Should I sell the 1044?

[dwarf]

Ok I bought a zoom mrs-1044 off of ebay about 3 months ago, and don't get me wrong it's been fun. But now I see myself growing out of it. It only records two tracks at a time and if I want to record drums I have to get a mixer.

So heres my Idea (so far) Sell the 1044 on ebay and spend some extra $ on a yamaha aw16g. That way I will be able to record a whole live band.

Opinions?

[sixways]

Here's my opinion.

I did the exact same thing. I bought a new MRS-1044 as my first ever recording device. I found quickly that its quality was questionable at best and I could only get 2 tracks at a time. I sold it. Then I bought an AW16g new. Big step up...BUT, the learning curve on that bad boy is quite high and even though it records 8 simultaneously, it only has 2 XLR (preamped) ins. They also don't bother to tell you that channels 9-16 are stereo paired, so you really get 8 channels + 4 stereo channels. This is fine if you want to bounce stuff down. It does have 4 band EQ on each channel though and decent effects. Its a big step in the right direction from the MRS1044, but I still wasn't pleased with it. You may want to look at the new AW1600...its upgraded the old 16g with 8 XLR ins and some more bells and whistles.

For me, I went to a computer based system. Being able to see what I am doing has helped me tremendously...be it editing or creating loops. If I were you, I'd look into getting a decent PC (if you don't already have one) and something like the Presonus Firepod...for the money its a heck of a deal. My next purchases will likely be the M-Audio Project Mix and an additional 8 channel preamp with ADAT outs so I can put 16 tracks simultaneously in Protools M-Powered or any other software for that matter.

Hope that lengthy post helped.

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[dwarf]

Yeah I've noticed that the quality is kinda dodgey.

The reason I don't want to go computer based is becuase I need to be able to take it to my mates place to record. Hence the aw16g.

[sixways]

Laptop.

That's the exact road I took. The AW16G isn't the easiest thing to travel with really. Personally, I think you'd be better off to go ahead and put down the cash for a good laptop and interface now, rather than buying the G, getting tired of it, selling it at a loss, and the buying a PC based rig.

But, if you're hellbent to get the G, go to http://forum.dijonstock.com Thats a group of guys who are all about the Yamaha and can answer just about any question you have.

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[dwarf]

Yeah I'm going to go with the G I've put the 1044 on ebay and am hoping a fish will bite.

[musac]

since you're favoring the yamaha and dont have a prob. purchasing off of ebay get the aw4416 instead. you can get it for the same price or cheaper than the aw 1600 aw2816. you wont be sorry for that price

[dwarf]

Allready bid on the 16g and someone has put a bid on the 1044

All smiles today,.