cellardweller
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A clever ruse perpetrated by A Reel Person?
They don't even have it on the fostex website
They don't even have it on the fostex website
Rokket
Trailing Behind Again
Huh? hd=harddrive? I don't get it!cellardweller said:A clever ruse perpetrated by A Reel Person?
They don't even have it on the fostex website
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carelessorc
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No It Reely exists
Unless Reel P has control of loads of music shop websites and Google itself I think it's genuine. I tried MR8HD on Google and got lots of hits.
The fact that it's not on the Fostex website doesn't surprise me!
To be fair to Fos, the dealers don't actually seem to have any yet, maybe their just passing on the pre-release info?
By the way, it's got a jog-wheel instead of cursor buttons.
Question: What happens to the VF80 now?
Why am I even bothered - I use a VF160!
Orc
cellardweller said:A clever ruse perpetrated by A Reel Person?
They don't even have it on the fostex website
Unless Reel P has control of loads of music shop websites and Google itself I think it's genuine. I tried MR8HD on Google and got lots of hits.
The fact that it's not on the Fostex website doesn't surprise me!
To be fair to Fos, the dealers don't actually seem to have any yet, maybe their just passing on the pre-release info?
By the way, it's got a jog-wheel instead of cursor buttons.
Question: What happens to the VF80 now?
Why am I even bothered - I use a VF160!
Orc
Rokket
Trailing Behind Again
Hmmm, going to google it myself and see what that's about.... May "upgrade" to that, but I am still got my eye on the VF160EX myself.
Rokket
Trailing Behind Again
Mr-8hd
Looks interesting:
From Zzounds:
The new MR-8HD offers recording to 40GB an internal 3.5 in. hard drive. It offers more than 15 hours of 8-track recording with CD quality (16 bit/44.1kHz). Up to 4 tracks can be recorded simultaneously. A new push-dial button makes for easier menu operation.
Features
Recording to 40GB internal 3.5 in. HD offering more than 15 hours of 8-track recording with CD quality (16 bit/44.1kHz).
4-track simultaneous recording
Simple and intuitive operational environment inherited from MR-8 with the new push-dial button for easier menu operation.
Full-track (8-track) bouncing to a New Song (track7/8)
128 x 64 dot LCD
USB port for stereo WAV file transfer between MR-8HD and PC allowing full access to the whole HD from PC
WAV Manager software available for multiple mono files transfer between MR-8HD and PC
S/PDIF digital out for digital mastering
Built-in digital effects including reverb, delay as well as guitar amp and microphone simulations
Dedicated analog guitar distortion knob
Twin headphones outs
USB Host function for external CD burning
The link:
You can PRE-ORDER it here
Looks interesting:
From Zzounds:
The new MR-8HD offers recording to 40GB an internal 3.5 in. hard drive. It offers more than 15 hours of 8-track recording with CD quality (16 bit/44.1kHz). Up to 4 tracks can be recorded simultaneously. A new push-dial button makes for easier menu operation.
Features
Recording to 40GB internal 3.5 in. HD offering more than 15 hours of 8-track recording with CD quality (16 bit/44.1kHz).
4-track simultaneous recording
Simple and intuitive operational environment inherited from MR-8 with the new push-dial button for easier menu operation.
Full-track (8-track) bouncing to a New Song (track7/8)
128 x 64 dot LCD
USB port for stereo WAV file transfer between MR-8HD and PC allowing full access to the whole HD from PC
WAV Manager software available for multiple mono files transfer between MR-8HD and PC
S/PDIF digital out for digital mastering
Built-in digital effects including reverb, delay as well as guitar amp and microphone simulations
Dedicated analog guitar distortion knob
Twin headphones outs
USB Host function for external CD burning
The link:
You can PRE-ORDER it here
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A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
Aaaaaaaaaw, C'mon!
Even I'm not that clever!
If I were, I'd not invent the Fostex MR8HD, I'd invent the Tascam 444, cassette based Portastudio, that technically topped the 424mkIII!
Even I'm not that clever!
