Live 8-track recording; VF vs AW vs VS vs DPS

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I do mobile sound for small groups and choirs. I currently use a small Mackie board with a stereo minisdisc recorder, but I want to switch to multi-track recording.

I have a bad back, and like to keep everything simple, light and compact.

I am hoping to retire my Mackie and Minidisc in favour of something like a Fostex VF-16/160, Yamaha AW16G, or ???.

I need to record 8 tracks at once, while providing EQ and hopefully a bit of compression.

I understand that I would still need an external mixer if I used the Fostex, since it will only record 8 tracks at once if the internal mixer and effects are bypassed.

Is that also the case with the Yamaha, Korg and Akai units?

Steve Rolfe.
 
If it was my decision, I'd keep the Mackie and buy an ADAT and a couple of compressors.
 
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