m.koren wrote:vaka wrote:m.koren wrote:vaka wrote: I can't afford getting a tape machine
Yes you can.
If I can't get a high quality 2"/24-track setup I just don't see the point.
Are you kidding ? Yes, that might be an expensive proposition right there (2" 24 track) but, there's lot's of good machines for under 2 grand. People are giving away tape machines right now in some cases. A computer setup and all the associated hardware, that CAN actually record 16 or more tracks at once, is not all that cheap. And neither is a powerful computer which, as I'm sure you know, you'll need when it's time to mix and you find yourself dealing with bucket's 'o tracks and a squillion plugins. Having said all that, I know all about being heavily in debt after recording school so, I can sympathize.
Yep, I'm screwed at the moment. I think I can keep myself a float for like a month or so (maybe 3-4 if I don't buy any mics, but that's not gonna happen).
Another thing is that I don't own or operate out of a specific studio, but record at a few different places (in different cities) and then mix at others. So lugging that tape machine around will probably cost me some mental health.
And when it comes to service, there are very few people in Sweden with the requiered Jedi-skills needed to fully service a tape machine.