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crgl
New member
My complaint:
I have had my MR8 for at least 8 months. Haven't use it so much but I have tried all its features ( Wave manager, etc ).
Some months ago I got a used computer ( Dell pentium II, 400Mhz with a Montego Soundcard...old ). It has line in , mic in, line out ( speakers ).
I have always assumed that apart from being portable ( an advantage I don't really use in this machine ) the Fostex MR8 should have a better sound quality because it is built for this purpose ,also shouldn't have any latency problems ( which I have not had with this computer ).
The things is that I ( maybe unconciously ) began to use the computer
( with Cakewalk ) to record some music and use less frequently the Fostex MR8.
Yesterday, I did a test.
I recorded some chords in stereo ( with Behringer X V-Amp ) to the computer and to the MR8 .
I then transferred the the two mono tracks ( left-right ) to Cakewalk to make comparisons.
To my surprise I found the recording made with the computer with more definition, crispness and brightness. ( the recording on the computer was done in 44 mhz, 16 bits and in MR8 in Normal mode ) The MR8 recording sounded less defined and I noticed a "phase" kind of effect compared to the Cakewalk recording.
I then split the stereo recording and sent it to MR8: it still sounded better in the MR8 compared to the MR8 recordings.
I did not change the signal level from the X V-Amp to record on the computer or the MR8 so I understand that the soundcard recorded the signal level better than the MR8.
Has anyone else noticed something simmilar????
I have had my MR8 for at least 8 months. Haven't use it so much but I have tried all its features ( Wave manager, etc ).
Some months ago I got a used computer ( Dell pentium II, 400Mhz with a Montego Soundcard...old ). It has line in , mic in, line out ( speakers ).
I have always assumed that apart from being portable ( an advantage I don't really use in this machine ) the Fostex MR8 should have a better sound quality because it is built for this purpose ,also shouldn't have any latency problems ( which I have not had with this computer ).
The things is that I ( maybe unconciously ) began to use the computer
( with Cakewalk ) to record some music and use less frequently the Fostex MR8.
Yesterday, I did a test.
I recorded some chords in stereo ( with Behringer X V-Amp ) to the computer and to the MR8 .
I then transferred the the two mono tracks ( left-right ) to Cakewalk to make comparisons.
To my surprise I found the recording made with the computer with more definition, crispness and brightness. ( the recording on the computer was done in 44 mhz, 16 bits and in MR8 in Normal mode ) The MR8 recording sounded less defined and I noticed a "phase" kind of effect compared to the Cakewalk recording.
I then split the stereo recording and sent it to MR8: it still sounded better in the MR8 compared to the MR8 recordings.
I did not change the signal level from the X V-Amp to record on the computer or the MR8 so I understand that the soundcard recorded the signal level better than the MR8.
Has anyone else noticed something simmilar????