VC2 Card

VC-2 was discontinued because I think they produced a certain amount of copies according to the number of VariOS/V-Synth owners who will potentially buy them. But maybe they underestimated the demand

Fantom-X upgrade kit is no longer available because all new Fantoms seem to have it installed from factory.

Fantom-X upgrade kit is no longer available because all new Fantoms seem to have it installed from factory.

uh-oh.
Seems like a pitfall for second-hand Fantom buyers...
Glad I got one pre-installed safe and sound.



Big up!
So mi go so den...

riddimski

Fantom-X6 Audio Track Expansion with SRX-08, -09, and -98

I don't know where you live,
but in Frankfurt, Germany, the store Music Schmidt has just 1 copy left. hurry up!
http://www.musik-schmidt.de/osc-schmidt/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=9800

I just ordered my V-Synth last night, and I made sure I could get a VC-2 card before parting with my cash. I've found about 4 or 5 places in the US that still have some in stock (they may even be cheaper than the ones on that German site). There's plenty of places online that show them as being in stock, but when you contact them, they don't actually have them.

The email responses & web addresses etc from these places in the US that definitely have them in stock are on my PC at home (and I can't remember what they were called!), so I'll forward you the links etc later. Don't worry, you'll definitely be able get a hold of one though.

http://www.myspace.com/nebyudelic

Roland UK have assured me that VC2 is still available. Fantom V2 is still advertised as normal.

Steve

Really? Cool. in that case don't try and buy one from Andertons Music Shop. They said it was discontinued.

Cheers Stevie.

I obtained My VC2 from andertons in Feb
I was told this was last one in stock and no more would be available

JEM - contact Alita at Roland UK, she is really helpful there. I've had different answers from different people so send her a mail and see what the respone is. alita.walters@roland.co.uk

Steve

I was told by Roland UK that the VC-2 has been discontinued! Either way I have a couple of sources to get one, but I'm going to snap one up while I can!!

I was afraid they might disappear from the market, but I just got one at Sweetwater.

I just called Sweetwater, they 'had one left' so I bought it.

They have more on order, and have not heard about them being discontinued yet.

Chuck

I got this official response from Roland UK.

I presume Roland won't mind me sharing the response;

>>>
Dear Peter
Thank you for your patience regarding this matter, my Sales Manager has now confirmed that the VC-2 cards have now been discontinued and we don’t have any plans to order further stock.
I hope I’ve clarified this for you; however if you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards
Alita
Alita Walters
Customer Support
Roland (UK) Ltd
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I suspect it's not discontinued by Roland "Japan" per se, but the EEC regulations banning the import of certain non-recyclable products means it's "uneconomic" for Roland to remanufacture them to meet EEC regulations.

It's not over till the fat lady sings - but it looks unlikely to be from a VC-2 card in Europe

Of course the more people who ask for this product.....
but I don't suppose there are enough of us, even if we all did respond.

See if you can get one in the US and is not head further a field. i.e Japan! Unlikely to get one second hand, but you never know.

Steve

I got my VC-2 today, a day early from FedEx!!

Went through a lot of patches with a mic hooked up. I was VERY impressed with all the cool vocoder presets! The choirs are great too.

I am packing up for practice tonight so I can't get more into it now.

I will try the presets in our practice and report.

Get one while you still can, IMHO.
Chuck