![]() ![]() Most digital hardware recorders of the past were user unfriendly and I prefered DAWS, but the Tascams are as convenient as the old analog multitrack recorders, but with all the advantages of digital recording. What I like about the Tascam is that it is a multi input audio interface, a standalone recorder, a mixing desk, a PA mixer and a DAW controller in one unit. I have a Mixpre, too, but for rehearsal recordings and video, wouldn’t use it in a home studio as a Daw replacement. No computer, mouse or keyboard in the way.īut it has to be as convenient as the Tascam. It just feels good to make music, mix and record just pressing a button. Surely not for dedicated studios or people, whose main focus is recording, but for musicians who do recording, too, it is a great concept. I love the concept of the Tascam Model 12. ![]() So this begs the question, are hardware multitrack recorders now a thing of the past and obsolete? Who still uses them in this day and age of DAWs, and why? Obviously analogue tape is well gone, but even hardware digital recorders have had their day in my view.I think they have kind of a comeback like the standalone mpc‘s. Roland Multitrack Recorders(9 matches found) Roland SR-20HD Direct Streaming AV Roland VS-2480DVD MultiTrack Recorder Roland 2000 VS-1880 MultiTrack. In terms of just recording lots of microphones at once and doing repeated takes of the same performance and not editing DAWs mostly stink for user interface, hence for example the dedicated 'record' tab in the Metric Halo drivers or dedicated recording software like Boom Recorder or Nuendo Live. In terms of indoor location and live recording there are still a significant number of people out there who want a simple one button acquisition without a computer or learning a DAW this is the kind of market that Joeco serve with their 'back box recorder' products.Īt the low end Tascam are still making new portastudio products, these days SDCard based so there must be a market for them. The recorder is controlled with chunky Play, Stop, and Record buttons, plus smaller zero locate and wind buttons, and a jog dial. This area is owned by devices made by companies like Zoom, Sound Devices and Zaxcom. So this begs the question, are hardware multitrack recorders now a thing of the past and obsolete? Who still uses them in this day and age of DAWs, and why? Obviously analogue tape is well gone, but even hardware digital recorders have had their day in my view.It depends on where you look in terms of field recording absolutely not, computers are far too fiddly to setup. You can do so much more in a DAW at much higher quality and for a lower cost, and it's much easier to edit on a computer screen than a bunch of sub menus on a tiny screen on a hardware recorder. Previously I'd been using a Boss BR-1600 which I thought was amazing but once I switched over to a DAW I realised how outdated hardware recorders are. Last year I switched to using a DAW (Cubase 11) instead of digital multitrack recorders. ![]()
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