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Old 28th Jun 2007, 12:09 pm   #8
jamesperrett
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Default Re: Akai Ds-4000 Mkii

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Originally Posted by Banksy76 View Post
I will be mainly using this machine in my home studio to process recordings of drums etc in order to give them a warmer analogue feel in order to break away from the cold sterile sound produced by digital mediums.
When a studio engineer talks about using analogue tape to warm up the sound they aren't talking about using a machine like the Akai. They're talking about something like a Revox A77 or better. Yes - you'll hear a difference when you record something to the Akai but you will be struggling to obtain a decent sound that isn't muddy or free from slight drop outs.

In the early 80's I spent 2 or 3 years struggling to get decent recordings with domestic reel to reel recorders. Once I upgraded to a Revox (a B77 in my case) good recordings became so much easier.

Cheers

James.
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