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hey, i guess i'm showing my age and inexperience here, but what does SPDIF stand for and represent? also, i know alesis adat records to svhs, so is that what's meant by optical spdif vs. coaxial? just curious. Is there any advantage to optical SPDIF over coaxial or is it just another format...

if i wasn't limited in budget, what's the best way to go and why? *digital via recording with mixer, sound card and computer *analog with mixer, and multitrack adat -or- *digital with equipment other than computer is there any reason why i WOULDN'T want to be using the computer as my backbone...

Hey all! I'm in Richmond, Virginia USA and starting up a public recording studio for our punk scene. This site is VERY informative, but i was wondering if someone could help me out with a few things. Namely, a shopping list. I want to get away with the best quality sound without spending a...