Isn't the sound quality of bounces lower because it's all being done in 16 bits in the MR8? The information from 2 or more 16-bit tracks, together with 16-bit reverb, mastering eq, etc. is being merged into one 16 bit track, and that has to have an information cost that we can hear. N-tracks...
The other night, I heard some funny clicks through the headphones if I hit a chord. It would be more noticeable as the sound faded. I thought maybe one of my ebay mics was messing up, so tried the pan controls to put one mic in each ear. The panning controls worked in reverse (and yes, the...
I've tried playing the bass part on my guitar and then using n-track's octave shifter plugin to knock it down after I download the tracks to the PC. It sounds vaguely like an acoustic (guitar) bass, but doesn't stand alone too well. It also is a real CPU hog if you choose more accurate...
Thanks all. Funny and helpful at the same time, even to a guy who was (slightly) trashing your toys! I really do like it--I was kind of trolling for some negative feedback. I will take the concensus advise and refuse the Viking when it comes. And bdbdbuck-nope! EJ
Re: Viking 512M CFC - No Go
Bizzwriter--Is the Viking 512MB noticeably slower in other aspects, like recording or downloading? I could live with not being able to mix down on board, I guess (says the guy who has a Viking coming from Amazon). It sounds like the extra $50 for the Transcend is...
I got an MR-8 at the irresistable price of $203. Then bought n-track to do the real editing, M-Audio Buddy to drive the mics to a high enough level (crummy preamps in the Fostex), an Audio-Technica 3035 used off ebay that is sweet, and some nice headphones to monitor things. A Viking 512 MB CF...