Cannot decide between 2nd hand Korg d3200 and firestudio project

Which would you choose if you could only have one of the following?

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rog999

rog999

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I have a 16 channel mixer yamaha MG166cx some decent mics
a midi interface for my drum machine and synth
good guitars, bass , a laptop with Reaper
and currently using a Tascam DP02 for recording.

I want to increase the number of simultaneous from the current 2 or 4 if I use Reaper synced by the DP02 using MTC. I also want to concentrate mainly on the music rather than becoming embroiled in more and more complex add ons effects etc.

I cannot decide whether to keep it simple and get a 2nd hand Korg on ebay for about £540 (pounds sterling) or go for a firestudio project external fast 7200 hard drive to plug into the firestudio and a good firewire express card as recommended by presonus .

My laptop spec is as follows
Samsung P510
Intel core 2 duo T6400 @ 2.00Ghz, 2Gb RAM XP service pack
can upgrade memory to 4Gb is necessary

All opinions welcome.
 
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However I just found the Korg D3200 on ebay at a bargain price and nI( couldnt resist and I am really looking forward to using the 12 simultaneous inputs and the 32 tracks. However I would still be interested in everyones views although I know the 'computer interface' Vs SIAB subject is brought up a lot.

I will still be using midi, some virtual instruments and effects ans Reaper as well as the D3200.

R
 
I guess no-one is interested in this post but qwill add one last thing.

- The Tascam DP02 has a great resale value, I sold it within one day on ebay at a great price.

This enabled me to upgrade to the Korg D3200.

Just cant wait for it to arrive and record the whole band at once on seperate tracks
 
rog999 said:
I also want to concentrate mainly on the music rather than becoming embroiled in more and more complex add ons effects etc.
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.... would seem to indicate that the D3200 is the best choice. Be prepared to have more difficulty learning the 3200 than the Tascam, as IMO the manual is not nearly a friendly as Tascam ones I have seen. I have a 3200 and the only time I am dissatisfied with it is when I need to look at track waveforms to set marks for editing/cutting/pasting, etc -- only single tracks and stereo pairs can be displayed simultaneously on the small 3200 display. I am sure that any PC based solution would be better in that regard.
 
rog999 said:
This enabled me to upgrade to the Korg D3200.

Just cant wait for it to arrive and record the whole band at once on seperate tracks
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One word of advice -- before deciding to use 48kHz sampling instead of 44, be aware that that may result in problems with the song streaming off certain internet sites -- soundclick.com in my experience.
 
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