guyho
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Yamaha AW16G or Fostex VF160ex?
#126894 - 09/05/05 02:59 PM
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Ok, I'm off to the US next week, and plan on picking up one of the above (they seem to
cost the same); but which?
I'm a beginner to digital recording, and plan to
use it to record 3 or 4-piece rock and roll bands, mostly live, perhaps with some
overdubs.
Advice appreciated! Thanks!
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BigAl
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Re: Yamaha AW16G or Fostex VF160ex?
[Re: guyho]
#126928 - 09/05/05 04:00 PM
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The Fostex standalone recorders were reliable and good to operate but for the all-in-one
solution, the Yamahas win. If you are just a beginner, either would do really.
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wossname?
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Re: Yamaha AW16G or Fostex VF160ex?
[Re: guyho]
#126971 - 09/05/05 05:40 PM
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The Fostex can record 16 tracks at the same time, the Yamaha 8.
4 piece
rock&roll band...
5 mics for drums
1 line for bass, 2 mic'ed guitars, 1 line
for keyboard(possibly more feeds from keyboards)
up to 5x people singing in separate
mics
Well, 8 looks few now, dosen't it? :-)
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grahawk
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Re: Yamaha AW16G or Fostex VF160ex?
[Re: guyho]
#127045 - 09/05/05 07:49 PM
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However 8 of the Fostex tracks are via ADAT and so you would need the seperate interface
as well. The cost of the Fostex CD writer is bordering on insane (about £250 I believe).
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guyho
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Re: Yamaha AW16G or Fostex VF160ex?
[Re: guyho]
#127245 - 10/05/05 09:31 AM
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I think that the Fostex (with cd recorder) and Yamaha are both $800, so it's pretty much a
straight comparison. I think that you can record 16 tracks on both, with the right kind of
interface, but I could be wrong. I guess I'll have a look at both and see which I
prefer.
Thanks!
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Garry S
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Re: Yamaha AW16G or Fostex VF160ex?
[Re: guyho]
#127487 - 10/05/05 04:21 PM
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You can't record more than 8 on the AW16G. An 8 channel ADAT interface will let you do 16
on the Fostex. If you are going to do all the mixing, FX, etc. in the box, get the Yammie.
If you are just going to use it to record, and edit on a PC or Mac, I would go for the
Fostex.
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Michael Harrison
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Re: Yamaha AW16G or Fostex VF160ex?
[Re: Garry S]
#127561 - 10/05/05 07:16 PM
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Garry summed it up... The Fostex has better I/O facilities; the Yamaha has better mixing
facilities. I've not used either, but I'd imagine the difference in pre-amp &
converter quality to be pretty minimal. Mike
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geoffmartin
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Re: Yamaha AW16G or Fostex VF160ex?
[Re: Michael Harrison]
#127589 - 10/05/05 08:27 PM
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What about the Tascam 2488? That's gotta be worth a look. A great deal of bang for
buck there. I have a Tascam 788 which is 24bit / 8 tracks and sounds very good
(mic pre's are a bit noisy - need separate, decent pre's).
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