lsj Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I have many synths but not one from Roland. was thinking of Roland cloud. any advice. what is the cost and is it worth it. would appreciate any advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Havu Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Most of the synths are CPU/memory hogs. I tried it with my main PC (Core i5 9600K with 32GB of RAM and two 1TB M.2 SSD's) and the stuff was virtually unplayable. Meanwhile, most of the Arturia V-Collection runs great (except for the OB-Xa V, which is also a hog.) Quote Hardware Yamaha MODX7, DX7, PSR-530, MX61/Korg TR-Rack, 01/W Pro X, Trinity Pro X, Karma/Ensoniq ESQ-1 Behringer DeepMind12, Model D, Odyssey, 2600/Arturia Keylab MKII 61 Software Studio One/V Collection 9/Korg Collection 4/Cherry Audio/UVI SonicPass/EW Composer Cloud/Omnisphere, Stylus RMX, Trilian/IK Total Studio 3.5 MAX/Roland Cloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 You will notice a definite difference in quality of sound between the Roland offerings and those from companies like Cherry Audio or Arturia. Some of the Arturia "remakes/updates" are getting better. Not saying those are bad. I own most of the Cherry Audio collection and they are fun, but load up a machine from the Roland Cloud and you will hear a difference. Zen-Core is a beast in sound, structure and available patches. I just ordered the Roland WC-1 wireless network adapter for my Jupiter Xm. Cost is $100 and it comes with a year of cloud Pro. Not a bad deal. I had pro for a year, let it drop, and last month signed up for Ultimate. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Personally, I don’t like subscriptions. The corporates want us all on subscriptions. If I was going to snatch something from Roland Cloud - I’d get lifetime license for Jupiter-8, Juno-60/106, maybe SH-01. The XV-5080 and D-50 look cool. But you can grab the hardware for those pretty affordable as well and they aren’t that old. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aynsley Green Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 The ACB-based plugins (as found on the System 8 ) are stunningly good, they justify the price alone. You do need a fast computer, though. The Freeze feature in your DAW is your friend. Then there's the ZenCore stuff, the 1:1 clones of the D-50, JV series, it's killer. In the case of a turkey like Sibelius, where the greedy suits at Avid have done absolutely nothing with it for an entire decade, yeah, subscriptions are a rort. But Roland Cloud is always being updated, you get a lot of quality stuff for the money, even if it's organised pretty haphazardly 😁. I'd say it is a reasonable price structure. I'll often turn it on for a few months for a project, then turn it off when I'm not using it, etc - much cheaper than buying the Lifetime Keys. Quote Aynsley Green Trio - Caravan Upper: Sequential OB6 or Roland Fantom 06 Lower: Nord Stage 4 Compact or Yamaha YC88 Sometimes: Hammond SK2, Roland System 8, Roland SH2, Roland SE-02, Roland JX-08, Korg Prologue 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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