Escalator?
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Hi everyone
I'm going to ask what I feel is probably a question with no good answer, but I'm gonna ask it anyway... (what you think of that?)
I'm interested in comparing different digital multitrackers purely in terms of sound quality. Meaning, for one thing, the quality of the AD converters, but also simply how GOOD a recorded product sounds.
Now, clearly the different brands all have similar sound-reproduction capability - and with that the case, which machine sounds better to any one person's ears is a very subjective thing. But I still wonder: does any one brand come up with a slight edge over the others - ignoring onboard effects, ignoring ease of interface, and purely concentrating on how faithfully it captures the sound of a voice or instrument?
And I'm thinking of comparison between Akai, Fostex, Korg and Yamaha (which are the main brands I hear talked about anyway).
A related and probably more important question... how much is quality of sound reproduction going to change between old and new units made by the same company?
I.e., how much did Fostex upgrade the quality of the AD conversion between the VF16 and the VF160? Or Korg between the D16 and the D1600? etc.
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I'm going to ask what I feel is probably a question with no good answer, but I'm gonna ask it anyway... (what you think of that?)
I'm interested in comparing different digital multitrackers purely in terms of sound quality. Meaning, for one thing, the quality of the AD converters, but also simply how GOOD a recorded product sounds.
Now, clearly the different brands all have similar sound-reproduction capability - and with that the case, which machine sounds better to any one person's ears is a very subjective thing. But I still wonder: does any one brand come up with a slight edge over the others - ignoring onboard effects, ignoring ease of interface, and purely concentrating on how faithfully it captures the sound of a voice or instrument?
And I'm thinking of comparison between Akai, Fostex, Korg and Yamaha (which are the main brands I hear talked about anyway).
A related and probably more important question... how much is quality of sound reproduction going to change between old and new units made by the same company?
I.e., how much did Fostex upgrade the quality of the AD conversion between the VF16 and the VF160? Or Korg between the D16 and the D1600? etc.
-e?