multitrack recorders just under $1000?

[Nicole_Rose]

Ahh, Nicole:

Yea, verily, the Tascam unit you mention is a decent machine; however, when it first came out, it had some bad reviews, not high quality in some respects.



Have a nice Spring in your unknown part of the world.

Green Hornet

both the tascam 2488 and the 2488 MkII had issues when they first came out. but all those issues were solved with updated software. they do have limits but they are good machines and very useful for certain things. like i can take my machine with me and record people where they practice or where they're gigging if i want to, without much trouble. a lot of systems are not suited to move around much.

i am in southern ontario, and where i'm at spring seems far away. i hope you have a good spring as well.

 

[shockingcandy]

both the tascam 2488 and the 2488 MkII had issues when they first came out. but all those issues were solved with updated software. they do have limits but they are good machines and very useful for certain things. like i can take my machine with me and record people where they practice or where they're gigging if i want to, without much trouble. a lot of systems are not suited to move around much.

i am in southern ontario, and where i'm at spring seems far away. i hope you have a good spring as well.

I'd echo with Nicole said. I have had a 2488 for a couple of years and never had any problems (*touches wood*). Sound quality is pretty good and the unit is quite flexible. The CD burner does take forever but I tend not to use it and it has been upgraded on the mkII.

 

[Scoot]

Hi Morty77,

I just got the smaller version of yours (a HD8). I haven't even swithced it on yet. I'm still going through the manual. But it looks better with every page I read Can't wait to get into it 'cos I've never recorded at all by myself.

 

[Minion]

Whatever you do don"t get a "ZOOM MRS-1602" ....the guitarist of my band has one and we have tried a bunch of times to get OK recording from it but The thing sounds BAD ,The Mic preamps are noisy as hell the digital VU meters are Not even close to accurate which makes Mixing allmost impossible if useing the VU meters for referance...The effects are Just so low quality ,Like the worst quality effects you could immagine and everything thing sounds like it was recorded in a Box with a gheto blaster ,I got recordings that sounded just as bad useing the internal mic of a laptop in the jam room so you would be better off shitting in your ears that useing this Piece of crap.....

Then again my Delta 1010 and delta 44 sound 1000X better than the Zoom crap machine and at a fraction of the Price......


Cheers

 

[morty77]

zoom mrs 1602 ?

or mrs 1608?
morty

Whatever you do don"t get a "ZOOM MRS-1602" ....the guitarist of my band has one and we have tried a bunch of times to get OK recording from it but The thing sounds BAD ,The Mic preamps are noisy as hell the digital VU meters are Not even close to accurate which makes Mixing allmost impossible if useing the VU meters for referance...The effects are Just so low quality ,Like the worst quality effects you could immagine and everything thing sounds like it was recorded in a Box with a gheto blaster ,I got recordings that sounded just as bad useing the internal mic of a laptop in the jam room so you would be better off shitting in your ears that useing this Piece of crap.....

Then again my Delta 1010 and delta 44 sound 1000X better than the Zoom crap machine and at a fraction of the Price......


Cheers

 

[cnix]

I believe the Roland used to sell closer to 2k, so that's quite a bargain. Some people think Rolands are hard to learn, but they seem to put out very high end recorders.

If I were going as high as $1200 I might consider the Korg D3200 as well.

Have to chime in on the Korg units. I have one and with their touch screens, it is a pleasure to work with. Now, I love outboard gear, so to satisfy my lust for that, I go digital into the Korg, bypassing their onboard pres with stuff I have bought that in my opinion is either better sounding or easier to work with. An added bonus is their Forum.

http://www.studiotrax.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86

It is dedicated to each Korg model and you will get an answer to any question you may have with the Korg.

Good luck!!

Charlie

 

[JakeH]

I bought the AW1600 a few weeks ago...I'm very pleased with the results...I'd never owned a multi-tracker before and I recorded my first song the next day...the interface is logical and so far it's been ultra reliable...like everyone else said the burner is super fast...dumping to the computer is also a lot quicker than I expected...I bought mine at guitar center...it was priced $999 USD and I talked the kid down to $925 and got the extended warranty thrown in with it...

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Jake:

You will have much fun with the 1600. When you go to the Dijohn support site, check out the "videos" dealing with operation in the Newbie forum. I watched a couple of them today and was amazed at "what I didn't know" the unit can do.

Punch in the "Hip Hop" algorithm on a track you think is too quiet and watch what happens.

I have fun every day and record something, or try to, each day. It's a great little box.

Green Hornet

 

[sajs]

I owned a Korg D1600 and now I have the D3200. I just like tracking on hardware as opposed to software programs, that's just me. You can purchase a used D1600 on ebay for about $400 to $500 and a D3200 for about $950.

 

[JR#97]

Fostex VF-160 or 160ex. Killer unit. Much better than the new MR16HDCD.

If you can find them, the D-Series are awesome if you have a mixer. I see D-90's all the time on ebay for less than $400.

The Roland gear is awesome.... if you have patience to learn the system and flip a lot of menus. But sound quality is top notch.

I didn't care for the Boss or Zoom stuff other than for composing and basic demos. Built in amp emulation and drum and bass is cool, but I didn't care for the sounds enough to make the purchase.