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budget aprox Post by: acorec on March 23, 2006, 12:50:12 PM The Fostex E-16 is a damn good deck if you can get along with the narrow fromat "sound". You might get away with finding a decent one in your budget range. The pro machines (1",2") will get you tape compression if that is what you want, but the alignment tape alone will blow your budget. A good 2" MCI is a great machine and can be had for $4000 and above. It will need wrok like cleaning and various pain-in-the-ass fixes, but they are good decks once you iron out the problems. Good luck with whatever you decide on. Post by: vernier on March 23, 2006, 04:43:33 PM Or, consider getting a good two-track to record drums, dump that digital, and continue in digital. As for the Fostex/Tascam 8/16s, they're fun, but too many tracks crammed on small tape ...noise reduction is used to compensate, and sounds weird. I'd try the two-track idea first, borrow a deck, give it a try. Post by: Fletcher on March 24, 2006, 01:08:13 PM It's worth a shot... so you might as well give it one. Best of luck with it!! Peace. Post by: Teddy G. on March 24, 2006, 03:09:09 PM TG Try to make 'em gather up and give you the paperwork(Manuals) BEFORE you turn over your cash(Might help them remember where they put it all..?)... |