Home Recording Survey

Jim Ives · Post by **Jim Ives** » 1 Oct 2003 10:46 am

I am curious what makes and models are used by Forum members for recording at home. I am considering getting a Fostex VF160 vs. a Boss BR1180 vs. Fostex VF80 vs. Korg D1200.
Thanks for any and all input

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 1 Oct 2003 11:16 am

Tascam 788

ajm · Post by **ajm** » 1 Oct 2003 11:35 am

Tascam 788.

There have been many posts on this. Some in the last several months. If you try doing some searches for recording or tascam or boss or ???? you will probably find more than you'd ever hoped to find.

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Artie McEwan

Jim Eaton · Post by **Jim Eaton** » 1 Oct 2003 11:47 am

Boss 1180CD here!
JE:-)>

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Emmons D10 8/4 P/P -75'
Fessenden SD-10 3/5
76'Session 400
86'Nashville 400
Bandit 112

Earl Foote · Post by **Earl Foote** » 1 Oct 2003 11:52 am

Boss BR-8 to a Sony CD Burner.

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 1 Oct 2003 12:30 pm

I've noticed that the 16-track Roland VS-1680 and VS-1880s are going really cheap used these days. Big LCD display, more gazintas and gazouttas, 16 tracks.

Shaan Shirazi · Post by **Shaan Shirazi** » 1 Oct 2003 12:49 pm

Tascam 788 and loving it

Michael Holland · Post by **Michael Holland** » 1 Oct 2003 3:27 pm

Roland VS-2480. 24 tracks, VGA output, mouse and keyboard, motorized faders, up to eight stereo effects, dynamics processors on every channel, wav import, mastering room algorithms and CD burning. Swappable drives, too.

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 1 Oct 2003 6:15 pm

Boss BR-1180CD

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Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 1 Oct 2003 6:27 pm

Roland VS-880

Ken Williams · Post by **Ken Williams** » 1 Oct 2003 6:36 pm

Fostex 2424LV, 24 track. Behringer mx9000 24 channel console. Fostex 80-8 8 track reel to reel. Harmon Kardon CD recorder.

Ken
http://home.ipa.net/~kenwill

Dave Boothroyd · Post by **Dave Boothroyd** » 1 Oct 2003 10:17 pm

Seck mixer, Delta 1010 soundcard, custom built audio PC,
Cheers
Dave

Cairo Zoots · Post by **Cairo Zoots** » 1 Oct 2003 11:11 pm

Roland VS-890 w/10Gig HD, VS-CDRII

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Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 2 Oct 2003 12:43 am

Presently still using my Boss BR-8 but just purchased a Yamaha AW2816 which I will start to use shortly.

The Boss products have the market cornered on the Ease of Use thing .

I have seen those new Korg 12 trackers..they look very nice as well..

good luck

tp

RickRichtmyer · Post by **RickRichtmyer** » 2 Oct 2003 3:32 am

Roland VS1824-CD.

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Rick Richtmyer
Sugarloaf Recording
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Post by **Joey Ace** » 2 Oct 2003 4:47 am

Tascam 788

It does all I need and more.
Had it for almost 2 years.

Their support forums were a great help when starting, but are now down. I hope that's only temporary.

Ron Randall · Post by **Ron Randall** » 2 Oct 2003 5:38 am

Yamaha 2816. 8 inputs at a time, 16 tracks, CD player/burner on board

Alan Kirk · Post by **Alan Kirk** » 2 Oct 2003 5:50 am

Yamaha 2816.

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JB Arnold · Post by **JB Arnold** » 2 Oct 2003 6:09 am

Layla Hard disk system, syched to Tascam tsr-8 and vs 880, Mackie board. Gives me about 20 channels all at once if I need it. Prosonus tube pres.

JB

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Fessenden D-10 8&8
"All in all, looking back, I'd have to say the best advice anyone ever gave me was 'Hands Up, Don't Move!"
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Terry Edwards · Post by **Terry Edwards** » 2 Oct 2003 6:17 am

I use computer technology.

imac 8ooMHZ
MOTU 828 digital interface (24 bit, 48 MHZ)
MOTU Performer Pro software

The software contains the mixing board, and all outboard processing including, reverbs, delays, compression, limiting, amp simulators, distortion effects, phase shifting effects, etc. They all sound as professional as it gets.

It is a little bit more expensive but the flexibility is unmatched. I computer can double as a word processor for lyrics, it plays BIAB for tracks, it stores all your music on the hard drive, burns CDS, and let's me access this forum as well as all music on the internet.

There are many similar computer products on the market (PC and Mac) the are very good. They are intuitive and look like the analog hardware they are simulating on the computer screen.

No matter what you decide to use, the home recording hobby is a lot of fun!

Terry

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 2 Oct 2003 6:26 am

This tune I have on MP3.com was done entirely
on a KORG D1600. The touchscreen makes it
alot easier to use than some other recorders.

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Robert Parent · Post by **Robert Parent** » 2 Oct 2003 9:13 am

Roland VS-1680 and a PC with the Lynx One audio card. For software Sound Forge, Vegas, and Sawplus are my most used recording programs.

Ole Dantoft · Post by **Ole Dantoft** » 2 Oct 2003 10:13 am

I'm also one of the (apparantly rather few ?) computer guys here :

POD2.0 -> Alto S-8 mixer -> SoundBlaster Live and PG Music's Power Tracks Pro Audio 8.0 sequenzer (sp?) on a 1.7 GHz Pentium 4 HP Vectra PC.

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Ole

My homepage !

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 2 Oct 2003 11:02 am

Nice track Jay..Thanks for posting it..

Excellent playing, recording and tone...!!!

tp

Brian Wetzstein · Post by **Brian Wetzstein** » 2 Oct 2003 11:07 am

http://mysite.verizon.net/res71e97/

this track was done on the 1180. it belongs to my friend but was extremely easy to use. I think that recording units can become too complex very quickly. i would buy one.
brian