Hi Everyone, I've recently decided to get back into home recording after a layoff of 5+ years. I currently have an Alesis ADAT 8 track setup, but I was looking at some of the new hard disk based all-in-one type Digital Workstations, and I think that is the direction I would like to go. I would really like to find a nice unit to consolidate a lot of my studio into one package. I record a lot of guitar based music (acoustic and electric), as well as vocals. I plan on keeping my old Korg X-3 to use for midi control/synths. My problem is, I don't know much about the hard disk based recorders. A few major questions I have are:
1) Are they truely all-in-one systems? ie, do they have multi-effects, drum sounds, synth sounds, mixer capabilities, etc...
2) How is the sound quality compared to a format such as ADAT?
3) What systems come the highest rated? I'm looking for something in the $1000 to $1500 range.
4) Is there anything else I REALLY need to know about these type units?
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated. I can't believe how much has changed in 5 years!!
Mike
1) Are they truely all-in-one systems? ie, do they have multi-effects, drum sounds, synth sounds, mixer capabilities, etc...
2) How is the sound quality compared to a format such as ADAT?
3) What systems come the highest rated? I'm looking for something in the $1000 to $1500 range.
4) Is there anything else I REALLY need to know about these type units?
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated. I can't believe how much has changed in 5 years!!
Mike