Re: Tape recorder for home recording?
Another way to approach it could be similar to how I'm playing with my tape decks. I've been doing a bit of analogue/digital crossover to make use of my mono 1/4" recorder(s). Record something on tape, transfer or monitor to Audacity, play along and re-record to 1/4" tape again, or record microphone and tape output to cassette, as I happen to have that as well as reel to reel. It's a bit Fripp/Eno/Lanois in experimentation (yes, I know I'm 50 years late to the party)!
Perhaps you're looking for something a bit more high-end, but I find the results I get are hardly low-fi despite enjoying the directness of that kind of 'commercial' music. The advantage is that it's very cheap, as Audacity is free and you probably already have a computer. If you're at all interested in repair, then there are plenty of mono machines around for far less than the semipro models Paul warned against.
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