it in anyway.  This was just one of those "aha" moments.