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Captain Sea Boots
I have done all my recording, editing, and mixing on the computer for many years (hobbyist). I sit in front of a computer all day at work, and I want to move away from the computer as much as possible for music. So I am looking at the DR40 and DP008-ex for recording and possibly mixing. Here are my concerns for each...
DR40: I like that it can record 4 channels at once, using a combination of the internal mics and my own external mics. I often do single take recordings with two mics on my guitar for a stereo image and one on my vocals, and it looks like I could do those all with this unit. In some videos I have watched, I hear a high pitched sound constantly in the background when using it though. Have you experienced that?
DP008-ex. I like that I could record a total of 8 tracks per song with this, albeit only two a a time (which is a limitation that gives me some pause). I like that I could do some level of mixing and EQ'ing with it. But the conversion from the proprietary MTR format to WAV being required before export to the computer sounds like a pain. Is it? If the unit ever broke, I would have to buy another Tascam to get them off of there.
I want to get demos of my songs up on soundcloud without too much fiddling. I don't mind doing some level of mixing or mastering on the computer, and I am very used to doing that, but I want as little screen time as possible. Any thoughts or suggestions would be most welcome.
DR40: I like that it can record 4 channels at once, using a combination of the internal mics and my own external mics. I often do single take recordings with two mics on my guitar for a stereo image and one on my vocals, and it looks like I could do those all with this unit. In some videos I have watched, I hear a high pitched sound constantly in the background when using it though. Have you experienced that?
DP008-ex. I like that I could record a total of 8 tracks per song with this, albeit only two a a time (which is a limitation that gives me some pause). I like that I could do some level of mixing and EQ'ing with it. But the conversion from the proprietary MTR format to WAV being required before export to the computer sounds like a pain. Is it? If the unit ever broke, I would have to buy another Tascam to get them off of there.
I want to get demos of my songs up on soundcloud without too much fiddling. I don't mind doing some level of mixing or mastering on the computer, and I am very used to doing that, but I want as little screen time as possible. Any thoughts or suggestions would be most welcome.