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Topic: recommendations for 8 track recorder |
Ben Godard
From:
Jamesville NC
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Posted 15 Sep 2009 6:23 pm |
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I am thinking of getting an 8 track recorder. The last one I owned was back in 1998 which was an analog cassette tape type.
Anyway I want the best one for the money. preferably under $500. I am not professional but I just would like to put some of my own music together sort of like David Hartley in the UK. I really admire his work and love his style.
I will say that I do not like scrolling through a lot of menus to do everything. I despise it with a passion. I prefer stuff to be open and adjustable on the fly. Now I realize everything can't be on the fly or the recorder would look like the cockpit of a 747 with so many buttons. But there is some middleground.
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Adam Sorber
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2009 5:36 am
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I have used this digital recorder and I have found it quite simple to use:
Tascam DP-02 Portastudio 8-Track Digital Multi-track Recorder with Effects and Built-in CD RW Burner
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2009 1:24 pm
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Hi, Ben, don't know if you're set on an all-in-one unit with mixer and effects built in, (often there are some tradeoffs in quality with combination units).
I have a spare Tascam DA-38 which is a very robust high quality 8 track digital unit recording on easy to get Hi-8 video cassettes. WAY better than the Alesis Adat style recorders, but straight forward old school recording. Let me know if you need more info.
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 17 Sep 2009 1:54 am
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There is a plethora of 8 tracks out there under $500, even under $400.
They are all easy to use and as you know there is no short-cut to recording. Even the easiest unit requires attention to detail and knowledge of the unit.
Determine how you are going to lay out your tracks first, then decide which unit would best match your goal.
A unit as simple as an old Boss BR-8 all the way to the current units will give you the exact same results, provided you can operate them and come up with a good performance.
Recording is a process, the recorder is just the tool in the process.
I would recommend looking at the under $400 Tascam units and maybe even the Boss BR-600 @ around $350.
All of them will require a full playback monitoring system of some sort so it doesn't end there.
good luck
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