FOSTEX 812 MIXER!?!? Worthwhile?

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Hello all,
Just a question I have a chance to get a Fostex 812 mixer for cheap.
Its a 8 in model with 8 subgroups.

Its older but in good shape is it worth buying?

Thanks for any info.

-Blaze
 
HAHA! Just bought it! Do you think $25 was too much?

O god I think I'm becoming more like "A Reel person". :eek:

-Blaze
 
$25? I hate you.

Nah, just kidding! I'm proud of you! ;)

That's like Herm's Fostex 260, mint/in-hardcase, for $25. I hated him too,...

Naaaaaaaaaaah!

;)
 
Now I'm just trying to figure out what I'm gonna do with this thing...... :confused:

hey REEL! You seen the KORG D888 digital recorder yet?
Remember our discussion about the routing and such on digital recorders?

Well korg did a smart thing finaly, they made a 8 track digital hard disk recorder with a 8in-8out mixer with true track strips for each chanel its pretty slick.

ANyway!

Later!

-Blaze
 
It's little surprise that someone was listening to our gear gripes/wish lists,...

and it wasn't Tascam!!! :eek: ;)

PS:The Korg D888 sounds interesting. Gear designs may be heading in the right direction, y'never know. I'll check it out. Thanx for the tip! ;)
 
Ah, so!

That's a big step in the right direction, complete with OL LEDs!........ ;)
The Korg D888 is something the Tascam DP-01 & 788 are not, & that is sensible. :eek:
 

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I dig the 888 I'm trying to get my bass player to buy one so I can use it! :p

Finaly a good thought, aye? Aye?

-Blaze
 
Digital's never looked so...

analog!........;)
 
Good point GOOD POINT!

I wish more folks would get with it and realise that not everyone is into the pre-routed digital relm. Some of us like to patch and record more than two tracks at a time. HMMM? HAHA!

-Blaze
 
Hey Reel!
I have question for ya!

How would you use this thing? I am thinking of using the 812 for "Strapping" analog gear across digital signals.
or integrating this into a computer setup or mixing 8 chanels through analog gear or what have ya........

It was to good of a deal not to buy so! I'm not sure what to do with it.

Hey I just hit 200 posts! 50 more and I get my own personal ico er whatever!

YEAH BASEBALL! :eek:

Sorry

-Blaze
 
Eh,... that's a pretty wide open question, isn't it?

First, I think we were talking about the 788, and how the 788 kinda begged for an outboard 4-buss front end mixer. The 812 gives you 4 busses to front the 788, plus leftover busses for effex, monitor, and who knows what else.

I don't record on the 'puter, but the 812 could be a pretty primo front end to something like the Delta 1010, or any other soundcard interface that does 8-in/8-out I/O.

There's always a need for a PA mixer, once in a while, especially if you have other independent means of recording and mixing.

I like those ideas pretty well. :eek: ;)

I've got it! You could buy a Fostex MR-8HD and use the 812 mixer as a front end. That's a Fostex/Fostex solution on par with the 812/788 idea, above.;)

I almost forgot the obvious answer! Get a Fostex Model 80 or R8 reel/reel. :eek: ;)
 
Hmm Food for thought Reel!
Thanks!

I'm on the trail of a Alesis Midiverb III and a Behringer Tube Composser.
I got friends who sell gear more than I do! :D
Hoping to land the Composser for $60 and the Verb for $30. :eek:

I love a deal!

Thanks again

-Blaze
 
They're some cool deals, alright.

You'll end up just like me, if you're not careful.;) :eek:
 
What A thought!

Reel, your one of the only ones on this board I wanna be like. HAHA!
Scary huh?

-Blaze
 
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