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Location: Milford, MI | I am looking for a 4 track recorder that is easy to use and pretty cheap.
I don't record myself (usually) but I want to do a couple songs to give to my son when I go to his basic training graduation in April.
He was my jam buddy, and I would like for him to have something to take with him on his journeys.
14 weeks basic, then Airborne then he wants Ranger. I am proud but scared.
Any recommendations or if anyone has one for sale please let me know.
I will not be singing. That would ruin it. Just guitars and bass. :) |
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Location: michigan | I love the Boss BR-600. I have gone through all of the BR products and have a BR-600 for travel
and a BR-1200
1. The microBR was just too small and too many menus
2. The BR1600 is good if you need 8 live tracks at a time, but the tradeoff is complexity.
I got mine on ebay for $150.00 used. They still make them new. The limitation is it only has 1 Gigabyte of memory and uses older compact Flash instead of SD . I have not found the 1 Gigabyte to be a limitation and bought 3 extra cards on ebay for 10 dollars each...
The nice thing of the BR 600 is it has real decent veloity sentitive keypads for drums and decent preprogram drum rythyms. You can also plug a guitar into it and it will automatically tune it down to do bass parts. For effects, it basically has the GT-6 BOSS engine built in.
The 1 Gigabyte limitation for memory turns people off, but I have never run out of space for what it is designed to do. Lots of good youtube stuff out there. It also has two built in mikes to record in stereo that are very decent for recording live jam sessions. It is about the size of a NETBOOK computer, maybe smaller. These have been around a while and they continue to sell them even though they are not the latest in technology. A new one will set you back about $299. I would go used though. people get rid of them for the wrong reasons. The effects are awsome. |
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Location: Milford, MI | Thanks for the info. I will check into that. |
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Location: Milford, MI | rhoadsscholar:Thank you for the reply. That's a little more than I want to spend for what I am doing. Looks like a very nice unit though.
I'm not looking to get something for free, and kind of surprised that I only had one reply.
Just looking for advice from the people on here because I know some pretty knowledgeably folk hang out here.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Depends on which way you want to go:
if you want to mix to a cassette then this is a basic unit (I used one years ago) and is easy to use:
Tascam Porta One
There are others on ebay...
For a CD, it gets more expensive:
As was suggested earlier, these are great: the smaller models are cheaper but this records the final mix to a CD and it is a wonderful unit: check out several songs on my ning page: they were recorded on this unit...I love it.
Boss BR1600CD
Do an ebay search for multitrack or 4 track and go with what you like: warning. stay away from damaged or non working or partial working units: yeah, they are cheap and that is exactly how they will work...
best wishes.. |
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Location: Flahdaw | why not just download Audacity for free? |
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Location: Ohio | I have a FOSTEX X-18 that is for sale.
E-mail me off site....
Steve |
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Location: Milford, MI | Thanks, I will check into the suggestions.
Audacity might be a pretty good way to go... |
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Location: Milford, MI | Thanks MusicMishka. |
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Recommend a 4 track Please.