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Hello all, and thanks in advance for any ideas (I realize this is somewhat off topic...) Until we find another guitarist, I tried recording rhythm guitar parts (along with our drum/bass MIDI tracks) onto my MR-8 to use as live backing. It sounds great, but we have a gig in a week requiring way...

Anyone found a price on the just-announced BR-1600CD? Nice to see USB ports on harddisc recorders...

I've had great success with my MR-8, but am wondering if any of you can offer suggestions for a more advanced unit. I've read the posts about the VF-series Fostex units, and am wondering about units form other manufacturers. I recall hearing great things about the AW16G, but wonder if, after 18...

My record button is sinking into the MR-8. It's like the left side of the Record/Stop/Play button strip is loose. I took the case off, but the buttons are buried under an interference shield and some boards. Anyone dug all the way down to the buttons? Thanks.

Kind of off topic, but since the tracks were recorded on am MR-8... My CD-R has started creating distorted music CD's (and CD's that are not recognized by most of my players, etc.) I originally thought I had done something wrong in n-Track, but last night tried to burn a known-good wav, and had...

I have a stereo WAV mix that sounds great on the PC, but has a nasty clicking 'distortion' (like a car radio picking up a weak station) when burned to CD. I re-mixed using lower levels, and if anything, the problem seems worse. Anything I'm doing in n-Track that could cause this, or does it...

Anyone record a great singer to an MR-8? Mic sims seem to be the best effects on the unit, but I wonder if recording dry produced better results... Thanks

I've been using my MR-8 to play backing tracks live and was thinking that maybe the MIDI out could be used to control my POD. Back in the day you could buy small MIDI "translator" boxes that would filter/route/transpose MIDI data in real time. I'm wondering if a similar scheme would work to...

...and adding backing after the fact? I ran across a guy who can sing AND write, and am looking for the best way to come up with some nice recordings. Culling things down, there are two options - producing stuff ala Nashville and having him record his vocals, or grabbing his live vox/acoustic...

Anyone see the post on the Fostex board by the guy that took his MR-8 apart and says there appears to be an IDE port in there? 1) Wonder if the MR-8 and VF series share the same guts... 2) Someone has way too much time on his hands...

I've read about karaoke products that can remove vocals from a CD, but wonder if anyone has experience with the opposite - isolating a vocal, but losing the rest of the instruments off a CD? I picked up a CD from a local artist who has an incredible tune that suffers from weak production. I'd...

The generally 'mature' nature of the discussions in this forum got me wondering about the level of commercial success achieved by members. Is anyone here a 'pro' writer? If so, to what level? (By that I mean, have you written songs that any of us may have heard on the radio?, have you written...

Anyone getting an annoying box pop up on this site about an ActiveX control and security settings? It never used to happen, so I'm wondering if it's me or the site. (My wife used my computer and got it loaded up with spyware, so I ran adaware to clean it out. Maybe something's still stuck.) Thanks

Anyone know anything about the recently announced Roland Discover 5M, other than what's in the press release, especially price? Looks like a cool way to arrange SMF's away from a computer.

I've been re-examining some of my better songs, going back 20 years in some cases. There are places where certain lyrics - a line, a verse, even a chorus - just make me cringe. It seems 'wrong' to risk undoing (and potentially losing) sentiments that were obviously very important at the time...

As my never ending quest for a self contained guitar effect / backing track box continues, I've started wondering if the MR-8 might work. Anyone used it for playing backing tracks live? My biggest concern would be the bad amp models, but by using an external effects unit, the MR-8 could at...

Anyone have experience with the Zoom 707II? In particular, could it be used with a 128MB card to hold a half hour's worth of complete songs as 'sample' data? The manual and brochure suck, but it seems to imply that the sample storage could be used to hold complete songs - backing tracks, stuff...

I see Costco has a SimpleTech 1GB CF card for $235 - Anyone know if it works with the MR8? The blurb says compatible with any device with a type I or Type II slot..., but the advertised "...up to 1.5MB/Sec" doesn't sound promising.

My band has been using pre-recorded (MIDI, MP3, etc.) backing tracks when a bassist and drummer are not available. I've tried every combination of small effects units, MP3 players, laptops, CD players, etc., but would like to get it all combinied into one unit. Tascam has a new combo CD...

We were cleaning the garage and I tripped over my old Tascam 238 (rack mount 8 track cassette recorder). I'm interested in ideas/opinions from others who have old gear that cost a fortune at the time, but is now essentially worthless. Is it worth the effort to blow this stuff out on eBay? I...