hey Pekka..i wish i could say hi in finish..is it finish? i know the portuguese word for the ppl of finland, but not the english one
ill just say..jary litmanen..
well..i have a better football team so..i dont need to know how to say hi
you really seem to take the same aproach as i into these things..i really get into the damn machine, and obcess over it, and know every little detail...im trying not to do that with the alesis one cause i know that, when i do, i end up buying the thing..
this to say that, with all this confusion, and the inability that alesis is showing in knowing their own product (understandable but, i dont have the patience
), i dont want to obcess about the alesis, when i can go with the tascam and start tracking much faster, wich i havent done in a while you know...to my common sense, the sound difference is not going to be night and day, especially cause ill be using external pres. i really like the insert option, its cool, but even that is not clear..how would one be able to affect the sound..in real time? by locking the effect in the software? can it be taken back? wont that be the same as just putting the compressor or whatever after the preamp and into the alesis? can one insert afect both xlrs, in case ppl dont have two compressors, or two fx units, or stereo fx units?
you know...
this is going to be like everything..one fella has to buy the thing, and show everyone how it works...i really like the concept, thats why i dont have the tascam yet...but my patience is not gonna last for very long, im sure, especially cause, no matter how better the alesis unit is, i know its not gonna be a world of difference, and at this level, i really dont care about recording at 96khz or just 48khz - wich is fine..ill be using this for my personal demos..if i can justify an upgrade, it will be something like an RME digiface or whatever its called..
i really hope you suceed in the attempt of bypassing the pres Pekka...you seem to know what you're talking about, and i find it very logical as well...but i cant take the risk, cause i wont be able to ship it back to thomann if im not happy with it (they let you return within 30 days, but you obviously have to pay shipping costs back and forth and im really short on cash for that)...you should watch out for one thing though..i dunno a thing about it, but i always hear ppl talking about inputs being +4db or -10db...if those things are -10db i wont be able to use my preamps (i think, correct me if im wrong), and neither will you :/
i forsee some trouble with thomann though..either they wont have the unit come july 20th, or alesis is lying, and i wouldnt imagine why
maybe the august date is for the US only, but still it wouldnt make any sense, cause he said the machine might still suffer some changes...that doesnt make sense with 14 days to hit thomann..
im usually wrong, but i dont remember seeing a spdif there Pekka...double check that
get it, and let me know E V E R Y T H I N G
im not sure if ill hold the tascam thought up until you have your alesis..but ill try