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sdat
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I'm new to Multitrack hardware recorders, so please excuse my 'lack of' knowledge on the subject if I sound very inexperienced in using them (technically I am) 
So here's the deal. I'm part of a keyboard/synth only group/band (if you want to call it that) and need some kind of hardware unit to take around recording at various locations. I have a good DAW Computer here at home, but don't want to lug all that around if you know what I mean - it just gets a nightmare.
I'm after a unit that can record our productions to hard disc and even burn to cd (so I'm looking at the Fostex MR16HD/CD) since it seems to fit my price budget.
What is confusing me however is if the inputs are only mono? (here's the part where I lack knowledge) I need at least 4 synthesizers connected in stereo - and am not sure if this machine provides stereo inputs? you can mix down to stereo for sure, but would each input only route to 1 speaker (mono)? - seems kinda pointless using two channels for left&right stereo - thats a waste of channels.
I would hope that each (phono/TRS) like input on the machine routes to stereo aswell (seems we have no guitars or bass/drumkits etc) it's pure synthesis. Other wise thats using 4 channels just for 2 stereo tracks (what a waste).
Other than the input/stereo issues and getting at least 4 synths connected to the unit, thats my problem. I wish multitracks were designed as single (and switchable stereo tracks aswell) - so you could either select from mono/stereo per track instead of running 2 mono's for 1 stereo.
Hope you can advise...
So here's the deal. I'm part of a keyboard/synth only group/band (if you want to call it that) and need some kind of hardware unit to take around recording at various locations. I have a good DAW Computer here at home, but don't want to lug all that around if you know what I mean - it just gets a nightmare.
I'm after a unit that can record our productions to hard disc and even burn to cd (so I'm looking at the Fostex MR16HD/CD) since it seems to fit my price budget.
What is confusing me however is if the inputs are only mono? (here's the part where I lack knowledge) I need at least 4 synthesizers connected in stereo - and am not sure if this machine provides stereo inputs? you can mix down to stereo for sure, but would each input only route to 1 speaker (mono)? - seems kinda pointless using two channels for left&right stereo - thats a waste of channels.
I would hope that each (phono/TRS) like input on the machine routes to stereo aswell (seems we have no guitars or bass/drumkits etc) it's pure synthesis. Other wise thats using 4 channels just for 2 stereo tracks (what a waste).
Other than the input/stereo issues and getting at least 4 synths connected to the unit, thats my problem. I wish multitracks were designed as single (and switchable stereo tracks aswell) - so you could either select from mono/stereo per track instead of running 2 mono's for 1 stereo.
Hope you can advise...
