A stand-alone dedicated recorder/player designed to work with the V-Mixing System in live event or production applications, the R-1000 can be connected with any digital console that has Madi output capabilities by using the Roland S-Madi REAC Madi Bridge.
For live event use, the R-1000 records to 48 audio channels as separate broadcast wave files ready to open in a DAW of choice. As a playback device, it can be used in live events to play back selected channels, to augment a live performance or as a multichannel playback deck in a theatre or amusement park application.
Two units can be sinked together for a 96-channel recorder/player or sync to video with SMPTE (LTC) or via black burst. All files are stored on a removable hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD). Material can also be transferred via USB to a connected drive. Set-up and configuration can be done using the color LCD touchpanel on the front panel or with the PC Remote Control software via a USB connection.
Virtual soundchecks can be made when the R-1000 is paired with a Roland V-Mixer console – including the new M-480 desk. Using a song previously recorded on the R-1000, the unit can be switched to playback mode on arrival at a new venue and all the sources played back through the appropriate channels on the console. When the band takes the stage, the mix will pick up from the virtual soundcheck.
The R-1000 is based on REAC (Roland Ethernet Audio Communication) and eliminates the bulk and noise susceptibility typically associated with analogue snakes and replaces it with Cat5/6 (Ethernet/LAN) cable.
REAC
Roland Ethernet Audio Communication is the audio transport protocol developed by Roland for point-to-point 24-bit, low-latency digital audio transport in live sound and commercial applications. The REAC protocol is capable of transmitting 40 channels of up to 96kHz, 24-bit audio over inexpensive Cat5e cable, and can be split using standard gigabit switches making it easy and very cost effective to have lossless all-digital splits of the stage audio for FOH, monitor, broadcast and recording locations.
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