Welcome.
Do you want to elaborate....?
The Y-man
Yes. I'll try to keep it brief (and as positive as possible) All I have right now is a Roland Juno-G. This Roland is even LESS self-explanatory than the Korg Triton I used to have, even with the DVD tutorial. If anyone can help simplify the Juno G please reply. The G isn't my main problem though...
One reason I bought this synth (used from a friend) with a built-in audio recorder is cause I've had an unbelievable amount of trouble recording audio by any means. I had a laptop 7-8yrs ago that used Cool Edit (3.5?) and that was the last time I could record with any reliability. I've tried numerous software programs, 4 different computers, and a Zoom digital studio- nothing was reliable at all. Whatever I try either locks up, loses my data, fails to record with frightful regularity, or has an impossibly byzantine user-interface that I can't deal with. (and the Zoom was slower than molasses when it worked)
The latest issue of Keyboard sums it up best in their article "Why Software Crashes": "So, what can we do? Should we hide in the closet with a candle and a four-track tape recorder and swear off digital technology forever?" Well, I tried that for real- but even my trusty Tascam 4-track tape recorder proved hopelessly unreliable. I'd set it up to record, do a quick test just to make sure, then without changing the settings I'd record for real- but half the time no audio had recorded to the tape(!) As I said, this started happening a whopping 50% of the time. I can deal with something going wrong once in a while, but not consistently, and the same unit used to be 100% reliable for me.
I'm looking for a simple, reliable way to record, and to adjust the levels of different tracks. Ideally something that could record 4 tracks simultaneously (ie 2 synths at the same time in stereo) I'd like to be able to cut, paste, copy and edit so I can use the recorder as a compositional tool, but I'll settle for a few simple tracks that actually record when I press the button.
I'm not stupid, and I can read the manuals. Two electrician friends have found possible power problems at my place- for instance several of my 3-pronged outlets aren't really grounded. This explained why the Zoom kept crashing, it worked fine at somene else's house (it's still unbearably slow) But my pro keyboards have never had these problems, and they've been plugged into the same outlets. Chances are I'll need a recorder that runs off batteries.
I accept that many other people enjoy fighting with their equipment- maybe it gives them a sense of accomplishment. This is utterly alien to me- I do NOT enjoy wrestling with some machine to get it to do a basic utility function like "record". What I need most along with reliability is an intuitive user interface that's simple and self explanatory.
