now im a believer!

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i just got a hold of an old Studiomaster 16-4-2 desk, and im now a believer. analogue rules. daw's are amazing, and SO cost effective, but it took me about a billion hours less to eq and mix. threw a session out of logic, out of my 16 output system on jacks into the desk. i dont know if i could really go wrong with this desk!

this isnt so much a message to respond to, i just felt i wanted to shout it from the top of a mountain, but i didnt have a mountain. i had a news room and a camera. oh, sorry, got caught up in anchorman there!

what analogue bits would people recommend? i'd LOVE an 8track casette recorder. ive seen some tascam stuff on ebay, just wish i wasnt in debt. damn student loans!!

looking at getting some ADAM a7x's also. anyone used some? im getting them purely off the good reviews ive heard. any difference between the a7 and a7x?

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Dude, please don't buy an 8-track deck (cassette or open reel) on Ebay. Cassette decks bought on Ebay have a 90% defect rate. Most sellers get that stuff from estate sales and have no fucking clue how to test it. Find a reputable dealer who services these things and can guarantee you're not getting a dud.
 
I hear you, actually I have a Studiomater mixer that I'm putting up for sale and it's kind of a shame because it's a cool console, but I'm moving into large format console territory. The Studiomaters are interesting and good sounding boards that seem to get overlooked. Analog mixing sure is a different sonic and in some ways technical ballgame from mixing in the box, no doubt! I prefer analog mixing myself.

I haven't heard those ADAM monitors but people seem to really like them; I would also look at Dynaudio--I like my BM15As and the smaller models are very good too.
 
This listing at Music Go Round illustrates my point. They won't even give you a warranty on tape decks that they sell. Read it and learn what you're getting into if you decide to go the analog route.

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There was a thread on HR that actually convinced me not to buy a Tascam 238 rackmount 8-track cassette deck. It seems that unit is prone to failure in the capstan motor controller board, which requires that the circuit board be rebuilt or replaced.

That said, I bought a 424 Mk. II Portastudio from an HR poster and am very pleased with it. I bought a couple of early TEAC/Tascam mixers on Ebay to expand it. What the 424 and the old TEAC mixers have in common is a pair of bus inputs that lets you add a sub-mixer to the mix bus. In my case the M-06 (six channel mixer) will be a sub-mixer running into the 424, and the M-09 (four channel mixer) will be a sub-sub-mixer running into the M-06. Or I can run them all into an RCA patchbay and change configurations on the fly.

The M-09 arrived today. I've thoroughly tested all the inputs, outputs, and controls. Other than dirty pots and faders, all is well. The seller of the M-06 says he doesn't test every item he sells, but he offers a 7 day warranty against defects. Since the M-06 is very similar to the M-09 in build quality, I'm pretty sure it will check out fine as well.
 
if your interested in tascam 238 i have 2 for sale complete with remotes if your interested pm me
 
I agree that Junkbay is a gamble. Shipping can be most brutal on the decks as well. Check out the packing 101 thread and learn what not to do when buying or selling things that need to be shipped. Try to buy local if you can. Good luck and welcome to the family.
 
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