thinking about buying fostex mr-8

[fiend138]

im new to recording music and i got a tascam porta02mkII for xmas, and i was thinking of taking it back to get a mr-8, i have windows ME and was wondering if i hook this thing up to my usb port if it would work or what. or could anybody recommond something for recording i play drums and guitar, and dont want to spend more then $300 and want to beable to hook it up to my computer.

[Knopfler Fan]

Having gone through my own internal struggle to decide whether I should purchase the Tascam Porta02 vs the Fostex MR-8, let me say that I am VERY glad that I chose the Fostex.

Santa was nice to me yesterday and left me a brand new Fostex MR-8 under the tree.

I have been playing with it since. The gear is easy to use and the manual book is fairly comphrensive.

With respect to uploading to a PC, I have not tried it on my computer yet. But many others on this Board have mentioned that it is only compatiable with Windows 2000 or XE or higher. I have a WIN98, so I'm not sure whether it's going to work on mine. In any case, I believe there are other alternatives to upload the flash card to the PC.

My recommendation is to trade-in the Porta02 and get yourself the Fostex MR-8. My main reasons:

1) good value for the price
2) easy to use (I'm also a newbie to home recording)
3) good sound quality
4) built-in effects are a plus (as a newbie, I don't want to spend another few hundred dollars on an effects processor)
5) much more functions, therefore, you won't "out-grow" it in a few months.

Overall, I'd say go for the Red!


KF

[dyuob]

KF-
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
I'm finishing the song I'm working on , when it's done I'll send you a link!

[darknailblue]

definately get the fostex.... there are some draw back on it though... the effects SUCK beyond belief.... the amp modeling couldnt be much worse.... but thing is its a digital 8 tracker for under 300, and the sound quality isn't bad... for a starter its perfect. one more thing.... if ur planning to use this to make a full recording not just using this as a scratch pad.... get a bigger cf card... the 128mb that comes with it isn't enough at ALL. Oh yeah... u can hook this up to ur usb, which is awesome.... hwy if u have a kick ass prog like sonar u can make some really decent sounding mixes.