[Corran]

I use the Korg D888 - it's an 8-channel recorder with pretty darn good pres built into it. There are some flaws: The hard drive creates some very low frequency noise on all channels, but you can EQ it out. Also, it creates an "undo" file after every recording. When you press record, and then stop, it says "working" until finished. The FIRST time you do this in a new song, it's fine and only takes a few seconds. The second and every other time it takes 15-30 MINUTES. So don't record more than one take in a song file. Just start new ones or let it run the whole show. It's fairly stable though I've had it crash once or twice...but it's also significantly cheaper ($600-$700) so you know.... Also, don't take it outside. It WILL crash due to humidity or something. Every time I take it outside it's a no-go.

Also, I'm not sure why you want very wide spaced omnis. The A-B recording technique is not meant to be spaced more than a few feet as I understand. If you have them spread 30-40 feet or something I don't think you'll be too happy with the result.