Question re. Tascam TM-D1000 digital mixer

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Can anybody give an opinion or educutated guess as to how the recording quality you would obtain using the Tascam TM-D1000, where all mixing and effects are done digitally, would compare with the recording quality from a good analog mixer (like the Mackie 1202) running into a decent A/D converter (like Layla or Midiman Delta 66)? Are the preamps in the TM-D1000 cheaper and not as good as what you would get from, say, the Mackie 1202? The specs on distortion and noise are nowhere near as good for the TM-D1000 as for the 1202. Anybody know whether this is because the TM-D1000 has cheaper preamps, etc.? And what about the benifits gained from an all-digital mix and effects processing? Would the increased clarity, etc., gained from this result in a better overall sound?

Sorry if this is too vague, but I'm not sure what the correct questions are. I'm groping in the dark here.

Thanks in advance for any advice ...

By the way, the two responses below were re. a question I asked about Layla no longer being available. Layla is available, from Echo: http://www.echoaudio.com/pages/home.htm

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Nevermind.

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I heard this too about Event and Echo...one of these corporate partner divorces I think.

Also, someone else just came out with a $1000 digital mixer but right now I can't remember who -- Mackie, Alesis, someone like that.
 
Hey Grendel,
Thanks for the email. Re: the TASCAM TM-D1000, I can tell you this: I am new to digital recording but worked with analog gear for about 15 years. I thought I would lose the analog warmth when I went digital, but I didn't, at least not with this TASCAM gear. The on-board effects are of nice quality and easily upgradable. As far as it being better than the analog mixer set-up you discussed, I think that is a matter of opinion. and I know nothing about recording with a computer. I wish I could comment further on whether this thing is better than the Mackie 1202, but I know nothing of the 1202. I am very pleased with the TM-D1000, and I am still just getting familiar with it. If you have any more specific questions re: the TM-D1000, let me know and I will do my best to answer. What I can't answer from experience, I will try to answer with the manual, what I can't answer with the manual, I should be able to find out from the video tutorial.
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Brad
 
Thanks for the input, Brad. I guess my question really is, does this thing sound _really_ good compared to other digital-recording alternatives, and it sounds like you think that it does. It's just that I have heard/read repeatedly that in order to produce inexpensive products (and the TM-D1000 is certainly inexpensive!) manufacturers often skimp on the quality of two things: The preamps and the A/D & D/A converters. I also understand that these are THE two most critical components in determining sound quality. I was wondering if the TM-D1000 was too good to be true.

Thanks again for the input.
 
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