i have owned one of these for 5 or 6 six years and i have not encountered any trouble with the cd writer, i mainly use the sampler and the multi-fx processors and i connected a sony studio mini disc recorder to the digital optical in./outs for quick overdubbing...it's super useful while making demo recordings by myself....even if the cd drive broke i would still use this unit as a sampler/FX's processor.
i got this unit in 2002-2003 i been using it since then i mainly just use it for vocals. i paid 1,200$ for it with a dr roland mic and akg headphones. the headphones fell apart within a few months. the machine is decent if u buy it now for about 300 on ebay, if u pay what i paid its not decent. for its time it was ok, but quickly got outdated in a year by other recorders. theres big flaws. the display will scramble on you but you can get it back. the levels shown are not right. and the hs discs
@hippa2dahoppa2 ya my display does that too and i have to hit the display button and it goes back to normal. i installed the upgradable ram but thats pointless because every time you turn it on you have to have it detect it and that takes over 20 minutes!!! everyone take it from me, just USE A COMPUTER! ableton live is amazing, or there are many options out there for you, it wouldve been cheaper if i bought a mac and an audio i/o than this pice of junk that sits in the corner untouched
mine doesnt have to detect the ram each startup, u might want to try a different kind. i agree though computer recording is better. everyone tells me they like how my vocals sound on this machine and i tell them i think there computer recordings sound better.
this is the worst thing i ever bought. if i had seen this video first i wouldnt have. the EQ NEVER comes out the same after you burn to disc, the midi in/out is very pointless the way its utilized, and it needs hispeed cd-rw BUT only 650mb size, 700mb wont work, and it must be certain brands, i have found. wish someone had told me for the price i couldve gotten a laptop and audio i/o, and probably enough money left for good headphones or monitors
@sonnicheeba i just say this is for people who dont know what theyre doing because seriously, i switched to computer software for recording after this and never looked back. so much cleaner and more control
theres a trick i learned for the discs if u still have this unit, when u format a hs disc and u save it before u eject it and try to use it again most the time it dont work, what i leanred is always record something on the disc before u hit save and eject. just record 1 second of nothing on the first track. i always used tdk or memorex high speed cds but there very expensive. once i found a 25 pack on sale. now i cant find the discs at all. it has alot of flaws i posted above
@hippa2dahoppa2 hmm interesting... usually i started recording right away so i didnt have that issue. i will probably buy some discs just to have this as some kind of option if i want to really downgrade how im doing everything (i recorded ms-dos music tracker stuff into it recently, sounds VERY early 90s and crap which is what i wanted). i occasionally use it for an fx processor but nothing will make it ok i payed over 1500 for this
i own this & will keep if forever. there's so things i can do with this machine
menaceone509 2 weeks ago
how can i record with thiz 2001 Roland CDX-1 DiscLab on a computer
darkitho4life 7 months ago
i have owned one of these for 5 or 6 six years and i have not encountered any trouble with the cd writer, i mainly use the sampler and the multi-fx processors and i connected a sony studio mini disc recorder to the digital optical in./outs for quick overdubbing...it's super useful while making demo recordings by myself....even if the cd drive broke i would still use this unit as a sampler/FX's processor.
dextrospinoza 1 year ago
i got this unit in 2002-2003 i been using it since then i mainly just use it for vocals. i paid 1,200$ for it with a dr roland mic and akg headphones. the headphones fell apart within a few months. the machine is decent if u buy it now for about 300 on ebay, if u pay what i paid its not decent. for its time it was ok, but quickly got outdated in a year by other recorders. theres big flaws. the display will scramble on you but you can get it back. the levels shown are not right. and the hs discs
hippa2dahoppa2 1 year ago
@hippa2dahoppa2 ya my display does that too and i have to hit the display button and it goes back to normal. i installed the upgradable ram but thats pointless because every time you turn it on you have to have it detect it and that takes over 20 minutes!!! everyone take it from me, just USE A COMPUTER! ableton live is amazing, or there are many options out there for you, it wouldve been cheaper if i bought a mac and an audio i/o than this pice of junk that sits in the corner untouched
reconstructiv 1 year ago
@reconstructiv also i will NEVER buy roland again for anything
reconstructiv 1 year ago
mine doesnt have to detect the ram each startup, u might want to try a different kind. i agree though computer recording is better. everyone tells me they like how my vocals sound on this machine and i tell them i think there computer recordings sound better.
hippa2dahoppa2 1 year ago
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FoundNeverInvented 1 year ago
Annie! I got a chance to be her drummer back in 2001-2002. She rocks!
ckyro121 1 year ago
this is the worst thing i ever bought. if i had seen this video first i wouldnt have. the EQ NEVER comes out the same after you burn to disc, the midi in/out is very pointless the way its utilized, and it needs hispeed cd-rw BUT only 650mb size, 700mb wont work, and it must be certain brands, i have found. wish someone had told me for the price i couldve gotten a laptop and audio i/o, and probably enough money left for good headphones or monitors
reconstructiv 1 year ago
@reconstructiv you can buy a mv8000 and do the same thing and more --- this is more for a home musician doing demos
sonnicheeba 1 year ago
@sonnicheeba ive learned a lot since then. now i have an m-audio delta 66 i/o and use ableton live, and some KRK rokit 5 monitors.
reconstructiv 1 year ago
@sonnicheeba i just say this is for people who dont know what theyre doing because seriously, i switched to computer software for recording after this and never looked back. so much cleaner and more control
reconstructiv 1 year ago
theres a trick i learned for the discs if u still have this unit, when u format a hs disc and u save it before u eject it and try to use it again most the time it dont work, what i leanred is always record something on the disc before u hit save and eject. just record 1 second of nothing on the first track. i always used tdk or memorex high speed cds but there very expensive. once i found a 25 pack on sale. now i cant find the discs at all. it has alot of flaws i posted above
hippa2dahoppa2 1 year ago
@hippa2dahoppa2 hmm interesting... usually i started recording right away so i didnt have that issue. i will probably buy some discs just to have this as some kind of option if i want to really downgrade how im doing everything (i recorded ms-dos music tracker stuff into it recently, sounds VERY early 90s and crap which is what i wanted). i occasionally use it for an fx processor but nothing will make it ok i payed over 1500 for this
reconstructiv 1 year ago
Has anyone noticed, that it can burn CDs? :)
Alexanification 1 year ago 2