d1600mkII vs Tascam 2488

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I actually have a few questions maybe some of you can answer for me.

I'm planning to purchase an SIAB soon (I've recorded on PC in the past, but I'm looking for portability now). I think I've narrowed my focus to the korg d1600mkII or the Tascam 2488.

here's a list of questions:

1) which unit has superior quality effects?

2) are software effects better than those found on either of these units (for instance those that come with Sonar 3 Producer)?

3) which has better sounding pre amps?

4) are these units relatively noise-free?

5) is it possible to create professional-sounding recordings on these units with just good mics and hard work/talent, or is it absolutely necessary to have an extra pre-amp, outboard effects, etc.?

I guess I have several other questions, though some of them overlap with the ones above. I was thinking of possibly buying one of these digital multitrackers primarily for recording, and then buying Sonar3 to mix on my computer, but only if the effects on the korg or tascam are inferior to software plug-ins. If the effects are decent, then I'd just as soon do all the work on the multitracker.

In case I do mix down on computer, my CPU and memory are more than sufficient, though my soundcard is nothing special...not sure if the soundcard has much of an impact at the mixing stage or not???

Hope you guys can help me.
 
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well...

I did read something about roland/boss digital multitrackers having superior effects to the tascam 2488, but still not sure how the korg and tascam compare to one another.

anyone?
 
I don't know if this indicates anything important or not... but if you'd included a Yamaha DAW in your options, I'm quite sure that some folks would have responded quickly, as they usually do when the Yammie SIABs are mentioned.

I can't add much other than this: I decided against the Korg 1200 or 1600 after actually using them alongside a Yammie 16G. The superiority of this G-machine, for me, was clear when I played with them all for a couple of hours in my local GC.

Good luck, and do try to get your hands, eyes, and ears on all of your choices before buying.

J.
 
okay, scratch what I said above. I have my eyes on the Roland VS-2400cd now. From what little I've read about it on this forum, it seems to be a very nice multitracker. The only question I have is whether or not it's quiet. Anybody know if it has a loud fan or the hard drive clicks away or anything? I really want to record in the same room without worrying about the noise.

Oh, I checked out the 16G, but I want a 24-bit recorder. I would love to check these things out first hand, but I'm living in Japan right now, on a Navy Base, and I don't see much of the same equipment in the music stores around my area...plus, I don't speak Japanese... so I'm hoping to scour the web and this forum for educated opinions.
 
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