Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "flexsez" <staff@m...> wrote:
> Ed, I know it's a rather open ended question, I'm just
> curious what others are using and how they like it.
> 
> Maybe some good reads for people debating on what to get.
> 
> I personally think I'll go the route of a Tascam 788 or
> similar machine. Buying sounds cards and upgrading my
> computer doesn't appeal to me at the moment.
> 
> Not to mention hardware like a DAW, doesn't lose it's value
> as fast as a new computer does. Every time I get a new computer,
> I can hear the price dropping when I walk out the door.

I'm old school, and equipment like the Tascam 788 appeals to my 
sensibility as well. But even though PCs per se depreciate faster 
than outboard recording/sampling/processing hardware, PC 
recording/sampling/processing capability is generally more versatile, 
less expensive, and easier to upgrade, though often complicated. More 
and more serious recording facilities are taking advantage of them. I 
was just reading the equipment list at Peter Gabriel's Real World 
studios. It has a healthy cross section of both sides. You'll find a 
lot of people using Cakewalk Sonar, Steinberg Cubase, Digidesign Pro 
Tools, Propellerhead Reason, Native Instruments Battery, etc. All 
have their proponents in terms of price, features, user-friendliness, 
compatibiity, and so on. Which ones ultimately flip your will depend 
on many factors.

Ed

Ed