so i've been researching for a while and really want to purchase a digital recorder soon... here's what i am looking for as far as "must have" features:
1. at least 4 track simultanous recording, 6 or more would be preferable
2. decent effects
3. atleast a 20gb hard drive, or one that is upgradeable
4. cd burner option (preferabley a bay i can just install one in myself to save bucks)
5. usb interface would be nice
My budget is about $800 max... I'd prefer to buy new, but I'm willing to buy used if I'm gonna get a good bit more for the money...
here's the ones i've been throwing around...
1. Akai DPS 16 - I know this has been hardcore discontinued for a while, but all the stuff I've read about it looks awesome... and that screen is so big! I could probably snag one for $600-800 on ebay... i'm wary of buying something so far out of production though.
2. Korg D1600 - also discontinued... but probably about $800ish on ebay... looks like an awesome system all around, that touch screen is cool.
3. Korg D1200 - discontinued as well... only 4 simultanous which is not ideal... probably $600ish on ebay.
4. Zoom MRS1266 - I could snag one of these from music123.com new for $699 without the cd burner... it's on closeout. Looks
great for the money, 6 simultanous, nice built in drum machine. I've heard the learning curve is pretty steep though... is this true? What's the general overall feel for this unit?
5. Tascam 788 - This is also an older unit but I could snag one for under $450 easily on ebay and upgrade the firmware and hard drive and have a nice unit. It's about $600 new... It doesn't have phantom power which is a bummer, but oh well.
So would would y'all recommend? Does anyone own any of these personally? I've been leaning towards snagging the Zoom-MRS1266 on closeout... seems like a pretty good deal. Or would it be better to get the Korg or Akai used?
Are there any other units in this "class" that would be worth checking out? Thanks... i'd appreciate any advice!
1. at least 4 track simultanous recording, 6 or more would be preferable
2. decent effects
3. atleast a 20gb hard drive, or one that is upgradeable
4. cd burner option (preferabley a bay i can just install one in myself to save bucks)
5. usb interface would be nice
My budget is about $800 max... I'd prefer to buy new, but I'm willing to buy used if I'm gonna get a good bit more for the money...
here's the ones i've been throwing around...
1. Akai DPS 16 - I know this has been hardcore discontinued for a while, but all the stuff I've read about it looks awesome... and that screen is so big! I could probably snag one for $600-800 on ebay... i'm wary of buying something so far out of production though.
2. Korg D1600 - also discontinued... but probably about $800ish on ebay... looks like an awesome system all around, that touch screen is cool.
3. Korg D1200 - discontinued as well... only 4 simultanous which is not ideal... probably $600ish on ebay.
4. Zoom MRS1266 - I could snag one of these from music123.com new for $699 without the cd burner... it's on closeout. Looks
great for the money, 6 simultanous, nice built in drum machine. I've heard the learning curve is pretty steep though... is this true? What's the general overall feel for this unit?
5. Tascam 788 - This is also an older unit but I could snag one for under $450 easily on ebay and upgrade the firmware and hard drive and have a nice unit. It's about $600 new... It doesn't have phantom power which is a bummer, but oh well.
So would would y'all recommend? Does anyone own any of these personally? I've been leaning towards snagging the Zoom-MRS1266 on closeout... seems like a pretty good deal. Or would it be better to get the Korg or Akai used?
Are there any other units in this "class" that would be worth checking out? Thanks... i'd appreciate any advice!
