System requirements

The programs should work with any Macintosh with System 7 or later and a colour monitor. They were developed on a PowerMac 7300/200 running System 7.6.1 using a MIDI Express interface and OMS 2.33, but have also been tested on various other configurations including MacOS 8 and PowerBooks. They may not be compatible with Virtual Memory switched on. A large monitor is an advantage but not a necessity, all windows should fit within 640 x 480 pixels.

For the Speech feedback, the appropriate Apple Text-To-Speech software (MacinTalk) should be installed (part of the standard OS installation from System 7.5 onwards, and available from the Apple web site for those who have system 7.1).

OMS version 2.2 or later is required (if you don't already have OMS, you will find it here). The programs do not work with the FreeMIDI emulation of OMS, however there do not appear to be any problems with having OMS and FreeMIDI installed together so long as certain settings are made (see documentation, or the MOTU website technical assistance).

Any MIDI interface which is compatible with OMS should be suitable. For more complex interfaces such as the MIDI Time Piece series which can filter and redirect MIDI data it may be necessary to experiment with the routing in order to get the MTC and MMC program functions to work properly (see documentation).


Original VS-880
The VS-880 must have system version 2.01 or later (V-Expanded). Otherwise some commands will not work and the program will probably not be usable. The latest system updates can be downloaded from the Roland US website.


VS-880-EX (not to be confused with V-Expanded, this is the newer version with the backlit display and EZ-routing)
The program works with the original version 1.xxx system, although the track levels display does not work. In version 2.xxx the track levels display works but the program does not yet handle the updated effect algorithms (Speaker Emulation and Mastering Toolkit). Anybody who can get hold of the updated MIDI specs for the new system version, please contact me . Note also that I do not myself have a VS-880-EX and therefore I am very unlikely to find and correct any remaining bugs unless they are reported to me.


VS-1680
The program should work with all existing system versions (1.xxx and 2.xxx). Support has been added for the two extra effect algorithms (Speaker Emulation and Mastering Toolkit). Please note that I do not myself have a VS-1680 and therefore I am very unlikely to find and correct any remaining bugs unless they are reported to me.