yamaha md8

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Yo Yo Yo--All:

Why do professional studios go with 24/32 tracks, or more?

So, they DON'T HAVE TO BOUNCE TRACKS.

Real easy ratiocinative process! Let it lixiviate a bit and you will dig that bouncing may do some special kind of effect but, mucho mas trackos es mejor!

Vespa Verde!:p :p :p :p
 
After several attempts I found that it is possible to bounce stuff like B/G vox tracks from 3 or 4 down to one with minimal loss. Way less loss than with analog tape, by giving a SLIGHT boost to the upper mid's and high's when bouncing. I don't recommend this with anything you want to be upfront in the final mix, but for BG stuff it can be made to work with a little practice. Again, the hotter the originals and the better the Mic's , the better the results.
By the way, my MD8 is NOT for sale
chazba
 
We had an MD8 for about 2 years and loved it. It did what we needed it to do - not too much bouncing since our bass, drums, and piano were MIDI (synched perfectly to the MD8 w/ MTC). We since moved on to a Korg D16, and now to Cubase SX on a dedicated DAW- but I still have fond memories of the MD8. Many of my daughter's songs at www.karalanger.com were done on the MD8 (the ones before November 2000 - on the Joy and Drift CDs).
 
I recently upgraded from an MD4s to a Tascam 788. After working with the 788 for a couple of days, I returned the 788 and bought an MD8. The preamps on the 788 can't compare to those on the MD8. I A/B'd my MD4S and the 788 and despite the ATRAC and the 788's 24bit resolution, the 788 was more comparable to analog cassette tape than digital (the MD8 S/N is 96 dB but nowhere is the S/N for the 788 published. Coincidence?). No matter how I tweaked the 788, I couldn't get a decent sound while with my MDs, it's hard to get a bad sound. The MD8 is a great machine for one-take recording, as in a live situation. The 788 and others like it are all-in-one machines (thus the drum patterns, guitar effects, etc) geared toward recording one track at a time. I just recorded a four-song demo in 7 hours for a 3-piece. Three mics on the drums, two for bass (one wet, one dry) and one for guitar. Only the vocals were overdubbed. My focus was on getting the hottest signals without clipping. Then I uploaded the tracks, via the direct outs, to my pc and mixed it in Cool Edit Pro. The band is very very happy with the sound. I'm a guitarist with a computer background, not an engineer, so I like the simplicity of the Yamaha MD series. I have a nice recording setup on my pc but when you have to go to the music, the MD8 is tough to beat.
 
Another MD8 success story!

I think the MD8 is a good design, and I've always liked it, but I don't think they can be purchased new anymore, just used.

The MD8 with it's open accessibility and 8-simul capability makes it a good design for live recording, as well as 'studio'. Also, I prefer analog mixer/digital recorder hybrids, over the all-digital-style mixer.

I never considered ATRAC data compression to be an issue, since I have stereo MD recorders and they sound fine, and I'm in the 'puter business where data compression is an everyday thing, and no one's complaining about 'lossy compression'.

Every data compression is 'lossy compression', by definition. If data compression was such a horrid thing, do you think multi-million dollar corporations would use it to back up their financial data?;)

Back on topic, where can the MD8 be purchased new???
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Thanx!

Next question: Do you think $700 for a new-B-stock MD8 is a good deal, and also, d'ya think as B-stock it would be decent, shabby, or a possible maintenance issue???;)
 
Almost 2 years ago, I sold my 2 year old MD8 on ebay for about that amount. Not a really good comparison, but the unit worked like new and I felt it was a good deal for buyer and seller (I had paid $1100 new).

Mmmmm....I forgot exactly what B-stock means (they probably define it on their site). If it really does come with full warranty, that should be some indication of its condition.
 
My MD8 is shipping back to me this week after being at yamaha for a month. The warranty had expired and it was going to cost me $180 for the repairs. They called me and said they fixed it under warranty conditions. Pretty cool huh.
I think 700 bucks is a great deal for an MD8. Having a simple sketch pad for creating music is nice. Its simplicity and direct outs make it so you can migrate to larger formats when or if your ready. It keeps the hours down on ADATS and other Tape systems that head wear is a concern. Works for me :D


SoMm
 
I think a B-stock is a return of a new unit to the manufacturer where the problem is corrected and the unit is fully tested before being repackaged. I would purchase electronics in this order: a new unit; a B-stock; a used unit, since used units usually carry no warranty. I bought a B-stock Boomerang guitar sampler from American Musical Supply last year, saving $100 off of their regular price and I have not had a problem with it as yet.
 
I was hoping that someone with some experience of the MD8 may be able to help me...

I have recently purchased a second hand MD8; however, on my very first occasion of using it I inserted a disc and as the unit tried to read the ToC, a fatal error occrued, the display reads "Error 08". Referring the user manual I am told to consult my Yamaha dealer.

Has anyone ever experienced a similar problem and, if so, know how to resolve it (other than taking the unit for repair as implied by the manual)? Whar is the probable cause (my first thought was a corrupted disc - I have experienced a similar fault with my Sony MD player)?

Any words of wisdom would be gratefully received.
 
Jelbs, running a search here, and at www.minidisc.org might
give you further information. Hopefully Yamaha should be able to
help you. Welcome to this bbs BTW!

Good luck
Chris
 
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