POISON Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 anyone selling or know how much a 4 track recorder would cost?or if possibill mabye someone could lend one and i would pay a small fee for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 If you are just looking to record ideas down you can get something for your PC for free <I got CakeWalk Guitar Tracks from a friend, you can also programme drums on it> that allows you to use many more tracks. You'd just need an adaptor to make a guitar lead fit into the smaller connector on your sound card. Alot also allow you to add effects or edit the clips in many ways. I am sure there was a recording special in total guitar or guitarist the came with a free program. www.gak.co.uk have multi-track recorders. The cheapest will be a tape based 4 track for about 70, I don't recommend this. I had one for a while and the recording quality wasn't great and after a while it was unusable. Cheap digital ones are also not that good as they have minimal storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I have a Four track that I could sell to you for much cheapness! PM me if your interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 being an old fashioned kind of bloke, i'd recommend using a four track to put down basic ideas, i've got a fostex XR5 which i use with an alessis reverb unit and the quality is pretty good for a basic set up but naturally there's all kind of programs on the net now. i like the 'earthy' feel you get from a four track.e bay would be your best bet, but i would recommend a fostex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Originally posted by delboy:being an old fashioned kind of bloke, i'd recommend using a four track to put down basic ideas, i've got a fostex XR5 which i use with an alessis reverb unit and the quality is pretty good for a basic set up but naturally there's all kind of programs on the net now. i like the 'earthy' feel you get from a four track.e bay would be your best bet, but i would recommend a fostex. They certainly are good for getting ideas down quickly with minimum set up. But then with a PC at least you have the option of being able to produce a proffesional quality piece aswell. Guess it depends on your requirements. Certainly if it's jsut for ideas go with a four track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 yep i'd agree with that, it really depends what you want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 4 tracks are also well handy as inputs for PCs so hang onto them. I didn't and I seriously regret it now. Sob. I agree with Tav that PCs allow for excellent production values even on a basic demo, but the time it takes to load and mix these tracks together sometimes outweigh the lofi cons of a basic 4 track. Hell, I still use a portable tape recorder on occasion to get demos down.Remember you can also hire 4 or 8 tracks from the central library for a pittance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POISON Posted February 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 it's ok problem solved cheers anyway people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Originally posted by ghost:4 tracks are also well handy as inputs for PCs so hang onto them. I didn't and I seriously regret it now. Sob. I agree with Tav that PCs allow for excellent production values even on a basic demo One of the main benifits is that with some time and the right additions you can potential record something to be near/equal to professionally recorded CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Oh definitely - I recommend listening to www.cdbaby.com/cd/gustav as a prime example of what can be done with your PC. Great production values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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