Roland Stereo Warping Compression Schemes

VS recorders, as I know, have both compressed and linear modes. Fantom-X uses RDAC only for the ROM waves, and sampling is linear. I haven't ever heard any artifacts while sampling on the Fantoms, not sure how you could get such bad results as to you.

kday,

Hmm. I don't see how the compression employed in the 2480 can be based on stereo field when it applies to individual tracks. The machine can play back 24 mono tracks exactly as it can play back 12 stereo tracks, and likewise it can record 8 stereo tracks exactly as it can record 16 mon tracks.

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-illiac

"Fantom-X uses RDAC only for the ROM waves,"

Exactly Artemio !!!

That's what I'm talking about, that RDAC compression in the Fantom X Rom sounds compromised the natural sound process.

I don't know which company has the best compression schemes but rolands is the only one that's definately noticable.

Rom sounds are compromised and warped by the RDAC compression process.

I tested all my fantom sampled sounds against the other samplers and all the others samplers, synths and recorders all sounded the same other than the Fantom X and the VS 2480.

The fantom X Rom samples are affected by the RDAC process also and have a narrower sounding slant to all the sounds in comparison.

Just record the very same stereo sample into the Fantom X and another non compressed digital sampling method or another keyboard and you will easily hear the narrowness of the Fantom samples.

I sampled some bass sounds into my Fantom X and couldn't figure out why they all of a sudden sounded so small and tiny and narrow in comparison to my other samplers and now i know why. Its that RDAC it narrows the stereo field which shrinks the overall sound.

Only my Fantom X and synth VS 2480 recorder plays back samples with a shrunken stereo field.


"kday,

Hmm. I don't see how the compression employed in the 2480 can be based on stereo field when it applies to individual tracks."


illiac
The recorded sounds are compromised when RDAC is applied.
The 2480 does allow non compressed format but at only 16 tracks and I think only in stereo tracks only so no mono tracks in non compressed format if i'm remembering right.

Overall I feel like I been cheated because I can record naturally big wide stereo samples from my other samplers but my new fantom X won't sound like they do.

I here wondering how I'm gonna make up for that. I might have to abandon sampling thru the Fantom altogether it just does too much to the stereo field for my knowledge.

Kday,

Please share with us a sample of your music and show us what a difference it really makes! I would love to hear it.

http://www.piaknow.com

I'd be curious to hear each compared to each other without any eq or effects althering the original sound.

>> The 2480 does allow non compressed format but at only 16 tracks and I think only in stereo tracks only so no mono tracks in non compressed format if i'm remembering right.

There is no connection between "stereoness" and ttrack count on the 2480.

There is actually no such thing as a "stereo" track on the 2480. There are linked channels, but this simply links channel controls together, like panning and level. At any point, you can unlink the channels and/or move one half of a pair of linked tracks to any other (virtual) track and no copying of audio occurs, some pointers get moved.

-illiac