Analog to Digital multi-track device

Re: Analog to Digital multi-track device

brian maddox said:
yeah, i'd probably be interested in one of these. That being said, i'm having good success running 2 X32 via their Firewire interfaces into an old G5 Mac and recording 48 tracks that way. Been rock solid for a few months now....
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Yes, most of the time recording into a computer is by far the most convenient and economic option when you weigh everything up, but there is a lot to be said for having a box that you just plug in, turn on and forget about. My setup now is one laptop for XControl, one for show control including playback, one for recording (that I nearly never do because I get over-extended and just resort to two-tracking with a usb stick) and an iPad for XiControl. That is a lot of computer hardware, which most of us probably have laying around anyway, but at some point there might be the need to actually go out and spend money for a laptop to do recording. At that point an affordable stand-alone recorder will seem very attractive to me even in economic terms.
 
Re: Analog to Digital multi-track device

Per Søvik said:
Yes, most of the time recording into a computer is by far the most convenient and economic option when you weigh everything up, but there is a lot to be said for having a box that you just plug in, turn on and forget about. My setup now is one laptop for XControl, one for show control including playback, one for recording (that I nearly never do because I get over-extended and just resort to two-tracking with a usb stick) and an iPad for XiControl. That is a lot of computer hardware, which most of us probably have laying around anyway, but at some point there might be the need to actually go out and spend money for a laptop to do recording. At that point an affordable stand-alone recorder will seem very attractive to me even in economic terms.
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i'm actually having trouble getting rid of my HD24s for exactly this reason. I'm a BIG fan of dedicated, stand-alone hardware, especially for recording live events where if you miss it, you've missed it. That being said, my current computer based solution has been pretty rock solid. And since it uses hardware i already had laying around, the price is pretty compelling as well. i do think if i was doing remote recording in different locations and needed a portable, very reliable solution, i'd STILL be using the HD24s. But for a fixed location such as a church [my situation] the streamlined workflow going direct into the computer is just too compelling to ignore.
 
Re: Analog to Digital multi-track device

Per Søvik said:
But I bet there is a HUGE market for an affordable AES50 48 track recorder :)~:)~:smile:
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Joe Co has conventional 2-channel AES today, I suspect an AES50 interface is in the works. But not really affordable compared to $600 for a used HD24.
 
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