maybe even back on topic: Re: [sdiy] Should I repair my Fostex, or should I go HD recording?

[Paul Maddox]

JH,

> I have more delay based effects than I need.   8-)

and effect send/returns on your desk?

> the QRS. (Yes, 20kHz sampling rate. (;->) )

I know, I still want to hear some sounds from it...

> But the main reason for keeping all this hardware is that I'm playing a
lot
> more than I'm recording. Playing for fun 150 days / year, recording a CD
every 2 or 3
> years. So I need all the sweet FX while playing, not just for mixdown.

You can do that with a DAW.

> Well almost. It's not the noise I'm afraid of. In fact, my Wurlitzer
> pruduces more noise than all the desk and outboard gear combined.

yeah, noisy buggers, but they do have a certain 'something'.

> Just thought about "character" of the desk. I'm building more outboard
gear
> than synths
> now (tube compressors etc.), so the desk might soon become the "weak link"
> in my studio.

consider the DAW as a way of replacing it, which a much stronger link.
Like I say you can use the DAW just as a mixer with built in effects if you
want.
The difference is, most DAWs you can expand and add more inputs/outputs at a
later date.

Paul