Tascam 488 MKII

ledhed

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Any Tascam 488 MKII users out there who would care to give a mini review of your recorder? I'm considering either the Tascam unit or a Yamaha MD8 if I decide to go minidisc instead of analog. Any help or opinions would be appreciated.
 
Hey Hed of Led:

I used a 488 in my studio for a few years. Not a bad box but compared to the sound and speed of the Yamaha MD8, there is no comparison.

As soon as I plugged in my MD8, the 488 was obsolete. If you notice the price of the 488 has dipped below 800 dollars. It's old technology. I made some good mixes from the 488 but too many clicks, pops, and "sounds from nowhere."

Although the start-up pages for the MD8 are pretty straight-forward, the rest of the manual is as usual: gummed up logic. I have yet to bump into a chat group for the MD-8 that can answer some questions I have. Yeah, Yamaha will answer but the same people who wrote the manual are in customer service.

However, I do believe you will enjoy the MD8 and using discs. I still mix down to tape but I use a Sony ES model twin tape deck and it is a very good box. Go to a dealer and listen to the MD8. In the long run, I believe it's easier to run than the Tascam 488. Any other questions, you can post me at: bmocini@davenport.edu

My E-mail address is not correct in my vita and Dragon hasn't corrected it yet.

Listen and then decide.

Green Hornet
 
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