An Editor for PCs would be nice??? - Integra 7

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

5 Nov 2012, 11:13

Its a real shame..
No pc editor or vst..
Every time I weaken and think about trying out one of these I keep being reminded of the fact that it wont integrate smoothly in to my DAW setup and will have to keep jumping out to manually change settings on the hardware and then i wake up and say NO! :-(
Shamey Shamey Shamey....

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Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

5 Nov 2012, 14:56

+1..

Have interest in the Integra 7 but zero interest without an editor being available...

Chrisk-K wrote:
In this era, there's absolutely no excuse for a hardware synth company not to release a full editor.

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

5 Nov 2012, 20:14

Mystic38 wrote:
+1..

Have interest in the Integra 7 but zero interest without an editor being available...

Chrisk-K wrote:
In this era, there's absolutely no excuse for a hardware synth company not to release a full editor.

I agree with all of you that an editor should be a must!!, but for Live use (I believe you are referring to live use...), what kind of parameters will you be changing "on the fly" (While playing) with the Editor that you can't change with the iPad or sending SysEx or CC commands?

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Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

6 Nov 2012, 10:28

In a live situation your not going to be doing any editing on that scale so an editor would not be used
However if your live setup includes a DAW a, then a VST plugin is something that translates its setup to and from the integra.

When your not doing live you will be at base creating livesets and doing editing
in that case a VST and editor would be a must!

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Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

6 Nov 2012, 20:04

Actually i am not referring to live use.. but in the studio, and I know myself well enough that if something wont integrate into my setup it just wont get used... It is no coincidence that the two synths that feature most in my stuff are the two that are easiest to use from the DAW with their VST editors.. the Fantom and the Virus.

Remember it is not just about control/patch editing, though even for that i dont have space for a rack within arms reach, but also that a VST editor within a DAW project remembers all the settings without the necessity of saving patches and edits into a synth.

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

7 Nov 2012, 06:59

Just read this on GS:

"Just talked to Roland. VST plugin in the making!"

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

7 Nov 2012, 10:18

scottrod wrote:
Just read this on GS:

"Just talked to Roland. VST plugin in the making!"

Nice, really nice!

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

7 Nov 2012, 10:23

Great news but are you sure ?

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

7 Nov 2012, 10:30

alpha_C wrote:
Great news but are you sure ?

Nothing is ever certain. If you must have an editor, I wouldn't buy an I7 until the editor exists. Even if there are definite plans to release it, who knows how long it could take or what could go wrong? (Ask the Kronos owners who waited a year to get their editor, and even then often found it wasn't all they'd hoped for.) My advice is to buy what you need, when you need it, based on what is actually available at the time. That's how to avoid frustration and disappointment.

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

7 Nov 2012, 11:00

And who knows how complete the VST will even be. They may only port the iPad app controls but the only SuperNatural sounds that the iPad editor allows you to edit are SuperNatural Synth sounds. For all the other SuperNatural sounds such as organ or pianos you still need to edit it on Integra-7 itself. Come on, Roland, please finish the iPad app and get that VST plugin released.

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

7 Nov 2012, 13:24

Wait a moment.
I've bought I7 based on leaflet: "...Adjust the parameters in real time via MIDI, as well as with the dedicated iPad app or VSTi plug-in editor for DAWs such as SONAR ".

Every single ROMplayer I used to have (JV1010, XV5050, JunoG, FantomG) has dedicated PC editor. So I have been sure about editor for I7...

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

7 Nov 2012, 14:02

Quinnx. wrote:
In a live situation your not going to be doing any editing on that scale so an editor would not be used
However if your live setup includes a DAW a, then a VST plugin is something that translates its setup to and from the integra.

When your not doing live you will be at base creating livesets and doing editing
in that case a VST and editor would be a must!

Mystic38 wrote:
Actually i am not referring to live use.. but in the studio, and I know myself well enough that if something wont integrate into my setup it just wont get used... It is no coincidence that the two synths that feature most in my stuff are the two that are easiest to use from the DAW with their VST editors.. the Fantom and the Virus.

Remember it is not just about control/patch editing, though even for that i dont have space for a rack within arms reach, but also that a VST editor within a DAW project remembers all the settings without the necessity of saving patches and edits into a synth.

Completely agree with you if one uses the i-7 in the Studio with a DAW, or even if one uses a Multitrack recorder, it would be also important in order to enable to create scenes and do all the patch/live set programming without having to use that tiny screen.

However on the Live side, I think a less computer-based-as-possible approach would be the best and most effective solution. MIDI Controllers !!!

Just MHO, of course

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PauloF

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

7 Nov 2012, 17:36

Alpha_C, you said that you bought the Integra-7 based on a leaflet said you could "...Adjust the parameters in real time via MIDI, as well as with the dedicated iPad app or VSTi plug-in editor for DAWs such as SONAR ". From what I see on Roland's site, you can adjust the motional surround with the iPad app or VSTi plug-in editor. It doesn't say anything about the rest of the parameters.

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Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

7 Nov 2012, 17:58

Exactly. That was some selective editing... context is everything! That quote from the Roland lit is obviously very specifically about the motional sound feature.

Re: An Editor for PCs would be nice???

8 Nov 2012, 01:57

Don't care about Roland's context. Waiting to the end of 2012. If they don't release editor I'll sell I7 and never again buy any Roland stuff...That's it.