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RD2000 and Bass interface

quindecima

quindecima

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#1
I know I have asked a similar question before but cannot find the thread. I have a Roland RD2000 that I play thru a pair of Yamaha HS8's. I finally got a decent laptop (MacBook pro 15 2011) that I am going to download Bass covers that I can play along with. I want to play the covers from the laptop thru the HS8's and do not want to disconnect and reconnect stuff, how do I do that? Do I need a mixer or Focusrite?
 
#3
Reading page 18 of the RD2000 user manual, it does have a USB port to plug into the computer, so you may not need another interface box like a Focusrite. Not sure yet whether it can route the signals as you want, but seems likely, it says it can share audio with the computer. Should be a way to route the computer audio to the RD2000 as an aux input and then to the external speakers (I hope).
 
#4
Ok, check this out from page 19, left column:

Using USB Audio
You can connect the RD-2000 via USB to a computer, and use it to
handle audio signals.
To use USB audio functionality, install the “VENDER” driver.
& For details, refer to “Connecting to your computer” (p. 18).
Adjusting the USB audio input
Here’s how to make settings for audio that’s input from a USBconnected
computer.
1. In the ZONE area, press the SELECT [USB-AUDIO] button.
The USB-AUDIO menu appears.
2. Use the cursor buttons to select “USB Audio Input Switch.”
3. Use the [DEC] [INC] buttons or the value dial to turn the setting
“ON.”
Audio input from the connected device turns on.
4. Use the cursor buttons to select “USB Audio Input Volume,” and
use the [DEC][INC] buttons or the value dial to adjust the input
level.
MEMO
If “USB Audio In/Out Select” is set to IN, you can also use the slider to
adjust the value.
Adjusting the USB audio output
Here’s how to output the RD-2000’s audio to a USB-connected
computer.
1. In the ZONE area, press the SELECT [USB-AUDIO] button.
The USB-AUDIO menu appears.
2. Use the cursor buttons to select “USB Audio Output Switch.”
3. Use the [DEC] [INC] buttons or the value dial to turn the setting
“ON.”
Audio output to the connected device turns on.
4. Use the cursor buttons to select “USB Audio Output Level,” and
use the [USB-AUDIO] slider to adjust the output level.
You can also use the [DEC] [INC] buttons or the value dial to change
the value.
Using the panel controls to adjust USB audio
Here’s how to choose whether the panel button, knob, and slider will
control the input or the output.
1. In the ZONE area, press the SELECT [USB-AUDIO] button.
The USB-AUDIO menu appears.
2. Use the cursor buttons to select “USB Audio In/Out Select.”
3. Use the [DEC] [INC] buttons or the value dial to change the
setting.
The color of the INT/EXT button changes depending on the setting.
USB Audio In/Out Select [INT/EXT] button color
INPUT Green
OUTPUT Red
MEMO
You can also change the setting by holding down the [SHIFT] button
and pressing the INT/EXT button in the ZONE area.​
 
#10
Yeah I don't know why but Roland and Boss boxes seem to all take USB type B (printer) cables (regular type A or whatever your computer wants on the other end of course). I keep a box full of USB adapter gadgets just in case. ;)
 
#11
O.K. I have the software down loaded to my Mac, I thought I was supposed to download it to the RD 2000 but then determined that since I had the computer hooked up I just need to extract the file on the computer. Now I have to figure out how to get sound from the Utube loaded onto the computer out to the speakers.
 
#12
Pretty sure the RD2000 also has multiple audio inputs, so if USB audio isn't working for some reason then you can just run an audio cable from the laptop headphone output to the RD2000 inputs. (Probably need a TRS miniplug to dual TR 1/4" cable.)
 
#14
Looks like you're working through it.

The generic driver is an all-purpose data control driver, something most modern computers have in several flavors. The Roland vendor driver is an actual device control driver, so it knows to look for the audio connection that will let you play the RD2000 into the Mac via USB.

Once you've got that, your laptop's audio output is going to be connected to the HS8's, right? I'm guessing via a TRS split to TS pair (aka stereo insert cable)?

The RD2000 SHOULD have its own device manager or Mac software mixer channel that you can configure, but be warned: if you're used to effectively zero latency, you'll have ~2-3ms latency going via USB thru the motherboard bus to the audio output.

As for getting hold of the audio files, I may or may not have used an open-source program called SoulSeek in the past, principally for acquiring hard-to-find audio or stuff only in formats I didn't have. It did become useful for "borrowing" songs to line up in a DAW later, and I'd try to make up for that by playing via the spotify stream as soon as I had a certain song licked. Not to open an ethical can of worms, and I hope I'm not in any terms violation by mentioning the software; let the record show I want the legally recognized entities in question to derive payment for their work just as I myself would.
 
#15
There are a myriad of those cables available, if I connect to the speakers via the computer then I have to reconnect when I use the Roland. I don't see a way to use the Roland and have my Computer connected via those cables.
Real Soon said:
Once you've got that, your laptop's audio output is going to be connected to the HS8's, right? I'm guessing via a TRS split to TS pair (aka stereo insert cable)?
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#16
quindecima said:
There are a myriad of those cables available, if I connect to the speakers via the computer then I have to reconnect when I use the Roland. I don't see a way to use the Roland and have my Computer connected via those cables.
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Maybe a lil Behringer 502 mixer if you don't wanna mess with the USB software control. I've got one that takes the audio from my computer's onboard audio output, Clarett output, and one control room mic, and that goes to a pair of HS7 monitors painlessly. You could easily do the same with stereo output from your computer and the digital piano. Used ones on fleabay go cheap.
 

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