Making Digital Connections With Cakewalk - Roland VS-880EX Owner's Manual

Making Digital Connections with Cakewalk

When you have a sound card (such as Audiomedia III or CardD) that features
digital input and output connectors installed in your computer, you can connect
Cakewalk and your VS-880EX digitally. This is convenient when, for example,
you want to record the audio tracks from the VS-880EX to Cakewalk via a digital
connection, edit the material in Cakewalk, and then send it back via the digital
connection to the VS-880EX for mixdown. Be sure to read the owner's manuals
for Cakewalk as well as the sound card you are using.
About Sound Cards
Even when using the digital connections as described in the example, noise
originating inside the computer in the vicinity of the sound card may be
introduced into the sound. The level of noise will vary according to the com-
puter's exterior panels, interior boards, the condition of the cable connec-
tions, etc. In general, high-performance sound cards that tend to resist this
kind of noise better.
With sound cards that feature both analog and digital input and output, it
may be necessary to set the card to use the digital input and output. After
carefully reading the owner's manual for your sound card, make the neces-
sary settings to enable the sound card to use the digital input and output
connectors.
About the Recording Mode
Even when using the digital connections as described in the example, since
audio tracks are recorded from the VS-880EX to Cakewalk, edited, and then
sent back to the VS-880EX, this can be likened to repeated track bouncing.
Thus, we recommend that you to use a recording mode featuring higher
quality sound, such as "MAS" or "MT1."
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