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Originally posted by Uncle Dave:
Editing can certainly be done on a HD unit. It just is more menu intensive. I just finished my first album for a client done entirely on the Roland VSR880. No computer edits ..... if it needed fixing - I re did the take. There are still a few bugs that need fixin', but I'm out of time. The album needs to be delivered this Wednesday, so I'm going to live with the imperfections.


The Roland series of hard disk recorders are a poor example of what a true "professional" disk recorder is. The Roland VS and VSR Series use way too many functions to be able to setup, edit, and record. In addition to being too multi-menu driven they sound quite thin. Unfortunately most computer based DAW"s and cheaper hard disk based DAW's use poor converters, cheap filtering, and sound like poop.

I've been fortunate enough to own and use the best digital recorders available and I can say without hesitation the best sounding units are the Fairlight DAW's, IZ Radar, Sonic Studio, and Sadie. The downside of course is none of these systems are cheap.

Even computer based systems like Pro Tools HD and Nuendo lack the ease of use, sound quality, and speed of stand alone based HD systems like the Fairlight.




[This message has been edited by Ensnareyou (edited 12-01-2003).]