I found 2 other threads, but i want to make this one more specific to my purpose. So do these things suck or what? I was thinking about buying one. I figured it would be perfect for what i want, but MorbidGuitar's words on them give me second thoughts. I really want something better for recording than my kareoke and video camera. Also keep in mind that "our" computer is in the middle of the living room where my fuckin lazy ass faggot stepdad sits on the couch ALL day and watches bloomberg or westerns. so the pc is out, for now. Any advice on digital recorders???

hmm i dont know much about this shit, like some might say running it into your comp is better if you got the equipment, but i owna boss BR-8 digi recorder, its pretty sweet i guess (lisp).

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What kind of budget are you on man?

I'd recommend one of these:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7...ase_pid/241062/

You can get one used on Ebay for about $500. They definitely do not suck, despite what you've heard.

One real cool thing about the boss is the drum machine. You can also go here to get more sounds for it...

http://www.discretedrums.com/category_s/17.htm

Just do some research on the stuff and read reviews. You'll find something since your punk ass step dad prohibits you from using the pc.

Digital is great for recording, but what are trying to do exactly?
If you're just doing live takes, then you can pick up a DAT or stand alone CD burner for small cash. I would go with the CD since blanks are so cheap and you can archive all your shit and bust it out later if you want to mix it down with something else.

If you're looking for multi-track madness, I'd personally save up for top of the line gear or get another PC.

I used a digital recorder while i was at school for recording (it was some Mackie 2u rack summunt), and that worked really well, Digital as well as Analogue I/O, external clock in etc. It was set up with a 32ch digital Behringer mixer, and you could record multitracks at the same time, took a little time to set up, but you could assign each channel on the mixer to one of the 24 tracks on the recorder. I never finished any projects i started on it, so i can't tell you how easy it was to get the finished product off the unit and onto computer/cd.

Ok. These comments here are a little better. What im trying to do is re-record everything i have. i have some good stuff but its all on awful tapes and most of it is incomplete due to the lack of equipment and time to fuck with that shitty equipment i do have. I want something to improve and remake everything i have. Thats why im thinking about getting a digital recorder. I dont need too many tracks. Um, all i need is 2 guitars, keyboards, vocals, drums, and bass. I hear all digital recorders have at least 5 tracks to record over. Maybe ill get one after all. I do need something pretty bad.

All I can tell you from personal experience is that I love recording with my laptop PC. I used to use two seperate DCC decks and record one track, then layer over that, etc... and it sounded great because there was essentially no noise added by the record and playback processes, but the PC is much more versatile and portable.

I haven't personally used stand alone multitrack recorders, but I hear they pretty sweet. I would definitely make sure you know how to use it before you walk out the door with it and are happy with the features.

thanks kylito. ill look around. ebay, pawn shops, ets. i have a friend with a Boss recorder, but i dont know him well at all. eh, ill look.

Something that worked extremely well for me was the Korg D1200 or get D1600. It has professional and amazing recording quality. Everybody that I showed my songs to with that recorder were amazed with the quality and thought I was in a studio. If you get that recorder you won't be disappointed.