CP Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 After careful consideration (and all the great advice I rec'd here, not to mention my wallet)I decided to go with a HDR to start my home studio. I narrowed it down to three (in order of preference): 1. Zoom MRS 1044 10 track recorder - $699 2. Fostex VF16 Digital Studio (16 track recorder)- $799 3. Boss BR8 Digital Recording Studio - $699 They all look the same to me. I'll probably buy after the holidays when the price goes down. Need a little help deciding which one would be best to work with my P80 keyboard. Does anybody know anything about these HDRs, if so please let me know which one is best for what I want to do: Just looking to have fun recording myself to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Originally posted by CP: After careful consideration (and all the great advice I rec'd here, not to mention my wallet)I decided to go with a HDR to start my home studio. I narrowed it down to three (in order of preference): 1. Zoom MRS 1044 10 track recorder - $699 2. Fostex VF16 Digital Studio (16 track recorder)- $799 3. Boss BR8 Digital Recording Studio - $699 They all look the same to me. I'll probably buy after the holidays when the price goes down. Need a little help deciding which one would be best to work with my P80 keyboard. Does anybody know anything about these HDRs, if so please let me know which one is best for what I want to do: Just looking to have fun recording myself to start. For me it would be between the Fostex and the Zoom. The BR8 is only 16 bit internally which kind of rules it out. The Zoom looks like it is designed to be a musicians sketchpad while the Fostex looks like a better platform for serious recording work (serious in the sense that you are trying to produce the best recording you can - recording the church choir, for example). I would be leaning towards the Fostex but your needs may suggest the Zoom because of the inbuilt capabilities. Wonder how they sound? That is the acid test. [ 12-04-2001: Message edited by: Byrdman ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansouth Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Considerations: (1) How much recording time is available? This is a knock against the BR-8, but I don't know about the others. If you can only fit one three minute song on the machine (i.e. 24 minutes total recording time shared by 8 tracks), you may feel boxed in. (2) How does it sound? All units use different converters. Some use data compressions schemes to increase recording time. All of this adds some color to the sound. Make certain that you like the color before you settle on one unit. (3) How many tracks can you record simultaneously? Important if you want to record a full band live or in the studio. (4) How do you save (backup) songs? Will that require extra software or hardware that's going to cost you more? (5) Can you burn CD's directly from the unit? If not, how are you going to do that? On your computer? If so, how will you get the mix from the HDR into your computer? (6) Reputation for quality/reliability/service/ease of use. Check these out by talking to users. Don't forget to check out the Korg D12. It's a very nice unit in about the same price range (slightly higher). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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