If I were, I'd not invent the Fostex MR8HD, I'd invent the Tascam 444, cassette based Portastudio, that technically topped the 424mkIII!
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Ed Dixon
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carelessorc
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Rokket: followed your 'you can buy it here' link to ZZ sounds and they are taking PRE orders. Unit not actually available until 30th June, same as Ed's info on AMS.
Orc.
Orc.
Rokket
Trailing Behind Again
Yeah, oops! I forgot to add that little tidbit in there! Thanks, orc!carelessorc said:
A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
I got it!
(In my own imagination),...
What I'd like to see as the answer to the MR8, would be:... the Tascam 844. This would be designed by me, as such:
- full analog mixer & analog recording section, including:
- 8-inputs total, incl. 8-XLR's with phantom pwr, 3-band sweepable or fully parametric EQ
- 4-buss configuration w/full 4x stereo buss monitor, adequate aux & eff-snd's & regular stereo buss, (8x4x2x2x1x1). You know,... "loaded", like the Tascam 388 or M520 mixer strip.
- 4-track simul record capability/4-tracks total.
- (7.5ips) Double-Hi-Spd (4x) analog recording to high bias cassette.
- dbx NR.
- color: red!
I wish Tascam would hop on a design like that! I just invented it for'em! That's a whole other post!
Aaaaagggghhhh!
(In my own imagination),...
What I'd like to see as the answer to the MR8, would be:... the Tascam 844. This would be designed by me, as such:
- full analog mixer & analog recording section, including:
- 8-inputs total, incl. 8-XLR's with phantom pwr, 3-band sweepable or fully parametric EQ
- 4-buss configuration w/full 4x stereo buss monitor, adequate aux & eff-snd's & regular stereo buss, (8x4x2x2x1x1). You know,... "loaded", like the Tascam 388 or M520 mixer strip.
- 4-track simul record capability/4-tracks total.
- (7.5ips) Double-Hi-Spd (4x) analog recording to high bias cassette.
- dbx NR.
- color: red!
I wish Tascam would hop on a design like that! I just invented it for'em! That's a whole other post!
Aaaaagggghhhh!
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cellardweller
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Is it still 16 bit?
It's not red.
I don't like it.
It's not red.
I don't like it.
A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
It's still 16 bit/44.1kHz, but...
it's not red! (Big marketing blunder, there)!
it's not red! (Big marketing blunder, there)!
cellardweller
New member
Just what in the HELL were they thinking?A Reel Person said:it's not red! (Big marketing blunder, there)!
bsr2002
Denny Crane
It's not RED...But I think I want it. 
Rokket
Trailing Behind Again
It's not red? No problem....
Rokket
Trailing Behind Again
I wonder if the pre amps in it are the same as the MR-8, though? If so, I guess the fact that it has the harddrive and 4 (4!) XLR inputs and 5 1/4" ins... and I do have the mixer...
Shit, I'm talking myself into it...
Shit, I'm talking myself into it...
cellardweller
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Reel is probably twitching and bitching with every excited post about this...Rokket said:I wonder if the pre amps in it are the same as the MR-8, though? If so, I guess the fact that it has the harddrive and 4 (4!) XLR inputs and 5 1/4" ins... and I do have the mixer...
Shit, I'm talking myself into it...
Sorry Reel, I just have this mental image of your "Angry Beetle" photo...
Rokket
Trailing Behind Again
HA! It's being talked about in two threads now! Of course I posed the same question in both. I wonder if it really has been released somewhere outside the US yet? I know that I saw a site that had a gray MR-8 for sale, but it was sold outside the US, so it just makes sense that the MR-8HD is available somewhere already.cellardweller said:Reel is probably twitching and bitching with every excited post about this...
Sorry Reel, I just have this mental image of your "Angry Beetle" photo...
A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
That's not an "angry Beatle",...
it's serious. I was trying to stay in context of the "real" Beatle photo. None of them are angry, are they??
it's serious. I was trying to stay in context of the "real" Beatle photo. None of them are angry, are they??
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carelessorc
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Well I don't imagine John Lennon was too happy when he got shot.