Yo ELVIS 'da' King:
Suggest you take a look at the Yamaha 2816 or 4416.
All the boxes are bit complicated to run because the lamebrains who write the manuals are not comsumers -- they are engineers.
After struggling with my 2816 when I got it, and reading and READING the manual, my experience with several other multitracks got me through and burning CD's is a breeze -- that's the easiest part of the 2816.
Like, on page 12 of my manual, the writer lets the consumer know that there is a SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURE that must be followed. WHY NOT PUT THAT ON PAGE ONE? Dumb.
The sound quality of the 2816 is very good.
As for the Roland, I've read lots of stuff on this site about their units; some was good and some was negative. I am assuming their manual also VACUUMS.
Well, King, I'm sure you can navigate your Roland but you might look at the Yams in the meantime. As for the ZOOM, not much positive about have I read, in the words of YODA>
If you buy a Yamaha unit, you will have to get a UPS power supply as a back-up in case you lose power while recording. Not too expensive but, again, you aren't told that in the glitzy advertising. My back-up power gives me eleven minutes to shut down the unit; it only takes 20 seconds.
Rock in the Jailhouse Elvis
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