hmmm lot of complaining about the MCI's , never had a problem with that machine , yeah maybe pull a card out once a while and put it back when i lost a track , DAMN, where did the basedrum go, lol. , the studers do have a slightly more reliable transport though but sonically i love em both, but i wouldn't buy a machine if you see it like a little science project,, cause u'll get bored very soon, the advantage i think of a machine is that u can repair it,with digital hardware u have to send it to the manufacturer for repairs or if u have a service contract it will be replaced in 24 hours,or whatever.... you say u always wanted to record bands on tape, then my question is WHY!?!?!, you must have some thoughts? is it because it gives you the feeling of REAL recording engineering??old school style? , it is romantic though, i own two sony MCI's 24tracks , one i used the other not , , a year ago i bought the transistor version build in 74? or 75 or was it 78 can't remember
e, but that's gonna be my baby with DBX150 type 1 NR , further a ampex MM1000 16 track wich i did a live recording with in a discotheek, now that was fun, getting that thing down the steps LOL, 350 kilos...anywayzz, choosing a tapedeck and using it takes dedication and love , don;t expect to hook it up with a single firewire cable before u can use it u'll have ur share of work done , but then comes the satisfaction when u record, oh man what a sound
