Update the Roland VS-1680 Software
The Roland VS-1680 is a hardware-based studio recording workstation with the ability to record up to 16 tracks, mix them down and burn them directly to an audio CD without the assistance of a computer. If you own a VS-1680, several system updates may be available, depending on when you purchased the unit. These updates allow the VS-1680 to support add-on hardware released after the VS-1680, such as the VS8F-3 effects board. Update your VS-1680 to give it the ability to support newer add-on hardware.
Instructions
1. Turn on the Roland VS-1680. Connect a MIDI cable to the output port of your computer's MIDI interface and the input port on the back of the VS-1680.
2. Download the 2.500 system update for the Roland VS-1680 (see Resources) and extract the archive to the location of your choice on your computer. Note that there is no difference between the PC and Mac versions of the system update, apart from the format used to compress the file (ZIP for PC and SITX for Mac).
3. Download the SMF Update application for your operating system (see Resources), and extract it to the location of your choice. The update utility operates in the same way for both PC and Mac. Double-click "UpdSMF" after extracting the utility.
4. Click the drop-down menu next to "MIDI Out Device" and select your computer's MIDI interface.
5. Click the "Path" button. Browse to the location where you extracted the Roland VS-1680 software update and click "OK."
6. Click the "Scan SMF" button. You should see several file names, version numbers and copyright dates appear. If nothing appears or you see gibberish, download and extract the software update again.
7. Click the "Send" button to send the system update to the Roland VS-1680 over the MIDI link. This process may take several minutes.
8. Click "Exit" or close the update utility when the system update is complete.
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