(recorders) whats the difference??

**gb9** · 04-09-2003

Im looking at the mackie SDR 24/96 AND the MDR 24/96
i fail to see the difference between the two (except the price)
while im at it, whats so great about the HDR 24/96??? im not gonna get it cuz its too expensive but i would still like to know why its so expensive, i mean if its really necessary i could sell my pancreas or something (who needs a pancreas?)

i really need to know
cuz im about to buy an SDR but i can get the MDR for a little bit more and i will if its worth it

thanks

**Light** · 04-09-2003

Look at their website. The HDR and the MDR have modular I/O cards, so you can have anlalog or a number of digital format, inputs and outputs. The SDR only has analog I/O. The HDR also has an fairly extensive editing capabilities.

Light

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**Stefan Elmblad** · 04-10-2003

Originally posted by Light
The SDR only has analog I/O.

Wrong. Alongside its 24 analog in/ut, the SDR has got 24 channels of ADAT.

**muttley** · 04-10-2003

Would the be the ADAT fire wire/ fibre optic cable??

da MUTT

**regebro** · 04-11-2003

Well, there's plastic recorders, and there is wooden recorders. Plastic is cheaper and doesn't need tending too as much, but wooden ones are generally thought to sound better.

**DDev** · 04-11-2003

There are several differences between the MDR and SDR, which are in the same price ballpark. Note, though, that the MDR has been discontinued for production by Mackie.

The MDR, as mentioned, is basically the same unit as the HDR, with a variety of card options for input and output. The MDR comes standard with 24 channels of analog I/O only. Also the MDR can only use up to 32 Gb hard drives. The MDR has an ethernet interface for transferring data to a computer (there is also a homemade Firewire interface developed by one of the Mackie users which can be found as a discussion item on the Mackie discussion forum).

The HDR adds a video interface for plugging a VGA monitor directly into the unit along with a keyboard and mouse, and has graphical editing capabilities similar to a DAW.

The SDR comes standard with 24 channels of analog and ADAT fiber optic digital interface and can use just about any size IDE hard drive out there. The downside of the SDR is that it is not upgradable from a hardware standpoint, and it is reported by some folks on the Mackie discussion boards that the A/D converters are not as high a quality as those on the MDR/HDR. The SDR has a USB interface for connection to an outside computer for file transfer.

Hope this helps out.

Darryl.....

**gb9** · 04-11-2003

thanks darryl
your the man
helped me out a lot

regebro
your even cooler
cuz i was sooooo close to getting a plastic one
thank god i logged on early this afternoon
but how do you think a wooden one will sound when i play a song like "oh when the saints come marching in"? im thinkin plastic would get it done wouldnt it?