Looks cool as - works in a very similar way to the 606, especially that synth!
I think people are gonna love this unit - perfect hybrid of all the best bits of the 404 and 606
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| Author: | sampie [ Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:06 pm ] |
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| Author: | 606man [ Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:32 pm ] |
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Looks cool as - works in a very similar way to the 606, especially that synth! I think people are gonna love this unit - perfect hybrid of all the best bits of the 404 and 606
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| Author: | Lopar-XL [ Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:10 am ] |
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Except it isn't portable, and by that I mean battery operated. Dang. |
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| Author: | 606man [ Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:26 am ] |
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There's only so much battery power can manage. It would have to run on 20 D cells, like my old ghetto blaster used to! Besides, this thing is obviously aimed at the club scene - and there's no shortage of power in a club.. You could always use a small generator if you wanted to use it outdoors 
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| Author: | Lopar-XL [ Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:47 am ] |
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Bah! Why should that stop them?  Like I said, it could've used a lithium-ion battery, mayble like the kind used in laptop PCs. Heck, several years ago there was a portable MiniDisc recorder (MDP-500) that had balanced XLR and optical digital mic/line inputs with phantom power, and it ran on 8 AA batteries.
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| Author: | 606man [ Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:36 am ] |
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Years ago there wasn't a half-dozen DSP chips under the hood... Laptop-style battery would be expensive (that's why laptops are so overpriced and underpowered; all the money goes into portability). What Roland could do is make a separate 'battery pack' for those who wanted/needed portability - then the cost would only be borne by those who actually need the feature... |
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| Author: | cartesia [ Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:52 am ] |
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if it runs off a DC power supply people could make their own battery packs using something like high performance RC car batteries & chargers.. unfortunately its a little chunky still! |
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