This is my Digital Hell: Where did I go wrong??

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Best of Both Worlds

OK, so maybe digital isn't all that bad. One of the major drawbacks of hard disk recorders, though, is limited hard drive space, which is my prob. I need more tracks. It eats up memory like crazy bouncing crap around so you can hear what the final mix might sound like. I'd rather not have any virtual tracks and be able to listen to EVERYTHING that I'm going to mix simultaneously. So hear's what I was thinking:
How about I keep the VS880 and get an ADAT on the side, or even a multitrack cassette? One question about the ADAT and/or cassette deal, though. Will they sync up to the timecode on the VS880??
 
How much music are you recording? I have never ran out of HD space, of course I am not to familar with the thing your using. Using a 30 Gig 7200 RPM maxtor I have played back like 40 some tracks(NO realtime effects) and have tons of projects stored on the drive and I think I have like a couple gigs used. And I just store everyones projects on a CD and then dump it into the recycle bin and trash it. Oh p.s for anyone who burns a lot of CDs CompUSA has a special, they are selling a spindle of 100 CDRs for 39.95 Which makes them very affordable. Hell I have been burning mixes and then listening and then fixing and burning again and not worrying about the money.

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Is this the right Forum?

The forum is its own arbiter of Political Correctness, but it seems a little funky that hard disk evangelists are in here trashing the analog medium, even if I agree with their line of reasoning 1000%. This forum is about the exchange of information (I thought, anyway) on analog recording. So the folks here have already decided that the downside of analog RECORDING methods are worth it to get the benefits.
Why not just let them exchange this info and debate the analog vs. digital thing elsewhere?
Sorry if this sounds too weird for ya.
 
But before this debate dies, I'll throw in my 10 cents.

I think that the analog vs digital really isn't an issue here. There problems that have been debated are really more of PC recording vs standalone units. I don't like PC recording either. It was too much hassle. The computer crashed to often. Getting to understand the software was too complicated. It was too expensive (granted, I hadn't heard of n-track, which makes it much cheaper).

I think that n-track + cheap soundcard is probably an excellent and cheap way of starting to get into recording. I also think that the high-end pro systems, like Paris and such, probably are a good investment for pro studios. But I'm more skeptic when it comes to the middle range stuff, with a PC with a soundcard with a bunch of ins and outs and such. Preferrable, to get things stable, you should have a PC dedicated to recording. You also need expensive soundcards to get good soundquality. This means that it's as expensive, or more, than dedicated hardware. Sure, you do get a better flexibility, but that is something you usually haven't got much benefit of at this high-end amateur level.

Now, there are drawbacks and good things with both ways, so which to choose if you are starting is probably a matter of personal taste. But I wouldn't recommend any amateur studio to switch from dedicated hardware to PC recording, even if that means going from analog to digital. It will cost a lot and not give you much improvement.

IMHO
 
If you review the original post, you'll see the real problem here, Doc :).

One can't just expect to buy a bunch of gear and meet a recording deadline without enough experience. Maybe they can do it, maybe not. It's a risk. There is a reason good engineers get paid well to do this stuff.

So then Tripp misses the deadline and wants to blame it on the gear. Silly thing to do. I don't fault any bit-heads for trying to set the record straight.
 
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