Will you buy it?

I've been giving it some thought, hypothetically. The controller seems like a no-brainer. But the whole package comes down to the convertors. If they are superior, great deal. If they are good, more qualified yes.

Seth said they are the same as the Roland/Cake live unit. Has anyone used this. I haven't heard anything bad anywhere about them, which I'd expect if they weren't up to snuff.

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It does come down to the sound. I thought I read/heard an interview with one of the Roland guys who said that they really focused on the quality of the pres and converters because if they didn't sound excellent then there was no point in making the product. And also, they're the same pres/converters as in the REAC system which gets good reviews for sound quality.

I don't do a whole lot of synth stuff and Sonar's bundled synths are way over the top for what I do so I might not use the Fantom--but on the other hand, if the Fantom will cover everything I need, then I wouldn't need to load my CPU with soft synths. So depending on how I look at it the integrated Fantom is either a liability (I'd be paying for something I wouldn't use) or an asset (it would free up my CPU from having to run the soft synths) to the package. At this point I don't know which one it is.

The main thing is sound quality. If I can get a listen to the system, and if it sounds really good, then yes I'll try to buy it. I've been wanting a decent audio interface and control surface for my home studio and this system integrates so nicely with Sonar that it's almost a no-brainer. The "almost" part being the price. For everything that's included, I think it's a fair price. I just don't know if I can afford it.

No because I have all the hardware instruments I need and also I would not want to buy something that is so linked to one particular piece of software. What happens if you fall out with Sonar and decide to switch to another DAW you then have an expensive piece of hardware that is not compatible with other software.

No. I will buy one when I can get the controller alone.

Nope. I was totally disappointed with this. However, after some thought, I understand why they'd come out with an all in one to gain market share at this time. Now, if and when I can get a rockin control surface only, I'd probably bite. Also, for the audio, I'd like to see something with more i/o's.

19 ins at what depth/rate?

It's the same old problem... if you want to use all the inputs listed... you have to sacrifice depth/rate potential.

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mike

At this time it's out of consideration. I'll be waiting for a controller only version. I have 16 channels of solid ADAT I/O and a PCI card with stable drivers that I don't want to have to sell and replace.

ORIGINAL: bapu

Will you buy the V-Studio 700 (in it's first incarnation) and why?

Maybe a better question to ask:

If you are looking into acquiring a Protools rig for your studio, would you consider Sonar V-Studio 700 instead?

Not unless they seperate it.

Do you think Cakewalk have gotten the hint by now?

commit to solid studio design first. then a theta clear picture shall be seen. the same old theta clear steve you have come to love and know.

Do you think Cakewalk have gotten the hint by now?

Maybe yes, maybe no.

ORIGINAL: aoresteen

No. I will buy one when I can get the controller alone.

Agreed...I assume Sonar realise that some of us have all the rest of the stuff and have suffered the TASCAM CS disasters...I'm looking forward to the guys who buy the package giving us the low-down on the CS. ACtually, thinking about it...yes, I would really like a very tightly integrated CS for my SONAR product..

Mick

Nope won't buy it. Roland is having a hard time delivering discs with serial numbers...how will they get this right? Imagine the added hold time waiting for tech support with a new product line on their plate. I don't think so...I'm sensing that they're already in over their heads.

I guess a lot depends on whether the synth can access the VStudio midi & audio I/O ports directly or whether they're constrained to the USB - in which case you'd have to bounce the signal in to your PC & input echo it back out from Sonar.

ORIGINAL: sandman5000

the more i think about it, the more I realize what a glaring omission it is to not have fx included with it. That would have been much better than the fantom synth. And roland already makes great fx processors, so it seems pretty obvious that that would have been way more useful (and logical) than a synth.

THANK YOU! I thought I was the only one who felt this way.