Roland VS-890 HD

connectivity in: 6 jacks + spdif / optical & coaxial, out: 2 Master / 2 to + rca / rca + SPDIF / coaxial & optical, midi in & out
Storage Hard Drive (2GB original scores of 2 or ~ 1GB 2x540 'registration = 67' / tracks)
Sync: TCM MidiClock
8 tracks recorded and played back simultanment (attention, there are only 6 inputs and 6 converters to record 8-track, it is a stro external converter that can enter through the spdif, personal, I use a mini tables mixing fostex/vm04 or my sound card Guillemot/HomeStudio-pro-64)

UTILIZATION

Simplicity: + +, ownership in 10 'with the manual
Accessibility assistive technology software: + (volume, pan, trim), if not the, effects, eq's, menu ... but everything is accessible by noon (I really should be a m'achte tlcommande pm) ...
Manual: ++++, super clear, super simple, with a glossary and fact sheets grip ...

SOUNDS

effects: super! a real mine! plthorique (reverb, delay, overdrive, amp simulation, micro, vocoder, multiband eq, guitar rack, rack for singers, suppression of the song etc. ..)
filters: + (not bad)

OVERALL OPINION

Using 3 years
The +: faile job nomad (I emmne to register with my friends, my home studio RPET my studio, to record the concerts), while a (+ multi-effect table + automation, great for Start, I did everything with it for a year and a half, then I amlior setup with pramplis and bought a real table), 8 tracks recorded simultaneously, the effects
the -: the Accessibility assistive technology software (should really tlcommande noon), the automation of mixing (making head if you really want to refine the mix)

other models essays: fostex/DMT8, zoom/ps-02
qualitprix report: I had the 9kF (end SERIES) instead of 13kF ... 9kF is ok, a bit expensive 13kF "-)
"With the exprience, you do again this choice?" : Yes, no hsiter ...