
A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
Yes, certainly the ATR-80/24 is a serious piece of kit!
I was tempted to buy one about two years ago for ~$4500, but at the time I couldn't justify it in the budget, not to mention I have nowhere to keep it.
If I saw an ATR-80/24 in excellent condition today in my local area, I'd surely be temped to get it! I always watch for that one-in-10,000 deal to float along. Budget be damned!
The ATR-60/8 half inch 8-track would yield a more robust sounding recording than the 388. There's a qualitative boost in the punch and sizzle that 1/2"-15ips-8-tracks delivers over and above the 1/4"-7.5ips-8-track format of the 388.
The 388 has the integrated mixer and all-in-one-Portastudio format, but that's probably another issue.
I was tempted to buy one about two years ago for ~$4500, but at the time I couldn't justify it in the budget, not to mention I have nowhere to keep it.
If I saw an ATR-80/24 in excellent condition today in my local area, I'd surely be temped to get it! I always watch for that one-in-10,000 deal to float along. Budget be damned!

The ATR-60/8 half inch 8-track would yield a more robust sounding recording than the 388. There's a qualitative boost in the punch and sizzle that 1/2"-15ips-8-tracks delivers over and above the 1/4"-7.5ips-8-track format of the 388.
The 388 has the integrated mixer and all-in-one-Portastudio format, but that's probably another issue.