Roland Integra 7 question

Stratario · Post by **Stratario** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:03 pm

Sorry I'm posting this question here. I just picked up a used Integra 7 on eBay. So far I haven't connected it to a controller yet. I just listened to the demos and auditioned the sounds with a headphone. It seems getting to all the sounds from the front panel can't be done quickly enough. Apparently an iPad is needed with the wireless dongle. Well, I must be the last person on earth who doesn't have an iPad.

My question is whether the PC editor can be used by itself to access and change sounds? Or, is this editor a plug-in that has to be used together with either Cubase or Sonar? I don't need to edit sounds at this time. I just want to be able to switch sounds rather quickly.

The second question is whether the Japanese editor can be used for this purpose?

Thanks guys.

Fred

Synthee · Post by **Synthee** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:10 pm

You probably have a better chance of an answer here: http://forums.rolandclan.com/viewforum.php?f=54

...than in a Korg Kronos forum...

Ksynth · Post by **Ksynth** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:10 pm

Yes an iPad does help manage sounds and the Surround sound feature especially.

You can run the editor stand alone while running your DAW etc

Not sure if you can use a normal wirless usb stick on your Integra as I think the Roland one is proprietory. Hope I'm wrong about that.

Have you downloaded the latest Roland Integra update from their web site?

The user manual is a bit sparse but a must read. Also can be downloaded.

techeverlasting · Post by **techeverlasting** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:33 pm

The Integra-7 is a great little box, especially for the price they are now going for. You do not need an ipad to work with the Integra-7. I don't own one, and I've done extensive sound creation and editing from the front panel. There might be computer editors, but I see no need for one. Like any other powerful piece of music technology the I-7 just takes a bit of getting used to.

To help you get started - understand that the I-7 is always in a 16 channel multi-mode (Roland calls these "Studio Sets"). There is no program mode, but it's easy to deal with individual programs on whatever channel of the Studio set you are on. You can select user or preset programs from the various synth engines, all are worth checking out. It's also worth listening to all the Supernatural and SRX expansions. You can have four of those loaded at once. My favorites are the SRX 04 Strings, SRX 09 World and the Supernatural Brass and Guitars, but you might have other preferences.

NuSkoolTone · Post by **NuSkoolTone** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:00 am

I really wish they'd stop screwing around and just release an Integra Keyboard. Without the seemingly "artificial" limitations!

I've never understood Roland's "half-Baked" mentality. We'll give you this, but Oh! This other keyboard we sell does that! You'd like that too? Her's a 3rd product!

Meanwhile all three products have little to NOTHING to do with each other but each have that feature which is oddly out of place in that product, but would have been PERFECT in another one. Roland likes to Horde their technology and force you to buy a bunch of stuff. Too bad for some of us that has the opposite effect and we buy nothing!

Roland really could make a Kronos Competitor (At least in the multi Engine technology sense) but chooses not to.

Meanwhile we've had:

-Organs with synth or PIANO keys.
-Vocal Ensemble Keyboards with the ONLY SuperNatural Strings at the time (VP-770)You couldn't get it for the Fantom G, even though it only had a shortsighted 2 slots anyway!
-Variphrase Synths with Expandable architecture only available if you reboot or switch off the base architecture (V-Synth), then "improving" and crippling it at the same time, leaving out features and a basket case patch architecture then abandoning one of the only true unique synths of the past 20 years.
-Vocoders (Aria) with NO MIDI input!

It's a shame they keep screwing the pooch this way!

Stratario · Post by **Stratario** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:34 pm

Thanks for taking the time and answering my questions gents. Much appreciated.

Cheers.

Fred

jeebustrain · Post by **jeebustrain** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:42 pm

regarding the wireless adapter, a regular Netgear WNA1100 works fine. The Roland one is just rebranded. I found mine for $14 (new) on Ebay.

Ksynth · Post by **Ksynth** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:49 pm

jeebustrain wrote:regarding the wireless adapter, a regular Netgear WNA1100 works fine. The Roland one is just rebranded. I found mine for $14 (new) on Ebay.

Good to know, thanks. If I ever need a replacement.

Ksynth · Post by **Ksynth** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:08 pm

jeebustrain wrote:regarding the wireless adapter, a regular Netgear WNA1100 works fine. The Roland one is just rebranded. I found mine for $14 (new) on Ebay.

Good to know, thanks. If I ever need a replacement.

Andreuz · Post by **Andreuz** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:54 pm

NuSkoolTone wrote:I really wish they'd stop screwing around and just release an Integra Keyboard. Without the seemingly "artificial" limitations!

Totally agree. I use to own an Integra 7 before I purchased the Kronos and always felt it would have made a great keyboard. I would probably buy one if they ever came out with a keyboard version.