• From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2008-10-26
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Topic: I'm looking for a new Digital Recorder.

When I first started someone talked me into buying a Boss digital 4 track recorder.  I think it was the best buy I ever made besides my american Standard Stratocaster.  Since I got married I had to sell things off, and that was one of the items along with about 13 guitars that I sold.  Now I'm in the position to buy some new toys again, and remembered how much fun it was recording demo's when I had nobody to jam with.  It really made me a good guitarist because you could hear all your screw ups and made you want to redo stuff to refine your sound.

Anyways I'm looking around for something cheap and maybe with a CDR on it.  Anybody got any suggestions??

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  • From: York, PA
  • Registered: 2010-08-27
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Re: I'm looking for a new Digital Recorder.

AD3THREE wrote:

When I first started someone talked me into buying a Boss digital 4 track recorder.  I think it was the best buy I ever made besides my american Standard Stratocaster.  Since I got married I had to sell things off, and that was one of the items along with about 13 guitars that I sold.  Now I'm in the position to buy some new toys again, and remembered how much fun it was recording demo's when I had nobody to jam with.  It really made me a good guitarist because you could hear all your screw ups and made you want to redo stuff to refine your sound.

Anyways I'm looking around for something cheap and maybe with a CDR on it.  Anybody got any suggestions??

Check out the Zoom R16, or the Tascam 2488 neo if you have a little more cash to burn.  You can record up to 8 LIVE tracks at once on both of them.  Why buy something that only records 4 tracks at once?

The ZOOM is very user friendly, just follow the instructions and everything will fall into place.  It is an entry level recorder more or less, but very nice results. 8 mic pres that double as 1/4" inputs, and 16 track total play back.  (Zoom R24 has 24 track play back)  You don't even have to sub mix the drums, theres plenty of channels.  It also comes with cubase software and can be used as an interface.  It is the most versatile recorder in its price range hands down.  It doesn't have a hard disc but will connect to your computer via USB to record your songs to CD.

  • From: York, PA
  • Registered: 2010-08-27
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Re: I'm looking for a new Digital Recorder.

helrazr84 wrote:
AD3THREE wrote:

When I first started someone talked me into buying a Boss digital 4 track recorder.  I think it was the best buy I ever made besides my american Standard Stratocaster.  Since I got married I had to sell things off, and that was one of the items along with about 13 guitars that I sold.  Now I'm in the position to buy some new toys again, and remembered how much fun it was recording demo's when I had nobody to jam with.  It really made me a good guitarist because you could hear all your screw ups and made you want to redo stuff to refine your sound.

Anyways I'm looking around for something cheap and maybe with a CDR on it.  Anybody got any suggestions??

Check out the Zoom R16, or the Tascam 2488 neo if you have a little more cash to burn.  You can record up to 8 LIVE tracks at once on both of them.  Why buy something that only records 4 tracks at once?

The ZOOM is very user friendly, just follow the instructions and everything will fall into place.  It is an entry level recorder more or less, but very nice results. 8 mic pres that double as 1/4" inputs, and 16 track total play back.  (Zoom R24 has 24 track play back)  You don't even have to sub mix the drums, theres plenty of channels.  It also comes with cubase software and can be used as an interface.  It is the most versatile recorder in its price range hands down.  It doesn't have a hard disc but will connect to your computer via USB to record your songs to CD.


Also, it has 2 built in stereo microphones and can run on batteries for portability.  Get a good set of monitor speakers (alesis makes a nice set for about 200 bucks, bi amped w/ 5" woofer), and you're in business. -Seth

  • From: The Gates of Delerium
  • Registered: 2008-05-07
  • Posts: 1,412

Re: I'm looking for a new Digital Recorder.

Something cheap and portable is the Zoom Q3 - I've been using one to record concerts. It can be used as a stereo audio recorder alone or with video. Takes a standard SD-RAM. I put in a 8 GB SD-RAM and with HQ audio + video it will record up to 3 hours. Audio alone will get you twice that. They run around $250, you may do better with a used one off EBay or Craig's List. Eveready AA rechargeables last about an hour.

On the ZOOM website the Q3 has Steve Vai's endorsement, for whatever that is worth.

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