Programs

UCanDream · Post by **UCanDream** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:24 pm

Hey everyone.

First Radias post from me...usually I can be found in the Oasys section.

Anyhoo...I got what I am sure is a pretty stupid question: I have my Radias Rack sitting next to my M3 and I got to thinking that I want to hear some 'other' sounds for it. 'Cept I'm not sure how to install new programs into the unit. It is nowhere near a computer and, in fact, my entire studio is nothing more than a huge MIDI rig. Am I screwed? I was thinking that I would just plug in a thumb drive....oh but NO! There is no such port in the rear of the Radias. Just the "receiving" port for a USB cable.

Thanks in advance and sorry for my ignorance here...especially if this has been discussed. My searches in this forum have never yielded any good results so I gave up on that long ago.

Cheers.
UCanDream aka David

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:26 pm

The most effective way to get patches to (and from) the Radias is through the Librarian editor on a computer, preferably using a USB cable.

You can use the editor over standard MIDI too, but the USB provides a much higher throughput which results in a faster loading time.

cello · Post by **cello** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:24 pm

I use the editor via midi to upload sounds to my Radias.

Was really useful for me as I had a whole bundle of 'favourite' MS2000B sounds that went straight into the Rad. Brilliant!

xmlguy · Post by **xmlguy** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:48 am

I would highly recommend that you buy a computer specifically for the purposes of audio production next to your keyboards, with at least one huge LCD monitor, preferably two, and then welcome yourself to the 21st century, eleven years late. The computer should be at least an i7-2600K or better CPU.

CharlesFerraro · Post by **CharlesFerraro** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:38 am

xmlguy wrote:The computer should be at least an i7-2600K or better CPU.

If you're doing simple Librarian backup and recall the minimum requirements are as follows:

WINDOWS XP:
Home Edition / Professional Edition Service Pack 1 or later.
CPU: Intel Pentium /Celeron 500 MHz or faster.
Memory: 256 MB minimum, 512 recommended.
Monitor: 1024 x 768; 16-bit color or higher.

MAC OS X
Version 10.2.8 or later.
CPU: Apple G4 400 MHz or better.
Memory: 256 MB minimum, 512 recommended.
Monitor: 1024 x 768; 32000 colors or higher.

Shouldn't be more than $200 to find a laptop with those specs. Then you would have a dedicated comp for patch storage in your setup.

xmlguy · Post by **xmlguy** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:11 am

The minimum requirements for a synth editor are much lower than for a DAW for audio production, which is what I recommended. If you're going to have a computer next to the keyboards, it might as well be able to be used for the full range of audio tasks, not merely for running editors, in my opinion.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:05 am

A netbook perhaps would do the job, although I don't know bout the screen size and resolution.

I have an old P-III think pad here I'm trying to get back up and running which likewise would probably be fine for librarian duties.
However I already run a full DAW setup, just need the massive LCD screen xmlguy mentions

xmlguy · Post by **xmlguy** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:39 am

X-Trade wrote:A netbook perhaps would do the job, although I don't know bout the screen size and resolution.

I have an old P-III think pad here I'm trying to get back up and running which likewise would probably be fine for librarian duties.
However I already run a full DAW setup, just need the massive LCD screen xmlguy mentions

It wasn't too long ago that large 20"+ screens cost $1,000-$3,000 alone. Once the price fell near current levels, I think it's crazy not to take advantage of them. And once you get used to big screens, it's hard to go without them, at least in the studio. In 2008 I hooked up my PSR-S900 to a 32" LCD with it's composite video port. Now when workstation manufacturers boast about the new "larger" 10" LCD, I just laugh.

UCanDream · Post by **UCanDream** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:09 am

Hey Guys.

Thanks for the info. Took me a while to check back but I really appreciate the input. I think xmlguy has a good point. And yea, I'm still recording all my song in synth sequencers, i.e., Oasys, M3, XS7, and such. I just think it's silly that there is not a way to load sounds into the Radias w/o a computer...**sigh

Regards.
UCanDream aka David