All of Roland's Cloud instruments are VST only, as far as I know. And I think that may be an issue for you depending on which DAW you went with.
Essentially it involves first installing DAW software. Then sub or use the trial version of Roland Cloud. Download the instruments. And then to play any of them, you need to fire up your DAW and create a new track, choosing a Roland VST as your instrument input. That process is easier with some DAW's than others. You can often spend much time searching for how to open a VST in a track. This is why I prefer standalone software instruments that you can also use in a DAW if you want to.
With Native Instruments software it is almost the same but in this case, you would use KONTAKT player, or the overly expensive full version to fire up the instruments. They are sort of standalone in that you don't need a DAW to play them but need KONTAKT. However, you can also open instruments in a DAW that supports them.
My take on the "sound" aspect is that both Roland and KORG excel at synth sounds and Yamaha generally nails it for acoustic sounds. If it is synth-type sounds, techno etc that you are mainly interested in I would lean towards Roland.
Most techno producers do not use the built-in sounds of any keyboard. They generally rely on software. And in terms of DAW, Ableton is king of the hill for that type of music.
Essentially it involves first installing DAW software. Then sub or use the trial version of Roland Cloud. Download the instruments. And then to play any of them, you need to fire up your DAW and create a new track, choosing a Roland VST as your instrument input. That process is easier with some DAW's than others. You can often spend much time searching for how to open a VST in a track. This is why I prefer standalone software instruments that you can also use in a DAW if you want to.
With Native Instruments software it is almost the same but in this case, you would use KONTAKT player, or the overly expensive full version to fire up the instruments. They are sort of standalone in that you don't need a DAW to play them but need KONTAKT. However, you can also open instruments in a DAW that supports them.
My take on the "sound" aspect is that both Roland and KORG excel at synth sounds and Yamaha generally nails it for acoustic sounds. If it is synth-type sounds, techno etc that you are mainly interested in I would lean towards Roland.
Most techno producers do not use the built-in sounds of any keyboard. They generally rely on software. And in terms of DAW, Ableton is king of the hill for that type of music.
Statistics: Posted by Saul — Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:14 pm