Hey everyone. I currently have a very basic 10in/10out DAW system, and am now looking into some serious gear to get recording local bands, and also get my own work down for demos. I have decided I am definitely going with analogue over digital, from what ive been reading its a trade off between quality and convenience, and in my opinion convenience is no substitute for art. I am looking at getting the Mackie 24.8 console.
If you would suggest any other analogue console within this price range please let me know. Besides that I am looking into a Reel to Reel, but am clueless in this area besides what ive read. At the moment im looking into the Tascam MSR-16, but Im not sure if there are any other options that would be better, such as a 2" 24 track instead, to be able to utilize all 24 channels on the mixer into the tape machine. I DOUBT i will ever need 24 tracks for the music im going to be recording, but having the extra head room would not hurt. My budget for the reel to reel is somewhere in the vicinity of AU$3000 to AU$4000. This is about US$2500 - US$3500. Also, is the MSR-16 the best quality id be able to get in that price range if I do go for a 16 track, or are there better 16 tracks available?
Thanks,
Jeroth
If you would suggest any other analogue console within this price range please let me know. Besides that I am looking into a Reel to Reel, but am clueless in this area besides what ive read. At the moment im looking into the Tascam MSR-16, but Im not sure if there are any other options that would be better, such as a 2" 24 track instead, to be able to utilize all 24 channels on the mixer into the tape machine. I DOUBT i will ever need 24 tracks for the music im going to be recording, but having the extra head room would not hurt. My budget for the reel to reel is somewhere in the vicinity of AU$3000 to AU$4000. This is about US$2500 - US$3500. Also, is the MSR-16 the best quality id be able to get in that price range if I do go for a 16 track, or are there better 16 tracks available?
Thanks,
Jeroth