Keep BR-8, or get something new? - Page 2

paulp1960 · #16 03-25-2017, 10:09 AM

Glad to hear you like your Tascam. I've listened to some previews of your tracks and you sound very good so keep it up and make music.

There is a simple reference to 16 vs 24 bit:

http://www.homestudiocorner.com/24-bit-vs-16-bit/

slewis · #17 03-26-2017, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by paulp1960

Glad to hear you like your Tascam. I've listened to some previews of your tracks and you sound very good so keep it up and make music. There is a simple reference to 16 vs 24 bit: http://www.homestudiocorner.com/24-bit-vs-16-bit/

Thanks very much!

slewis · #18 04-20-2017, 10:44 AM

Just in case anyone cares, I did order and work with the Tascam DP03 for a week or so, but I was actually surprised to find out that it was -- just as I thought I wanted -- very simple, but almost too simple -- or maybe limited for what I want to do. Very easy to use though, for sure. So my pendulum has now swung just a bit back in the other direction -- primarily because my other top candidate, the Zoom R8, was so highly regarded and essentially the same price. In using the Tascam, I could immediately see the benefit of having some of the R8's added features -- drum sounds, more control over frequency response, 24-bit recording (which I admit is a very small advantage, but still).... So The Tascam got returned and I should receive the R8 today. I'll report back with any findings, just in case anyone else is in a similar boat... or bus... or roller-coaster....

The saga continues!

paulp1960 · #19 04-20-2017, 11:40 AM

Let us know how much you like your R8. As far as I know it is easier to transfer the recorded tracks to a computer DAW if you want to process the recording from there and mix it etc. And it has the drum tracks, 24 bit and more effects.

I looked at one lately in the shops and was surprised at how compact they are.

slewis · #20 04-20-2017, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by paulp1960

Let us know how much you like your R8. As far as I know it is easier to transfer the recorded tracks to a computer DAW if you want to process the recording from there and mix it etc. And it has the drum tracks, 24 bit and more effects. I looked at one lately in the shops and was surprised at how compact they are.

Will do! But I also got this for being able to NOT have to do the computer interface thing. I'll be doing pretty simple stuff, instrumentation and trackwise, so I'm hoping this will work just fine.