Got the fantom sorted out, too ... had overread the last step 'While holding down the SHIFT key on your keyboard, open SONAR' ... sounds superb ... love it

Glad you like the Fantom. I imagine you're just getting into all the pages in the editor.

Great!  :-(  I have been looking into the V 700 and am finding it unavailable.  Again, Cakewalk, yet again disappoints it customers!  I have been looking to upgrade to this and now when I finally am able to, Cakewalk drops it.  At this point, after being a Cakewalk user for 5 years, I think its time to move on.  Too many issues with Cakewalk and its products.  So, instead of spending the money on a V700 which I wanted, I am taking that money and purchasing a brand new iMac and going with Logic Pro.  After researching and researching, I am finding that Cakewalk is no longer in the top 5 DAWs!   Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, FL, and Pro Tools still hold strong.  I wish I could say that it has been real and fun.  Cakewalk, if you cant keep up with the big boys, don't play the field.  Very dissapointed.

Did you call them and ask??? You can't find one for sale new with the retailers right now. and did want the  whole package ? V700C and V700R? If you only want an interface with no Fantom synth, why not get the Octacapture instead? You'll notice a lot of stuff missing from the Roland lineup, made in Japan is having some problems. It's still listed on the Roland website. If you're using Cakewalk Sonar you'll want the V700 set. I agree it's a sad bunch of unexplained circumstances, but at least make the inquiry to Roland. 

Why do people come here always saying the Roland VS-700 is not available when they're available all day on ebay?
 
New VS-700c    -  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cakewalk-SONAR-V-Studio-700-Console-/261271759630?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item3cd502ab0e
 
I'm sure you could get the V700R new also somewhere, or even the new Studio Capture Interface and you have the whole set.

That's a good question it seems kday when they are quite a few on US eBay... I guess people used to traditional shops as opposed to online are finding it difficult to source them?


Online you get visibility across thousands of sellers as opposed to a select few and they do indeed seem readily available.
 
Interesting... the US sure rocks when it comes to music gear.

I think new in the box editions of the V700 Set are not available right now. Same with the Fantom G8 and Fantom G6 workstation keyboards. I wanted a G6 and that editor to add to my DAW. Time and other thieves you know? 
No one is saying what the problem is at ROLAND. Equipment is under the control of Roland. So is Cakewalk software now, so,... Who's driving the boat? We'd have to get directly with Roland for the right answer.

seriously we must come back in time a little... just to remember good times :)
 
Roland bought Cakewalk, happy days and wonderful times ahead right?
 
They got the vs700 out, tailored for sonar 8.5 - Looks like they will conquer the world
 
When all was rock solid and amazing, they erased EVERYTHING they had and started a totally new DAW from scratch (more or so...) less than 2 years after vs700 release - Sonar X1
 
Lots of glitches, typical of a newly developped software, released under the pressure of a corporation's deadline... but the DAW must WORK since cakewalk are DAW prgrammers.... where's the console in all this? HOW CARES, sonar is buggy so let's fix that thing first...
 
Sonar X1d was not too bad. Corporation deadline = Sonar X2
 
Sh!ttier than ever with the console. No X2 features added AT ALL. Not a big deal if previous functions are intact. Well... there's some thread about it I think... LOLL Easy to see that they do not even have the console in the lab for testing.
 
New features on a not much stabilised core = new bugs. More time for the developper/programmers to spend with Sonar and the console is in the "miscellaneous" section of Sonar X2a patch bug fix list.
 
Also, Sonar X2 is having a hard time with all MCU controllers, so controllers in general have not been addressed yet. Maybe getting this aspect sorted will help the vs-700...
 
Let's not forget: Windows 8 is out in the meantime. That mean compatibility as soon as it's out, finish fixing core bugs for 7, face new ones for 8, adding touch screen compatibility to stay in the game (looks like a "cool" Roland exigence... anyway) and much more.
 
Bottom of the line, the vs700 was killed by Sonar X1. Less than 2 years later.
 
The VS700 had no chance.

Good Evening Guys,
 
With all the talk of the V700 Console & Audio Interface -Not sure if its OK to make this kind of Post but I have one of these units that we purchased in 2012 that has aprox 25 Hours of use - anyone interested??? 
 
Thanks

HI looking for a v700r in the UK- can anyone help
Thankyou