tim@fisher.UUCP (Tim Snyder) (02/14/86)
> > Tascam (Teac) has a "Porta Studio Mixer/Cassette Deck" for around > $1300., but I'm a little wary re: the sound quality (it has a 4-channel > head). > > Any comments? > Recommendations? > //bob In the $1000 and a bit over range, the machine with the best specs is clearly Audio-technica's RMX64 4-track 6-input cassette recorder/ mixer. The six inputs gives lots of surprising versatility, especiallly when dubbing an ponging. Furthermore, the mixer is really unbelievable. There are two busses for effects or whatever, with pre- or post- eq/fader options, choice of peak/dip/rolloff or shelving paramatric eq, and an array of input/output facilities that rivals any mixer ever made! I like to call it a CPU for recording, for one rarely has to play "patch-man" with it. Moreover, the instruction manual and company support are very complete, and the unit is designed for extreme ease of use. Any channel can be sent to any combination of tracks at any time. I have yet to find a situation where I end up saying, "if this only had a ...," which is common (especially in input/output) when using a mixer or recorder of any type. Obviously recommended. Tim Snyder