I tell ya, I just don't understand guys or 'kids' like you (mr. Alotawatts)
The man asked a very simple, straight-forward question in regards to which of those TWO units (and only TWO) would be the better choice for him - and for whatever reasons, guys like yourself always seem to feel some idiotic need to come in here and post something COMPLETELY different, uncalled for, or some random item that was not even brought into the equation to begin with - and for what?
So that like a small child, you can hopefully get some level of desperate 'attention'?
I'm sorry, but it just pisses me off when folks come in here to get 'serious' answers to things that they're struggling with & need help on before forking out good money, and the best that someone like yourself can do is throw in something completely out of left field, that's either going to confuse him more, irritate him further, - or probably both.
I really wish idiots like yourself who feel the desperate need to do crap like this, would just stay out of here to begin with. Either that, or just quit coming in to places like these & making things worse for people who are trying to learn - please!
* and by the way, that ridiculous, cheap '
tascam DP-008' recorder you so quickly recommended, even though nobody even asked - is not NEAR as good of a multi-track recorder as the 2 recorders 'Dutchtowner' was interested in. It doesn't have NEAR the amount of features for the money, and won't even do a 3rd of what the Zoom R16 or the Boss 900Cd will do.
So again - (and
seriously) - just 'stay off' of these forums unless you can properly answer the questions at hand, and quit trying to confuse or rattle the people on here who are actually trying to learn or get good advice. You're acting like a high-school kid dropout, and generally don't even know what you're talking about anyway. This is getting so ridiculous.
(what's next? are you going to recommend a 1987 Radio Shack dynamic microphone over a Nuemann or Earthworks mic as well?)
My apologies 'Dutchtowner' - I own the Zoom R16 unit, and it's a fine unit indeed. I record very c lose to same type of music you do as well, and the sound quality is amazing, especially for only $399. But one really cool thing about the R-16, is that it gives you the 2 built-in condenser mics - so not only can you get 'demo' ideas extremely quickly, but it also allows you to record with BOTH the condensers AND any external mics of your choice, (simultaneously I might add!) so you can get some really 'cool' & unique tones from it, unlike any other recorder - very cool feature) Anyways, I hope this helps at least.
(I would ask what studio mics you're using to record your material with, but with the pure genius of Mr. 'Alotawatts' & his extensive range in pro-audio knowledge at this point, is likely to jump in & scream out: "...just buy MXL mics - they're extremely cheap & sound like crap - but hey, they look really cool & all 'vintage' & stuff..........and I think maybe Green Day uses them too, so you know they have to be EXCELLENT mics!!!"
(geeeez.)
