SPDIF or optical out from Yamaha multitrack MD?

[ricercar]

after decent results with live recording on a stereo MD Walkman, i was considering a multitrack (4 or 8) MD recorder. but when i looked at a Yamaha 8-track in a store, there appeared to be no digital output (no SPDIF, not TOSLINK).

is there a multi track MD recorder with SPDIF or digital optical output?

[Kelly Holdridge]

I think that the Fostex does, but remember it only records 2 tracks simultaneously. Tracking live won't work...

[Nilbog]

The MD8 has an analog mixer anyway, so your not going to gain too much with digital outs.

But yeah, the Tascam 564 does have a digital out.
Check it out here: http://www.minidisc.org/part_Tascam_564.html

I'd say go for the MD8 (4 more tracks), just because I have one, and I'm really, really cool.

-Nilbog

[Nilbog]

Holy cow, this Tascam is like $1500 bucks too! I would say thats NOT worth the digital out and 4 less tracks...
-Nilbog

A while back I bought a Tascam MK-11 dual tape deck to mix down; that item made more noise than 14 women playing poker. Pops, clicks, dings, dongs, etc.

I have since felt that Tascam has lost the quality they had of former years.

I bought a Sony ES deck to replace the MK-II and it is SUPERIOR in every way. Also very light -- modern electronics are marvelous.

So, I'd go for the MD-8 because it's a pretty box for the bucks.

Green Hornet