Originally posted by Roel:
Hi All,
Modern Harddisk-recorders all are equiped with digital in/outs (optical and/or coaxial)
So there is no need to pass DA- and AD converters.
True. However, that does not eliminate the problem entirely.
1) One has to have a DAW with the correct digital I/O.
2) Even if one has the above, still one has to tranfer the tracks one by one. Unless you one can digitally transfer 8 tracks at the same time. Transferring stereo mix of tracks is not acceptable.
It seems to me it is both cheaper and easier to do it with a laptop.