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Saudade · 6th May 2008, 01:32 PM

Hi all,

Just wondering why all these recorders in the market ended up being discontinued (Mackie S/M/HDR, Tascam MX2424 etc).....what was wrong with them?

I think for live location recording it still beats having to lug a powerful enough laptop and an interface with that many inputs there...but that's just me

Anyway, my company is thinking of buying one used or new to do lower budget concert/gig recordings. We only need 24 tracks. Which model is a worthy investment, most reliable with the most useful feature set? The same recorder will also be used in a studio environment to record indie-level releases, so if it can do the "virtual tracks" thing it would be very useful. Sound is secondary concern here

Will that be the only surviving one (available new) in the market the Alesis HD24?

thanks for any help

6th May 2008, 01:32 PM	#1
Saudade Gear addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birthplace of the Soundblaster Posts: 309 iTrader: (0)	Standalone 24-track recorders Hi all, Just wondering why all these recorders in the market ended up being discontinued (Mackie S/M/HDR, Tascam MX2424 etc).....what was wrong with them? I think for live location recording it still beats having to lug a powerful enough laptop and an interface with that many inputs there...but that's just me Anyway, my company is thinking of buying one used or new to do lower budget concert/gig recordings. We only need 24 tracks. Which model is a worthy investment, most reliable with the most useful feature set? The same recorder will also be used in a studio environment to record indie-level releases, so if it can do the "virtual tracks" thing it would be very useful. Sound is secondary concern here Will that be the only surviving one (available new) in the market the Alesis HD24? thanks for any help __________________ "If the human mind was simple enough to understand, we'd be too simple to understand it." - Emerson Pugh