Cakewalk, in partnership with Roland Systems Group, announces SONAR REAC Recording System, a multi-track recording package for REAC Systems. Cakewalk has developed technology that captures audio via a PC’s Gigabit Ethernet port from any REAC device for recording directly into Cakewalk‘s SONAR recording software.

The SONAR REAC Recording System is a complete software and hardware solution. The heart of the system is an enhanced version of SONAR Producer Edition, capable of recording 40 tracks of audio from the Gigabit Ethernet port on a Window‘s based PC. A Cakewalk SPS-66 Firewire Interface is included to enable audio monitoring at the recording PC location.
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Roland Systems Group announces an optional fiber optic data converter for the RSS Digital Snakes and V-Mixing System. The RSS S-OPT allows users of the M-400 V-Mixer , and S-1608 and S-4000 Digital Snake systems to easily extend transmission distances up to two kilometers. Housed in a robust half-rack chassis, the S-OPT converts RSS REAC data from Cat5e Ethernet to dual-core multimode optical fiber. The REAC protocol allows the transmission of up to 40 channels of 24-bit 96KHz digital audio. The S-OPT is extremely low latency and an ideal solution for digital audio transmission in large stadiums/venues, multi-building facilities, outdoor arenas or any application needing distances longer than 100 meters. more

Roland Systems Group announced and demonstrated a breakthrough live digital sound solution at AES in New York. The RSS V-Mixing System incorporates the new RSS M-400 V-Mixer , Live Digital Console, configurable digital snakes with high quality remotely controlled mic preamps, and a multi-track recording option. This new fully digital system eliminates the bulk and noise susceptibility typically associated with analog snakes and replaces it with cat5e (Ethernet/LAN) cable. It is easy to use and sets up in minutes by plugging in one lightweight cat5e cable from a Digital Snake stage unit to the M-400 V-Mixer. more

Bellingham, Wash. – May 30, 2007 – Roland Systems Group U.S. announces the appointment of Rob Read as marketing communications manager. Read brings more than 10 years sales experience within the Roland group of companies. He joins Roland Systems Group U.S. after more recently gaining additional experience in product, design, production and marketing. Read‘s background is complimented with a passion for video production and live performance. more

Roland Systems Group announces new features for the EDIROL VC-200HD and VC-300HD multi-format converters. The new VC series of media converters, due to ship in April, have the added ability to scale any input to multiple standard and high definition resolutions including 1080p and now also support full DVI-I (analog and digital) input and output. more