Yamaha MD8

[hIP-NoTiZt]

Does anyone own a MD8???

What do you think of it?


How much of all 8 tracks can you fit on one disc?

And how many tracks can it record at once????

thanks heaps if you can help

 

[The Green Hornet]

YO HyPnOtizT::::

The MD-8 can record on all 8 tracks at once.

On a data disc, you can get 18 minutes of recording using the 8 track mode.

If you switch to 4 tracks, you get 36 minutes.

If you use a two track disc which is different than a data disc [cheaper] you can get 76 minutes but ONLY TWO TRACKS.

The MD-8 is not too difficult; you can get it going right out of the box; however, to use some of its features requires some study and work and asking questions on this site, as well as other information sites.

The quality of the finished product is not quite CD; however, it is much better than most tape decks, save those very expensive decks, ADAT, TASCAM, etc.

But, I'm planning to buy the Alesis Masterlink and mix to it and then create a redbook CD.

Good luck recording, PS. Is Steve Erwin still chasing crocs down under??
Green Hornet

[This message has been edited by The Green Hornet (edited 05-03-2000).]

 

[hIP-NoTiZt]

thanks,
but what's a redbook cd?

and ive never even seen a croc

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo HypnotizT:}

Redbook means the CD will play on any CD player. It may mean more than that, like standard CD format. It's a good word if you are buying a stand-alone CD box.

What????? NO SEE Da CrOcs??????

Well no see, no bite. I watch STeve Erwin on The Animal Planet Channel and I'm glad he wrestles the crocs and not me.

Hey, have a cold one.

Green Hornet

 

[Ray J]

hIP-NoTiZt, I noticed you've posed this question on more than one board, so I'm assuming you are in the market for a recorder. Therefore I will share what I know about the MD8.

Yes, it is capable of recording 8 tracks at once and you get 18 min. of 8 tr per disc.

I've had one for about 5 weeks and thus far, I'm happy with it. For my situation and budget, I thought it was the right one. Some of the reasons I chose it, and the things I like about it are:

I wasn't interested in recording with my pc.(still have an inate fear).

It has a mixer with actual knobs on it. You always know where your eq is set and where to go to adjust it.

It uses removable media.(mini data disc). This was also important to me because I wanted a hassle-free way to save my dry tracks so that as I upgrade to better equiptment I can retrack. For example, I originally did vocals with a shure58. But I recently bought a large diaphram condensor mic, and all I had to do was pop in the first disc I'd recorded, and retrack the vocals.

Another reason I went with it was that it has 8 direct trak outs. I am considering letting a friend, who is a studio engineer, mix and possibly master my dry tracks on his stuff, so with the direct track outs he can work with all 8 tracks and apply his superior mixdown equiptment, effects, compressors and such to my dry tracks.

These are just some of the reasons I chose the MD8, but I would say just do the research, on the others and decide which one best fits your needs. As far as for the performance of the unit and sound quality, well like I said, I've only had it for 5 weeks but I do some mixing onto cassette here just to see how everything is coming out and how 'mixable' my tracks are, and as I re-track and remix the stuff seems to sound better everytime. So, I probably haven't tapped into its full potential yet but the sound seems to be in the same ballpark as the other $1100 recorders. It is easy to use, and has performed flawlessly thus far. Hope this helps......peace ...out...Ray J

 

[hIP-NoTiZt]

thanks sooo much man...

does anyone have any other suggestions for a setup that is in the same pricerange etc.??
Anyone willing to stop me going out and buying an MD-8?

 

[The Green Hornet]

Naw, Hypnotic One:

Buy, Buy, Buy before a Croc swallows your wallet.

You'll enjoy an MD-8 and you should be able to audition one before you buy, even way down under.

Green Hornet