16 track hd recording machines

[Smilingrafa]

Hi, everybody. I want to record my band at the practice room or at live gigs. I don't want to spend a lot of time configuring, or learning how to use new machines. I've been looking around and have three choices: Tascam 2488, Korg D1600MKII and Zoom MRS1608CD.
Could someone give some advice for my final choice?
Thank you very much.

 

[Cloneboy Studio]

Don't you think that is overkill for what you want to do? Maybe get just a 4 track recorder.

 

[Smilingrafa]

Very clever, Boy. That's the kind of help I love to get.

 

[Cloneboy Studio]

Then spend five times the amount of money on a 16 track and still end up with the same product. Be my guest.

 

[Rudy2]

This is the same sort of thing I wanted to do but for budget constraints I just went with a used MR-8 and a "B-word" mixing board. I would love it if someone would offer just a bare-bones digital recorder with eight lines in and no fancy effects or bounce features. In my situation everyone plays through a mic so if I had eight pres I could just record and do the sound editing later on my computer. All I could find were expensive hard disc recorders with massive features I don't want to pay for. Hence the cheap MR-8.

Rudy2

 

[Bartman]

Good Stand alone DAW

Rudy,

I have a Yamaha AW16G. You can get them new for around $900 if you shop around. You can sometimes browse the "Gear For Sale" section of www.aw16G.com and find used machines for even less. This is a very good stand alone machine for home recording applications. You can record 8 tracks simultaneously and I find the machine very easy to use.

I agree with an earlier post though....if all you are doing is recording practice sessions or live gigs a 4 track/small mixer solution would work just fine. You could implement that solution (not counting mics/cables) for under $250 if you search for used gear. Much of the functionality of a 16 track would be overkill unless you planned on doing some home studio type stuff in the future.

Regards,

Bart

 

[Bartman]

Correction

above response meant for thread initiator

 

[jakekeefe]

F-word?

Have you looked at the Fostex vf160?

 

[D.J.L.]

I hope he found an answer by now...
You dug deep for this thread. 11-5-05.

OBTW a great first post.

 

[Carter]

I hope he found an answer by now...
You dug deep for this thread. 11-5-05.

OBTW a great first post.

Dont you mean 11-5-04?